Hati-hati, Rokok Filter Mengandung Darah Babi. 30 Maret 2010 Sebuah penelitian dilakukan oleh para peneliti Belanda menhasilkan kesimpulan cukup mengagetkan bagi pencandu rokok yang beragama Islam dan Yahudi yang mengharamkan mengkonsumsi daging babi.
Hasil penelitian tersebut mengindikasikan sekira 185 merek rokok menggunakan darah atau hemoglobin babi, sebagai campuran pada bagian filter rokok. Profesor Simon Chapman dari Universitas Sydney mengatakan, penelitian ini menyibak komposisi rokok yang selama ini memang sangat tertutup, dengan kedok rahasia perusahaan. Prof Chapman juga berpendapat, riset ini telah mengakomodir kepentingan agama yang secara khusus melarang mengkonsumsi daging babi, seperti bagi umat Muslim dan Yahudi. Penelitian tersebut mengungkapkan, hemoglobin babi digunakan untuk membuat rokok filter lebih efektif menahan bahan kimia berbahaya, sebelum perokok menghisap dan masuk ke dalam paru-paru. Hemoglobin adalah protein yang mengandung zat besi di dalam sel darah merah. Fungsi unsur tersebut sebagai pengangkut oksigen dari paru-paru ke seluruh tubuh hewan mamalia dan hewan lainnya. Hemoglobin juga pengusung karbon dioksida kembali menuju paru-paru untuk dihembuskan keluar tubuh.Setidaknya satu merek rokok yang dijual di Yunani telah dikukuhkan menggunakan hemoglobin babi dalam proses pembuatannya, tanpa diketahui para konsumen. Sumber : http://kesehatan.kompasiana.com/2010/03/30/hati-hati-rokok-filter-mengandung-darah-babi/ Warning to religious groups after traces of pig's blood found in cigarette filters By Daily Mail Reporter 30th March 2010 An Australian professor has warned religious groups that cigarette filters may contain traces of pig's blood. Simon Chapman said recent Dutch research has identified 185 different industrial uses for a pig - including the use of haemoglobin in cigarette filters. The University of Sydney professor said the study offered an insight into the world of cigarette manufacturing and was likely to spark concerns for devout Muslims and Jews. Concerns: Dutch research has found that the haemoglobin in pig's blood is used by some tobacco manufacturers 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,' he told the Sydney Daily Telegraph. 'The Jewish community certainly takes these matters extremely seriously and the Islamic community certainly do as well, as 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 - a blood protein - was being used to make the filters more effective at blocking toxic chemicals before they entered a smoker's lungs. Professor Chapman said that although some tobacco companies had voluntarily published a list of the contents in their cigarettes on websites, they also noted undisclosed 'processing aids' in the finished product. At least one brand of cigarettes sold in Greece has been confirmed to be using pig haemoglobin in its manufacturing processes, he added. Professor Chapman said: 'If you're a smoker and you're of Islamic or Jewish faith then you'd probably want to know and there is no way of finding out.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1262322/Warning-religious-groups-traces-pigs-blood-cigarette-filters.html
