Inside the Lab: How Donor Milk is Processed and Tested
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1. Milk arrives frozen from approved donors where it is logged into our database.
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2. It is thawed and mixed.
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3. Milk is analyzed to optimize nutrition for fragile infants.
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4. It is poured into BPA-free bottles and secured with tamper-resistant lids.
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5. Each bottle is labeled with a barcode that lists nutritional information, batch number and expiration date.
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6. Milk is pasteurized by gently heating bottles to 62.5 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.
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7. A lab culture is completed for each batch.
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8. Bottles are chilled and then placed in a freezer.
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9. Frozen bottles are packed in insulated boxes with dry ice.
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10. Boxes are transported by the milk bank's vans, by courier or shipped overnight.
360° Video Tour
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