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Old May 28, 2009 | 8:12 pm
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themicah
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Originally Posted by welltravelled88
Tasting anything would be odd. Tasting breast milk would be unacceptable on religious and ethical grounds. Imagine an orthodox Jewish or Muslim man being asked to taste his wife's milk ! They would probably get a huge amount in compensation if this was ever done, though they would probably refuse to fly and hence keep compensation lower.
My understanding (I'm not a rabbi, but I'm good with google) is that expressed breastmilk is 100% kosher and even considered parve (non-meat/non-dairy) so you can have it with meat or dairy products. Of course it's a moot issue since at least in the USA you won't ever be required to taste it.
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