Is Pcbs Safe in Breastfeeding

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Pcbs? Is Pcbs safe for nursing mother and child? Does Pcbs extracts into breast milk? Does Pcbs has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Pcbs influence milk supply or can Pcbs decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

• DrLact safety Score for Pcbs is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Pcbs may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that Pcbs may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
• Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Pcbs .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Pcbs Vs not using Pcbs And continue breastfeeding.
• While using Pcbs Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to dosage.
• Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Persistent organic pollutant (POP) PCB is excreted 10 times higher into breast milk than in the serum, and, PBB is excreted 132 times higher. Breast milk should be tested whenever heavy exposure has occurred. Benefits of breastfeeding are largely more important than risk related to the presence of mild level environment pollutants in human milk, in many instances, they are at lower content than those found in cow’s milk or other foods. (Codex alimentarius FAO-WHO).