Breast milk ice cream removed from London shop

BEIJING. March 1. KAZINFORM Ice cream made out of human breast milk in a London shop has been taken off the menu by a local government, which concerned that the dessert is not safe, according to AP reports Monday. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

According to Westminster City Council, they did so in response to two complaints from the public over whether a shop should sell edibles made from other people's bodily fluids.

An official said the ice cream is being tested amid concerns that viruses, including hepatitis, can be passed on through breast milk.

The breast milk concoction, called the "Baby Gaga," was launched last Friday at the Icecreamists restaurant in London's Covent Garden.

Priced at 14 pounds (23 U.S. dollars), the ice cream was made with breast milk, Madagascan vanilla pods and lemon zest.

The Icecreamists said the breast milk was donated by mothers who responded to an online advertisement on mothers' forum Mumsnet and all of its products meet the "highest and safest" food standards.

Matt O'Connor, founder of The Icecreamists, said that "Baby Gaga" is "pure, organic, free-range and totally natural." Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com