Cigarettes may contain pigs blood

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CIGARETTES may contain traces of pig's blood, an Australian academic says with a warning that religious groups could find its undisclosed presence "very offensive".

University of Sydney Professor Simon Chapman points to recent Dutch research which identified 185 different industrial uses of a pig - including the use of its haemoglobin in cigarette filters.

Prof Chapman said the research offered an insight into the otherwise secretive world of cigarette manufacture, and it was likely to raise concerns for devout Muslims and Jews.

Religious texts at the core of both of these faiths specifically ban the consumption of pork.

"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," Prof Chapman said today.

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

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"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 Dutch research found pig haemoglobin - a blood protein - was being used to make cigarette filters more effective at trapping harmful chemicals before they could enter a smoker's lungs.

Prof Chapman said while tobacco companies had moved voluntarily list the contents of their products on their websites, they also noted undisclosed "processing aids ... that are not significantly present in, and do not functionally affect, the finished product".

This catch-all term hid from public view an array of chemicals and other substances used in the making of tobacco products, he said.

At least one cigarette brand sold in Greece was confirmed as using pig haemoglobin in its processes, Prof Chapman said, and the status of smokes sold was unknown.

"If you're a smoker and you're of Islamic or Jewish faith then you'd probably would want to know and there is no way of finding out," Prof Chapman said.

The Sydney office of British American Tobacco Australia was contacted by AAP.

A spokeswoman said a comment would be provided although it was not immediately available.
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Source: PerthNow

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unphased, so many harmful things in them that i don't care if pigs blood is them to protect me further. If people were so religious that they follow their text to the point of not eating a pig for god's sake, then they shouldn't be smoking in the first place. It just sucks for vegies. They only found it present in one particular brand, and that was in greece. If anyone was actually shocked by this, remember jelly is made up of cows.
 
They ban the consumption of pork....... this infers the meat, but really, should include any part of a pig...?

nothing would surprise me. just as well I like bacon. aside from the fact it takes ages to digest....

it's yummy =D
 
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I guess that Mr Whippy is off the list as well then, seeing as pig fat is used in the making of that.
 
what a brilliant idea!

it doesn't matter its true or not but a cabal of scientist could conspire to publish fake research/media releases about cigarettes containing substances that are religious offensive. launch em across the internet in countless forums and eventually the lies will become truth.

there is a chance you could really put a dagger into the heart of the cigarette companies.
 
Religious concerns? Pigs blood used in the making of cigarette filters?

Even if you were religious it's such a minute amount, hell I'd probably expect vegetarians to be more concerned about it and that's only those who actually care about animal rights.

But hey theres always someone who'll complain.
 
haha at thestudent14 comment
umm i wouldnt think that this was true but it would defs push Relgious people away from smoking even tho i wouldnt think theyd smoke if they took thee religion serious
 
I was listening to this on the radio, apparently pigs blood has been found in everything, including medication and lollies. Of course, that's according to the media, but there's probably sources somewhere.

A little bit creepy really.
 
That sucks, I'm a vegetarian an I like the occaisional cigarette. Oh well, blunts and rollies are better anyway. This must suck for vegetarians who smoke a lot and smoke only cigarettes.
 
You use pig and cow blood in growing things so most of your food probably has it as well, big deal. I'm not a muslim though
 
long time cig smoker here, just wanting to say that I still dont care whats in them newports, i gotta have em'
like phrozen said, pigs blood is the least of my worries.
 
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