Later, at a meeting in Jerusalem, the apostles and older men decreed that we must ‘ abstain from blood. ’ Doing so is as vital as abstaining from sexual immorality and idolatry. ​ — Acts 15: 28, 29.
ब्लड सॉसेज यांसारखे रक्‍ताचा अंश असलेले अन्‍न पदार्थ देखील वर्ज्य मानले जायचे.