Cigarette filters have pig's blood?

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Cigarette filters may have traces of pig's blood, an Australian professor has said, adding the devout may find this "very offensive".

Simon Chapman, a professor at the University of Sydney, said a recent Dutch research had identified 185 industrial uses of a pig - including the use of haemoglobin in cigarette filters.

"I think that there would be some particularly devout groups who would find the idea that there were pig products in cigarettes to be very offensive," Chapman was qouted as saying by Australian AAP news agency.

"The Jewish community certainly takes these matters extremely seriously and the Islamic community certainly do as well, as (so) would many vegetarians.

"It just puts into hard relief the problem that the tobacco industry is not required to declare the ingredients of cigarettes ... they say 'that's our business' and a trade secret."

The research found pig haemoglobin was being used to make cigarette filters more effective in blocking harmful chemicals before it entered a smoker's lungs.

The professor said that one cigarette brand sold in Greece was confirmed to be using pig haemoglobin in its processes, Chapman said.

Cigarette filters have pig's blood? - Health - Health & Fitness - Life - The Times of India

 

[Spring Onion]

We should spread this news as much as we can. This surely is going to reduce some smoking

 

[pak-yes]

Wow now that's something new.

 

[forcetrip]

why some? What kind of muslim or jew would want to smoke after hearing this news?

 

[pak-marine]

sh**T man .. i was thinkn of having a fag

 

[sob]

sh**T man .. i was thinkn of having a fag

Very easy have a cig. without the filter. Or better still how about some bidis.

 

[saurabh]

We should spread this news as much as we can. This surely is going to reduce some smoking

Some spice should be added too, like some cow and dog blood also!!

 

[Zee-Gen]

Thanks God I am now clean and sober.......ceased few years back......!!!!!

 

[scrumpy]

Wow. The anti smoking lobby has hit a novel method to get people to quit smoking.

 

[sergente rehan]

Is it a credible source? are there other european countries involved too? i hope Italy is not among these....

Damn sometime i use to smoke cigarettes although my parents hate this my habbit...but it's been a while since i smoke one......if this news is true then better quit smoking and start with

 

[pak-marine]

Very easy have a cig. without the filter. Or better still how about some bidis.

better not smokn without filter i was thinkin rizla replacing cigarate

 

[zagahaga]

u see that why i dunt smoke cancer sticks GO for the herbs bro...... puff puff pass

my conclution? smoke weeed every day

 

[Vassnti]

Remind any one of 1857?

The final spark was provided by the reaction of Company officers to the controversy over the ammunition for new Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle. To load the new rifle, the sepoys had to bite the cartridge open. It was believed that the paper cartridges that were standard issue with the rifle were greased with lard (pork fat) which was regarded as unclean by Muslims, or tallow (beef fat), regarded as anathema to Hindus

Seriously though there is enough garbage in cigarettes for them to be haraam with or with out a miniscule trace of pig. Besides a better reason for giving up a girl would rather kiss some one with sweet breath

 

[rangbaaz]

i don't why some people (even doctors) say how bad smoking is for the health, but they themselves keep on smoking.

 

[KeenGuy]

i don't why some people (even doctors) say how bad smoking is for the health, but they themselves keep on smoking.

Its hard to quit. Withdrawl can be very severe for some