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Claims of Pig Blood in Cigarette Filters Coughs Up a Cloud of Controversy
Dessy Sagita | April 03, 2010

Not only is smoking deadly, but new research alleges that pigs Not only is smoking deadly, but new research alleges that pigs' blood is used in the manufacture of filters of the kind used in Indonesian cigarettes.
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jujubean
12:14am Apr 5, 2010

I agree with G,B and U. Perfect analysis and execution. It has all the hallmarks of a good April 1st joke. BUT..........I hope it is not a hoax. With a majority of Indoneisans reluctant to give up the one luxury they have in life for logical reasons like food and school fees, "morality" may be the only way to curb the every growing cigarette habit.


Roland
9:52am Apr 3, 2010

Shock, outrage, protests, DEMONSTRATIONS!!!

Just as an additional information: also ammunition, some medicine, photo paper, heart valves, brakes, chewing gum, porcelain, cosmetics, cigarettes, conditioner and even bio diesel are made with bi-products from pigs!

ChrisH
6:29pm Apr 2, 2010

Some good days for some no-filter cigarette brands ahead.

Buy stocks now.

Good,Bad and Ugly
2:47pm Apr 2, 2010

This is a perfect example of the need to connect theological thinking to reality. The religious ban on pig is based solely of the fact that the eating of pig gave sickness to humans. As it was not known why, a thousand and more years ago, the ban made sense. Now we know by modern medical science and microscopes that worms were the cause. Proper cooking eliminates the need for a ban. Furthermore, by-products of pig have never fallen into the danger category and thus the people do not need the protection. Humanity no longer lives in the dark ages, and the need for dark age regulations need to be upgraded to accommodate the truths and facts of modern knowledge.

This Dutch author has successfully pulled a classic April fool's joke.

Marmz
2:33pm Apr 2, 2010

The ultimate standoff in this country - the unassailable right to kill youtself versus religion - the unassailable right to believe you are right.

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In a claim likely to cause consternation from Muslim smokers, a Dutch author has published a book that claims that pig blood is used to make cigarette filters. 

Pig 05049, written by Christien Meindertsma, lists 185 different ways that pigs’ body parts can be used, including in the manufacture of sweets, shampoo, bread, beer and bullets. 

Pig hemoglobin is, according to the book, used to filter harmful chemicals in cigarettes. 

The Indonesian Consumer Protection Foundation (YLKI) called on authorities to investigate the claims. “If the claim is true then the National Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), the Ministry of Health and the Indonesian Ulema Council’s Food and Drug Analysis Agency (LPPOM) should immediately conduct a sampling test,” Tulus Abadi, chairman of the YLKI, told the Jakarta Globe. 

Tulus said that Indonesian cigarette producers were using imported filters because they are not produced locally. 

If the claims are true, Tulus said, the government has a stronger case to take a stand against tobacco. “As the most populous Muslim country, we should be really careful, most smokers in Indonesia are Muslims. How would they feel if they found out that the cigarettes they smoke were made using pig hemoglobin?” he said. 

MUI chairman Amidhan said that MUI would not comment on the matter and would not conduct any certification test unless there was a request from the cigarette industry or the importer. 

“Smoking is offensive and for now that’s our stance. However this information should be regarded as a warning for smokers to be more aware,” he said. 

Professor Simon Chapman from the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney was quoted on the university’s Web site as saying, “many devout Islamic and Jewish smokers and some vegetarians would be horrified to think they were putting a filter in their mouth which contained a pig product.”