INFORMATION ABOUT INGREDIENTS ON FOODS, TOOTHPASTE,

SOAP ETC.

INTRODUCTION

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 /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Kellog Co. Frosted Pop Tarts Type-B Gelatin Investigate

(Vegetable/Beef)

Unfrosted Pop No Gelatin HALAL

Tarts

Frank Foods QT Frosting mix Vegetable fat HALAL

(Shortening)

General Mills Inc. Ready-to-Spread Vegetable fat/or Lard HARAM

Frosting

Proctor & Gamble Duncan Hines Vegetable fat HALAL

Cake Mix &
Pringles

Great Atlantic & Pacific A&P Creamer Coconut & Palm Oil HALAL
Co.

Topco Assoc. Inc. Food Club Non Vegetable fat HALAL

Dairy Creamer

Dietary Creamer Vegetable Fat HALAL

Penn Maid Food Inc. Natural Yogurt No Gelatin HALAL

Swiss Yogurt Gelatin from Calf skin HARAM

Jolly Rancher Candies Palm & Coconut Oil HALAL

M & M Co. Starburst fruit Gelatin from Lard HARAM

Chews

American Home Foods Crunch 'N' Munch Vegetable Fat HALAL

DISINFECTANT

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Lehn & Fink Products All products Synthetic chemicals HALAL

Lyson Brand
BREAD AND PASTRY

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Drake Bakeries (Div. Of Honey bun Lard HARAM

Borden foods Inc.)

Entenmanns All Products Vegetable Shortening HALAL

Giants Goods Bread Vegetable Shortening HALAL

Huber Baking Co. Roman Meal Soybean Salad oil HALAL

(Bakers Of sunshine Bread
Bread)

Keebler All products Vegetable Shortening HARAM

Oleo and Lard

Nabisco All Products Lard HARAM

Pepperidge farm Rolls, Bread, Vegetable shortening HALAL

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 Brand Vegetable shortening HALAL

Butter, Milk
Biscuit

Stroehmann Brothers Co Hillbilly Bread Lard HARAM

White Bread

Sunshine Biscuit Co. All products Vegetable shortening HALAL

ICE CREAM

Manufacturer Product Use

Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, Sherbets, Water ice HALAL

NOTE: Ice cream and those flavors HARAM

Containing might marshmallow

Pensupreme Ice Cream HARAM

Pensupreme schraff Ice cream (available at safeway) HALAL

Meadow Gold Ice cream HALAL

Meadow Gold Louis sherry Ice cream (all natural) HALAL

Abbotts Ice Cream, Sherbets, Water ice HALAL

Pantry Pride Ice cream HALAL

Breyers Ice cream HALAL

CHEWING GUM

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Dynamint Co. Dynamints Candelilla Wax HALAL

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

Vegetable base

Warner Lambert Co. Chewing Gum Vegetable base HALAL

Chicklets
Dentyne Trident
Freshen Up

Beach Nut Chewing Gum Glcerl Monosterate Or HARAM

Ester of Gum from any
animal fat

FROZEN PIZZA PIES

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Jan's Mozzarella Vegetable HALAL

Cheese

Buitoni Mozzarella Vegetable HALAL

Cheese

Little Chef Mozzarella Vegetable HALAL

Cheese

Ellio's Cheddar Cheese Swine pepsin HARAM

Quaker Celeste Mozzarella Swine pepsin HARAM

Cheese

PIZZA RESTAURANTS

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

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 /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Purity Company Muenster Cheese Vegetable HALAL

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

Clearfield Natural Cheese Calf Rennet HARAM

Kosher Brand.

Kraft Philadelpia Lactic acid HALAL

Cream Cheese
Whipped Cream
Cheese
Neufchatel

McCadm Co. New York State Calf & swine Rennet HARAM

Framageries Bal. Inc. Cheese Calf Rennet HARAM

World Cheese Col. Migdal American Vegetable HALAL

Haolam

Schanling Col. Schnall American Vegetable HALAL

(Individually
wrapped)
Schnall Muenster
sliced
Schnall
Mozzarella

Clay Butter Co. Millers Cheese Vegetable HALAL

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

COSMETICS

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Avon All Products Petrochemicals HALAL

Wella Corp. Balsam products Petrochemicals HALAL

Johnson Product Inc. Ultra Sheen Lanolin HALAL

Lustrasilk Corp. Scalp Cream Lanolin HALAL

Westwood Keri Lotion Synthetic chemical HALAL

Pharmaceutical

Chesbrough Ponds Inc. Vaseline Lard HARAM

Intensive Lotion

SOAP

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Proctor & Gamble Co. Kirk's Coso Coconut oil HALAL

Hardwater Castile Vegetable fat
Lava

Ivory Beef & Pork Tallow HARAM

Camay
Safe Guard
Coast
Zest

Lever Brothers Co. Lux Beef Tallow* HARAM

Lifebuoy
Phase II
Dove
Caress

Colgate Palmolive Co. Palmolive Beef & Pork Tallow* HARAM

Cashmere

Andrew Jergen Co. Jergens Beef Tallow* HARAM

Woodbury

Armour Dial inc. Dial Beef Tallow* HARAM

Tone
Irish spring Pork Tallow*
Amway Corporation All Bar Soaps Pork Tallow* HARAM

Nivia Creams Sheep's Skin/Fat*

* NOTE: The Sheep/Beef that is obtained for the products is not slaughtered Islamically, hence, it is still
doubtful.

TOOTHPASTE

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Lever Brothers Co. Pepsodents Vegetable Fat HALAL

Close up
Aim

Colgate Palmolive Co. Ultra Brite Lard HARAM

Colgate Paste
Colgate Powder

Vicks Chemical Co. Fix -A- Dent Vegetable Fat HALAL

Procter and Gamble Gleen Lard HARAM

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

POT CLEANERS

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

GM Co. Rescue 11Soap HALAL

pads

Purex Corporation Brillo Supreme Steel HALAL

Wool balls

Soap pads Lard HARAM

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

Miles laboratory S.O.S Soap Pads Lard HARAM

Tuffy Plastic
Mesh
Moth/Balls
MEDICATION

Manufacturer /Vendor Brand Coagulant/Ingredients Use

Seldane Caps. Pepsin HARAM

Seldane Syrup HALAL

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 Investigate

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 Enzyme HALAL

Gelatin HARAM

Glucose HALAL

Glyceride (Animal) HARAM

Glyceride (Plant) HALAL

Glycerol/Glycerine (Animal) HARAM

Glycerol /Glycerine (Plant) HALAL

Gum Acacia HALAL

Ham HARAM

Harmones (Animal) HARAM

Harmones (Plant) HALAL

Hydrogenated Oil HALAL

Hydrolyzed Animal protein HARAM

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein HALAL

Lard HARAM

Leavenings HALAL

Lecithin (commercial) HALAL

Malt HALAL

Malto Dextrin HALAL

Hydrogenated oil HALAL

Molasses HALAL

Monocalcium Phosphate HALAL

Mono Saccharides HALAL

Monoglycerides (Animal) HARAM

Monoglycerides (Plant) HALAL

MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) HALAL

Nitrates/Nitrites HALAL

Nonfat Dry Milk HALAL

Oxalic Acid HALAL

PABA HALAL

Partially Hydrogenated oil HALAL

Pectic Materials HALAL

Pectin HALAL

Pepsin (Animal) HARAM

Phospholipid (Animal) HARAM

Phospholipid (Plant) HALAL

Phosphoric Acid HALAL

Pork & All by Products HARAM

Potassium Benzoate HALAL

Potassium Citrate HALAL

Propionate HALAL

Propionic Acid HALAL

Renin Rennet Investigate

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 Investigate

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.