09-18-2015, 01:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-18-2015, 01:35 PM by Director Michael.)
1. If there is less than a 50% chance that the animal-based derivative was from parts removed from a living animal, it's permitted because of the doubt. See "The Divine Code," Part 4, ch. 6.
2. The animal-based derivative in gelatin is collagen, which is extracted by processing skin, hides, bones, and/or connective tissues (sinews). A person is liable to punishment for knowingly eating edible skin removed from a live animal, but not for hides, bones or sinews (although it's still forbidden if one *knows* they were removed from a live animal). See "The Divine Code," Part 4, ch. 2.
2. The animal-based derivative in gelatin is collagen, which is extracted by processing skin, hides, bones, and/or connective tissues (sinews). A person is liable to punishment for knowingly eating edible skin removed from a live animal, but not for hides, bones or sinews (although it's still forbidden if one *knows* they were removed from a live animal). See "The Divine Code," Part 4, ch. 2.