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    The document discusses factors that influence food choices and the concept of halal. It outlines requirements for animal products to be considered halal according to the Quran, including that the animal must be slaughtered properly. It provides examples of ingredients that may not be halal and discusses issues around determining what is halal. It emphasizes the importance of qualified halal certification bodies in making these determinations and educating consumers.

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    The document discusses factors that influence food choices and the concept of halal. It outlines requirements for animal products to be considered halal according to the Quran, including that the animal must be slaughtered properly. It provides examples of ingredients that may not be halal and discusses issues around determining what is halal. It emphasizes the importance of qualified halal certification bodies in making these determinations and educating consumers.

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    The document discusses factors that influence food choices and the concept of halal. It outlines requirements for animal products to be considered halal according to the Quran, including that the animal must be slaughtered properly. It provides examples of ingredients that may not be halal and discusses issues around determining what is halal. It emphasizes the importance of qualified halal certification bodies in making these determinations and educating consumers.

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    What do we eat, what do we know

    Dr. Farrakh Mehboob


    Auditor, Halal Assesment & Certification Institute
    Food Choice Factors
    Concept of Halal
    Quran as book of Law.

    َ ‫ض َحلَـ ً۬لا‬
    ْ‫ط ِي ً۬باا َو َل تَت َّ ِبعُوا‬ ِ ‫اس ُكلُواْ ِم َّما ِفى ۡٱل َ ۡر‬ ُ َّ‫يَـٰٓأَيُّ َها ٱلن‬
    ‫ع ُد ً۬و ُّم ِبين‬َ ‫ن ِإنَّهُ ۥ لَ ُك ۡم‬ َ ‫ش ۡي‬
    ۚ ِ ‫طـ‬ َّ ‫ت ٱل‬ ُ ‫ُخ‬
    ِ ‫ط َوٲ‬

    O mankind ! eat the lawful and good things out of what is in


    the earth, and do not follow the footsteps of the Shaitan;
    surely he is your open enemy.” (Surah Al-Baqarah: 168)
    Requirements for animal products to be Halal

    The Animal

    The Person The Method


    Gelatin

    Butter Flavour

    Bread Whey
    improver Powder
    Keratin

    Gelatin

    Glycerides
    Examples of critical Ingredients
    Name of Ingredient / Source Industrial Use
    Product

    Amino Acids animals, plants, human Food supplements, baby foods,


    hairs, duck feathers, medicine, cosmetics,
    microbial fermentation. shampoos etc.
    Char coal Animal bone, wood, sugar white, water filters etc.
    synthetic (tribasic
    calcium phosphate)
    Fats and Oils Animals, Plant foods, cosmetics, medicine etc.
    Gelatin pigs, cows, fish Cosmetics, shampoos, Food,
    pharmaceuticals (capsule) etc.
    Rennet Animal, microbial Cheese (whey as by product)

    Water retention agents Protein (animals, plants Low cost protein powder is
    etc.), salts (Phosphates mixed with water and Injected
    etc.) in meat to increase weight
    In UK certain poultry meat imported from the Netherlands and Belgium containing pork and beef
    proteins used as water retention agents (http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/pmeatregsriani.pdf)
    European gelatin
    80 % is from pure pig-skin.
    15 % from cattle.
    5 % comes from pig and cattle bones, poultry and fish.

    • References:
    • http://www.gelita.com/
    • http://www.gelatine.org/en/gelatine/overview/127.htm
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin
    • http://www.gelatine.org/en/gelatine/production/137.htm
    EAT..NO....EAT...NO..EAT..EAT..NO..NO...?
    ??
    Who should decide?????
    • “A religious friend”?? Teacher? Parents?
    List from internet??

    Personal opinion
    • Different (knowledge, personality,
    personal interest, etc)

    More confused!!!
    1
    A QUALIFIED
    HALAL
    Official fatwa

    CERTIFICATION
    BODY!!!!!!
    General requirement
    Supported by muslim community
    Represents all Mdahib/Fiqh, at
    least within its representative
    country
     Working office
    Internal qualification
    • Qualified human power
     Muslim
     Food technologist, chemist, veterinarian: capable to
    conduct factory audit & ingredients screening
     Imams : capable to issue the fatwa independently

    • Audit protocol
     Written
     Implemented
    Examples of halal certification body
    Country % Halal Body Halal cert. scope
    muslim
    Indonesia 85 LPPOM-MUI Local + export
    Thailand 4.5 CICOT Local + export

    Phillipines 5-10 IDCP Local + PAKISTAN?


    export

    Germany 5.4 Halal Control Export

    Netherlands 5 HFFIA Export


    Pakistan based Halal Certifiers

    1) Halal Assessment & Certification Institute


    We are:
    •Rearchers
    •Scholars
    •Supported & supervised by Madaris
    2) Halal Research Council
    3) Halal Industry Research Centre
    4) Pakistan Halal Certifiers
    5) Madaris (Some Madaris of Pakistan are doing independent
    certification)
    2
    CRITICAL
    CONSUMERS
    ?????
    Lets move one step ahead!!!
    Protect local Muslim consumers !!
    Increase consumer awareness
     Workshops, Seminars, Media etc.
    Halal is a consumer right (as consumer pays for
    product while trust that what ever available in Pakistan is
    Halal).
    THANKS
    ®

    Halal Research Council Conference


    www.halalrc.org
    Held at Expo Centre, Lahore - Pakistan

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