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Different Product Manufacturer's comments on Halal and Haram products in North America
HORLICKS MADE IN INDIA IS A HALAL PRODUCT
According to an e-mail from Smithkline Consumer Healthcare Ltd with Reference No.: 54021853208 sent to a Muslim consumer that there is no animal derived ingredients except milk solids and no alcohol used as a solvent in flavor in Horlicks made in India.
Horlicks also has a vegetarin green dot symbol on the bottle. Horlics is sold in Indian Pakistani stores throughout USA and Canada.
SOME ACAI EXTRACTS ARE HALAL
Acai Palm tree are grown in Brazil and south america, its fruit is used for acai extract.
Walgreen claimed that they do not use any chemical solvent in Natrol Acai Berry 1 200 mg Vegetarian capsules and they are Halal.
Paradise Acai is a True Full Spectrum 4:1 potent concentration. It is naturally extracted without isolating, fractionizing or using toxic solvents, harsh chemicals or gases to ensure all active and synergistic constituents are present in the balanced ratio nature intended, it is 100% vegetarian and Halal.
LOACKER'S CRISPY WAFERS FILLED WITH VANILLA CREAM IS A HALAL PRODUCT
Italian brand Loacker's Crispy Wafers filled with Vanilla Cream is a Halal products because it is both Halal and Kosher certified with their symbols on the package. The vanilla Cream is made with Bourbon Pods( plant Beans) not with Vanilla flavors with alcohol extraction. This is the first Halal Vanilla Wafers in both USA and Canada. All other brands are made with Vanilla Flavors. It is available at No Frills supermarkets in Toronto.
LOACKER'S CRISPY WAFERS FILLED WITH VANILLA CREAM IS A HALAL PRODUCT
Italian brand Loacker's Crispy Wafers filled with Vanilla Cream is a Halal products because it is both Halal and Kosher certified with their symbols on the package. The vanilla Cream is made with Bourbon Pods( plant Beans) not with Vanilla flavors with alcohol extraction. This is the first Halal Vanilla Wafers in both USA and Canada. All other brands are made with Vanilla Flavors. It is available at No Frills supermarkets in Toronto.
STATEMENT FROM COCA COLA CANADA
Brothe Hadi Mohammed from Canada has provide this e-mail from Coca Cola Canada(this is true except Vanilla Coke if it contains Vanilla Extract)
Thank you for contacting The Coca-Cola Company, Ms. Muhammad. We appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns.
Soft drink brands of The Coca-Cola Company are nonalcoholic. The ingredients and manufacturing processes used in the production of our soft drinks are rigorously regulated by government and health authorities. In every country where our brands are sold, our soft drinks are recognized by the local government and health authorities as nonalcoholic.
Since the government and health authorities in nearly 200 countries have consistently recognized these beverages as nonalcoholic, consumers can be reassured that our brands are nonalcoholic. You may be interested to know that alcohol naturally occurs in many food products. A scientific literature review has shown that the majority of food and drink products, both natural and manufactured, may contain small amounts of alcohol. Such products include fruits, juices, vegetables, breads, cheese, fish, poultry, beef, and even honey.
We hope this information is helpful and reassures your confidence in our brands. Should you have additional questions or comments, please feel free to contact us again.
Cameron
Industry and Consumer Affairs
PEPSI PRDODUCTS ARE FREE OF ALCOHOL ACCORDING TO PEPSI CANADA
Brother Hadi Mohammed from Canada has provided the follwing e-mail from Pepsi Canada, there is exception for Vanilla Pepsi if it contains Vanilla Extract then it will not be Halal:
Hi Hadi:
Thank you for taking the time to contact us at PepsiCo Canada regarding our beverages. We certainly appreciate the opportunity to clarify the situation.
Although our exact formulations are proprietary, please be assured that analysis of our products will confirm that they are non-alcoholic. In fact, we do not add ethanol to any of our products and our products do not ferment to produce ethanol. You can be certain that all our products throughout the world are non-alcoholic and fully comply with local regulations.
Once again, many thanks for your interest in our company. We hope this information is helpful to you.
Sincerely,
PepsiCo Consumer Relations
www.pepsi.ca
CHAPMAN'S HALAL ICE CREAM PRODUCTS
A Muslim consumer from Canada has provided the e-mail from Chapman about some of their ice cream products which are made with alcohol free flavors.
Following is list of Chapman's Halal Ice Cream Products:
Chapman's Premium 2 Litre: Black Cherry, Hokey Pokey.
Novelties: Super Lolly Assorted 12 pack, Super Lolly Banana 12 pack, Super Lolly Orange 12 pack.
No Sugar Added 1 Litre: Black Cherry.
Chapman's Original 2 Litre: Orange Pineapple, Tiger Tail
Chapman's Original 4 litre: Tiger Tail
Sorbets 2 Litre: Raspberry, Orange, Rainbow
Frozen Yogurt 2 Litre: Strawberry, Mixed Berry, Mandarin Orange
According to Canadian food laws, Modified milk ingredients are defined in item 7.1, subsection B.01.010 (3) of the FDR, as "any of the following in liquid, concentrated, dry, frozen or reconstituted form, namely, calcium reduced skim milk (obtained by the ion-exchange process), casein, caseinates, cultured milk products, milk serum proteins, ultrafiltered milk, whey, whey butter, whey cream and any other component of milk the chemical state of which has been altered from that in which it is found in milk".
Additional examples of Modified Milk ingredients are Milk Protein Concentrates, Milk Protein Isolates, Casein(milk protein), Caseinates, Whey Protein Concentrate, Skim Milk Powder.
.How we know they are Halal?:
1. If a kosher symbol such as COR, MK, OUD, Circle K, CRC, V appears on food package containing modified milk ingredients, it means the modified milk ingredients are Halal and all other ingredients meet the Halal requirements because not all kosher certified food products are Halal unless they meet Halal requirements. There is a list of 16 ingredients as listed in ALERT section if one of them present in kosher certified products then those kosher certified products are not consider Halal.
2. Inquiry with manufacturer to find out what actual ingredients are used in so called modified milk ingredients. If they happened to be skim milk, ultrafiltered milk then the modified milk ingredients are Halal.
DUNCAN HINES CAKE AND BAKERY MIXES ARE MADE WITH ALCOHOL CONTAINING FLAVORS
Even as dry cake and Bakery mixes from Duncan Hines brand are made with alcohol containing flavors according to an e-mail from Pinnacle Food Company with refernce number 9089760 send to a Canadian Muslim consumer.
QUESTION TO ASK OR WRITE ABOUT ALCOHOL IN FLAVOR OF A FOOD PRODUCT
We request Muslim consumers to use the following phrase when asking or writing the question to consumer department of a food company about presence or absence of alcohol in the flavor of a food product.
" is alcohol used as a solvent in flavor; alcohol is a hidden ingredient of flavor, it will not appear in the ingredients statement. The knowledge of presence or absence of alcohol in flavor is only known to QA or Technical service department that has access to the specification of flavors, not the customer service. In the specification of flavor, the flavor supplier supposed to write the name of solvent or carrier used in a flavor by law. So please request them to find out from QA or Technical service department whether alcohol a hidden ingredient in flavor is used as a solvent in the flavor".
GRAPE SKIN EXTRACT, GARPE SEED EXTRACT, JAPANESE KNOTWEED EXTRACT ARE NOT HALAL IF ALCOHOL IS USED AS EXTRACTING SOLVENT
Resveratrol from red wine is used in grape skin extract and grape seed extract, Resveratrol is not Halal because it comes from red wine. Ethanol and water is also used in grape skin extract which is not Halal. Resveratol and ethanol based solvents are used in Japanese knotwood extarct.
ALCOHOL CONTAINING FLAVOR IS USED IN GATORADE
Gatorade Company has send this e-mail to one of our Muslim consumer.
Gatorade Consumer:
Gatorade may contain traces amount of alcohol as a formulation aid for the flavorings. But in the processing, these trace amounts are evaporated off in the heating process.
We hope this information is helpful.
Michael
Gatorade Consumer Relations
Ref# 027242673B
Canadian cattle enjoy red wine with their feed
By JEREMY HAINSWORTH
Associate Press
updated 8/27/2010 9:45:48 AM ET
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Western Canadian beef producers have found a novel way of putting the "bar" in barbecue.
Angus cattle in British Columbia's Okanagan wine and cattle region are being fed red wine with their grain. Chefs in this Canadian Pacific Coast province said it makes for a unique beef taste, but Canadian food inspectors appear to have doubts.
THE FOLLOWING COMPLIMENTS PRODUCTS ARE MADE WITH ALCOHOL CONTAINING FLAVORS
1. Carrot Muffins, UPC CODE 68820 12131
Is alcohol used as a solvent in flavors, alcohol is a hidden ingredient in flavors? Yes
2.Banana Muffins UPC CODE 68820 12129
Is alcohol used as a solvent in flavors, alcohol is a hidden ingredient in flavors? Yes
3.Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins UPC CODE 23682 10508
Is alcohol used as a solvent in flavors, alcohol is a hidden ingredient in flavors? Yes
4.Chocolate Chip Muffins, UPC CODE 68820 12132
Is alcohol used as a solvent in flavors, alcohol is a hidden ingredient in flavors? Yes
This information was received by a Canadian Muslim consumer through e-mail from Sobey Company with reference number SR0000000254678
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