Blood, Medicine and Jehovah's Witnesses
1992 The October 15th 1992 Watchtower featured a Question from Reader, "How concerned should Christians be that blood components such as dried plasma might have been added to food products?" The answer quotes Paul's words at 1 Cor 10:25 - "Everything that is sold in a meat market keep eating, making no enquiry on account of your conscience". It concludes that "Christians should guard against becoming disturbed by mere possibility or rumour"
The answer seems to therefore indicate that it would not be too disastrous if a Witness accidentally eat food containing blood products! Incredibly, the article continues;
"However, even as to checking labels or making inquiry of butchers, reasonableness is needed .... A Christian might first ask "Is there verified evidence that blood and derivatives are used in this area or country? In most places the answer is NO! Hence many Christians have concluded that they personally will not divert a great deal of time and attention checking on remote possibilities"In view of the fuss, distinctions and punishments the society have decided about blood, transfusions, and derivatives, I find this new relaxed attitude to the possibility of blood in food strangely inconsistent.