The DONOR Milk Act establishes new federal safety standards and oversight for pasteurized donor human milk, which is milk expressed by one mother and donated for use by another family's infant. The legislation requires that entities manufacturing, processing, or handling donor milk register as food establishments with the FDA and be subject to mandatory annual inspections, including unannounced visits, to ensure compliance with food safety and labeling requirements. The bill authorizes eight million dollars in grants to nonprofit milk banks to help them meet the new safety standards through equipment upgrades, certifications, and consulting services. These requirements take effect beginning one year after the law is enacted, with annual inspections to follow thereafter. The legislation aims to improve the safety of an increasingly common milk-sharing practice used by hospitals and families when mothers cannot provide breast milk for their own infants.
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