This is important information for all Muslims, especially in Indonesia, please spread this information. Recently, information was spread about one of the toothbrush products that contains pig bristles.
If you find that the toothbrush package says "Bristle", it means that the toothbrush contains pig bristles. Sometimes it also says "Pure Bristle" and "100% China Bristle"
Quoted from the Langitan.com magazine page, China Bristles means the same as Hog Bristles which means pet pigs.
In addition to being used as an ingredient for toothbrushes, materials containing sea urchins are also used in bread brushes, wall paint, cosmetics and so on.
According to one official at the District Court (PN) of Tuban Regency, Bahyu Agung Kurniawan, that it is necessary to be careful because not all of these sea urchins have Bristles inscribed.
Even though many scholars have different opinions about the issue of using sea urchins, it is better to avoid it so that the scholars get out of disputes. And that is the best wara' attitude, which is to avoid brushes from sea urchins because the majority of scholars forbid their use.
Based on the 2014 MUI fatwa, it was stated that it had forbidden the use of pig bristle brushes. And in 2016, the use of sea bristles already exists in toothbrush products.
Wallahu a'lam...