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Is there any prohibition to eat human hair?

Question:

Is there any prohibition to eat human hair? For example, if a hair fall into a drink, am I obligated to take it out, or can I drink even though I will swallow the hair?

Answer:

If one of your hairs falls into a drink you are allowed to drink it and you do not have to remove it. It is permitted to eat hair of a human that is alive, (however we may not benefit from the hair of a dead body).

Sources:

Kaf Hachayim Y:D 69-11.

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