Re: How far do you take the halal/non halal issue for food?
Very far. Halal/Zabiha/Kosher/Vegan only. In Pakistan theres no such issue yet though...
Last time i was in Pak, Metro, alfatah, makro were all selling marinades and sauces with alcohol in them and when i talked with the store manager he showed ignorance. There is no cheking system in pak. I have even heard from people tha the gelatin used there is extracted from bones of dead animals (though no confirmation.)
Re: How far do you take the halal/non halal issue for food?
^ I have heard that too ..
Check this:
Re: How far do you take the halal/non halal issue for food?
the person who told me works with the labor board , so all of this comes under his jurisdiction he avoids all the candyland products with gelatin but what pisses me of is that he or his department aint taking any action against any one
Re: How far do you take the halal/non halal issue for food?
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So I'm fairly liberal when it comes to eating non halal foods, I pretty much watch out for gelatin and a few other things. I'm learning though that theres potential for a lot of non halal ingredients in things I didn't even realise. For example baked goods such as cake mixes such as Betty Crocker contain monoglycerides and diglycerides which can be derived from either animals or plants. The cake mix doesn't specify they are vegetable diglycerides and from my research it seems commercially they are usually derived from animal sources. So there's really no way for me to know. I was going to buy a cake for someone else who does do the halal thing, but I'm not sure they take it this far? Is anyone here that strict about halal ingredients in food?
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I think its quite easy and simple to check all your food and make sure it is ok. Only take a few seconds to read an ingredients list and if there is anything you arent sure about, you can easily contact the company and ask them. I always first check to see if the product is marked kosher and then read the list to see if there is anything else to consider, like alcohol. If there are monoglycerides and diglycerides, I always contact the company to check its source. I would say for the majority of companies I have contacted, it has always been non-animal based. A few were animal based, like those McCain chocolate cakes. In case I am unable to contact the company, I dont buy the item, in case it may contain animal byproducts. I contacted Betty Crocker a few years ago and they told me the mono&diglycerides in their cakes and icing are suitable for vegetarians
Re: How far do you take the halal/non halal issue for food?
I sometimes go and eat Haribo not often once or twice in an year .. should I stricky avoid it .. is it really pork bones in there ???
Re: How far do you take the halal/non halal issue for food?
I sometimes go and eat Haribo not often once or twice in an year .. should I stricky avoid it .. is it really pork bones in there ???
My friend has called Haribo up to know what their gelantine consist and it is pork bones. I'm pretty sure, they do write it on their website, because I have read it there, long time ago.
I have noticed a lot of companies, especially candy once, which use gelantine are getting good at noticing which form of gelantine it is, which just makes things so much easier for us consumers :)
Re: How far do you take the halal/non halal issue for food?
I just read this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-417218/The-Halal-Haribos-Muslim-children.html
Have not seen it though
Re: How far do you take the halal/non halal issue for food?
Sweetmoi... U can find haribo jelly and candy at turkish stores.... Though variety is limited.
Re: How far do you take the halal/non halal issue for food?
once I bought the jelly candies from a turkish shop and my god it was hard and my gums were hurting for weeks after it ... maybe they will sell the halal haribos here too.
