Geiss bills would regulate human milk banks, expand access to donor milk

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 511

Last Updated: 16 hours, 33 minutes ago

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Carrying forward more than a decade of work beginning with her time in the Michigan House of Representatives, state Sen. Erika Geiss presented and took questions from colleagues on a series of policies setting standards for human milk banks.

Milk banks store pasteurized breast milk donated by nursing mothers to assist moms and babies in need.

“The infants who rely on donor human milk are some of our most vulnerable residents,” Geiss, a …

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