Halal and Haram foods in North America

HALAL & HARAM FOOD IN NORTH AMERICA
The following information were extracted from the Muslim Consumer Guide


INTRODUCTION
We hope that it be of great use to you, and we also hope that you will read the ingredient on every product before you make your purchase. It is of utmost important for us muslims to take this precaution since it is given to us in our knowledge from other brothers and sister in Islam. No particular question was asked on products that contain alcohol. The response from the companies were excellent. One of our brothers who visited us from Michigan had told us that ingredients as EMULSIER, DOUGH CONDITIONER, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES AND GELATIN were of the same origin, that is most probably from animal (beef or swine). NOTE: Please check the ingredients (made of/from) for contents every time you make a purchase. If in doubt, you may write to the company, they have been very helpful and your mind will be at ease. This is Islam, please don't make things convenient to your liking but follow the path of Islam. Allah loves those who follow the path of righteousness.

Aditional note about Kosher food: The letter K on its own can actually be put on any product, whether or not it's kosher (and therefore contain no pork products), since it isn't trademarked. So some products which have simply a K do contain animal products that neither Jews nor Muslims should eat. The symbol is not the mark of a recognized kosher certifying body.
For a list of kosher symbols which are considered respectable, you can click on this website:



http://www.vaad.net/recommended_kosher_certification.htm"



The word "parve" or "pareve" on a product with a recognized kosher symbol (as displayed on the website) means that the product contains neither milk nor meat, and thus no animal products. However, some pareve products may contain derivatives or trace elements of animal products which could be significant under Shari'a, even though they constitute "bitul b'shishim" (nullification in a majority, too small or derivative a quantity to count against kosher status) in Halacha (Jewish law).
LIST OF COMPANIES
L.D.Schrieber Cheese Company:
No shortening, lard, gelatin or lecithin used. Cow products are used
Burger King Corp.:
Shortening are used including those of swine . Lard are used in buns and apple pie . Lecithin are used in buns because you are not sure if it is soy or animal lecithin.
General Foods :
Lard are used on SWAN DOWN cake mixes. Gelatin (collagen-bearing tissues on any animal) are used in many products including Jell-O Brand Gelatin Desert
Knox Gelatin Inc. :
"Knox Gelatin is prepared from the protein collagen, which is extracted from either beef (bones and skin) or PORK (skins)"
American Lecithin Company :
Our Lecithin is derived from Soybeans and is sold under the trade name Alcoles
Nestle :
A list was sent to MSA signifing those that do not contain any anymal by product. Lechithin used in their products is derived from Soybeans
General Mills Inc.:
Shortening similar to lard is used, also Soya lechithin is used (be cause it does not say Soya or lard and you don't know so it is better not to use )
Quaker Oats :
Soyabeans Lecithin is used. Shortening is used from Swine. Some of the products are Masa Trigo, Flako pie crust and cup cake mix.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT TERMS

Derived from pork or other animals
bacon
ham
sausage
lard
fat
gelatin
shortening(animal).
Avoid or doubtful (may be derived from animal or vegetable)
lecithin
emulsifier
dough conditioners
mono and diglyceriders
enzymes or rennet in cheese
Usable
soy lecithin
soyabean lecithin
vegetable lecithin
vegetable shortening
vegetable mono and diglyceriders
vegetable enzimes or rennetless cheese.
fish
May contain alcohol - avoid
Artificial and imitation extracts and flavorings
When you see these letters
"U" or "K" they may mean that the produce does not contain anything from an animal.

MISCELLANEOUS FOOD ITEMS

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Manufacturer Brand Coagulant Use
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Kellog Co. Frosted Pop-tarts Type-B gelatin
(from veal/beef) Good
Unfrosted Pop-tarts No gelatin Good
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Frank Foods QT Frosting Mix Vegetable fat Good
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General Mills Inc. Ready-to-spread Vegetable fat
Frosting and/or Lard BAD
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Proctor & Gamble Duncan Hines Cake Mix Vegetable fat Good
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Great Atlantic & A & P Creamer Coconut & Palm
Pacific Co. Oil Good
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Topco Assoc. Inc. Food Club Non Dairy
Creamer Vegetable fat Good
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Penn Maid Food Inc. Natural Yogurt No gelatin Good
Swiss Yogurt Gelatin from
calf skin Good
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Jolly Rancher Candies Palm & Coconut
Oil Good
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M & M Co. Starburst Fruit Gelatin from
Chews Lard BAD
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MARS Skittles Gelatin BAD
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American Home Foods Crunch 'n Munch Vegetable fat Good

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BREAD AND PASTRY

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Vendor Product Ingredients Use
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Drake Bakeries Div.
of Borden Foods Inc. Honey bun Lard BAD
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Entenmans All Products Vegetable Shortening Good
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Giants Goods Bread Vegetable Shortening Good
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Huber Baking Co. Bakers
of sunshine Bread Roman Meal Bread Soybean Salad Oil Good
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Keebler All Products Vegetable Shortening,
Oleo and Lard BAD
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Nabisco All products Lard BAD
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Pepperidge Farm Rolls, Bread,
Butter or Cakes Vegetable Shortening Good
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Layer Cakes NOTE: eventhough this cake
is made with good shortening the
GELATIN USED is made from PIGSKIN BAD
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Pillsbury Co. 1896 Brand Butter
milk Biscuit Vegetable shortening Good
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Stroehmann Brothers Co Hilibilly Bread;
White Bread Lard BAD
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Sunshine Biscuit Co. All Products Vegetable shortening Good
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ICE CREAM

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MANUFACTURER PRODUCT USE
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Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Good
Sherberts Good
Water ice Good
Baskin Robbins Ice cream and those flavors
containing miget marshmallow BAD
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Pensupreme Ice Cream BAD
Pensupreme Schraff Ice Cream (available at Safeway) Good
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Meadow Gold Ice Cream Good
Meadow Gold Louis Sherry Ice Cream (all Natural) Good
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Abbotts Ice Cream Good
Sherberts Good
Water Ice Good
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Pantry Price Ice Cream Good
Breyers Ice Cream Good
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CHEWING GUM

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Manufacturer Products Ingredients Use
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Dynamint Co. Dynamints Candelilla Wax Good
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Wrigley's Co. Chewing gum The company say they
use animal product Bad
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Warner Lambert Co. Chewing Gum Vegetable Base Good
Chicklets Vegetable Base Good
Dentyne Vegetable Base Good
Trident Vegetable Base Good
Freshen Up Vegetable Base Good
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Beach-Nut Chewing Gum Glcerl Monosterate
or Ester of Gum
from any animal fat Bad
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FROZEN PIZZA PIES

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Brand Cheese Coagulant Use
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Jan's Mozzarella Vegetable Good
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Buitoni Mozzarella Vegetable Good
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Little Chef Mozzarella Vegetable Good
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Ellio's Cheddar Swine pepsin BAD
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Quaker Celeste Mozzarella Swine pepsin BAD
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PIZZA RESTAURANTS

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RESTAURANT FOOD CHEESE INGREDIENT USE
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Pizza Hut Pizzas Mozzarella Vegetable Good
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CHEESE

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Manufacturer Brand Coagulant Use
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Purity Company Muenster Vegetable Good
Caraway Muenster Vegetable Good
Monterey Jack Muenster
(w/hot pepper) Vegetable Good
Farmers Cheese Vegetable Good
Burie (imported) Vegetable Good
Camembert Vegetable Good
Romano Vegetable Good
Parmesan Vegetable Good
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Clearfield Natural Cheese Kosher Calves Ren-
Bland net Good
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Kraft Philadelpia Cream Lactic acid Good
Whipped Cream Cheese Lactic acid Good
Neufchatel Lactic acid Good
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McCadm Co. New York State Calf & Swine
Renette BAD
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Framageries Bal. Inc. Cheese Calves Ren-
net Good
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World Cheese Col Migdal American Vegetable Good
Haolam Vegetable Good
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Schanling Col Schnall American
(individually wrapped) Vegetable Good
Schnall Muenster sliced Vegetable Good
Schnall Mozzarella Vegetable Good
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Clay Butter Co. Miller's Cheese Vegetable Good
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I cannot believe its butter Gelatine Bad
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SOAP

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Manufacturer Products Ingredients Use
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Proctor & Gamble Co. Kirk's Coso Coconut Oil Good
Hardwater Castile
*Ivory Beef&Pork Tallow Bad
*Camay Beef&Pork Tallow Bad
*Safe Guard Beef&Pork Tallow Bad
*Zest Beef&Pork Tallow Bad
*Coast Beef&Pork Tallow Bad
*Lava Vegetable Fat Good
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Lever Brothers Co. *Lux Beef Tallow Good
*Lifebuoy Beef Tallow Good
*Phase II Beef Tallow Good
*Dove Beef Tallow Good
*Caress Beef Tallow Good
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Colgate Palmolive Co. *Palmolive Beef&Pork Tallow Bad
*Cashmere Beef&Pork Tallow Bad
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Andrew Jergen Co. *Jergens Beef Tallow Good
*Woodbury Beef Tallow Good
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Armour Dial Inc. *Dial Beef Tallow Good
*Tone Beef Tallow Good
*Irish Spring Pork Tallow Bad
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Amway Corporation All Bar Soaps Pork Tallow Bad
Nevia Creams Sheep's Skin/Fat Good
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*Note : The beef that is obtained for the products is not slaughtered
Islamically; hence, it is still doubtful.

TOOTHPASTE

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Manufacturer Products Ingredients Use
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Lever Brothers Co. Pepsodents Vegetable Fat Good
Close-Up Vegetable Fat Good
* Aim Vegetable Fat Good
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Colgate Palmolive Co. Ultra Brite Lard BAD
Colgate Paste Lard BAD
Colgate Powder Lard BAD
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Vicks Chemical Co. Fix-A-Dent Vegetable Fat Good
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*Note : Contains alcohol; still in doubt about its use; final decision
is in your hands!

COSMETICS

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Company Products Ingredients Use
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Avon All products Petrochemicals Good
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Wella Corp. Balsam products Petrochemicals Good
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Johnson Products Inc. Ultra Sheen Lanolin Good
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Lustrasilk Corp. Scalp Cream Lanolin Good
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Westwood Pharmaceut Keri Lotion Synthetic chemicals Good
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Chesebrough-Ponds Inc. Vaseline Intens-
ive Lotion Lard BAD
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DISINFECTANT

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Manufacturer Brand Coagulant Use
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Lehn & Fink Products
Lyson Brand All products Synthetic Chemicals Good
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POT CLEANERS

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Manufacturer Brand Product Ingredient Use
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GM Co. Rescue 11 Soap pads Good
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Purex Corporation Brillo Soap pads Lard BAD
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Supreme Steel
Wool Balls Good
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Kosher Soap
(packaged 2 ea.
pink & green bars
per carton) Beef Tallow Good
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Dobie Pads Beef Tallow Good
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Miles Laboratory S.O.S Soap Pads Lard BAD
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Tuffy Plastic Mesh
Balls Lard BAD
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This is all of the information that I have obtained so far. If you have additional or newer information please let me know. Or send an email to: N'Heru Mughabe Nyerere Mobutu
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