I was recently told that anchovies are considered haram in Islam. I have never heard this before. Does anyone know if they are haram/halal?
Thank you.
Halal/Haram Food
halal foods
i really don't believe this "halal" food thing. what you put in your mouth eventually comes out of your body and does you no harm. it's what comes out of your heart that is evil and unclean. but yes, you should also take care of the body that god has given you. let me ask you this: do you think its right to eat no pig meat but to eat lots of junk food and never exercise and to be a gossip, liar and a jealous person. what do you think god would rather you do?
Ya Ali madad wa assalamu aleikum!
Excellent point, Salina.
It would seem to me that the dietary rules of Islam are zahiri rules, with batuni meaning, the batuni meaning being what you mentioned - that comes out from our mouths and hearts have more meaning than what we put into our body, and that we should take care of our whole bodies and not just focus on one or two items.
However, I am not an Ismaili yet, so I am not exactly sure if there are other reasons why the Hazir Imam (as) would like his people to follow non-batuni Muslim dietary laws.
Allah hafiz,
Omayr
Excellent point, Salina.
It would seem to me that the dietary rules of Islam are zahiri rules, with batuni meaning, the batuni meaning being what you mentioned - that comes out from our mouths and hearts have more meaning than what we put into our body, and that we should take care of our whole bodies and not just focus on one or two items.
However, I am not an Ismaili yet, so I am not exactly sure if there are other reasons why the Hazir Imam (as) would like his people to follow non-batuni Muslim dietary laws.
Allah hafiz,
Omayr
hmmmm
I would have to disagree with Salina's point here. I was recently reading a skin care article, and according to recent studies, even externally applied/used products have grave physiological and psychological affects on the body. It seriously matters and that is the reason why nowadays we witness strong emphasis on herbal & natural remedial extracts even in the Western (non-muslim) communities
Its common knowledge that the body needs a "Balanced Diet" with suitable propotions of CHO, Proteins and fats. This again points to the fact that not ALL of what we eat comes out of our bodies and that All food items are not alike in any sense, other wise we wouldn't have these different food classifications ad requirements in the first place.
As muslims, we must believe that our religion is the true guide and we are reminded all the way by detailed studies. It is worth noting here that Kosher meat (meat that is obtained via proper sacrificial methods) allows the animal's blood to drain out unlike the Chop-down methods at the non-kosher slaughter houses, that leaves most of the blood in the veins and arteries, allowing hundereds of bacterial germs and viruses to multiply.
Hence in my humble opinion, the Islamic dietary rules are just as batuni as they may regarded to be zaheri. I mean you can't compare eating pork to gossipping. Its like comparing apples and oranges??!!!
Any comments/replies are welcome,
Regards,
Saadi
Its common knowledge that the body needs a "Balanced Diet" with suitable propotions of CHO, Proteins and fats. This again points to the fact that not ALL of what we eat comes out of our bodies and that All food items are not alike in any sense, other wise we wouldn't have these different food classifications ad requirements in the first place.
As muslims, we must believe that our religion is the true guide and we are reminded all the way by detailed studies. It is worth noting here that Kosher meat (meat that is obtained via proper sacrificial methods) allows the animal's blood to drain out unlike the Chop-down methods at the non-kosher slaughter houses, that leaves most of the blood in the veins and arteries, allowing hundereds of bacterial germs and viruses to multiply.
Hence in my humble opinion, the Islamic dietary rules are just as batuni as they may regarded to be zaheri. I mean you can't compare eating pork to gossipping. Its like comparing apples and oranges??!!!
Any comments/replies are welcome,
Regards,
Saadi
Saadi,<BR>just to clarify, i did not say that we should neglect our physical bodies. i said that we should in fact look after our bodies that god has given us. i was speaking in a spiritual sense, not earthly. i agree, you cannot compare eating pork to gossipping if you're speaking in a non spiritual sense, but i was speaking spiritually. yes, eating halal meat may be healthier for your body, but there's so many "religious" people out there that are more concerned with the rules and regulations and rituals of "religion" than are actually worried about their hearts and the lifestyle they lead (eg: being manipulative, lying, gossiping, adultary etc..) which god is more concerned about. god looks at the heart of a man.<BR>Salina
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Halal
The following ingredients should be avoided by all Muslims
1. Alcohol
2. Animal Shortening*
3. Animal Fat *
4. Bacon
5. Broth* (from animals)
6. Enzymes*: Microbial Enzymes are okay
7. Ethanol
8. Ethyl alcohol
9. Gelatin*
10. Gin
11. Ham
12. L-cysteine (if from human hair)
13. Lard
14. Lipase*: Only animal lipase should be avoided
15. Pepsin
16. Rennet*: All forms should be avoided except for plant/microbial/synthetic.
17. Rum
18. Stock* (from animals)
19. Wine
20. Tallow*
21. Vanilla Extract/Flavour
22. Whey : Should be avoided unless the rennet used in its production is plant/microbial/synthetic.
http://www.eat-halal.com/ingredients.shtml
* May be consumed if from Halal, Zabihah, animals
what do you think?
1. Alcohol
2. Animal Shortening*
3. Animal Fat *
4. Bacon
5. Broth* (from animals)
6. Enzymes*: Microbial Enzymes are okay
7. Ethanol
8. Ethyl alcohol
9. Gelatin*
10. Gin
11. Ham
12. L-cysteine (if from human hair)
13. Lard
14. Lipase*: Only animal lipase should be avoided
15. Pepsin
16. Rennet*: All forms should be avoided except for plant/microbial/synthetic.
17. Rum
18. Stock* (from animals)
19. Wine
20. Tallow*
21. Vanilla Extract/Flavour
22. Whey : Should be avoided unless the rennet used in its production is plant/microbial/synthetic.
http://www.eat-halal.com/ingredients.shtml
* May be consumed if from Halal, Zabihah, animals
what do you think?
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some of this list may suprise you. i think if any agrees with this list you might as was not eat anything or live a normal life.
HALAL & HARAM DIRECTORY
O believers ! Eat of the good things that We have
provided you with and give thanks to Allah.
(2: 172)
Though thorough research has gone into producing this guideline, it is by no means complete and only covers the common products as it is very difficult to obtain exactly the listing of halal and haram ingredients present in all products. Also, companies are constantly changing their product ingredients and Muslims should always be aware that what is originally certified halal might in the future be haram and vice versa. Due to aggressive campaigning by The Vegetarian Society, UK, most products now display their symbol ‘Suitable For Vegetarians’ which means that there is NO animal content in that particular product, making it halal. However, a product can still contain alcohol, making it haram. Please check.
Points to note:
· Medicine containing alcohol is not permissible unless on authority of a doctor with no alternative medicine available.
· If alcohol undergoes significant chemical changes causing it to lose its original properties via chemical processes, then its usage and consumption is permissible, as in the case where wine has turned into vinegar. Hence, it is also why all soap (without pig-derived ingredients) are permissible to use for Muslims.
· Gelatine is a thickener derived from skins, tendons, ligaments, bones to produce a gelling agent. Some remnant of the original product still remains in the final packaged product, making it impure and improper for use despite the great chemical changes it underwent.
· Processed foods contain food additives, regulated by the alphabet ‘E’, such as emulsifiers, raising agents, preservatives, colouring and gelling agents. At time of compilation, all other ‘E’ number additives are halal except for these:
‘E’ Number
Description
E120
Cochineal - derived from the cochineal beetle
E160a
Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma- Carotene – haram if gelatine is added to it
E471
Mono and Di-Glycerides of fatty acids – when Glycerol is used, one has to find out the source whether animal or synthetic
E472 (a-e)
Lactic acid esters of Mono- and D-Glycerides of fatty acids, prepared from esters of Glycerol
E473
Sucrose esters of fatty acids prepared from Glycerol and Sucrose
E474
Sycroglycerides prepared by reaction of Sucrose on natural Triglycerides, derived from palm oil, lard, etc
E475
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, prepared in the labrotary
E476
Polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil, prepared from castor oil and Glycerol esters
E477
Propylene Glycol of fatty acids
E478
Prepared from esters of glycerol and lactic acid
E570
Stearic Acid, naturally occurring fatty acid found in animal fats and vegetable oils, used as anticaking agent
E572
Prepared synthetically from commercial stearic acid
E631
Prepared from insect, meat and fish extract
E635
Same source as E631
E640
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E920
Naturally occurring amino acid manufactured from animal hair and chicken feathers
· Rennet is an enzyme which can be animal or microbial. It is a mixture of 2 enzymes derived from calves’ stomachs and is used in cheese-making. Whey powder is a product of cheese-making using rennet. If the rennet is extracted from an Islamically slaughtered animal, it is halal. If not, scholars differ in opinion, with permissible and impermissible fatwas arising. Therefore consumption of whey powder and rennet-based products depends on which fatwa is held to. According to taqwa, abstinence is desirable. As far as possible, buy cheese suitable for vegetarians.
CLASSIFICATIONS
CAKES
Cadbury’s (Manor Bakeries)
· halal - Caramel Cake Bars, Caramel Cakes (Selection Pack), Caramel Mini Cake Bars, Chocolate Flake Cake, Chocolate Mini Rolls, Christmas Log, Christmas Pudding Cakes, Creamy White Buttons Cakes, Flake Cakes, Fry’s Turkish Delight Cakes, Fudge Cakes, Jaffa Cubes, Milk Choc Mini Cake Bars, Milk Chocolate Cake Bars, Mini Swiss Gateaux, Mini Yule Logs, Orange Choc Roll, Orange Egg Cake, Rich Chocolate Roll, Snow Flake Cakes, Swiss Gateaux, Toffee Mini Rolls, Turkish Delight Mini Cake Bars
Lyons Cake
· Battenberg; Buttercream Sandwich; Carrot Corner House Cake; Chocolate – Crunch Cakes, Cup Cakes, Fudge Cake, Sandwich, Slices, Swiss Roll; Coconut Crunch Cakes; Easter Egg Cakes; Family Chocolate Swiss Roll; Farmhouse Slices; French Sandwich; Jaffa fingers; Jumbo Chocolate Swiss Roll; Lemon – Cup Cakes, Curd Tarts, Slices; Lyons 6 Chocolate Cup Cakes; Mandarin Chocolate Cake and Roll; Merry Mellows; Mince Pies; Orange Cup Cakes; Raspberry & Vanilla Swiss Roll; Raspberry Swiss Roll; Trifle Sponges; Viennese Whirls
Mr Kipling
· Almond Slices, Angel Slices, Apricot & Raisin Flapjacks, Bakewell Slices, Bakewell Tart, Battenberg, Black Forest Slices, Caramel Shortcakes, Cherry Bakewells, Cherry Slices, Chocolate Chip Cake Bars, Christmas Slices, classic Collection, Country Slices, Classic Collection, Country Slices, Double Chocolate Cake Bites, Dundee Slices, Fruit Trifles, Individual Apple & Blackcurrant Pie, Jam Tarts Selection, Lemon Slices, Manor House Cake, Marble Choc & Vanilla Slices, Mince Parcels, Mince Pies, Mini Battenberg, Mini Coconut and Lemon Sponge Cakes, Mini Orange/Lemon Battenberg Cakes, Mini Victoria Sponge Cakes, Mini Xmas Cakes, Rich Chocolate Slices, Santa Bake, Stollen Slices, Strawberry Sundaes, Tangy Lemon Tartlets, Treacle Tart
DRINKS
All Normal & Diet - Seven Up, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Lilt, Fanta, Tango, Pepsi Cola; Schweppes, Five Alive, Fruit Burst, Sunny Delight, Lucozade, Ribena
SNACKS/CRISPS
Bestfoods UK Ltd
· pot noodles with chicken/beef/turkey flavour certified ‘Suitable For Vegetarians’ and therefore HALAL
Golden Wonder
· halal – GW Pickled Onion, Prawn Cocktails, Spring Onion, Ringos Cheese and Onions
Kettle Foods Ltd
· halal – Kettle Baked Potato Chip: flavours Sea Salt and Olive Oil, Sundried Tomato and Herb, sour Cream and Chips, Kettle Chips: flavours Balsamic vinegar and Sea Salt, Butter and Mint Seasonal Edition, French Onion, Kansas City Barbacue, Lightly Salted, Salsa with Mequite, Stilton & Poer Seasonal Edition, Kettle Poppins – American Cheese Maple Syrup and Sea Salt
· Kettle Chips Yoghurt and Green Onion – contains calf whey powder/syrup
KP Foods Groups
· halal - “Nutsters” Soury Crunchy Peanuts Ready Salted, Dry Roasted Peanuts, Dry Roasted Peanuts Salt & Vinegar flavour, McCoys Original Thick Crunchy Potato chips, Ready Salted, Spicy Tomato/Tomato Sauce Flavour, Worcester Sauce Flavour and Salt & Vinegar - Mcvities “Go Ahead” Oven Bake , Hula Hoops, Crisps, Frisps, Discos, Minichips, Roasted Peanuts Tabago Chilli Flavour, Salted Roasted Almonds
Procter & Gamble Limited
· halal - Pringles – Barbecue, Cheez-Ums, Ridges Original, Salt & Vinegar, Sour Cream & Onion
Walkers Snack Foods Limited
· halal – Cheese & Onion French Fries; Doritos Dippas; Prawn Cocktail and Salt & Vinegar – Quavers; Ready Salted and Salt & Vinegar – Chipsticks, French Fries; Smiths – Cheese & Onion Crisps, Ready Salted Crisps, Salt & Vinegar Crisps, Salt ‘n’ Shake; Walkers – Cheese & Chive Crisps, Prawn Cocktail Crisps, Ready Salted Crisps, Ready Salted Lites, Spring Onion Crisps, MAX Salt & Vinegar, MAX Original
· these products contain rennet in the cheese flavouring – Cheese Quavers; Cheesy Monster Munch; Savoury Cheese Snaps; Spicy Tomato Snaps; Walkers - Cheese & Onion Crisps, Cheese & Onion Lites, Tomato Ketchup Crisps, MAX Hard Cheese & Onion
· it is obvious that Doritos is not present in the halal section as it has been confirmed that all Doritos (except Doritos Dippas) contain animal substances
SPREADS
Chivers Hartley
· halal – Cadbury Chocolate Spreads Smooth Chocolate, Milk Chocolate and Banana
Ferrero UK Limited
· Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread – contains calf whey powder/syrup
SWEETS/CHOCOLATES
Cadbury Limited
· halal – Allora; Boost; bournville; California Dreaming; Creamy White Buttons; Dairy Mile – Normal, Miniatures, Quick, Wildlife; Double Fudge Dream; Flake; Freddo; Fruit & Nut; Hazelnut Heaven; Marble; Milk Chocolate Buttons; Orange Cream; Orange Milk Chocolate; Peppermint; Roses – Brazilnut Caramel, Caramel, Caramel Keg, Coconut, Coffee Flavour Crème, Fudge, Hazel In Caramel, Hazel Whirl, Milk Chocolate Miniature, Montelimar, Nutty Truffle Log, Noisette Whirl, Orange Crème, Plian chocolate Miniature, Strawberry Rose, Truffle Chunk; Shortcake Snack; Snack Sandwich chocolate; Starbar; Three Wishes; Time Out; Twirl; Wafer Snack; wholenut; Wispa – Gold, Mint, Normal; Yowie
Daintee
· halal – Blackcurrent + Liquorice; Brazil Nut Toffee; chocolate Caramels; Chocolate Eclairs; Chocolate Fudge; Chocolate Limes; Mint Assortment; Mint Humbugs; Orange Creams; Orange Lemon Slices; Peppermint Creams; Sparkling Mints; Vanilla Fudge; Harlows Mintoes
Ferrero UK Limited
· halal – Kinder – Bueno, Chocolate, Surprise; Tic Tac – Fresh Mint, Lime/Orange, Orange
· Ferrero Rocher Chocolates – contains calf whey powder/syrup
Fisherman’s Friend
· halal – Aniseed, Lemon, Original, Original Noaodep Sugar Lozenges; Sugar Free Mints; Super Strongmint
Mars Confectionery UK Limited
· halal – Bounty – Dark, Milk, Milk Twin and Funsize; Galaxy – Block, Caramel, Caramel Cracker, Caramel Eggs, Caramel Hearts, Caramel Tree Decoration, Fruit and Nut, Hazelnut, Ministicks, Minstrels, Ripple, Silk Eggs; Lockets : All Varieties; M&M; Maltesers; Mars; Milky Way Magic Star & Tree Decorations; Miniatures; Revels; Skittles; Snickers; Starburst; Starburst Joosters; topic; Tracker Chocolate Chip and Roast Nut; Tunes: All Varieties; Twix
· these products contain calf whey powder/syrup – Bounty Milk Miniatures; Celebration; Funsize – Mars, Milky Way, Snickers; Standard Size and Twin – Galaxy Caramel Swirls and M&M’s Peanut, Milky Way Crispy Rolls, Milky Way; Twix Kingsize
Nestle UK Limited (Nestle Rowntree)
· halal - After Eight Thin Mints; Black Magic – Chocolate Brazil, Lemon Dream, Orange Cream, Raspberry Roulade, Tablet, toffee & Mallow; Dairy Box – Chocolate Brazil, Hazelnut Caramel; Fox’s Glacier Fruits and Mints; Jellytots; Maverick; Milky Bar and Buttons; Mint Munchies; Polo Mint – Original, Strong, Spearmint, Sugar Free, Supermints; Quality Street – Fruits of the Forest, Orange Crème, Strawberry Crème, Toffee Penny, Smarties, Toffo – Assorted, Mint, Plain; Zploder Bar
· these products contain calf whey powder/syrup – Aero – Milk chocolate, Orange, Peppermint; Animal Bar; Black Magic – Caramel, Hazel Cluster, Hazel in Caramel; Blue Ribband; Breakaway – Milk Camarac and Milk Chocolate; Caramac; Dairy Box – Almond Fayre, Autumn Hazelnut, Caramel Classic, Country Fudge, Nut Swirl, Strawberry Fool, Toffee Cup, Turkish Delight, Vanilla Truffle, Wafer Sandwich; Golden Cup; Kit Kat; Lion Bar; Matchmakers – Coconut, Mint, Orange; Milkybar White Chocolate Mini Eggs; Munchies; Quality Street – Caramel Cup, Coconut Éclair, Dairy Fudge, Fruit & Nut Delight, Hazelnut Éclair, Hazelnut in Caramel, Milk chocolate Hazelnut, Noisette Triangle, Toffee Deluxe, Toffee Fingers, Vanilla Octagon; Rolo Bar; Rolo; Smarties – orange only; Vice Versas; Walnut whip – Vanilla; White Chocolate After Eight Think Mint; Yorkie – Milk Chocolate, Nutter, Raisin & Biscuit#
Thorntons PLC
· halal – Assorted Range; Choccie; Conti; Dark Chocolates; Diabetic Chocolates; Liquorice; Luxury Cream; Milk Chocolates; Mint Chocolates; MK Chocolate Range, Orange Bars; Peanut Brittle; Toffee Bags; White Chocolate; White Mint Bags; Jellies
Trebor Bassett Limited
· halal – Barker & Dobson; Barratt; Bassett’s Fundays (except Rum and Butter Toffee); Butterkist & Pimms Popcorn; Jameson’s Chocolate Range; Pascall; Sharp; Trebor
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Kraft Jacobs Suchard
· halal – Dairylea Cheese Spreads; Kraft – Cheddarie, Cracker, Philadelphia, Processed Slices
· Kraft Singles Cheese Food Slices contains calf rennet
New Zealand Milk (UK) Ltd
· halal - Acorn Butter; Anchor Butter
St Ivel Limited
· halal – Butter; Gold Range; Golden Churn; Supersoft Spread; Utterly Butterly; Vitalite; Cheese: Blue Stilton; Brie; Cheddar; Cheshire; Cotsdale; Double Gloucester; English Cheese; Farmhouse; Mature; Mild; Red Leicester; Scottish; Shape Cottage Cheese; Vegearian White Mild; Wexford; Dessert: Luxury Devonshire Trifles; Shape Rice Desserts
ICE-CREAM
Birds Eye Wall’s Limited
· halal – Blue Ribbon – Raspberry Ripple Slice, Vanilla, Neapolitan; Callipo; Carte D’Or; Catering Slice – Strawberry, Vanilla; Choc Bar – Blue Ribbon Milk Chocolate, Chunky, Chunky Dark, Blue Ribbon Dark, Light and Toffee, Golden Vanilla, Cadbury Dairy Milk; Cornetto – Mint Choc Chip, Chocolate (Winter Range), Choc & Nut, Strawberry; Cream of Cornish Vanilla; Dairy Cream Eclairs; Elite Tub – Strawberry, Vanilla; Feast – The Bar (UK); Gino Ginelli – Choc Chip, Double Choc Crunch, Mint Choc Chip, Toffee Fudge, Tutt Frutti; Joe Snow; Kick Off; Magnum – Cone, Dark Choc, Mint, Orange Choc, White Choc; Max – Fruit Split Orange, Lemon Fruit Ice, Milk Ice, Mini Pot, Mint Cone; Mini – Eclairs, Juice Apple, Milk Choc, Strawbery, Vanilla, Viennetta Toffee and Vanilla; Orange Fruitie; Romantica – Cappuccino, Choc, Red Fruit, Vanilla Butterscotch, Winter; Soft Scoop – Blue Ribbon Vanilla, Choc, Mint, Strawberry, Toffee; Solero; Tangle; Too Good To Be True; Twinpack; Viennetta – all flavours; Wall’s Dairy; Wall’s Real Dairy Premium
Mars confectionery UK Limited
· halal – Skittles Ice Cream, Starburst
· Chocolate Covered Ice Cream contains calf whey powder/syrup
These companies usually label their products with ‘Suitable For Vegetarian’ labels.
BISCUITS
Burton’s Biscutis, Crawford’s, Fox’s Biscuits, Mcvitie’s (UK), Pennywise, Rumpler’s Confectionery, The Ryvita Company Limited
TINNED FOOD (eg soup, baked beans,…)
Baxters of Speyside Limited, H. J. Heinz Limited, Weigh Watchers (Heinz), Bestfoods UK Ltd, Campbell’s Grocery Products Ltd
COOKING SAUCE/SALAD DRESSING/SEASONINGS/MIXES/PASTES
Baxters of Speyside Limited, Bestfoods UK Ltd, Campbell’s Frozen Foods Ltd, H.J Heinz Limited, Nestle UK Limited, Patak (Spices) Limited, Weight Watchers (Heinz)
CEREALS/GRAINS
Jordan’s Cereals Limited
· Country Crisp with Luxury Raisins, Raspberries or Strawberries contain calf whey powder/syrup
Kellogg Supply Service (Europe) Ltd
· haram – Frosted Wheats (contains gelatine), Raisin Splitz (glycerin ingredient may be prepared from either vegetable or animal sources), Toppas, Kellogg’s Frosted Pop-Tarts (contains gelatine derived from pork or beef)
· Coco Pops & Country Store – whey powder used is a by-product of the dairy industry, specifically cheesemaking. Rennet is utilized in this process but is of microbial origin, NOT from calves or other sources
· Fruit ‘n’ Fibre, Common Sense Oat Bran Flakes with Raisin and Apple and Golder Crsps – ingredients contain glycerated vine fruits and raisins but glycerin used for this purpose is synthetic and is NOT derived from animal sources
Quaker Oats Limited
Weetabix Limited
· Alpen Crunch Alpen contains calf whey powder/syrup
COSMETICS
Colgate-Palmolive Ltd
· halal - Soft ‘n’ Gentle Antiperspirants, Palmolive Shave Foams and Gels, Colgate Toothpastes – all varieties
Avon Cosmetic Limited
· halal -After Shave Gel/Lotion, Aromatherapy Products; Bath Foam; Bath Oil; Body Sprays; Bronze Range; Bubble Baths; California Range; Camille Albane Range; Casbah Cream; Clearskin Range; Country Harvest; Daily Revival Moisturiser; Face Masks; Floralique; Footworks; Gardenia Perfume; Liquid Cleanser; Man Plus Moisturiser and Cleanser; Moisture Rich Range; Nail Perfect Range; Naturals Range; Nurtura Range; Perle Noire Bath Oil and Deodrant; Pure Care; Techniques Hair Products; Tranquil Moments Range; Vip
Elida Faberge
· halal - Pond’s Dry Skin Cream, Pond’s Moisturiser, Mentodent Toothpaste
Body Shop
· these products contain ingredients which are by-products of the meat industry: Bath Beads – all varieties, Bath Bubbles – Cola, Forest Jelly, Ice Cream, Satsuma, Strawberry; Hawthorn Hand Cream; Shampoo – Mint & Thyme, Orange Oat, Seaweed & Peony; Tea Tree Oil Facial Wash
MEDICINE
Smithkline Beecham
· halal – Beechams 75 mg Aspirin Tablet; Beechams Hot Lemon; Diocalm Junior; Fynnos Salt; Germoloene: Cream/Wipes/Fotspray; Night Nurse Liquid; Oxy: Medicated Cream/ Cleanser/ Duopads/Facial Wash; Phensic Soluble; Veno: Expectorant/Cough Misture; Corsodyl: Gel/Spray/Mouthswash; Maclean Active Mouthguard; Aquafresh range – tube; Fenjal Classic Bath; Beechams hot Blackcurrant; Day Nurse Liquid; Enos Fruit Salts (regular); Flynnos Calcium Aspirin; Germoloids: Cream/Tissues; Maccleans Indigestion Tablets; Ralgex: Cream/Spray/Freeze; Spray Resolve
· doubtful: these products may contain animal-derived materials – Ashton & Parsons Infant Powder; Beechams: Pills, Hot Lemon With Honey, Powder Capsules, Powder Tablets, Powders, Couchcaps; Contac 400; Day Nurse Capsules; Ellimans Embrocation; Germolene Ointment; Germoloids - Suppositories, Ointment; Orovide 7 Sachets, Tablets; Oxy – 5 Lotion (advanced formula), Sensitive Facial Wash, 10 Cover-up; Phensic; Scotts Emulsion; Settlers; Veno Honey & Lemon; Yeastvite; Macleans – Sensitive Tube & Pump, Freshmit Pump, Mildmint Pump, Milk Teeth Tube & Pump, Frestmint Tube, Mildmint Tube; Aquafresh – Fresh ‘n’ Minty Pump, Mild ‘n’ Minty Pump; C-Vit Tablets; Diocalm & Diocalm Ultra, Eno Lemon & Orange; Iron Jelloids; Night Nurse Capsules; Phyllosan; Ralgex Stick; Sominex; Vykmin
For further and more detailed information, please refer to:
· Muslim Food Guide of Halaal Products (publication)
1420/21 Hijrah (2000) 3rd Edition
· The Institure of Islamic Jurisprudence of U.K.
68 Broomsdale Road, Batley
West Yorkshire WF17 6PJ
· Al-Madina Publications
13 Carlton Avenue, Batley
West Yorkshire WF17 7AQ
Tel: (01924) 444666
Fax: (01924) 477223
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.almadina.co.uk
Lujnah Kebajikan dan Kemasyarakatan
Zulkaedah 1420 / February 2000
Also there are some people muslim who don't eat any american or isrealean products because they are "satan"
HALAL & HARAM DIRECTORY
O believers ! Eat of the good things that We have
provided you with and give thanks to Allah.
(2: 172)
Though thorough research has gone into producing this guideline, it is by no means complete and only covers the common products as it is very difficult to obtain exactly the listing of halal and haram ingredients present in all products. Also, companies are constantly changing their product ingredients and Muslims should always be aware that what is originally certified halal might in the future be haram and vice versa. Due to aggressive campaigning by The Vegetarian Society, UK, most products now display their symbol ‘Suitable For Vegetarians’ which means that there is NO animal content in that particular product, making it halal. However, a product can still contain alcohol, making it haram. Please check.
Points to note:
· Medicine containing alcohol is not permissible unless on authority of a doctor with no alternative medicine available.
· If alcohol undergoes significant chemical changes causing it to lose its original properties via chemical processes, then its usage and consumption is permissible, as in the case where wine has turned into vinegar. Hence, it is also why all soap (without pig-derived ingredients) are permissible to use for Muslims.
· Gelatine is a thickener derived from skins, tendons, ligaments, bones to produce a gelling agent. Some remnant of the original product still remains in the final packaged product, making it impure and improper for use despite the great chemical changes it underwent.
· Processed foods contain food additives, regulated by the alphabet ‘E’, such as emulsifiers, raising agents, preservatives, colouring and gelling agents. At time of compilation, all other ‘E’ number additives are halal except for these:
‘E’ Number
Description
E120
Cochineal - derived from the cochineal beetle
E160a
Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma- Carotene – haram if gelatine is added to it
E471
Mono and Di-Glycerides of fatty acids – when Glycerol is used, one has to find out the source whether animal or synthetic
E472 (a-e)
Lactic acid esters of Mono- and D-Glycerides of fatty acids, prepared from esters of Glycerol
E473
Sucrose esters of fatty acids prepared from Glycerol and Sucrose
E474
Sycroglycerides prepared by reaction of Sucrose on natural Triglycerides, derived from palm oil, lard, etc
E475
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, prepared in the labrotary
E476
Polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil, prepared from castor oil and Glycerol esters
E477
Propylene Glycol of fatty acids
E478
Prepared from esters of glycerol and lactic acid
E570
Stearic Acid, naturally occurring fatty acid found in animal fats and vegetable oils, used as anticaking agent
E572
Prepared synthetically from commercial stearic acid
E631
Prepared from insect, meat and fish extract
E635
Same source as E631
E640
-
E920
Naturally occurring amino acid manufactured from animal hair and chicken feathers
· Rennet is an enzyme which can be animal or microbial. It is a mixture of 2 enzymes derived from calves’ stomachs and is used in cheese-making. Whey powder is a product of cheese-making using rennet. If the rennet is extracted from an Islamically slaughtered animal, it is halal. If not, scholars differ in opinion, with permissible and impermissible fatwas arising. Therefore consumption of whey powder and rennet-based products depends on which fatwa is held to. According to taqwa, abstinence is desirable. As far as possible, buy cheese suitable for vegetarians.
CLASSIFICATIONS
CAKES
Cadbury’s (Manor Bakeries)
· halal - Caramel Cake Bars, Caramel Cakes (Selection Pack), Caramel Mini Cake Bars, Chocolate Flake Cake, Chocolate Mini Rolls, Christmas Log, Christmas Pudding Cakes, Creamy White Buttons Cakes, Flake Cakes, Fry’s Turkish Delight Cakes, Fudge Cakes, Jaffa Cubes, Milk Choc Mini Cake Bars, Milk Chocolate Cake Bars, Mini Swiss Gateaux, Mini Yule Logs, Orange Choc Roll, Orange Egg Cake, Rich Chocolate Roll, Snow Flake Cakes, Swiss Gateaux, Toffee Mini Rolls, Turkish Delight Mini Cake Bars
Lyons Cake
· Battenberg; Buttercream Sandwich; Carrot Corner House Cake; Chocolate – Crunch Cakes, Cup Cakes, Fudge Cake, Sandwich, Slices, Swiss Roll; Coconut Crunch Cakes; Easter Egg Cakes; Family Chocolate Swiss Roll; Farmhouse Slices; French Sandwich; Jaffa fingers; Jumbo Chocolate Swiss Roll; Lemon – Cup Cakes, Curd Tarts, Slices; Lyons 6 Chocolate Cup Cakes; Mandarin Chocolate Cake and Roll; Merry Mellows; Mince Pies; Orange Cup Cakes; Raspberry & Vanilla Swiss Roll; Raspberry Swiss Roll; Trifle Sponges; Viennese Whirls
Mr Kipling
· Almond Slices, Angel Slices, Apricot & Raisin Flapjacks, Bakewell Slices, Bakewell Tart, Battenberg, Black Forest Slices, Caramel Shortcakes, Cherry Bakewells, Cherry Slices, Chocolate Chip Cake Bars, Christmas Slices, classic Collection, Country Slices, Classic Collection, Country Slices, Double Chocolate Cake Bites, Dundee Slices, Fruit Trifles, Individual Apple & Blackcurrant Pie, Jam Tarts Selection, Lemon Slices, Manor House Cake, Marble Choc & Vanilla Slices, Mince Parcels, Mince Pies, Mini Battenberg, Mini Coconut and Lemon Sponge Cakes, Mini Orange/Lemon Battenberg Cakes, Mini Victoria Sponge Cakes, Mini Xmas Cakes, Rich Chocolate Slices, Santa Bake, Stollen Slices, Strawberry Sundaes, Tangy Lemon Tartlets, Treacle Tart
DRINKS
All Normal & Diet - Seven Up, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Lilt, Fanta, Tango, Pepsi Cola; Schweppes, Five Alive, Fruit Burst, Sunny Delight, Lucozade, Ribena
SNACKS/CRISPS
Bestfoods UK Ltd
· pot noodles with chicken/beef/turkey flavour certified ‘Suitable For Vegetarians’ and therefore HALAL
Golden Wonder
· halal – GW Pickled Onion, Prawn Cocktails, Spring Onion, Ringos Cheese and Onions
Kettle Foods Ltd
· halal – Kettle Baked Potato Chip: flavours Sea Salt and Olive Oil, Sundried Tomato and Herb, sour Cream and Chips, Kettle Chips: flavours Balsamic vinegar and Sea Salt, Butter and Mint Seasonal Edition, French Onion, Kansas City Barbacue, Lightly Salted, Salsa with Mequite, Stilton & Poer Seasonal Edition, Kettle Poppins – American Cheese Maple Syrup and Sea Salt
· Kettle Chips Yoghurt and Green Onion – contains calf whey powder/syrup
KP Foods Groups
· halal - “Nutsters” Soury Crunchy Peanuts Ready Salted, Dry Roasted Peanuts, Dry Roasted Peanuts Salt & Vinegar flavour, McCoys Original Thick Crunchy Potato chips, Ready Salted, Spicy Tomato/Tomato Sauce Flavour, Worcester Sauce Flavour and Salt & Vinegar - Mcvities “Go Ahead” Oven Bake , Hula Hoops, Crisps, Frisps, Discos, Minichips, Roasted Peanuts Tabago Chilli Flavour, Salted Roasted Almonds
Procter & Gamble Limited
· halal - Pringles – Barbecue, Cheez-Ums, Ridges Original, Salt & Vinegar, Sour Cream & Onion
Walkers Snack Foods Limited
· halal – Cheese & Onion French Fries; Doritos Dippas; Prawn Cocktail and Salt & Vinegar – Quavers; Ready Salted and Salt & Vinegar – Chipsticks, French Fries; Smiths – Cheese & Onion Crisps, Ready Salted Crisps, Salt & Vinegar Crisps, Salt ‘n’ Shake; Walkers – Cheese & Chive Crisps, Prawn Cocktail Crisps, Ready Salted Crisps, Ready Salted Lites, Spring Onion Crisps, MAX Salt & Vinegar, MAX Original
· these products contain rennet in the cheese flavouring – Cheese Quavers; Cheesy Monster Munch; Savoury Cheese Snaps; Spicy Tomato Snaps; Walkers - Cheese & Onion Crisps, Cheese & Onion Lites, Tomato Ketchup Crisps, MAX Hard Cheese & Onion
· it is obvious that Doritos is not present in the halal section as it has been confirmed that all Doritos (except Doritos Dippas) contain animal substances
SPREADS
Chivers Hartley
· halal – Cadbury Chocolate Spreads Smooth Chocolate, Milk Chocolate and Banana
Ferrero UK Limited
· Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread – contains calf whey powder/syrup
SWEETS/CHOCOLATES
Cadbury Limited
· halal – Allora; Boost; bournville; California Dreaming; Creamy White Buttons; Dairy Mile – Normal, Miniatures, Quick, Wildlife; Double Fudge Dream; Flake; Freddo; Fruit & Nut; Hazelnut Heaven; Marble; Milk Chocolate Buttons; Orange Cream; Orange Milk Chocolate; Peppermint; Roses – Brazilnut Caramel, Caramel, Caramel Keg, Coconut, Coffee Flavour Crème, Fudge, Hazel In Caramel, Hazel Whirl, Milk Chocolate Miniature, Montelimar, Nutty Truffle Log, Noisette Whirl, Orange Crème, Plian chocolate Miniature, Strawberry Rose, Truffle Chunk; Shortcake Snack; Snack Sandwich chocolate; Starbar; Three Wishes; Time Out; Twirl; Wafer Snack; wholenut; Wispa – Gold, Mint, Normal; Yowie
Daintee
· halal – Blackcurrent + Liquorice; Brazil Nut Toffee; chocolate Caramels; Chocolate Eclairs; Chocolate Fudge; Chocolate Limes; Mint Assortment; Mint Humbugs; Orange Creams; Orange Lemon Slices; Peppermint Creams; Sparkling Mints; Vanilla Fudge; Harlows Mintoes
Ferrero UK Limited
· halal – Kinder – Bueno, Chocolate, Surprise; Tic Tac – Fresh Mint, Lime/Orange, Orange
· Ferrero Rocher Chocolates – contains calf whey powder/syrup
Fisherman’s Friend
· halal – Aniseed, Lemon, Original, Original Noaodep Sugar Lozenges; Sugar Free Mints; Super Strongmint
Mars Confectionery UK Limited
· halal – Bounty – Dark, Milk, Milk Twin and Funsize; Galaxy – Block, Caramel, Caramel Cracker, Caramel Eggs, Caramel Hearts, Caramel Tree Decoration, Fruit and Nut, Hazelnut, Ministicks, Minstrels, Ripple, Silk Eggs; Lockets : All Varieties; M&M; Maltesers; Mars; Milky Way Magic Star & Tree Decorations; Miniatures; Revels; Skittles; Snickers; Starburst; Starburst Joosters; topic; Tracker Chocolate Chip and Roast Nut; Tunes: All Varieties; Twix
· these products contain calf whey powder/syrup – Bounty Milk Miniatures; Celebration; Funsize – Mars, Milky Way, Snickers; Standard Size and Twin – Galaxy Caramel Swirls and M&M’s Peanut, Milky Way Crispy Rolls, Milky Way; Twix Kingsize
Nestle UK Limited (Nestle Rowntree)
· halal - After Eight Thin Mints; Black Magic – Chocolate Brazil, Lemon Dream, Orange Cream, Raspberry Roulade, Tablet, toffee & Mallow; Dairy Box – Chocolate Brazil, Hazelnut Caramel; Fox’s Glacier Fruits and Mints; Jellytots; Maverick; Milky Bar and Buttons; Mint Munchies; Polo Mint – Original, Strong, Spearmint, Sugar Free, Supermints; Quality Street – Fruits of the Forest, Orange Crème, Strawberry Crème, Toffee Penny, Smarties, Toffo – Assorted, Mint, Plain; Zploder Bar
· these products contain calf whey powder/syrup – Aero – Milk chocolate, Orange, Peppermint; Animal Bar; Black Magic – Caramel, Hazel Cluster, Hazel in Caramel; Blue Ribband; Breakaway – Milk Camarac and Milk Chocolate; Caramac; Dairy Box – Almond Fayre, Autumn Hazelnut, Caramel Classic, Country Fudge, Nut Swirl, Strawberry Fool, Toffee Cup, Turkish Delight, Vanilla Truffle, Wafer Sandwich; Golden Cup; Kit Kat; Lion Bar; Matchmakers – Coconut, Mint, Orange; Milkybar White Chocolate Mini Eggs; Munchies; Quality Street – Caramel Cup, Coconut Éclair, Dairy Fudge, Fruit & Nut Delight, Hazelnut Éclair, Hazelnut in Caramel, Milk chocolate Hazelnut, Noisette Triangle, Toffee Deluxe, Toffee Fingers, Vanilla Octagon; Rolo Bar; Rolo; Smarties – orange only; Vice Versas; Walnut whip – Vanilla; White Chocolate After Eight Think Mint; Yorkie – Milk Chocolate, Nutter, Raisin & Biscuit#
Thorntons PLC
· halal – Assorted Range; Choccie; Conti; Dark Chocolates; Diabetic Chocolates; Liquorice; Luxury Cream; Milk Chocolates; Mint Chocolates; MK Chocolate Range, Orange Bars; Peanut Brittle; Toffee Bags; White Chocolate; White Mint Bags; Jellies
Trebor Bassett Limited
· halal – Barker & Dobson; Barratt; Bassett’s Fundays (except Rum and Butter Toffee); Butterkist & Pimms Popcorn; Jameson’s Chocolate Range; Pascall; Sharp; Trebor
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Kraft Jacobs Suchard
· halal – Dairylea Cheese Spreads; Kraft – Cheddarie, Cracker, Philadelphia, Processed Slices
· Kraft Singles Cheese Food Slices contains calf rennet
New Zealand Milk (UK) Ltd
· halal - Acorn Butter; Anchor Butter
St Ivel Limited
· halal – Butter; Gold Range; Golden Churn; Supersoft Spread; Utterly Butterly; Vitalite; Cheese: Blue Stilton; Brie; Cheddar; Cheshire; Cotsdale; Double Gloucester; English Cheese; Farmhouse; Mature; Mild; Red Leicester; Scottish; Shape Cottage Cheese; Vegearian White Mild; Wexford; Dessert: Luxury Devonshire Trifles; Shape Rice Desserts
ICE-CREAM
Birds Eye Wall’s Limited
· halal – Blue Ribbon – Raspberry Ripple Slice, Vanilla, Neapolitan; Callipo; Carte D’Or; Catering Slice – Strawberry, Vanilla; Choc Bar – Blue Ribbon Milk Chocolate, Chunky, Chunky Dark, Blue Ribbon Dark, Light and Toffee, Golden Vanilla, Cadbury Dairy Milk; Cornetto – Mint Choc Chip, Chocolate (Winter Range), Choc & Nut, Strawberry; Cream of Cornish Vanilla; Dairy Cream Eclairs; Elite Tub – Strawberry, Vanilla; Feast – The Bar (UK); Gino Ginelli – Choc Chip, Double Choc Crunch, Mint Choc Chip, Toffee Fudge, Tutt Frutti; Joe Snow; Kick Off; Magnum – Cone, Dark Choc, Mint, Orange Choc, White Choc; Max – Fruit Split Orange, Lemon Fruit Ice, Milk Ice, Mini Pot, Mint Cone; Mini – Eclairs, Juice Apple, Milk Choc, Strawbery, Vanilla, Viennetta Toffee and Vanilla; Orange Fruitie; Romantica – Cappuccino, Choc, Red Fruit, Vanilla Butterscotch, Winter; Soft Scoop – Blue Ribbon Vanilla, Choc, Mint, Strawberry, Toffee; Solero; Tangle; Too Good To Be True; Twinpack; Viennetta – all flavours; Wall’s Dairy; Wall’s Real Dairy Premium
Mars confectionery UK Limited
· halal – Skittles Ice Cream, Starburst
· Chocolate Covered Ice Cream contains calf whey powder/syrup
These companies usually label their products with ‘Suitable For Vegetarian’ labels.
BISCUITS
Burton’s Biscutis, Crawford’s, Fox’s Biscuits, Mcvitie’s (UK), Pennywise, Rumpler’s Confectionery, The Ryvita Company Limited
TINNED FOOD (eg soup, baked beans,…)
Baxters of Speyside Limited, H. J. Heinz Limited, Weigh Watchers (Heinz), Bestfoods UK Ltd, Campbell’s Grocery Products Ltd
COOKING SAUCE/SALAD DRESSING/SEASONINGS/MIXES/PASTES
Baxters of Speyside Limited, Bestfoods UK Ltd, Campbell’s Frozen Foods Ltd, H.J Heinz Limited, Nestle UK Limited, Patak (Spices) Limited, Weight Watchers (Heinz)
CEREALS/GRAINS
Jordan’s Cereals Limited
· Country Crisp with Luxury Raisins, Raspberries or Strawberries contain calf whey powder/syrup
Kellogg Supply Service (Europe) Ltd
· haram – Frosted Wheats (contains gelatine), Raisin Splitz (glycerin ingredient may be prepared from either vegetable or animal sources), Toppas, Kellogg’s Frosted Pop-Tarts (contains gelatine derived from pork or beef)
· Coco Pops & Country Store – whey powder used is a by-product of the dairy industry, specifically cheesemaking. Rennet is utilized in this process but is of microbial origin, NOT from calves or other sources
· Fruit ‘n’ Fibre, Common Sense Oat Bran Flakes with Raisin and Apple and Golder Crsps – ingredients contain glycerated vine fruits and raisins but glycerin used for this purpose is synthetic and is NOT derived from animal sources
Quaker Oats Limited
Weetabix Limited
· Alpen Crunch Alpen contains calf whey powder/syrup
COSMETICS
Colgate-Palmolive Ltd
· halal - Soft ‘n’ Gentle Antiperspirants, Palmolive Shave Foams and Gels, Colgate Toothpastes – all varieties
Avon Cosmetic Limited
· halal -After Shave Gel/Lotion, Aromatherapy Products; Bath Foam; Bath Oil; Body Sprays; Bronze Range; Bubble Baths; California Range; Camille Albane Range; Casbah Cream; Clearskin Range; Country Harvest; Daily Revival Moisturiser; Face Masks; Floralique; Footworks; Gardenia Perfume; Liquid Cleanser; Man Plus Moisturiser and Cleanser; Moisture Rich Range; Nail Perfect Range; Naturals Range; Nurtura Range; Perle Noire Bath Oil and Deodrant; Pure Care; Techniques Hair Products; Tranquil Moments Range; Vip
Elida Faberge
· halal - Pond’s Dry Skin Cream, Pond’s Moisturiser, Mentodent Toothpaste
Body Shop
· these products contain ingredients which are by-products of the meat industry: Bath Beads – all varieties, Bath Bubbles – Cola, Forest Jelly, Ice Cream, Satsuma, Strawberry; Hawthorn Hand Cream; Shampoo – Mint & Thyme, Orange Oat, Seaweed & Peony; Tea Tree Oil Facial Wash
MEDICINE
Smithkline Beecham
· halal – Beechams 75 mg Aspirin Tablet; Beechams Hot Lemon; Diocalm Junior; Fynnos Salt; Germoloene: Cream/Wipes/Fotspray; Night Nurse Liquid; Oxy: Medicated Cream/ Cleanser/ Duopads/Facial Wash; Phensic Soluble; Veno: Expectorant/Cough Misture; Corsodyl: Gel/Spray/Mouthswash; Maclean Active Mouthguard; Aquafresh range – tube; Fenjal Classic Bath; Beechams hot Blackcurrant; Day Nurse Liquid; Enos Fruit Salts (regular); Flynnos Calcium Aspirin; Germoloids: Cream/Tissues; Maccleans Indigestion Tablets; Ralgex: Cream/Spray/Freeze; Spray Resolve
· doubtful: these products may contain animal-derived materials – Ashton & Parsons Infant Powder; Beechams: Pills, Hot Lemon With Honey, Powder Capsules, Powder Tablets, Powders, Couchcaps; Contac 400; Day Nurse Capsules; Ellimans Embrocation; Germolene Ointment; Germoloids - Suppositories, Ointment; Orovide 7 Sachets, Tablets; Oxy – 5 Lotion (advanced formula), Sensitive Facial Wash, 10 Cover-up; Phensic; Scotts Emulsion; Settlers; Veno Honey & Lemon; Yeastvite; Macleans – Sensitive Tube & Pump, Freshmit Pump, Mildmint Pump, Milk Teeth Tube & Pump, Frestmint Tube, Mildmint Tube; Aquafresh – Fresh ‘n’ Minty Pump, Mild ‘n’ Minty Pump; C-Vit Tablets; Diocalm & Diocalm Ultra, Eno Lemon & Orange; Iron Jelloids; Night Nurse Capsules; Phyllosan; Ralgex Stick; Sominex; Vykmin
For further and more detailed information, please refer to:
· Muslim Food Guide of Halaal Products (publication)
1420/21 Hijrah (2000) 3rd Edition
· The Institure of Islamic Jurisprudence of U.K.
68 Broomsdale Road, Batley
West Yorkshire WF17 6PJ
· Al-Madina Publications
13 Carlton Avenue, Batley
West Yorkshire WF17 7AQ
Tel: (01924) 444666
Fax: (01924) 477223
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.almadina.co.uk
Lujnah Kebajikan dan Kemasyarakatan
Zulkaedah 1420 / February 2000
Also there are some people muslim who don't eat any american or isrealean products because they are "satan"
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Re: halal foods
I believe Halal food(Zahir) is prescribed to us for good underlying reasons (Baten).
Halal food is no pork or fish with shells (excluding prawns). Pigs are animals that eat their own excretion and because they have similar tissue to humans I believe that some of their organs can be used for human replacements. This is an indication that they have some similar genes to humans and so can pass diseases easily to humans. I'm pretty sure this does not limit the reasons why we don't eat pork.
Halal food includes only animals that have been sacrified in the most humane way. (ie not electrocuting, etc). The blood from the animals must be drained - electrocution doesn't allow this - blood vessels burst, etc.
I don't believe that Muslims can't be treated with medicines in which alcohol has been used or drink coke in which alcohol is used to kill bacteria. You'll probably have to consume tonnes of it at a time before you become drunk. Besides the intention of drinking something like coke or being treated with such medicines is not to consume the intoxicating alcohol.
Regarding not consuming products from companies like Coke + McDonalds, I believe the intention that some people have is not to support companies who support the position Israel has in Palestine. As Muslims have a stronger link to Palestinians than non-Muslims they have a strong inclination to boycott such products and companies. But there are plenty of non-muslims boycotting these products too. For this reason it may seem to people as though these products are not eaten because they are not Halal - of course a cheese burger from McDees is of course not Halal anyway - but this is not the case. It hasn't anything to do with Halal - just jihad on a commercial level I suppose. Whether to support the boycotts is a matter of personal conviction, interpretation and is open for debate. Here's an example of a site that explains this: http://www.mylinkspage.com/israel.html
Halal food is no pork or fish with shells (excluding prawns). Pigs are animals that eat their own excretion and because they have similar tissue to humans I believe that some of their organs can be used for human replacements. This is an indication that they have some similar genes to humans and so can pass diseases easily to humans. I'm pretty sure this does not limit the reasons why we don't eat pork.
Halal food includes only animals that have been sacrified in the most humane way. (ie not electrocuting, etc). The blood from the animals must be drained - electrocution doesn't allow this - blood vessels burst, etc.
I don't believe that Muslims can't be treated with medicines in which alcohol has been used or drink coke in which alcohol is used to kill bacteria. You'll probably have to consume tonnes of it at a time before you become drunk. Besides the intention of drinking something like coke or being treated with such medicines is not to consume the intoxicating alcohol.
Regarding not consuming products from companies like Coke + McDonalds, I believe the intention that some people have is not to support companies who support the position Israel has in Palestine. As Muslims have a stronger link to Palestinians than non-Muslims they have a strong inclination to boycott such products and companies. But there are plenty of non-muslims boycotting these products too. For this reason it may seem to people as though these products are not eaten because they are not Halal - of course a cheese burger from McDees is of course not Halal anyway - but this is not the case. It hasn't anything to do with Halal - just jihad on a commercial level I suppose. Whether to support the boycotts is a matter of personal conviction, interpretation and is open for debate. Here's an example of a site that explains this: http://www.mylinkspage.com/israel.html
Last edited by kkicker on Sat Nov 29, 2003 4:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Is Vinegar Halal?
I read in one article that Vinegar is a liquid condiment produced from fermentation of 'ETHYL ALCOHOL' OR ETHANOL yielding its key ingredient Acetic Acid. If this is true then it means sugar turn in alcohol during the process!
(CH3CO2H)
Alcohol is haram in Islam, does alcohol turned vinegar is halal?
(CH3CO2H)
Alcohol is haram in Islam, does alcohol turned vinegar is halal?
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So, after the conversion by acetobacter the alcohol disappear from vinegar? and it convert in acetic acid; and acetic acid is not alcohol, and therefore vinegar is not haram? is this right?Acetobacter are used in the production of vinegar (intentionally converting the ethanol in the wine to acetic acid);
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Yup thats correct !!!....This bacteria is the one who is responsible for producing the vinegar.So, after the conversion by acetobacter the alcohol disappear from vinegar? and it convert in acetic acid; and acetic acid is not alcohol, and therefore vinegar is not haram? is this right?
Vinegar is veryyyy good for health !!
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Ritual animal slaughter ban unites Muslims & Jews against European 'ecofascism' – Zizek
Published time: 22 Aug, 2019
Ritual animal slaughter ban unites Muslims & Jews against European 'ecofascism' – Zizek
© Reuters / Rentsendorj Bazarsukh
Belgium’s creeping ban on kosher and halal slaughter reeks of “right-wing ecology,” not animal rights, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek tells RT, noting that secular slaughterhouses are far greater hotbeds of animal cruelty.
“If you’re just somebody concerned with suffering of animals, wouldn’t it be more logical to begin with what happens on a daily basis in our industrial agriculture – raising pigs, raising chickens?” Zizek asked. “Why all of a sudden the focus on [ritually slaughtered] animals?”
I think this is a clear indication of the political background. That it’s really, if I may use these lightly paranoi[d] terms, a right-wing racist measure masked by ecological concerns.
A ban on kosher and halal slaughter takes effect in Belgium’s region of Wallonia next month, while a similar ban was enacted in Flanders in January. Ostensibly adopted for animal welfare reasons, the law requires livestock to be electronically stunned prior to slaughter, contrary to Jewish and Muslim methods which require animals to be in perfect health before they are killed with a single slash to the throat.
Religious groups are up in arms at the incursion on their traditions and have called the measures little more than thinly-veiled antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Zizek sees the battle not as one of animal rights against religious freedom, but as an ominous victory for “right-wing ecology” over the Muslims and Jews the far right sees as “part of the same bloc to destroy Western Europe.”
Published time: 22 Aug, 2019
Ritual animal slaughter ban unites Muslims & Jews against European 'ecofascism' – Zizek
© Reuters / Rentsendorj Bazarsukh
Belgium’s creeping ban on kosher and halal slaughter reeks of “right-wing ecology,” not animal rights, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek tells RT, noting that secular slaughterhouses are far greater hotbeds of animal cruelty.
“If you’re just somebody concerned with suffering of animals, wouldn’t it be more logical to begin with what happens on a daily basis in our industrial agriculture – raising pigs, raising chickens?” Zizek asked. “Why all of a sudden the focus on [ritually slaughtered] animals?”
I think this is a clear indication of the political background. That it’s really, if I may use these lightly paranoi[d] terms, a right-wing racist measure masked by ecological concerns.
A ban on kosher and halal slaughter takes effect in Belgium’s region of Wallonia next month, while a similar ban was enacted in Flanders in January. Ostensibly adopted for animal welfare reasons, the law requires livestock to be electronically stunned prior to slaughter, contrary to Jewish and Muslim methods which require animals to be in perfect health before they are killed with a single slash to the throat.
Religious groups are up in arms at the incursion on their traditions and have called the measures little more than thinly-veiled antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Zizek sees the battle not as one of animal rights against religious freedom, but as an ominous victory for “right-wing ecology” over the Muslims and Jews the far right sees as “part of the same bloc to destroy Western Europe.”
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A modest proposal indeed: Academia considers cannibalism
The thought-leaders and philosophers of the Western world have recently turned their attention to a rather radical method of reducing our carbon footprint and self-regulating the Earth’s population. Ever since we diverged from our chimpanzee cousins five million years ago, human beings have picked up a diverse skillset. We sharpened rocks into axes, mastered fire, built civilizations and came up with the atomic bomb. It’s been a rocky couple of eons, but one thing we’ve managed to completely leave behind is the ultimate taboo: cannibalism.
Academics, however, are unconstrained by nasty ‘social constructs’ like morality, ethics and ‘not eating your grandmother.’ Far away from the real world, professors steeped in postmodernism – a doctrine that reigns supreme in social science departments and rejects notions of objective reality – have been suggesting for some time that we embrace our inner beast and break the taboo.
“Cannibalism occurs in every class of vertebrates,” wrote American Museum of Natural History researcher Bill Schutt in ‘Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History.’ After discussing which wine pairs best with human placenta, Schutt mused whether one day food shortages and overcrowding might lead us to eat our own. The New York Times, incidentally, called the book “refreshing.” Additionally, researchers at UC San Diego declared in 2017 that as cannibalism helps limit the spread of disease in some species, it could benefit us too.
“We are flipping the paradigm, with regards to cannibalism,” the researchers said, with an accompanying press release from the university declaring “For some populations, cannibalism may be just what the doctor ordered.”
While actual scientists research the nitty-gritty of eating corpses, social scientists busy themselves pondering its cultural significance. Last year, a conference was held at the University of Warwick, entitled “Bites Here and There,” where such topics as “Help Yourself: Autophagy as Response to Global Crises,”“Cannibalism and Intimacy,” and “‘Ethical’ Foodways: Justifying Cannibalism in Contemporary Speculative Fiction” were discussed.
Despite persuading their test subjects with several moral and ethical arguments in favor of cannibalism, the authors of one research paper packed it in when they found that, no matter what the circumstances, these subjects refused to eat human flesh. However, they did offer a ray of hope for aspiring autophagists, noting that while chowing down on corpses disgusts us “for now,” we should “be able to adapt to human flesh if need be.”
It’s easy to mock the notions of academics, who are after all paid to think up abstract ideas and publish impenetrable research papers. But their ideas tend to percolate down into mainstream media, and from there into our culture.
At the risk of making a massive generalization, people buy edible insects for only two reasons: curiosity and virtue signaling. “Look at me!” they can say. “I’m ahead of the curve. I’m part of the solution, not the problem.” The customer base for edible insects likely overlaps significantly with the soulless millenials who pay good money to consume trendy soy-slop from companies like Huel and Soylent in place of solid food.
And so it may well go with cannibalism. Whether the taboo is broken by the slow and steady work of academics, or bucked by one forward-thinking influencer, once man-flesh enters the mainstream it might not be long before thousands are lining up for their first bite. And who knows, maybe they’ll even ask for seconds.
Graham Dockery is a journalist based in Ireland
https://www.rt.com/news/467685-cannibal ... academics/
The thought-leaders and philosophers of the Western world have recently turned their attention to a rather radical method of reducing our carbon footprint and self-regulating the Earth’s population. Ever since we diverged from our chimpanzee cousins five million years ago, human beings have picked up a diverse skillset. We sharpened rocks into axes, mastered fire, built civilizations and came up with the atomic bomb. It’s been a rocky couple of eons, but one thing we’ve managed to completely leave behind is the ultimate taboo: cannibalism.
Academics, however, are unconstrained by nasty ‘social constructs’ like morality, ethics and ‘not eating your grandmother.’ Far away from the real world, professors steeped in postmodernism – a doctrine that reigns supreme in social science departments and rejects notions of objective reality – have been suggesting for some time that we embrace our inner beast and break the taboo.
“Cannibalism occurs in every class of vertebrates,” wrote American Museum of Natural History researcher Bill Schutt in ‘Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History.’ After discussing which wine pairs best with human placenta, Schutt mused whether one day food shortages and overcrowding might lead us to eat our own. The New York Times, incidentally, called the book “refreshing.” Additionally, researchers at UC San Diego declared in 2017 that as cannibalism helps limit the spread of disease in some species, it could benefit us too.
“We are flipping the paradigm, with regards to cannibalism,” the researchers said, with an accompanying press release from the university declaring “For some populations, cannibalism may be just what the doctor ordered.”
While actual scientists research the nitty-gritty of eating corpses, social scientists busy themselves pondering its cultural significance. Last year, a conference was held at the University of Warwick, entitled “Bites Here and There,” where such topics as “Help Yourself: Autophagy as Response to Global Crises,”“Cannibalism and Intimacy,” and “‘Ethical’ Foodways: Justifying Cannibalism in Contemporary Speculative Fiction” were discussed.
Despite persuading their test subjects with several moral and ethical arguments in favor of cannibalism, the authors of one research paper packed it in when they found that, no matter what the circumstances, these subjects refused to eat human flesh. However, they did offer a ray of hope for aspiring autophagists, noting that while chowing down on corpses disgusts us “for now,” we should “be able to adapt to human flesh if need be.”
It’s easy to mock the notions of academics, who are after all paid to think up abstract ideas and publish impenetrable research papers. But their ideas tend to percolate down into mainstream media, and from there into our culture.
At the risk of making a massive generalization, people buy edible insects for only two reasons: curiosity and virtue signaling. “Look at me!” they can say. “I’m ahead of the curve. I’m part of the solution, not the problem.” The customer base for edible insects likely overlaps significantly with the soulless millenials who pay good money to consume trendy soy-slop from companies like Huel and Soylent in place of solid food.
And so it may well go with cannibalism. Whether the taboo is broken by the slow and steady work of academics, or bucked by one forward-thinking influencer, once man-flesh enters the mainstream it might not be long before thousands are lining up for their first bite. And who knows, maybe they’ll even ask for seconds.
Graham Dockery is a journalist based in Ireland
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Can Meat From a Lab Be Kosher or Halal? Some Say Yes.
The makers of cultivated meats want consumers who follow Islamic or Jewish dietary rules to consider their products, and are working hard to meet certification requirements.
Daniel Lugo, a chef, plating lab-grown chicken from GOOD Meat after he had grilled it.Credit...Leah Millis/Reuters
The companies that grow meat from cultured cells present their offering as an environmentally friendly and ethical alternative to consuming protein from slaughtered chickens, cows and other farm animals.
And as they look to appeal to followers of Islamic and Jewish traditions, they are also trying to make the case that the cultivated meat can be halal and kosher.
Strictly observant Muslims and Jews will not eat food without those religious certifications. The rules for each are distinct but overlap in some ways. For example, the animals must be slaughtered in specific ways and the meat must contain no trace of blood. Some foods, such as pork, are not allowed.
GOOD Meat, a California-based cultivated meat producer, commissioned three of Shariah scholars to determine if lab-made meat could be halal, and the group came to the conclusion earlier this month that it was possible.
Also this month, SuperMeat, a Tel Aviv-based cultivated meat company, announced that it received certification from Orthodox Union Kosher, known as OU Kosher, the world’s largest kosher certification agency.
Lab-grown meat could soon begin to make it to consumers’ tables after the Department of Agriculture gave approval in June to GOOD Meat, and another lab-meat company UPSIDE Foods, to produce cell-cultured poultry products. The process to make cultivated meat starts with a cell line that is obtained from animals and replicated. (For this reason, it won’t satisfy the ethical concerns of vegans who refuse to use any animal products.)
The cells are put into a bioreactor, a stainless steel vessel that provides the energy and warmth needed for growth. The cells are immersed in nutrients, including amino acids and vitamins, similar to what the animal would have been fed, according to GOOD Meat.
Mohammad Hussaini, vice president of global Halal affairs for the American Halal Foundation, a major certifier that audits products and facilities for compliance with halal standards, said that more meat-cultivating companies have been seeking out his organization’s expertise in the last year.
Since many of the companies are early stages, he has yet to see any successfully make halal products.
"There’s interest, but nobody has got it right just yet,” Mr.Hussaini said.
There is also incentive for companies to adhere to kosher standards because those products are popular among a wide range of consumers, said Avrom Pollak, president of Star-K, a Maryland-based kosher certification agency.
“If it’s kosher-certified, some Muslims — not all Muslims — will accept it,” Dr. Pollak said. “Even with the general public there’s a perception out there that when something is kosher-certified, it has enhanced value.”
Meeting the requirements to be kosher or halal calls for some care to match different sets of rules documented in the traditions’s religious texts and their adherents’ practices around the world.
Halal is Arabic for permissible or lawful. Halal food needs to adhere to Islamic law in how its sourced, processed and prepared. Some foods are forbidden in both traditions, such as the flesh of pigs or products containing blood.
The group working with the GOOD Meat company consists of advisers to the Royal Court in Saudi Arabia and professors, also based in that kingdom. It announced on Sept. 10 that cultivated meat could be deemed halal if it met specific criteria:
The cell line it is derived from is from an animal that is permissible to eat, such as a chicken or a cow. Animals such as pigs and reptiles are prohibited.
The cell line comes from an animal that has been slaughtered according to Islamic law, which says it should be done by a Muslim of “sound mind” who would cut the animal’s throat with a clean and sharp knife.
The nutrients fed to the cells do not include any substances that are forbidden to be eaten such as spilled blood, alcohol or materials taken from animals that have not been slaughtered properly or pigs.
The cultivated meat is edible and it does not cause harm to one’s health.
Those principles could help the company to develop a standard for its products, Josh Tetrick, the co-founder and chief executive officer of GOOD Meat, said.
“This ruling for us impacts how we think about building our process,” Mr. Tetrick said. “From now on, we want to develop cell lines that are meeting that criteria laid out.”
As the Muslim population grows, so does its meat consumption, Mr. Tetrick said, and he doesn’t want exclude the millions of people who eat halal food.
The global halal meat market was valued at $202 billion in 2021 and is estimated to reach $375 billion by 2030, according to Straits Research, an India-based market research firm.
Mr. Hussaini, who is not affiliated with the panel commissioned by GOOD Meat, said he believes there is a potential for cultivated meats to be considered halal.
“There is a path to it as we understand the current international standards and the theological opinions,” he said.
Some in the industry believe that the kosher market also presents an opportunity for the lab-grown meat. There are about 12.35 million kosher consumers in the United States, according to Star-K.
To be considered kosher, meat must come from animals slaughtered by a person trained in how to butcher animals according to Jewish laws, which involves removing forbidden parts and also bans consuming pigs and other animals, according to OU Kosher.
SuperMeat bypassed the slaughtering rules completely by using a cell line from a fertilized egg. This is how the company was able to meet kosher meat’s Mehadrin standards, which is the most stringent level of kosher supervision, said Ido Savir, CEO of SuperMeat.
The company is also in talks with halal-certification agencies, but its line of chicken products is still in the early stages and not available commercially. The company is looking to partner with other meat producers to supply them with cultivated meat. It expects to start selling its meat at the end of 2024 or early 2025 in the United States.
Overall, Mr. Savir is hoping that the accreditation from the certification agency will help garner trust from consumers to try a largely novel product.
Even with certification, consumers may hesitate. Adnan Durrani, the CEO and founder of Saffron Road, a Connecticut-based halal food brand, doesn’t anticipate selling cultivated meats. They seem heavily processed, he said, which he doesn’t think would appeal to his customers, who have motivations besides religious beliefs.
“Our consumers are very dedicated to natural, organic products that are clean,” Mr. Durrani said. “I don’t think they have much interest in it from what I’ve seen.”
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Daniel Lugo, a chef, plating lab-grown chicken from GOOD Meat after he had grilled it.Credit...Leah Millis/Reuters
The companies that grow meat from cultured cells present their offering as an environmentally friendly and ethical alternative to consuming protein from slaughtered chickens, cows and other farm animals.
And as they look to appeal to followers of Islamic and Jewish traditions, they are also trying to make the case that the cultivated meat can be halal and kosher.
Strictly observant Muslims and Jews will not eat food without those religious certifications. The rules for each are distinct but overlap in some ways. For example, the animals must be slaughtered in specific ways and the meat must contain no trace of blood. Some foods, such as pork, are not allowed.
GOOD Meat, a California-based cultivated meat producer, commissioned three of Shariah scholars to determine if lab-made meat could be halal, and the group came to the conclusion earlier this month that it was possible.
Also this month, SuperMeat, a Tel Aviv-based cultivated meat company, announced that it received certification from Orthodox Union Kosher, known as OU Kosher, the world’s largest kosher certification agency.
Lab-grown meat could soon begin to make it to consumers’ tables after the Department of Agriculture gave approval in June to GOOD Meat, and another lab-meat company UPSIDE Foods, to produce cell-cultured poultry products. The process to make cultivated meat starts with a cell line that is obtained from animals and replicated. (For this reason, it won’t satisfy the ethical concerns of vegans who refuse to use any animal products.)
The cells are put into a bioreactor, a stainless steel vessel that provides the energy and warmth needed for growth. The cells are immersed in nutrients, including amino acids and vitamins, similar to what the animal would have been fed, according to GOOD Meat.
Mohammad Hussaini, vice president of global Halal affairs for the American Halal Foundation, a major certifier that audits products and facilities for compliance with halal standards, said that more meat-cultivating companies have been seeking out his organization’s expertise in the last year.
Since many of the companies are early stages, he has yet to see any successfully make halal products.
"There’s interest, but nobody has got it right just yet,” Mr.Hussaini said.
There is also incentive for companies to adhere to kosher standards because those products are popular among a wide range of consumers, said Avrom Pollak, president of Star-K, a Maryland-based kosher certification agency.
“If it’s kosher-certified, some Muslims — not all Muslims — will accept it,” Dr. Pollak said. “Even with the general public there’s a perception out there that when something is kosher-certified, it has enhanced value.”
Meeting the requirements to be kosher or halal calls for some care to match different sets of rules documented in the traditions’s religious texts and their adherents’ practices around the world.
Halal is Arabic for permissible or lawful. Halal food needs to adhere to Islamic law in how its sourced, processed and prepared. Some foods are forbidden in both traditions, such as the flesh of pigs or products containing blood.
The group working with the GOOD Meat company consists of advisers to the Royal Court in Saudi Arabia and professors, also based in that kingdom. It announced on Sept. 10 that cultivated meat could be deemed halal if it met specific criteria:
The cell line it is derived from is from an animal that is permissible to eat, such as a chicken or a cow. Animals such as pigs and reptiles are prohibited.
The cell line comes from an animal that has been slaughtered according to Islamic law, which says it should be done by a Muslim of “sound mind” who would cut the animal’s throat with a clean and sharp knife.
The nutrients fed to the cells do not include any substances that are forbidden to be eaten such as spilled blood, alcohol or materials taken from animals that have not been slaughtered properly or pigs.
The cultivated meat is edible and it does not cause harm to one’s health.
Those principles could help the company to develop a standard for its products, Josh Tetrick, the co-founder and chief executive officer of GOOD Meat, said.
“This ruling for us impacts how we think about building our process,” Mr. Tetrick said. “From now on, we want to develop cell lines that are meeting that criteria laid out.”
As the Muslim population grows, so does its meat consumption, Mr. Tetrick said, and he doesn’t want exclude the millions of people who eat halal food.
The global halal meat market was valued at $202 billion in 2021 and is estimated to reach $375 billion by 2030, according to Straits Research, an India-based market research firm.
Mr. Hussaini, who is not affiliated with the panel commissioned by GOOD Meat, said he believes there is a potential for cultivated meats to be considered halal.
“There is a path to it as we understand the current international standards and the theological opinions,” he said.
Some in the industry believe that the kosher market also presents an opportunity for the lab-grown meat. There are about 12.35 million kosher consumers in the United States, according to Star-K.
To be considered kosher, meat must come from animals slaughtered by a person trained in how to butcher animals according to Jewish laws, which involves removing forbidden parts and also bans consuming pigs and other animals, according to OU Kosher.
SuperMeat bypassed the slaughtering rules completely by using a cell line from a fertilized egg. This is how the company was able to meet kosher meat’s Mehadrin standards, which is the most stringent level of kosher supervision, said Ido Savir, CEO of SuperMeat.
The company is also in talks with halal-certification agencies, but its line of chicken products is still in the early stages and not available commercially. The company is looking to partner with other meat producers to supply them with cultivated meat. It expects to start selling its meat at the end of 2024 or early 2025 in the United States.
Overall, Mr. Savir is hoping that the accreditation from the certification agency will help garner trust from consumers to try a largely novel product.
Even with certification, consumers may hesitate. Adnan Durrani, the CEO and founder of Saffron Road, a Connecticut-based halal food brand, doesn’t anticipate selling cultivated meats. They seem heavily processed, he said, which he doesn’t think would appeal to his customers, who have motivations besides religious beliefs.
“Our consumers are very dedicated to natural, organic products that are clean,” Mr. Durrani said. “I don’t think they have much interest in it from what I’ve seen.”
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