Human milk is not included in the standard’s definition of potentially infectious materials and no special precautions exist for the handling of expressed human milk, nor does the milk require special biohazard labeling.¹ The Universal Precautions to prevent the transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (에이즈), Hepatitis B virus, and other blood-borne 병원체 do not apply to the handling of human milk.²

This statement is, 하지만, made in the context of breastfeeding and HIV and other blood-borne pathogens with regard to handling. It does not refer to milksharing situations and consumption of donor milk, nor does it imply that 상영 and/or pasteurizing are unnecessary in a milksharing situation.

다음: How can 모유 be expressed?

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1. OHSA – Breast milk does not constitute occupational exposure as defined by standard ↩︎
2. CDC – Perspectives in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Update: Universal Precautions for Prevention of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and Other Bloodborne Pathogens in Health-Care Settings ↩︎