article_snippet: Breast milk for sale on the internet can pose serious health risks, experts have warned.
article_snippet: Milk sold online can be cheaper than from regulated milk banks, and is often bought by mothers who are unable to breastfeed, as well as cancer sufferers, fetishists and bodybuilders.
article_snippet: Buying breast milk online - rather from a certified milk bank - can be dangerous, experts have warned .
article_snippet: In the absence of warnings about the dangers of buying milk online, this option might seem healthy and beneficial - the better choice if one can't breast feed oneself,' this option added. '
article_snippet: Previous research has shown that milk purchased online has more bacterial growth due to lack of pasteurisation and poor shipping and storage.
article_snippet: Buying breast milk online can pose health risks for babies, experts warn.
article_snippet: Writing in the British Medical Journal, researchers said buying breast milk from the internet - rather than from certified milk banks - carries risks.
article_snippet: Previous research has shown that milk purchased online has more bacterial growth due to lack of pasteurisation and poor shipping and storage.
article_snippet: Others revealed that 25 per cent of milk samples were delivered with poor packaging and were no longer frozen, and had been contaminated with drugs and other substances. '
article_snippet: At present milk bought online is a far from ideal alternative, exposing infants and other consumers to microbiological and chemical agents,' the report led by the Global Health, Policy and Innovation Unit at Queen Mary University London concluded. '
article_snippet: Breast milk bought online has not been screened for diseases like HIV and hepatitis and can contain more bacteria, researchers said .
highlights_snippet: Experts in the British Medical Journal say buying milk online is risky .
  