Halal Encyclopedia

The word "HALAL" comes from Arabic and means "permitted" or "acceptable". Its opposite is HARAM (Non-Halal), which means "forbidden".

HALALandHARAMIt is a general term applicable to all aspects of Muslim life, but this discussion is limited to food, meat products, cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, food ingredients and food contact materials.

Although many things are obviousHALALorHARAM, but some things are not clear. Further information is needed to classify them asHALALorHARAMThese items are often referred to asMashbooh, which means doubtful or questionable.

All foods are considered halal except those from the following sources:

Pigs, pork, dogs, dog meat and their by-products;

The animal was not properly slaughtered according to Halal standards or died before slaughter;

alcoholic beverages and narcotics;

carnivores and birds of prey;

blood and blood by-products;

Products that are directly or indirectly contaminated by any of the materials in the above categories;

Foods containing ingredients such as gelatin, enzymes, emulsifiers and flavorings are suspect (mashbooh) because the source of these raw materials or raw materials may be HARAM;

Meat and poultry should be processed according to Halal standards. This is often referred to as Zabiha or Dhabiha. Zabiha refers to the slaughter of animals or birds according to Halal standards.

Products certified as Halal

All plants (except intoxicating products such as alcohol);

Meat from halal animals and birds slaughtered according to halal standards by a dedicated imam;

fish and most seafood;

Milk and eggs from halal animals;

Products that have been confirmed as HARAM;

alcoholic beverages and intoxicating drugs;

Meat from halal animals/birds that has not been slaughtered by a professional imam;

Meat from animals that were already dead before slaughter;

blood;

Pork, dog meat, donkey meat and their by-products.

Mashbooh (suspicious) products requiring further confirmation

Animal fat or protein (further confirmation is required to determine whether the fat or protein is sourced from halal animals and slaughtered by a professional imam);

Antioxidants (the source of the material must be confirmed to be animal or plant. If it comes from animals, it must be slaughtered by professional imams);

Dairy products (source of enzymes/cheese/whey needs further confirmation);

Emulsifier (animal or plant origin needs to be further confirmed);

Enzymes (need to further confirm animal/microbial/plant origin);

Flavorings (need to further confirm whether the raw materials are Halal or Haram?);

L-cysteine ​​and other amino acids (need to further confirm whether the raw materials are Halal or Haram?);

Gelatin (need to further confirm whether the gelatin is of animal, fish or plant origin);

Glycerin (need to further confirm the animal or plant origin of gelatin);

Vitamins (Do you need to confirm whether the carrier source is HALAL or HARAM? Such as corn gluten meal, corn cob meal, rice husk, defatted rice bran, medicinal starch, modified starch, light calcium carbonate, sepiolite).