04-19-2004, 06:24 AM
Asalaamu alaikum,
I think the email is bogus...check this out :
http://www.energyenhancement.org/Om%20Aham...e%20numbers.htm
From the website -
E102 - Tartrazine, also known as Food Yellow 4, FD and C Yellow 5, CI 19140. Synthetic, yellow powder, one of the coal-tar dyes. Used as colouring agent. ADI is up to 7.5mg per kg body weight. May cause allergic reaction in susceptible people, particularly those also sensitive to aspirin. Adverse effects include acute bronchospasm, urticaria, rhinitis, blurred vision, oedema and purple patches on the skin.
It's synthetic, so I doubt it actually comes from pigs. Also, check out for some information on Yellow 5 - it's quite interesting the rumours that have been spreading about it
Hope that helps
-spider