Although controversial, buy and sell breast milk in Europe and America can still be made openly and can even be processed in ice cream and yogurt. But in China, exclusive milk for baby are sold on the black market.
Ministry of health China expressed concern about illegal trade of human milk on the black market. Because it is illegal, there is no guarantee of freshness and purity of human milk that mothers should be giving their babies exclusively.
Breast milk that are sold come mainly mothers who admitted having production dairy excesses which are eventually sold to the mothers who only produce milk in quantities which are not sufficient.
Although many observers believe they sell to obtain additional income, the illegal milk are sold very easily on the black market. The price range is between 39 to 100 Yuan (about 6 to 15 US dollars), depending on freshness.
However, because the average sold milk was frozen, it is difficult to distinguish weather the milk is really cool or had been stored for a long time. Another risk for the buyer, is that there is no guarantee that it is purely mild chest because it could be mixed with cow milk.
"Even if it is the pure milk, the nutritional requirements of every baby is different and can only be satisfied of the milk produced by their own mother," said Zhang Junping, obstetrician of obstetrics and Gynecology hospital in China, according to Medindia.
Junping is also concerned about the differences in the composition of breast milk for sale because it could trigger allergies in infants consuming. Not to mention if there is contamination of bacteria or other germs during storage, babies consuming it could have a deadly infection.
Regulations of Ministry of health of China, breast milk is classified as a special food or beverage that can be treated and sold.
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