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I was looking at shipping breastmilk to a loved one and was wondering if anyone had any tips for keeping it safe and cold for shipping
For a successful delivery, you’ll need to overnight the shipment, surrounding it with dry ice. Oh! And keep the perishable part on the DL when the post office person asks if. You package things well, you don’t have no worry about anything.
OK, that’s good to know
If dry ice isn’t available, fill a cooler with ice; add salt and water. Stir it up and add your milk container. Salt water has a lower freezing point than water so by mixing ice with salt and water you are able to keep the lower temperature of the ice longer. Drove down to Dallas on a 3 day weekend trip using this method and my cooler was still keeping things cold when I left.
Nice advice. You are telling her to commit a felony. She must declare the dry ice because it has shipping restrictions. It it leaks, or something else leaks and reacts wit it, you are in deep dukie if you failed to disclose!
There anre insulated shipping kits, a styrofoam cooler in a box, available online and locally designed for what you want to do. If dry ice is not an option a couple bottled waters frozen and packaged with the milk would probably be sufficient for overnight shipping. To maximize space a sealable bag can be used for your milk.
19 U.S. Code § 1497 – Penalties for failure to declare
U.S. Code
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(a) In general
(1) Any article which—
(A) is not included in the declaration and entry as made or transmitted; and
(B) is not mentioned before examination of the baggage begins—
(i) in writing by such person, if written declaration and entry was required, or
(ii) orally, if written declaration and entry was not required;
shall be subject to forfeiture and such person shall be liable for a penalty determined under paragraph (2) with respect to such article.
(2) The amount of the penalty imposed under paragraph (1) with respect to any article is equal to—
(A) if the article is a controlled substance, either $500 or an amount equal to 1,000 percent of the value of the article, whichever amount is greater; and
(B) if the article is not a controlled substance, the value of the article.
(b) Value of controlled substances
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the value of any controlled substance shall, for purposes of this section, be equal to the amount determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, to be equal to the price at which such controlled substance is likely to be illegally sold to the consumer of such controlled substance.
(2) The Secretary and the Attorney General of the United States shall establish a method of determining the price at which each controlled substance is likely to be illegally sold to the consumer of such controlled substance.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 497, 46 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 99–570, title III, § 3116, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–83; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7367(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4479; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 612, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2170.)This is a great resource
https://www.medela.us/breastfeeding/articles/how-to-ship-breast-milk-tips-for-traveling-moms
Thank you Rose 🤗
It’s the sound of the police, the Fun Police.
Steve lighten up man, you must be a proper fun sponge to be around.
This is how you do it, I know because my daughter gets mail order medication that must be kept cold. I and I had to ship those meds to her when she was in college out of state.
Go to a pharmacy and tell them you need to transport medication while you take a road trip, and that medication needs to be kept cold. Ask them for a styrofoam cooler that vaccines and meds are shipped in, they always have them on hand, also ask for some ice packs that are shipped with those items, they will give them to you totally free. You may need to go to a few pharmacies to get enough ice packs though, or make a few trips over a couple of days.
Those coolers and ice packs are far superior to anything you’re going to find in your average store, and they do not carry the same restrictions that dry ice does.
If you choose to add dry ice keep in mind it needs to vent, it it can’t vent your package will likely explode. You also need to declare it because dry ice turns into carbon dioxide as it melts, the carbon dioxide could cause damage to other items being shipped. So your shipping provider needs to know how to handle the package and if it needs to be kept separate from other packages. Furthermore, dry ice should not come into direct contact with the items it needs to keep frozen, it should have a buffer of gel ice packs.
Thank you Elizabeth, that’s great advice!
Btw, Steve is not overreacting. Not declaring something or shipping 5hings you shouldn’t might get you a slap on the wrist if nothing goes wrong but they find out about what you did. Having a package of dry ice explode is a fast track to a federal conviction.
ive had luck putting it in a box with at good foam cooler and several icepacks.. and for best results overnight however, you can do 2 day if milk is frozen and you package it well.. I would also use the usps tool to see what the different shipping times are… same for usp/fedex.. ive had it shipped with dry ice and the ups took out the dry ice.. I have had items delayed that said refrigeration required however, ups did refrerate it so it arrived cool to cold and the milk was slightly frozen
DO NOT INSURE IT its void cuz its perishable
sometimes you can ship it ground and it will arrive the next day.. also, it might be quicker/cheaper if you drive to to airport hub location to drop it off
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