Breast milk ice cream banned from London shop

[MrsJrotax101]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...t-milk-ice-cream-banned-from-London-shop.html

An ice cream parlour in London has been forced to stop selling its "Baby Gaga" flavour, which is made with human breast milk.




11:46PM GMT 01 Mar 2011


Matt O'Connor, the founder and owner of The Icecreamists, where the frozen delicacy was sold, said the ice cream proved to be popular with the customers.


However, Westminster Council officials took away samples for testing and later sent a letter to Mr O'Connor ordering him to stop selling the dish.


Westminster Councillor Brian Connell said: "Following two complaints from members of the public and concerns from the Health Protection Agency and Food Standards Agency, Westminster Council officers visited the premises on Friday and removed all ice cream being sold as containing breast milk.


"The business owner has agreed to stop producing and selling the ice cream while it is tested. Selling foodstuffs made from another person's bodily fluids can lead to viruses being passed on and in this case, potentially hepatitis. As the local authority we will support small businesses and applaud innovative ideas wherever possible, but we must protect the health of consumers."


But Mr O'Connor insists the ban is an overreaction, claiming the key novelty ingredient was screened and tested before being used.


"We followed exactly the same screening process as any blood donor does as any mother donating to a milk bank does.

"So if they're saying that our breast milk ice cream is dangerous they're also saying that breast milk is dangerous per se and that milk given to mothers from milk banks is also dangerous."

The breast milk was provided by mothers who answered an advertisement on online mothers' forum Mumsnet.

The Baby Gaga recipe blends breast milk with Madagascan vanilla pods and lemon zest, which is then churned into ice cream. It was priced at a hefty £14.

Would you try ice cream made from human breast milk? I sure wouldn't :|

 

[KennyGS]

I'm a bigger fan of the containers.

 

[Smorz]

Boobs!!

 

[webby]

I'm a bigger fan of the containers.

I'm almost afraid to ask what this means...

 

[KennyGS]

Containers = breasts

 

[webby]

I thought there was maybe some type of spiffy cone/cup or something they put the ice cream in that you liked... but then I figured I was maybe reading into it too far.