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- From: mughal@alumni.caltech.edu (Asim Mughal)
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- Subject: Islam FAQ (Part 15/15): Misc: List of Halal Foods
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- Copyright 1993,1994,1995 Asim Mughal (mughal@caltech.edu)
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-
- Frequently Asked Questions: Part 15
- ___________________________________
-
- This message is automatically posted to 'soc.religion.islam'
- every month and when updated. This lists answers to most
- commonly asked questions on the forum. Contributions & changes
- are requested and should be directed to: mughal@caltech.edu
-
-
-
- OVERVIEW: The Frequently Asked Questions document for
- Islam has been divided in parts. Below is the index.
-
-
- Part 1 - Welcome & Index
- Part 2 - Info on Islamic News Groups
- Part 3 - Introduction to Islam
- Part 4 - God & Worship
- Part 5 - Islam, Quran & Muhammad (PBUH)
- Part 6 - Marriage Laws in Islam
- Part 7 - Women In Islam
- Part 8 - Life after Death, Moral System & Human rights in Islam
- Part 9 - Islam: Prophethood, Jesus & Trinity
- Part 10 - Islam: Farrakhism & Malcom X
- Part 11 - Islamic Internet Guide: Islamic Resources on Internet
- Part 12 - Other Islamic Resource Guides on Internet
- Part 13 - Islamic Literature: Books & Video
- Part 14 - Islamic Calendar & Prayer Time Table for 1994
- Part 15 - Misc: List of Halal Foods
-
-
-
- ________________________________________________________
-
- PART 15: Misc: List of Halal Foods
-
-
-
- Contents
-
- --Articles--
- 1. Introduction ..............................................................
- 2. List of Halal Foods .......................................................
- --Announcements--
- 3. Archive Info ..............................................................
- 4. Credits ...................................................................
-
-
-
- Articles .....................................................................
-
-
- 1. Introduction ..............................................................
-
-
- This part of FAQ is for miscellaneous topics of interest to Muslims.
- Currently, it has only the list of halal foods. This list is a quick
- reference guide for Muslims and enables them to follow their dietary
- laws.
-
-
-
-
- 2. List of Halal Foods .......................................................
-
-
-
- >From: aa747@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ronald M. Hopkins-Lutz)
- >Date: 10 Oct 1994 15:24:31 GMT
-
- =============================================================
-
- >From: xx257@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (The Islamic School)
- >Newsgroups: freenet.com-ctr.islam.news
- >Subject: INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS OF FOOD, etc.
- >Date: Wed Sep 30 20:11:42 1992
-
-
- INFORMATION ABOUT INGREDIENTS ON FOODS,
- TOOTHPASTE, SOAP ETC.
- =======================================
- Date: 21 February 1990
-
-
-
- *** INTRODUCTION ***
-
- The following information was extracted from the Muslim Consumer Guide
- (which was published in the newsletter of MSA Ann Arbor, Jan-Feb. 90),
- then was posted by Muhammad B. Setiawan (Dept. of Eng. Physics McMaster
- University), and finally collected, edited and distributed by MSA of the
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
-
- We hope that it 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 provinding
- the requested information.
-
-
-
- *** CONSULTATION OF COMPANIES ***
-
- Here are the results of consultations done by MSA with various food
- companies. No particular questions were asked on products that may
- contain alcohol.
-
-
- 1. L.D.Schrieber Cheese Company:
- No shortening, lard, gelatin or lecithin used.
- Cow products are used = Good
-
-
- 2. Burger King Corp.:
- Shortening used is from swine = BAD. Lard is used in buns and apple
- pie = BAD. Lecithin is used in buns = BAD/GOOD because you are not
- sure. Shakes = GOOD
-
-
- 3. General Foods :
- Lard is used on SWAN DOWN cake mixes. Gelatin (from collagen-bearing
- tissues on any animal) is used in many products including Jell-O Brand
- Gelatin Desert = BAD
-
-
- 4. Knox Gelatin Inc. :
- "Knox Gelatin is prepared from the protein collagen, which is extracted
- from either beef (bones and skin) or PORK (skins)" = BAD
-
-
- 5. American Lecithin Company :
- "Our Lecithin is derived from Soybeans and is sold under the trade name
- Alcoles" = GOOD
-
-
- 6. Nestle :
- A list was sent to MSA confirming that their products do not contain
- any animal by-product. Lechithin used in their products is derived
- from Soybeans = GOOD
-
-
- 7. General Mills Inc.:
- Shortening similar to lard is used, also Soya lechithin is used = BAD
- (because it does not say Soya or lard and you don't know so it is
- better to avoid).
-
-
- 8. Quaker Oats :
- Soyabeans 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 animals:
- 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. lechitin
- 2. emulsifier
- 3. dough conditioners
- 4. mono and diglyceriders
- 5. enzymes or rennet in cheese
-
-
- C. You can use - Good:
- 1. soyolecithin
- 2. soybean lecithin
- 3. vegetable lecithin
- 4. vegetable shortening
- 5. vegetable mono and diglyceriders
- 6. vegetable enzimes 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.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- *** MISCELLANEOUS FOOD ITEMS ***
-
- =========================================================================
- Manufacturer Brand Coagulant Use
- =========================================================================
- Kellog Co. Frosted Pop-tarts Type-B gelatin
- (from veal/beef) Good
- Unfrosted Pop-tarts No gelatin Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Frank Foods QT Frosting Mix Vegetable fat Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- General Mills Inc. Ready-to-spread Vegetable fat
- Frosting and/or Lard BAD
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Proctor & Gamble Duncan Hines ake Mix Vegetable fat Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Great Atlantic & A & P Creamer Coconut & Palm
- Pacific Co. Oil Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Topco Assoc. Inc. Food Club Non Dairy
- Creamer Vegetable fat Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Penn Maid Food Inc. Natural Yogurt No gelatin Good
- Swiss Yogurt Gelatin from
- calf skin Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Jolly Rancher Candies Palm & Coconut
- Oil Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- M & M Co. Starburst Fruit Gelatin from
- Chews Lard BAD
- _________________________________________________________________________
- American Home Foods Crunch 'n Munch Vegetable fat Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
-
-
-
- *** BREAD AND PASTRY ***
- =========================================================================
- Vendor Product Ingredients Use
- =========================================================================
- Drake Bakeries Div.
- of Borden Foods Inc. Honey bun Lard BAD
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Entenmans All Products Vegetable Shortening Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Giants Goods Bread Vegetable Shortening Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Huber Baking Co. Bakers
- of sunshine Bread Roman Meal Bread Soybean Salad Oil Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Keebler All Products Vegetable Shortening,
- Oleo and Lard BAD
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Nabisco All products Lard BAD
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Pepperidge Farm Rolls, Bread,
- Butter or Cakes Vegetable Shortening Good
- _________________________________________________
- Layer Cakes NOTE: even though this cake
- is made with good sortening the
- GELATIN USED is made from PIGSKIN BAD
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Pillsbury Co. 1896 Brand Butter
- milk Biscuit Vegetable shortening Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Stroehmann Brothers Co Hilibilly Bread;
- White Bread Lard BAD
- ________________________________________________________________________
- Sunshine Biscuit Co. All Products Vegetable shortening Good
- ________________________________________________________________________
-
-
- *** ICE CREAM ***
- =========================================================================
- MANUFACTURER PRODUCT USE
- =========================================================================
- Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Good
- Sherberts Good
- Water ice Good
- Baskin Robbins Ice cream and those flavors
- containing miget marshmallow BAD
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Pensupreme Ice Cream BAD
- Pensupreme Schraff Ice Cream (available at Safeway) Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Meadow Gold Ice Cream Good
- Meadow Gold Louis Sherry Ice Cream (all Natural) Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Abbotts Ice Cream Good
- erts Good
- Water Ice Good
- ________________________________________________________________________
- Pantry Price Ice Cream Good
- Breyers Ice Cream Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
-
-
-
- *** CHEWING GUM ***
- =========================================================================
- Manufacturer Products Ingredients Use
- ================================================================================================================
- GM Co. Rescue 11 Soap pads Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Purex Corporation Brillo Soap pads Lard BAD
- ___________________________________________
- Supreme Steel
- pink & green
- bars per carton) Beef Tallow Good
- ___________________________________________
- Dobie Pads Beef Tallow Good
- _________________________________________________________________________
- Miles Laboratory S.O.S Soap Pads Lard __ Tf Plastic Mesh
- Balls Lard BAD
- _________________________________________________________________________
-
- -- compiled by
- Sysops of The Islamic School
- aa755 sxg12 mxs44
- ===========================================================================
-
-
-
-
-
- Announcements ................................................................
-
-
- 3. Archive Info ..............................................................
-
-
- This FAQ is archived at several sites and is available for public
- retrieval thru anonymous FTP, E-MAIL, Gopher & World Wide Web.
-
-
- -- Anonymous FTP --
-
-
-
- Login: anonymous
- Password: Your e-mail address
-
-
-
- Site: rtfm.mit.edu
- Dir: /pub/usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/
-
- Site: ftp.uu.net
- Dir: /pub/usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/
-
- Site: ftp.cco.caltech.edu
- Dir: /pub/calmsa/islam-faq/
-
-
-
- -- E-MAIL --
-
-
- Send E-mail to: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
-
- Text of E-mail Message:
-
-
- send usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/part15
- quit
-
-
-
- -- GOPHER --
-
-
- Site: gopher.caltech.edu 70
- Path: Computing Information/
- CCO anonymous ftp archive/
- pub/
- calmsa/
- islam-faq/
-
-
- Site: latif.com 70
- Path: Resources relating to Islam/
- Soc.Religion.Islam
-
-
-
-
- -- World-Wide-Web (WWW) --
-
-
- One recommended interface is 'mosaic,' below are mosaic 'home pages.'
-
-
-
- URL at USENET Archive site:
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/islam-faq/faq.html
-
-
- URL at Caltech MSA site:
- http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~calmsa/links.html
-
-
-
-
- 4. Credits ...................................................................
-
-
-
- The author wishes to thank all those who contributed in any capacity for
- the original one part FAQ or this multi-part FAQ.
-
-
- -- SOURCES --
-
-
- The basic introduction and literature presented in the FAQ is from
- brochures on Islam distributed by Institute of Islamic Information &
- Education (III&E). These brochures were typed in electronic form by
- Ms.M.Ahmed.
-
- The information on soc.religion.islam forum (in Part 2) has been
- compiled from USENET archives and administrative logs of
- Soc.Religion.Islam moderator panel.
-
- What is III&E?
-
- III&E is an acronym for the Institute of Islamic Information & Education
- which was established in Chicago, Illinois in 1985. The III&E is
- registered in the State of Illinois and recognized by the Internal
- Revenue Service (IRS) as a not-for-profit religious organization.
-
- More information can be obtained by contacting Dr. M. Amir, III&E, P.O.
- Box 41129, Chicago, IL 60641-0129, U.S.A.; Tel: (312) 777-7443 Fax:
- (312) 777-7199.
-
-
-
- -- FORMAT --
-
-
- The format of the FAQ series has been done by utilizing resources of
- Islamic Information & News Network (IINN). A custom program, Nebula,
- written by editors of IINN for generating newsletters has been used.
-
-
- What is IINN?
-
- Islamic Information & News Network is a forum dedicated to educate the
- network community on issues relating to Islam and Muslims in an academic
- & non-political environment. Weekly digest is available on internet by
- subscribing to MUSLIMS@ASUACAD.BITnet (A Bitnet listserv list) and on
- USENET: bit.listserv.muslims.
-
-
-
- -- Permissions --
-
-
- Permission to post this multi-part FAQ has been obtained by the
- following:
-
- o Institute of Islamic Information & Education (III&E)
- o Islamic Information & News Network (Muslims@PSUVM.bitnet)
- o Moderator(s) of News.Answers (Thomas Khoenig & P.Huang)
-
-
- # End of Islam FAQ Part 15 #
-
-