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NUCLEOTIDES IN INFANT BABY FORMULAS ARE NOT HALAL ACCORDING TO MCG'S CRITERIA
Nucleotides are composed of nucleobase (nitrogenous base), a five-carbon sugar (either ribose or 2'- deoxyribose), and one to three phosphate groups. Nucleotide is made of three functional groups: a nucleic acid base, a sugar, and a phosphate. It is a structural building block of RNA and DNA.
Nucleotide which is also known as Adenosine 5' - Monophosphate, Cytidene 5' - Monophosphate, Disodium Guanosine 5' - Monophosphate, Disodium Uridine 5' - Monophosphate, Inosito5' - Monophosphate. These nucleotides are obtained from Turula yeast cell's RNA. Ethyl Alcohol is provided as nutrients to Turula yeast cells to multiply in millions.
MCG has asked this question to Nucleotides manufacturer company:
" Use of ethyl alcohol during the manufacturing of Nucleotide"
Here is their answer we received today:
" The answer to your question is we do use alcohol for a nutrient source for the yeast. As for in the actual powder there is very little residual. If you have any other questions please let me know."
Use of alcohol to feed the Torula yeast make the Torula yeast as not Halal based MCG's criteria for Halal. Alcohol goes inside the cells of Torula yeast for its growth.
MCG 's ulema said if any Halal thing get in contact with alcohol that Halal thing became not Halal. The manufacturer of Nucleotide also has the opportunity to use Halal sugar can to grow the Torula yeast but they preferred to use alcohol.
Based on MCG's criteria any infant baby formula containing nucleotides or Adenosine 5' - Monophosphate, Cytidene 5' - Monophosphate, Disodium Guanosine 5' - Monophosphate, Disodium Uridine 5' - Monophosphate, Inosito5' - Monophosphate is not consider Halal.
Nucleotides were not used in infant baby formulas 5 years back but due to a publication of a Harvard medical research indicating nucleotide in infant baby formulas is to help babies build a good immune, digestive system and decreased incident of diarrhea, increase the immune system of babies and prevent babies from diarrhea.
There are 21 infant baby formulas in USA which are Halal because they do not use nucleotides or Adenosine 5' - Monophosphate, Cytidene 5' - Monophosphate, Disodium Guanosine 5' - Monophosphate, Disodium Uridine 5' - Monophosphate, Inosito5' - Monophosphate.
They are available at US supermarkets and Wal-Mart:
1. Parent's Choice(Wal-Mart brand) Infant Formula Added Rice Starch for 0-12 months babies
2. Meijer Baby Milk based Nutrition for baby first year Added Rice Starch Infant Formula with Iron Lipids
3. Meijer Baby Milk based Nutrition for baby first year Gentle Protein Infant Formula with iron Lipids
4. Baby Basic Milk based Formula with Iron for older infant 9-24 months Lipids DHA & ARA
5. Enfamil Pros bee Soy Infant Formula with Iron for 0-12 months babies
6. Enfamil A. R. Lipil For Spit up Infant Milk based Formula with Iron
7. Enfamil Gentlease Milk based Infant Formula with Iron
8. Similac Isomil DF Soy formula for Diarrhea
9. Similac Sensitive Isomil Soy Formula for Fussiness and Gas
9. Walgreen Soy based Infant Formula with Iron
10. Walgreen Infant Formula Gentle with Iron for Fussiness & Gas 0-12 months babies
11. Enfagrow Premium Toddler
12. Enfamil Premium Next Step Lipil for 10-36 months babies
13. Enfamil A. R. for Spit up for new born 0-12 months babies
14. Enfamil A. R. Lipil Milk based with Iron for Spit up
15. Enfamil Rest Full 0-12 months babies
16. Enfamil For Bedtime Feeds milk based Formula with Iron 0-12 months babies
17. Mom To Mom Toddler Formula
18. Mom To Mom Soy Infant Formula with Iron
19. Meijer Toddler Formula with Iron
20. Parent Choice(Wal-Mart brand) Gentle for Fussiness & Gas for 0-12 months babies
21. Parent Choice(Wal-Mart brand) Soy based Infant Formula for 0-12 months babies
The following 8 Halal baby formulas are available in Canadian supermarkets:
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A + Infant Formula |
Baby Foods |
Enfapro |
Food Basic Supermarket |
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Advance Infant Formula with Omega 3-6 |
Baby Foods |
Isomil |
Food Basic Supermarket |
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Follow Up Transition Infant Formula |
Baby Foods |
Nestle |
Food Basic Supermarket |
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Gentlease Infant Formula A + |
Baby Foods |
Enfamil |
Food Basic Supermarket |
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Organic Infant Soy Formula |
Baby Foods |
President's Choice |
Loblaw's Supermarket |
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Soy Based Infant Formula |
Baby Foods |
Isomil |
Food Basic Supermarket |
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Soy Infant Formula |
Baby Foods |
President's Choice |
Real Canadian Superstore |
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Soy Infant Formula 0-12 months |
Baby Foods |
President's Choice |
Real Canadian Superstore |
Posted on: 12-17-11 00:00 AM
One of our Muslim consumer has provided this e-mail from Tim Horton:
I received confirmation from Tim Hortons that their chocolate chip muffins contain ethyl alcohol. Here is their email response: Dear Usman, I would like to thank you for taking the time to write to us at our Head Office. At Tim Hortons we strive to offer all of our guests friendly and efficient service, high quality products in a clean and pleasant atmosphere. Thank you for your patience. After our investigation, we have confirmed that the chocolate chip muffins do contain ethyl alcohol in the artificial vanilla flavour. We look forward to serving you again in the near future. Best Regards, The TDL Group Corp. Kelly, Guest Services Representative Toll Free: 1-888-601-1616
Posted on: 12-10-11 00:00 AM
Brother Sayed Murad has sent this information:
This isn't a question, but i wanted to say that Wonka candies are not halal. I recently called them and asked if they have alcohol in their candy. They said they do add alcohol but its not detectable in the final product.
Posted on: 12-04-11 00:00 AM
One of our Muslim consumer has supplied this information for benefit of Muslims in USA and Canada.
Each dose of flumist contains 10 6.5-7.5 particles of live, attenuated influenza virus. That means that between 10 million and 100 million viral particles will be forcefully injected into the nostrils when administered. The viral strain was developed by serial passage through "specific pathogen-free primary chick kidney cells" and then grown in "specific pathogen-free eggs." That means that the culture media was free of pathogens that were specifically tested for, but not a culture that was necessarily "pathogen-free." Each dose of flumist contains
0.188 mg monosodium glutamate, (http://www.msgtruth.org/ ) 2.00 mg hydrolyzed porcine gelatin,( Porcine gelatin, or pork gelatin, is made from the leftover parts of a pig after slaughter, and is used in many products as a stabilizer.) 2.42 mg arginine, 13.68 mg sucrose, 2.26 mg dibasic potassium phosphate, 0.96 mg monobasic potassium phosphate (a buffering agent) that can cause "CAUSE IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES, AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED." (from MSDS) , and <0.015 mcg/mL gentamicin sulfate which is an antibiotic."
Source: Internet
Posted on: 12-04-11 00:00 AM
One of our Muslim consumer brother Zayd has provided this e-mail so that Muslims in USA and Canada should aware odf use of pork skin in leather shoes.
Hi Zayd,
Thank you for your interest in our footwear.
All of our shoes contain pig-leather unless it states otherwise.
Thanks for your inquiry.
Rosemarie
Columbia Sportswear
Customer Care
Posted on: 12-04-11 00:00 AM
One of our Muslim consumer has supplied this information for benefit of Muslims in USA and Canada.
Each dose of flumist contains 10 6.5-7.5 particles of live, attenuated influenza virus. That means that between 10 million and 100 million viral particles will be forcefully injected into the nostrils when administered. The viral strain was developed by serial passage through "specific pathogen-free primary chick kidney cells" and then grown in "specific pathogen-free eggs." That means that the culture media was free of pathogens that were specifically tested for, but not a culture that was necessarily "pathogen-free." Each dose of flumist contains
0.188 mg monosodium glutamate, (http://www.msgtruth.org/ ) 2.00 mg hydrolyzed porcine gelatin,( Porcine gelatin, or pork gelatin, is made from the leftover parts of a pig after slaughter, and is used in many products as a stabilizer.) 2.42 mg arginine, 13.68 mg sucrose, 2.26 mg dibasic potassium phosphate, 0.96 mg monobasic potassium phosphate (a buffering agent) that can cause "CAUSE IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES, AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED." (from MSDS) , and <0.015 mcg/mL gentamicin sulfate which is an antibiotic."
Source: Internet
Posted on: 10-04-11 00:00 AM
Problem with FD&C Yellow Number 5, FD&C Red number 40 and other FD&C colors in Non Food Products
Red 40 & Yellow 5 are chemical dyes and they are Halal if used as powder or granular forms but if they have to use in liquid form then vegetable oil or glycerin is added as a solvent. Glycerin can be made from pork or beef or vegetable fat. Only vegetable fat based glycerin is Halal.
A Halal or kosher symbol such as U or K on any food package containing red 40 or yellow 5 indicates that either Red 40 or Yellow 5 is used either as a dry powder or if it is used as in liquid form in the product then vegetable oil or vegetable fat based glycerin was used as a solvent.
FD&C artificial colors are used in many on the counter medicine and skin care products but these products do not have Halal or kosher symbol on the package. The problems comes when consumer department of these products do not state that they are not made with animal derived ingredients.
As mentioned above that if non food products are made with dry ingredients such as tablets or caplets then the FD&C colors has to be used in dry powder or granular form then FD&C colors are Halal in tablets or caplets but if they use with liquid ingredients such as water, High Fructose Corn Syrup such as in cough drops or liquid cough medicine then they have to make the FD&C colors in liquid forms otherwise they will form lump. If vegetable oil is used as a solvent or hidden ingredient for FD&C colors then it is Halal but if glycerin is used then it could be from pork fat or beef fat or soy fat. Vegetable oil or glycerin is the hidden ingredient of the FD&C liquid colors. Since there is no Halal or kosher symbol on the package, everything depend upon the answers from consumer department of the company. Many 800 numbers operators do not know that the liquid FD&C colors contain hidden ingredient. Some time without checking they give wrong answer such as there is no vegetable oil or glycerin in the products. So Muslim consumers has to educate these 800 number operators or consumer affairs department.
Kraft Foods USA recently bought the Cadbury Adam company both in USA and Canada which sells Halls cough drops. The old Cadbury Adam was telling the consumers with reference number 001238038A dated 01/2010 that there is no animal derived ingredients used in Halls cough drops. Now Kraft Foods in USA is not claiming that Halls drops are free from animal derived ingredients. Either they do not have the knowledge or may change the source of FD&C colors in Halls cough drops. MCG has written a request to find out the answer but so far they did not answer. So Halls Cough Drops in USA are now Mushbooh. Vicks' Menthol Cough Drops do not use any animal derived ingredients and do not contain alcohol. This cough drops can be used instead of Halls Cough Drops.
In Canada Kraft Foods told MCG that if Halls Cough Drops are made with FD&C Yellow Number 5 and FD&C Yellow Number 6 colors then there is no animal derived ingredients are used that means either they use vegetable oil or Soy fat based glycerin as hidden ingredients in liquid FD&C Yellow Numbers 5 and liquid FD&C Yellow Number 6 colors.
But if Halls Cough Drops in Canada are made with FD&C Blue Number 2 and FD&C Red Number 40 colors then they used animal derived hidden ingredient in liquid FD&C Blue Number 2 and liquid FD&C Red Number 40 colors which has to be either from pork fat based glycerin or beef fat based glycerin as a hidden ingredients in FD&C colors.
MCG request Muslim consumers to be careful about hidden ingredients in liquid FD&C colors in Non Food Products.
Posted on: 06-20-11 00:00 AM
A Canadian Muslim consumers has sent us the e-mail from General Food regarding the use of alcohol in flavors in the following Betty Crocker's cake mixes:
Butter Pecan Cake Mix
Butter Recipe Chocolate Cake Mix
Butter Recipe Yellow Cake Mix
Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
Devil's Food Cake Mix
French Vanilla Cake Mix
German Chocolate Cake Mix
Golden Vanilla Cake Mix
Milk Chocolate Cake Mix
Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix
Vanilla Cake Mix
White Cake Mix
Yellow Cake Mix
SuperMoist Cake Mix (DISC) Fudge Marble 517g, UPC: 006563310060
Posted on: 06-01-11 00:00 AM
The Following Medicine Products are made with Non Zabiha Beef
The following medicne product from Pfizer is made with Non Zabiha beef fat:
1. Dimetapp (made with non zabiha beef fat stearic acid)
2. Adult Advil (made with non zabiha beef fat stearic acid and non zbaiha beef gelatin)
Posted on: 05-13-11 00:00 AM
Important Things To Know About Halal Foods
1. Halal Fruit Cocktail:
If a canned fruit cocktail contains colored cherries then it may be not be Halal if no kosher symbol on the can. How come cherries are not Hala because they are artificially colored by using artificial liquid color with a carrier or solvent which could be glycerin or vegetable oil. If glycerin is used as a solvent then it could be obtained from pork fat or beef or vegetable fat. If vegetable oil is used in color then it is Halal. How Muslims can be protected from consuming pork fat based glycerin? Buying fruit cocktail which do not have colored cherries or a kosher symbol on the fruit cocktail can which indicates no animal fat based glycerin was used.
2. Rice Pilaf:
Many restaurants offer rice pilaf as a side dish for broiled or grilled fish dinner. Almost every restaurants in US and Canada used non zabiha chicken broth to boiled rice and allowed rice to absorbed it. So always avoid rice pilaf but you can request steamed rice which is a Halal rice.
3. Fried Fish:
Many fish restaurants offer variety way of making fish items one of them is frying the coated fish. Here are two problems, one they also fried beer battered fish in the same oil and fryer. Second the coatings on the fish may be made with non Halal whey and other dairy ingredients. So always avoid consuming fried fish. You can order fish to be broiled or grilled with AA butter with salt & pepper. Please do not ask them to put any sauce such as dill sauce on the broiled or grilled fish because it may not be Halal.
4. Salad:
Please avoid cheese, croutons on salad. Request them not to add bacon bits to the salad. Many Salad dressings are not Halal so please use oil and lemon juice as your dressing.
5. Dessert:
Unless if it is a known Halal brand of ice cream if they are serving, please avoid desserts at the restaurants.
6. Baked Potato:
Please avoid using sour cream on baked potato because sour cream may contain pork gelatin just ask to provide AA butter.
Posted on: 04-19-11 00:00 AM
IS ALCOHOL FREE BEER OR WINE HALAL TO CONSUME, THE ANSWER IS NO
All alcohol free beer, wine, champion are not made from scratch but they are all made from real beer, wine and champion. In Islamic fiqah such as tabdeele Mahiya does not applied to alcohol free beer and wine because Tabdeele Mahiya has specific requirements to apply to Haram product to become Halal such as converting alcohol a Haram ingredient to vinegar a Halal ingredient.
In the case of alcohol free beer or wine no such thing happened, there is no chemical reaction, there is no name change which are few requirements of Tabdeele Mahiya. Production of alcohol free beer or wine is 100% based on physical action i.e. removing only alcohol from beer or wine without touching any other components of beer or wine. In USA, FDA requirements of alcohol free beer or wine must contains not more than 0.5% alcohol by volume or Dealcoholised: over 0.05% but less than 0.5% ABV(Alcohol By Volume). So all alcohol free beer from USA in Muslim countries contains a maximum of 0.5% Alcohol by ABV. This 0.5% is the result of alcoholic fermentation of sugars by yeast the principle used in making alcoholic beverages. This alcohol is the part of alcohol present in real beer and wine. Intoxicants were defined by our Prophet Sayyidina Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wassallum when he said in the authentic hadith that was reported by Abu Da’wwod and Al Tirmithi: whatever a lot of it intoxicates a person, little of it is forbidden. In the above hadith there is no mention of amount or number of serving of getting intoxicated by consuming little amount of intoxicant in a product which contains little amount of intoxicant. So consuming number of cans of alcohol free beer is irreverent. The basic point is the large or little amount of intoxicant is Haram and alcohol is a intoxicant.
Alcohol content in Alcohol free beer or wine disqualify to consume based on the above hadith. There is no way any company in USA or anywhere can eliminate completely 100% alcohol from a beer or wine used by vacuum processing or using micro filter system to remove alcohol from beer or wine as they currently used in alcohol free beer or wine industry. What about rest of component of beer or wine. It remains as is, nothing happened to them. Alcohol free beer has the same volatile compounds as in original beer or wine. The purpose of alcohol free beer or wine is to maintain similar characteristic including taste, smell as in real beer or wine. All components of intoxicant are Haram because they are not present in original grape for grape wine or original cereals for beer made from cereals. All the components of beer or wine are the by-product of alcoholic fermentation of sugar content of grape or cereal by yeast.
So it is in the opinion of MCG that alcohol free beer or wine is not Halal to consume by Muslim.
Posted on: 02-21-11 00:00 AM
TIM HORTON DONUTS, BAGELS AND OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS ARE NOT HALAL BECAUSE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION
We have research extensively with Tim Horton consumer department, Nutrition/ Regulatory department and thoroughly researched the ingredients of Donuts, Bagels and other bakery products and found many products are kosher certified and meet Halal requirements. But Tim Horton Company cannot guarantee about the Halal and kosher status of their products. They said that the products with kosher status loosed its status when they prepared at store which uses pork and other meat. Donuts and all bakery products came to stores as frozen then they baked on the sheet in the oven.
Posted on: 01-22-11 00:00 AM
PROBIOTICS
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in 2002 define probotics live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a benefit on the host.
Probotics are friendly bacteria and yeast to our digestive system by improving imbalances in our digestive system and provide health benefit not nutrition. Certain species of Bifidobacterium or Lactobacillus bacteria are probiotic. Starter culture bacteria for cheese and yogurt are Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. In addition Lactobacillus acidophilus and Streptococcus lactose are added to yogurts. These bacteria active until yogurt is consume but in cheese the cheese curd is cooked from 90 to 176 F depend upon the type of cheese so they may or may be active when cheese is consumed.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii is the only known probiotic yeast.
Acetate, l(+)-lactate, ethyl alcohol, and formate are end products of fermentation of probiotics Bifidobacterium on glucose, lactose, galactose, mannitol, and xylose.
Whereas during fermentation of yogurt lactic acid, acetic acid, diacetyl and acetaldehyde are formed and they are all Halal.
Yakult is dairy fermented drink containing probiotics bacteria in USA manufactured by a Japanese Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd company based in California.
Although probiotic bacteria and yeast are good bacteria and yeast providing health benefit but they perform alcoholic fermentation where as no alcoholic fermentation happened during yogurt processing. So MCG recommend Halal yogurts over fermented dairy drinks using probiotic bacteria.
MCG consider fermentation of Probiotics bacteria and yeast is not Halal because of production of alcohol and presence of alcohol in small amount in Probiotics fermented dairy drinks. This is similar to Kefir which contains acid and small amount alcohol and naturally brewed soy sauce which contains 2-3% alcohol.
Posted on: 01-21-11 00:00 AM
MULTLEVOL 12 A LIQUID MULTIVITAMINS IS A HARAM PRODUCTS
Multlevol 12 a liquid multivitamins is a Haram product because it is made with Haram Sherry Wine.
Posted on: 01-16-11 00:00 AM
NON ZABIHA BEEF OR LAMB FAT IS USED IN AVON'S MAKEUP PRODUCTS
Only Non Zabiha beef or lamb fat is used in AVON's makeup products. No pork fat is used in AVON products according to an e-mail from Canadian AVON Company.
Posted on: 12-30-10 00:00 AM
PORK FAT IS USED IN SOME OF NUTRAGENA MAKEUP PRODUCTS
Muslims sisters are advice to stay away from Nutragena makeup products because some of their products are made with pork fat.
Posted on: 12-30-10 00:00 AM
PORK FAT AND NON ZABIHA BEEF FAT ARE USED IN ALL OLAY AND OIL OF OLAY SKIN CARE PRODUCTS
It was confirmed by contacting with Procter & Gamble Company that Olay and Oil of Olay products are made with pork fat and non zabiha beef fat.
Posted on: 12-30-10 00:00 AM
PORK FAT IN COVER GIRL'S MAKEUP PRODUCTS
Cover Girl makeup products are made with pork fat or beef fat or vegetable fat because Procter & Gamble has informed MCG that they cannot guarantee that their makeup products are free from pork fat because they buy raw material whatever available at the time of year.
Posted on: 12-25-10 00:00 AM
DARE'S REAL FRUIT GUMMIES ARE HARAM
A Canadian Muslim consumer has provided this information that Dare's Real Fruit Gummies are made with pork gelatin.
Posted on: 12-07-10 00:00 AM
WHIPPED LIGHTNING IS HARAM
Maple Grove Products Atlanta, Georgia is selling Alcohol infused Whipped Cream under Whipped Lightning as a product name. They said the Whipahol is a specialty distilled spirits made with grain neutral spirits, cream, natural & artificial flavors and natural and artificial colored. It has more alcohol than a beer according to MSNBC.
Muslims should not be confused with regular whipped Cream, it is selling for $10 per canister.
Posted on: 12-04-10 00:00 AM
DUNCAN HINES CAKE AND BAKERY MIXES ARE MADE WITH ALCOHOL CONTAINING FLAVORS
Even as dry cake and Bakery mixes from Duncan Hines brand are made with alcohol containing flavors according to an e-mail from Pinnacle Food Company with refernce number 9089760 send to a Canadian Muslim consumer.
Posted on: 09-15-10 00:00 AM
THE FOLLOWING COMPLIMENTS PRODUCTS ARE MADE WITH ALCOHOL CONTAINING FLAVORS
1. Carrot Muffins, UPC CODE 68820 12131
Is alcohol used as a solvent in flavors, alcohol is a hidden ingredient in flavors? Yes
2.Banana Muffins UPC CODE 68820 12129
Is alcohol used as a solvent in flavors, alcohol is a hidden ingredient in flavors? Yes
3.Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins UPC CODE 23682 10508
Is alcohol used as a solvent in flavors, alcohol is a hidden ingredient in flavors? Yes
4.Chocolate Chip Muffins, UPC CODE 68820 12132
Is alcohol used as a solvent in flavors, alcohol is a hidden ingredient in flavors? Yes
This information was received by a Canadian Muslim consumer through e-mail from Sobey Company with reference number SR0000000254678
Posted on: 09-15-10 00:00 AM
QUESTION TO ASK OR WRITE ABOUT ALCOHOL IN FLAVOR OF A FOOD PRODUCT
We request Muslim consumers to use the following phrase when asking or writing the question to consumer department of a food company about presence or absence of alcohol in the flavor of a food product.
" is alcohol used as a solvent in flavor; alcohol is a hidden ingredient of flavor, it will not appear in the ingredients statement. The knowledge of presence or absence of alcohol in flavor is only known to QA or Technical service department that has access to the specification of flavors, not the customer service. In the specification of flavor, the flavor supplier supposed to write the name of solvent or carrier used in a flavor by law. So please request them to find out from QA or Technical service department whether alcohol a hidden ingredient in flavor is used as a solvent in the flavor".
Posted on: 08-29-10 00:00 AM
GRAPE SKIN EXTRACT, GARPE SEED EXTRACT, JAPANESE KNOTWEED EXTRACT ARE NOT HALAL IF ALCOHOL IS USED AS EXTRACTING SOLVENT
Resveratrol from red wine is used in grape skin extract and grape seed extract, Resveratrol is not Halal because it comes from red wine. Ethanol and water is also used in grape skin extract which is not Halal. Resveratol and ethanol based solvents are used in Japanese knotwood extarct.
Posted on: 08-29-10 00:00 AM
ALCOHOL CONTAINING FLAVOR IS USED IN GATORADE
Gatorade Company has send this e-mail to one of our Muslim consumer.
Gatorade Consumer:
Gatorade may contain traces amount of alcohol as a formulation aid for the flavorings. But in the processing, these trace amounts are evaporated off in the heating process.
We hope this information is helpful.
Michael
Gatorade Consumer Relations
Ref# 027242673B
Posted on: 08-28-10 00:00 AM
TORULA YEAST IS MUSHBOOH
Torula yeast can be grown on alcohol and sugar cane. Last year we provided Halal status to it based on information from Torula yeast industry that Torula yeast is now grown on sugar cane but this information found not be correct because the e-mail today from a Nucleotide manufacturer indicate they still use alcohol as a media to grow Torula Yeast.
Now we have to contact the manufacturer of food products containing Torula Yeast whether Torula Yeast was grown on alcohol or sugar cane. If it was grown sugar cane then we can consume that food product make sure other ingredients are Halal.
Posted on: 08-19-10 00:00 AM
ADENOSINE 5' MONO PHOSPHATE IS NUCLEOTIDE
Adenosine 5' Mono Phosphate is the chemical name of Nucleotide. It is used in Infant baby formula. There is no mention of Nucleotide. Please be aware of it. The infant formula containing Adenosine 5' Mono Phosphate is not a Halal baby formula
Posted on: 08-19-10 00:00 AM
ALCOHOL IS USED IN NUCLEOTIDE PRODUCTION AND NUCLEOTIDE IS USED IN INFANT FORMULAS
MCG has contacted same company after few years about use of alcohol in manufacturing of Nucleotide.
MCG has asked this question to company:
" Use of ethyl alcohol during the manufacturing of Nucleotide"
Here is their answer we received today:
" The answer to your question is we do use alcohol for a nutrient source for the yeast. As for in the actual powder there is very little residual. If you have any other questions please let me know."
MCG cannot published the whole e-mail because they requested us not do so legally.
But they changed the source of yeast from Brower yeast to Torula yeast.
Only Brewer and Torula yeast can grow on alcohol not Baker yeast. The company used alcohol as media to grow Torula yeast. Then from millions of Torula yeast cells, they obtained Nucleotide.
Torula yeast also grown on sugar cane.
The nucleotide from this company is used in Similac, Enfamil, Nestle and Gerber infant formula.
Posted on: 08-19-10 00:00 AM
DUNCAN HINES BAKERY MIXES ARE MADE WITH ALCOHOL CONTAINING FLAVORS
According to an e-mail from Pinnacle Foods with Reference #: 9089760 to a Canadian Muslim consumers that all Duncan Hines bakery mixes are made with alcohol containing flavors.
Posted on: 08-16-10 00:00 AM
DEEP FOOD'S FROZEN INDIAN PRODUCTS ARE NOT HALAL
Ms Savita, Manager Customer Service has informed MCG on the phone that their frozen Indian food products are not Halal because there is no indication on the package that they are Halal. Any Muslim consumer can confirm her statement by calling her at 908-810-7500 in USA or 905-694-9550 in Canada.
Posted on: 06-17-10 00:00 AM
NEW INFORMATION ON CREST TOOTHPASTES IN USA & CANADA
Procter & Gamble very recently has decided to eliminate animal derived ingredients from all their Crest toothpastes both in USA and Canada.
It is a good news but we have to be very careful because Crest toothpastes with animal derived ingredients are still available in the markets. They are not giving any date when all the stock of animal derived ingredients Crest toothpaste will be sold out.
So please buy only the following four flavors of Crest toothpastes until for next 6 months or a year:
1. Crest Cavity Protection Regular flavor
2. Crest Cavity Protection Cool Mint Gel
3. Crest Cavity Protection Icy Mint Strip
4. Crest Cavity Protection Kid
Posted on: 04-20-10 00:00 AM
PLEASE DO NOT BRING LAXMI BRAND PRODUCTS TO YOUR HOMES
All Laxmi brand products has Hindu belief deity Laxmi picture and they are available in all Muslim owned Indo/Pak Desi grocery stores in USA and Canada. We should avoid bringing homes these products because we perform Namaz(Salat), read Quran, read Zikar and Darood, fast during Ramadan in our homes. The company has to change its logo. The Muslim owners of grocery stores has buying power and they can demand to change it. There are other Hindu owned brands which do not have any their religious symbol on their products.
So MCG is requesting Muslims to stop buying Laxmi brand products until they remove the picture of deity Laxmi's picture from their products.
Posted on: 04-16-10 00:00 AM
ALCOHOL IN THE FLAVOR OF 7 UP & CANADA DRY IS CONFIRMED
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group company has confirmed the use of ethyl alcohol as a solvent or carrier in the flavor of 7UP, Dr. Pepper and other product to MCG by e-mail.
"Thank you for contacting us about 7Up Regular. Your comments and inquiries are appreciated because they provide valuable feedback about our brands.
Most of the flavors in our products are designed with a carrier that is usually ethanol. The amounts are very slight, but still present".
They made the following products:
All 7 UP, Dr. Pepper, A & W, Canada Dry, Clamato, Country Time, Crush, Diet Rite, Hawaiian Punch, Schweppes, Snapple, Squirt.
Posted on: 03-25-10 00:00 AM
According to a e-mail sent to one of our sister in Canada, AirHead can not gurantee that their products are free from animal derived ingredients including AirHead Xtreme Sour Belts.
Posted on: 06-18-09 00:00 AM
The gelatin used in Original Gummies and Maynard?s Wine Gums is beef derived. The gelatin used in Maynard?s Juicy Squirts is derived from pork.
Trident Splash contains a beef derived gelatin.
There is no alcohol in our products. We thanks for our sister in Canada who provided this information.
Posted on: 06-16-09 00:00 AM
The vast majority of Wrigley products sold in Canada are free from ingredients of animal origin, including egg and dairy products. Glycerin is the most common ingredient in our gum products. Glycerin can come from animal, vegetable or synthetic sources. The glycerin we use comes from vegetable sources only.
At present, the only exceptions are Extra? Polar IceTM, Altoids? mints, Juicy Fruit Twisted Green, Lifesavers Gummies, Excel Cool Blast mints and Lifesavers Cremesavers.
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Extra? Polar Ice gum contains tiny flavour beads encased in a microscopic layer of gelatin, which is animal based. This brand is not to be confused with Excel ? Polar Ice, which does not contain gelatin. Juicy Fruit Twisted Green gum uses shellac (also known as Confectioner's Glaze) as a coating agent.
In addition, the different varieties of our ALTOIDS? mints, Lifesavers Gummies and Excel Cool Blast (liquid-filled) mints do contain very small quantities of gelatin which is derived from pork. Gelatin does not impart any flavor to ALTOIDS, but it's a necessary ingredient for the texture of the mints. When we use gelatin it is thoroughly purified and dried during its manufacturing process. Lifesavers Cremesavers brands use dairy products.
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Our staff is continually looking at alternatives to animal gelatin, but at the moment we've not been able to find a substitute that produces the same quality consumers expect of our products.
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Another common question concerns whether glycerin or sugar alcohols are true alcohols or not. Glycerin is an alcohol but this type of alcohol is a natural byproduct of most plants, fruits and vegetables or it sometimes has a synthetic source. Sugar alcohols refers to the group of ingredients that are artificial sweeteners. We would like to point out that these alcohols are NOT the same as the ethyl alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.
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Posted on: 06-10-09 00:00 AM
I went to San Diego Yogurts website and found that it does not contain rennet, alcohol etc. but when I looked at? ingredients of yogurts, I found out that the yogurts are made with whey, whey protein. So I called the company and told him that Whey and whey protein are usually made from using rennet. Then he told me that he will take out "No Rennet" from website. I told him how come you will take out. It means whatever you claiming on the website is not true. They do not have a technical person but still write free from alcohol rennet, animal derived ingredients. We can not trust this company. So all their yogurt products are not Halal. Muslim school children in Canada should not use San Diego yogurts.
Posted on: 04-07-09 00:00 AM
Ethanol or alcohol is listed as an ingredient in the ingredients statement of Big Mac, Regular Buns, Mac Club, Sesame Seeds Buns. Ciabatta Buns do not contains alcohol but it may or may not contain gelatin in Beta Carotene color.??
Posted on: 01-07-09 00:00 AM
Dairy Queen International? informed MCG on December 17, 2008 that they will not guarantee about Kosher/Halal status of their products because different stores in USA/Canada buy the food products from different suppliers. Some suppliers provide kosher certified food products and some do not.
Posted on: 12-22-08 00:00 AM
Lot of Muslims calls Frito Lay Company to find out the Halal status of Doritos and Cheetos products. The 800 personnel are trained by the company to tell consumers that their cheeses are made with microbial rennet enzyme. But many Muslims are not aware that the rennet is not only thing, which decide the Halal status of a cheese. There are other things which has to be Halal if used during manufacture of a cheese such as Mother Culture Media, Bulk Culture Media (which is used to grow bacterial cheese cultures), other Enzymes such as Lipase and finally dairy flavors containing Enzymes, if the rennet is from microbial and above mentioned are not from Halal source then cheese will not be Halal. The culture medias are made with milk, whey and lactose (Haram if made from pork rennet, Haram media, pork enzymes), dried autolyzed brewer?s yeast (by product of beer) and Pancreatin (Haram if from pork). If culture media is pure milk then it is Halal.? There was a international uproar from Muslims around the world when Ajinomoto of Indonesia used a pork derived culture media to grow bacteria for the production of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) in Indonesia in 2000 (Muslim Consumer Group?s News/Alert update Jan. 05, 2001).? We explained to Frito Lay Nutritionist supervisor Ms. Nina Ferguson about the requirements for Halal cheese and other ingredients. She is not aware of what are Halal and its requirements for Doritos and Cheetos products. We offered our help to educate them about Halal status of their products.
Doritos and Cheetos products are not Halal because of the following reasons:
1. The ingredients they used are not Halal or kosher certified.
2.? The products are made on the same line where animal derived ingredients? (including pork) containing products are manufactured.
3.? Cheese used in Doritos and Cheetos products is not Halal or kosher certified.? So cheese in Doritos and Cheetos is not Halal.
4.? Dairy ingredients used in Doritos and Cheetos products are not Halal or kosher certified. So Doritos and Cheetos products are not made with Halal dairy ingredients.
5.? Natural and Artificial flavors used are not Halal or kosher certified. These flavors may have contained animal derived ingredients and alcohol as a solvent.
6.? Artificial Liquid colors used are Halal or kosher certified (Pork glycerin can be used? as a solvent in FD&C liquid colors).
7. Doritos and Cheetos products are not Halal or kosher certified, so there is no protection for Muslim consumers. The source of ingredients can be change at any time without informing Muslim consumers.
Muslim Consumer Group does not recommend Muslims to consume Doritos and Cheetose products because of the above facts.
Posted on: 09-17-07 00:00 AM
MCG is educating Muslim consumers that the Kosher Gelatin is not a Halal ingredient since long time because it is obtained from pork or non Zabiha beef. A Professor who is expert in Kosher foods has confirmed MCG position at International Association of Food Safety seminar on Ethnic foods. He told that the majority of Kosher Gelatin is from pork.
Posted on: 09-07-07 00:00 AM
Not all Kosher Certified food products are Halal because they do not meet the Islamic dietary requirements.
The Kosher Certified food products are not considered Halal if they contain the following ingredients:
(1) Gelatin (2) Kosher Gelatin (3) L-Cysteine made from human hair or chicken or duck feathers (4) Wine (5) Liquor (6) Beer batter (7) Rum flavor (8) Ethyl Alcohol or ethanol as a main ingredient appears on the ingredient list such in McDonlad's buns in Canada(9) Cochineal or Carmine, a red color from insects (10) Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce with soy & wheat as ingredients (11) Brewer?s Yeast Extract or Brewer;s Autolyzed Yeast or yeast extract made from brewer?s yeast, a by product of beer making used only in cheese and? cheese crackers[ but? in all other products? Yeast Extract or autolyzed yeast is made from baker?s yeast a Halal source] (12) Nucleotides (building block of nucleic acid) are obtained from Torula yeast cells grown on alcohol, used in Infant baby formulas to help babies build a good immune, digestive system and decreased incident of diarrhea (13) Vanilla Extract (14) Wine Vinegar (15) Ethyl alcohol is used as a solvent in natural and artificial flavors (16) Confectionary Glaze made Shellac which is dissolve in alcohol and then alcohol is evaporated.
Posted on: 02-06-06 00:00 AM
Although the Red Bull energy drinks are Kosher certified, the company refuses to provide information on solvent use in artificial flavors. The company did provide the ethyl alcohol content less than 0.05% rather than zero. It means the solvent used in artificial flavor is ethyl alcohol because the rest of the ingredients in the Red Bull soft drinks do not provide any source for alcohol, so where this minute alcohol comes from, it is definitely contributed by artificial flavor in the energy drinks.
Posted on: 07-05-05 00:00 AM
According to Procter Gamble Company all Noxzema cream products containing gelatin are made with pork or beef based gelatin and company can not guarantee that it is pork free.
Posted on: 08-04-04 00:00 AM
There are four reasons why juicy juice fruit juices made in USA are not Halal. (1) they are not under any certification, so they can change the source of raw material any time, (2) they can be bottles the Juicy Juice products on the same lines where Haram products (for example juices made with carmine color) may be bottled, (3) the Natural flavor may not be Halal or Kosher certified and may contains alcohol as a solvent, (4) there is no guarantee against the use of hidden or processing aid Haram ingredients or Haram rework juice with carmine color. Juicy Juice products made in USA lack protection for Muslims consumer against use of Harm ingredients or contamination with Haram products.
Posted on: 07-22-04 00:00 AM
HALAL STATUS SYMBOLS Halal
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 Mushbooh or Unknown
 Halal if no alcohol is used in flavor
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