What is the ruling on consuming products that contain the carmine compound (E120), which is extracted from beetles and worms? Is it permissible to consume it out of necessity? And what should one do if the majority of goods and food products contain this substance?
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Jurists delve into the ruling on consuming insects and the impact of manufacturing processes on the transformation (istihalah) of materials extracted from them. The scholarly divergence regarding the consumption of insects and the issue of istihalah, along with its ruling concerning purity and impurity, have been previously discussed in prior fatwas.
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