Subject: Fwd: INFORMATION ABOUT INGREDIENTS ON FOODS, TOOTHPASTE, SOAP

ETC.

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We hope that this information will be of great use to you and that you
will read the ingredient on every product before you make your
purchase. If in doubt, you may write to the company. They have been
very helpful in providing the requested information.

CONSULTATION OF COMPANIES

Here are the results of consultations done with various food companies.
No particular questions were asked about products that may contain
alcohol.

1. L.D. Schrieber Cheese Company:

No shortening, lard, gelatin or lecithin used. Cow products are

used HALAL

2. Burger King Corporation:

Shortening used in from swine = HARAM

Lard is used in buns and apple pie = HARAM

Lecithin is used in buns =HARAM

Because you are not sure.

Shakes = HALAL

3. General Goods:
 Lard is used on Swan Down Cake mixes. Gelatin (from collagen-
bearing tissues of any animal) is used in many products including
Jell-O Brad Gelatin Desert = HARAM

4. Knox Gelatin Inc.:

Knox Gelatin is prepared from the protein collagen, which is

extracted from either beef (bones and skin) or PORK (SKINS)
=HARAM

5. American Lecithin Company:

Our lecithin is derived from soybeans and is sold under the trade
name Alcoles = HALAL

6. Nestle:

A list was sent to MSA confirming that their products do not

contain any animal by-product. Lecithin used in their products is
derived from Soybeans = HALAL

7. General Mills Inc.:

Shortening similar to lard is used, also Soya lecithin is used

=HARAM

(Because it does not say Soya or lard and you don't know so it is
better to avoid)

8. Quaker Oats:

Soybean lecithin is used. Shortening used is from swine.

Some of the products are MASA Trigo, Flako pie crust and
cup cake mix.

SEVERAL TERMS

A. Derived from pork or other animal

1. Bacon
2. Ham
3. Sausage
4. Lard
 5. Fat
6. Gelatin
7. Shortening (animal).

B. Avoid - doubtful (may be derived from animal or vegetable):

1. Lecithin
2. Emulsifier
3. Dough conditioners
4. Mono and diglycerides
5. Enzymes or rennet in cheese

C. You can use: HALAL

1. Soya-lecithin
2. Soybean lecithin
3. Vegetable lecithin
4. Vegetable shortening
5. Vegetable mono and diglyceriders
6. Vegetable enzymes or rennetless cheese.
7. Fish.

D. Avoid may contain alcohol

1. Artificial and imitation extracts and flavorings

E. When you see these letters:

"U" or "K" they may mean that the produce does not contain anything
from an animal.

AVOID THE FOLLOWING AS THEY MAY CONTAIN ALCOHOL:

Artificial and Imitation extracts and Flavorings.

MISCELLANEOUS FOOD ITEMS

Manufacturer / Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Vendor

Kellog Co. Frosted Type-B Gelatin Investigat

Pop Tarts (Vegetable/Beef) e
 Unfrosted No Gelatin HALAL
Pop Tarts

Frank Foods QT Vegetable fat HALAL

Frosting (Shortening)
mix

General Mills Ready-to- Vegetable fat/or HARAM

Inc. Spread Lard
Frosting

Proctor & Duncan Vegetable fat HALAL

Gamble Hines
Cake Mix
&
Pringles

Great Atlantic A&P Coconut & Palm Oil HALAL

& Pacific Co. Creamer

Topco Assoc. Food Club Vegetable fat HALAL

Inc. Non Dairy
Creamer

Dietary Vegetable Fat HALAL

Creamer

Penn Maid Food Natural No Gelatin HALAL

Inc. Yogurt

Swiss Gelatin from Calf HARAM

Yogurt skin

Jolly Rancher Candies Palm & Coconut Oil HALAL

M & M Co. Starburst Gelatin from Lard HARAM

fruit
Chews

American Home Crunch Vegetable Fat HALAL

Foods 'N' Munch

DISINFECTANT
Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use
/Vendor

Lehn & Fink All Synthetic chemicals HALAL

Products products
Lyson Brand

BREAD AND PASTRY

Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

/Vendor

Drake Bakeries Honey bun Lard HARAM

(Div. Of Borden
foods Inc.)

Entenmanns All Vegetable Shortening HALAL

Products

Giants Goods Bread Vegetable Shortening HALAL

Huber Baking Roman Meal Soybean Salad oil HALAL

Co. (Bakers Of Bread
sunshine Bread)

Keebler All Vegetable Shortening HARAM

products Oleo and Lard

Nabisco All Lard HARAM

Products

Pepperidge farm Rolls, Vegetable shortening HALAL

Bread,
Butter or
Cakes*

* NOTE: HARAM
Layer cakes even though this cake is made with
good shortening the GELATIN USED is made from
PIGSKIN

Pillsbury Co. 1896/69 Vegetable shortening HALAL

Brand
Butter,
 Milk
Biscuit

Stroehmann Hillbilly Lard HARAM

Brothers Co Bread
White
Bread

Sunshine All Vegetable shortening HALAL

Biscuit Co. products

ICE CREAM

Manufacturer Product Use

Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, Sherbets, Water HALAL

ice
HARAM
NOTE: Ice cream and those
flavors Containing might
marshmallow

Pensupreme Ice Cream HARAM

Pensupreme schraff Ice cream (available at HALAL

safeway)

Meadow Gold Ice cream HALAL

Meadow Gold Louis Ice cream (all natural) HALAL

sherry

Abbotts Ice Cream, Sherbets, Water HALAL

ice

Pantry Pride Ice cream HALAL

Breyers Ice cream HALAL

CHEWING GUM

Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

/Vendor

Dynamint Co. Dynamints Candelilla Wax HALAL

Wrigley's Co. Chewing 100% mineral or HALAL
gum Vegetable base

Warner Lambert Chewing Vegetable base HALAL

Co. Gum
Chicklets
Dentyne
Trident
Freshen Up

Beach Nut Chewing Glcerl Monosterate Or HARAM

Gum Ester of Gum from any
animal fat

FROZEN PIZZA PIES

Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

/Vendor

Jan's Mozzarella Vegetable HALAL

Cheese

Buitoni Mozzarella Vegetable HALAL

Cheese

Little Chef Mozzarella Vegetable HALAL

Cheese

Ellio's Cheddar Swine pepsin HARAM

Cheese

Quaker Celeste Mozzarella Swine pepsin HARAM

Cheese

PIZZA RESTAURANTS

Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

/Vendor

Pizza Hut Mozzarella Vegetable HALAL

Cheese
NOTE: Making of pizza is not according to SHARIAH.
Example: They are using same pot or tray and knife that they use in
pork.

CHEESE

Manufacturer / Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Vendor

Purity Company Muenster Vegetable HALAL

Cheese
Caraway
Muenster
Cheese
Monterey jack
Muenster
Cheese(with
hot pepper)
Farmers
Cheese
Burie
(Imported)
Cheese
Camembert
Cheese
Romano Cheese
Parmesan
Cheese

Clearfield Natural Calf Rennet HARAM

Cheese Kosher
Brand.

Kraft Philadelpia Lactic acid HALAL

Cream Cheese
Whipped Cream
Cheese
Neufchatel

McCadm Co. New York Calf & swine Rennet HARAM

State

Framageries Cheese Calf Rennet HARAM

Bal. Inc.

World Cheese Migdal Vegetable HALAL

Col. American
Haolam

Schanling Col. Schnall Vegetable HALAL

American
(Individually
wrapped)
Schnall
Muenster
sliced
Schnall
Mozzarella

Clay Butter Millers Vegetable HALAL

Co. Cheese

NOTE: Calf (plural = calves): a young cow or bull.

COSMETICS

Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

/Vendor

Avon All Petrochemicals HALAL

Products

Wella Corp. Balsam Petrochemicals HALAL

products

Johnson Product Ultra Lanolin HALAL

Inc. Sheen

Lustrasilk Scalp Lanolin HALAL

Corp. Cream

Westwood Keri Synthetic chemical HALAL

Pharmaceutical Lotion

Chesbrough Vaseline Lard HARAM

Ponds Inc. Intensive
Lotion
SOAP

Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

/Vendor

Proctor & Kirk's Coconut oil HALAL

Gamble Co. Coso Vegetable fat
Hardwater
Castile
Lava

Ivory Beef & Pork Tallow HARAM

Camay
Safe Guard
Coast
Zest

Lever Brothers Lux Beef Tallow* HARAM

Co. Lifebuoy
Phase II
Dove
Caress

Colgate Palmolive Beef & Pork Tallow* HARAM

Palmolive Co. Cashmere

Andrew Jergen Jergens Beef Tallow* HARAM

Co. Woodbury

Armour Dial Dial Beef Tallow* HARAM

inc. Tone
Irish Pork Tallow*
spring

Amway All Bar Pork Tallow* HARAM

Corporation Soaps

Nivia Sheep's Skin/Fat*

Creams

* NOTE: The Sheep/Beef that is obtained for the products is not

slaughtered Islamically, hence, it is still doubtful.
TOOTHPASTE

Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

/Vendor

Lever Brothers Pepsodents Vegetable Fat HALAL

Co. Close up
Aim

Colgate Ultra Lard HARAM

Palmolive Co. Brite
Colgate
Paste
Colgate
Powder

Vicks Chemical Fix -A- Vegetable Fat HALAL

Co. Dent

Procter and Gleen Lard HARAM

Gamble

NOTE: Contains alcohol; still in doubt about its use.

POT CLEANERS

Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

/Vendor

GM Co. Rescue HALAL

11Soap
pads

Purex Supreme HALAL

Corporation Steel Wool
Brillo balls

Soap pads Lard HARAM

Kosher Beef Tallow
Soap
(Packaged
2 each
Pink&
 Green Bars
per
carton)
Double
Pads

Miles S.O.S Soap Lard HARAM

laboratory Pads
Tuffy
Plastic
Mesh
Moth/Balls

MEDICATION

Manufacturer Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

/Vendor

Seldane Pepsin HARAM

Caps.

Seldane HALAL
Syrup

LIST OF HALAL AND HARAM FOOD INGREDIENTS

INGREDIENT TYPE
Acetic Acid HALAL

Alcohol HARAM

Ammonium chloride HALAL

Ammonium Sulphate HALAL

Animal Fat HARAM

Animal shortening Investigat

 e

Ascorbic Acid HALAL

Aspartame HALAL

Bacon (Pork) HARAM

Benzoate/Benzoic Acid HALAL

BHA HALAL

BHT HALAL

Calcium Carbonate HALAL

Calcium Sulphate HALAL

Carrageenan HALAL

Cocoa Butter HALAL

Collegen (pork) HARAM

Corn Meal/Corn Starch HALAL

Corn Syrup HALAL

Dextrin/Dextrose HALAL

Dicalcium phosphate HALAL

Diglyceride (Animal) HARAM

Diglyceride (Plant) HALAL

Dough Conditioners HARAM

EDTA HALAL

Emulsifier HARAM

Enzyme (Animal) HARAM

Enzyme (Plant) HALAL

Ergocalciferol HALAL

Ergosterol HALAL

Fat (Pork or Animal) HARAM

Fatty Acid (Animal) HARAM

Fatty Acid (Plant) HALAL

Ferrous Sulphate HALAL

Fructose HALAL

Fungal Protease HALAL

Enzyme

Gelatin HARAM

Glucose HALAL

Glyceride (Animal) HARAM

Glyceride (Plant) HALAL

Glycerol/Glycerine HARAM
(Animal)

Glycerol /Glycerine HALAL

(Plant)

Gum Acacia HALAL

Ham HARAM

Harmones (Animal) HARAM

Harmones (Plant) HALAL

Hydrogenated Oil HALAL

Hydrolyzed Animal HARAM

protein

Hydrolyzed Vegetable HALAL

Protein

Lard HARAM

Leavenings HALAL

Lecithin (commercial) HALAL

Malt HALAL

Malto Dextrin HALAL

Hydrogenated oil HALAL

Molasses HALAL

Monocalcium Phosphate HALAL

Mono Saccharides HALAL

Monoglycerides HARAM
(Animal)

Monoglycerides HALAL
(Plant)

MSG (Monosodium HALAL

Glutamate)

Nitrates/Nitrites HALAL

Nonfat Dry Milk HALAL

Oxalic Acid HALAL

PABA HALAL

Partially HALAL
Hydrogenated oil

Pectic Materials HALAL

Pectin HALAL

Pepsin (Animal) HARAM

Phospholipid (Animal) HARAM

Phospholipid (Plant) HALAL

Phosphoric Acid HALAL

Pork & All by HARAM

Products

Potassium Benzoate HALAL

Potassium Citrate HALAL

Propionate HALAL

Propionic Acid HALAL

Renin Rennet Investigat
e

Saccharine HALAL

Salt HALAL

Sausage HARAM

Shortening (Animal) HARAM

Shortening (Plant) HALAL

Soy protein HALAL

Soybean Oil HALAL

Sucrose HALAL

Tapioca HALAL

Tricalcium Phosphate HALAL

Vinegar HALAL

Whey Investigat
e

Yeast HALAL

NOTE:

Please check the ingredients of every food brand, which you use. Also
check any or all-new products you use before making your purchase. If
you have any doubts, you may write or phone to the manufacturer, so far
they have been very helpful to us and it will put your mind at ease