Breast milk ice cream stirs fuss
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March 2, 2011, Wednesday
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LOCAL government officials have said they have confiscated ice cream made with human breast milk from a London shop amid concerns the dessert is unsafe.
A spokeswoman from Westminster City Council said it was responding to two public complaints over whether a shop should be selling edibles made from other people's bodily fluids and awaiting guidance from Britain's Food Standards Agency.
The official said the ice cream, marketed as "Baby Gaga" and launched last week, is being tested with the cooperation of The Icecreamists, the parlor marketing the dessert.
Viruses, including hepatitis, can be passed on through breast milk.
The company has said the milk was screened in line with blood donor requirements before being pasteurized.
Matt O'Connor, founder of The Icecreamists, said he did not know of any law prohibiting the sale of breast milk ice cream.
A spokeswoman from Westminster City Council said it was responding to two public complaints over whether a shop should be selling edibles made from other people's bodily fluids and awaiting guidance from Britain's Food Standards Agency.
The official said the ice cream, marketed as "Baby Gaga" and launched last week, is being tested with the cooperation of The Icecreamists, the parlor marketing the dessert.
Viruses, including hepatitis, can be passed on through breast milk.
The company has said the milk was screened in line with blood donor requirements before being pasteurized.
Matt O'Connor, founder of The Icecreamists, said he did not know of any law prohibiting the sale of breast milk ice cream.
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