| Last Updated: 24/03/2009 ALL THE FOLLOWING ARE HALAAL Apple and Blueberry Good Stuff Alcoholic Flavourings Clarification: |
Monday, March 30, 2009
Belvoir Fruit Farms 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Weight watchers whole wheat bread
Weston Foods Customer Service (WFEC
REPLY FROM weight watchers customer service
Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:20 AM
FW: Help: Winning Points [#22958986]
We thank you for your e-mail. Please be advised that all fats, shortenings and micro ingredients (such as mono/di-glycerides and dough conditioners) we use in the product mentioned below are of vegetable source.
Should you have further questions concerning any of our products, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Customer Service
From: Weight Watchers [mailto:WinningPoints@weightwatchers.ca ]
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 11:15 AM
To: Weston Foods Customer Service (WFEC); MMedaglia@gwbakeries.com
Subject: Fwd: Help: Winning Points [#22958986]--Original Message--
Date: 3/26/2009 2:02:52 PM
To: WinningPoints@weightwatchers.ca
Subject: Help: Winning Points
User Number:
Server: www.weightwatchers.ca
Date: 26/03/2009
Questions: Hi there
i have bought one of your:
"Weight Watchers 100% whole wheat breads"
I need to find out regarding the ingredients of this product whether they contain any animal ingredients used at any time during the manufacturing process or not.
And specifically the source of
a) Mono and Diglycerides
b) Sodium Stearoyl -2 Lactylate
3) Monoglycerides
Thanks a lot
regards
abc xyz
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Pig Fat (Updated) email probably inaccurate....
In the Name of Allah, the Inspirer of Truth.
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
The article is highly dramatised, but unfortunAtely does not back up any of the claims. We regard this email as vastly heresay and folklore, unless otherwise backed up with hard facts.
If you receive this pig fat E-mail, please do not forward it onto others, as it just dupes more and more people, and it does its rounds.
Muslims should NOT be "fast-forwarders", but think about what they are relaying to others, and whether it holds any merit.
And Allah knows Best
Wa Alaykumussalaam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh
http://www.foodguide.org.uk
source of above information
The above information is referring to the following email going around in peoples inboxes which was also posted onto this site aswell.. original text of email can be found in this link written supposedly by a "DR M Liaqut"
NEW INFORMATION ON YEAST EXTRACT AND TORULA YEAST
1. Yeast Extract or Autolyzed Yeast Extract from by product of beer making:
The only two categories of food products which use the yeast extract or autolyzed yeast extract are Cheese Crackers and Cheese products because of its harsh and bitter taste. The type of yeast is Brewer Yeast.2. Yeast Extract or Autolyzed Yeast Extract from Baker's Yeast:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast or Baker's Yeast(Halal) is used in manufacture of yeast extract or autolyzed yeast or extract in food products other than cheese crackers or cheeses such as soups, fruits, and other foods etc. So if you see Yeast Extract or Autolyzed Yeast or extract in food products other than cheese crackers and chees, it means the Yeast Extract or Autolyzed Yeast or Extract is from Baker's yeast and it is Halal.
3. Torula Yeast:
According to manufacturer currently the Torula Yeast is manufactured from sugar source such as Molasses or corn by many manufacturer. They stop manufacturing Torula yeast from alcohol or waste paper.
4.Inactive Yeast:
Yeast cells are pasteurized to inactive them. Mostly from Baker's yeast which is a Halal yeast.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Altoids© Mints
WHAT IS IT?
Altoids are a popular brand of breath mints marketed under the slogan "The Original Celebrated Curiously Strong Mints." Though the brand is owned by Wrigley, the confections have been manufactured and produced by Callard & Bowser-Suchard in Wales, the United Kingdom, since the early 1800's.[1]
Altoids mints are much stronger than typical mints; the secret of their strength lies in the use of real peppermint oil in the recipe. Because of this strong mintiness, Altoids are often chosen as a breath freshener as well as an after-coffee mint. Altoids mints are currently available in eight flavors: peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint, cinnamon, ginger, liquorice, chocolate, and crème de menthe.
HOW IS IT MADE?
All Altoid mints, including Chocolate-Covered Altoids contain: SUGAR, GUM ARABIC, ARTIFICIAL OR NATURAL FLAVOR (OIL OF PEPPERMINT), and GELATIN.[2] Chocolate-Covered Altoids contain CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, another name for shellac which is made from crushed and processed insect cocoons.[3] Shellac is used as a glaze on food and medicine to provide a shiny coating.
Altoid Sours, Altoid Gum, and Altoid Mini products do not contain gelatin or shellac.
Due to the presence of shellac and gelatin(most likely from pork) it is very highly recommended to avoid these products or atleast research before you consume these..
RECIPE: Halal Chicken Marsala
INGREDIENTS
4 chicken breasts, boneless & skinless
½ cup flour
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp dried oregano
4 tbsp (¼ cup) olive oil
4 tbsp (¼ cup) butter
2 large sweet Vidalia onions, thinly sliced
2 cups fresh mushrooms, washed and sliced
1/3 cup pomegranate syrup,
or, 1 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice
Water, as needed
DIRECTIONS
1. WASH chicken breasts in mixture of water and vinegar then pat dry using a paper towel.2. POUND chicken breasts between sheets of plastic wrap until about 1/2" (1 cm.) thick.
3. COMBINE flour, salt, pepper and oregano in a mixing bowl or ziploc bag. Coat chicken pieces
in the flour, shaking off any excess.
4. HEAT oil and butter together in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken breasts on
medium heat for about 2 minutes on the first side, until lightly browned. Turn breasts over
to cook other side. Cook breasts about 2 more minutes, until both sides are lightly browned,
but not cooked through.
5. REMOVE chicken and set aside.
6. ADD onions and mushrooms to pan, stirring occassionally until onions turn transparent. Add
pomegranate syrup and stir. Then place the chicken breasts back in the pan, coating with
the onion mushroom sauce.
7. COVER, lower heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add water, in small amounts, as
needed to keep from burning.
8. TRANSFER to serving plate.
9. SERVE with potatos or pasta.
Source
Monday, March 9, 2009
The Islamic Laws of Animal Slaughter
By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Translated by Amir A. Toft
Product Details
No. of Pages: 160
Format: Softcover
Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"
ISBN: 1-933764-01-5
Pub. Date: May 2006
There is a growing sense of concern today among consumers, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, about the healthfulness of what they eat. Health food stores have gained a prominent status in the US, and many consumers review every last ingredient listed in a food item’s nutritional facts list to ensure that they meet their dietary standards. Muslims must be even more conscientious of what they consume, as a Muslim’s diet must, above all, be lawful (halal) under Islamic law, as well as wholesome (tayyib). The Qur’an states, “O people, eat from whatever is upon the earth that is lawful and wholesome” (2:168).
Of all types of food, one that has become the cause of controversy among Muslims the world over is slaughtered meat. Muslim sources without the guidance of scholars have spread inaccurate information about Islam’s rules and regulations for animal slaughter, leaving Muslims confused about the facts. Authored by a Muslim scholar recognized worldwide for his mastery of Islamic jurisprudence, The Islamic Laws of Animal Slaughter clears up the confusion. The author presents a brief, structured analysis of Islam’s laws for animal slaughter, as well an overview of their practical application in the modern world. A couple of articles, appended specially for this translation, round off the discussion by addressing matters particularly relevant to Muslims in the US and other Western nations.
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“An engaging, enlightening, and intellectually thought-provoking work that reassures Muslims that it is still possible to consume Halal and pure sustenance in this extremely complex world.” —Halal Monitoring Committee (HMC), UK
“Mufti Usmani has given a scholarly explanation of the ritual laws of animal slaughter, which every Muslim, particularly those living in the West, must be acquainted with in order to practice their din correctly.” —Mohammad Mazhar Hussaini, Director of Halal Program, Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
“The first English work on this subject that treats modern concerns and is yet thorough, scholarly, authentic, and accessible to a general audience.” —South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA)
“By far the best work on the subject available to the English-speaking reader.” —Dr. Muhammad Munir Chaudry,
Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA)
“A must read for any Muslim who wishes to consume the permissible and steer clear of the forbidden, based on the teachings of Allah and His beloved Messenger (upon him be peace).” —Halal Monitoring Authority (HMA), Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians
Translation undertaken by permission and authorization of the author.
Order through Al-Rashad Books & Gifts.
Diet of a muslim (Very important!)
In a rigorously authenticated (sahih) hadith. Abu Hurayra |RadiAllaho unho| relates,
The messenger of Allah |Sal lal laho alaihe wasl'lam said 'O people! indeed Allah is pure; He does not accept anything but what is pure. And Allah has commanded of the believers what he has commanded of the messengers. He says, "O messengers, eat of what is wholesome and do righteous deeds. Indeed, I am all-knowing of what you do" (Qur'an 23:51). And he says, "O you who belive, eat of the wholesome things that We have provided you" (Qur'an :172). He then related the story of a person who has traveled a long way [for some righteous purpose], and whose clothes have becomme tattered and dirtied. He extends his hands to the heavens, sayin, ' O my Lord! O my Lord!' But what he has eatin is unlawful (haram), and what he has drunk is unlawful, and what he wears is unlawful, and he has been nourished with what is unlawful -- So how can he be answered?" (Sahih Muslim)By putting in the any food or drink that Allah, the Creator of the Worlds, has deemed unlawful and impure, our bodies become reservoirs for impurity. Just as a Muslim's prayer is unacceptable if he or she is in a state of outward physical impurity, how can our prayers or our supplications or any of our other acts of worship deserve to be accepted if we offer them while impurity runs through the veins of our bodies?
Therefore, from both a practical and, more importantly, from a textual perspective, there is no question that we as Muslims have a solemn religious duty to learn the laws of Islam regarding lawful food and drink and make every effort to adhere to them.
(The Islamic Laws of Animal Slaughter - Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani pg 11-12)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Alcohol in deodorant / Perfume haram or halal?
If the deodrants/perfume is made from synthetic/chemical alcohol, extracted and manufactured from items besides grapes or dates, then the use of such products is permissible.
Hazrat Mufti M. Taqi Usmani Saheb, (A leading contemporary scholar of Pakistan) writes in his commentary of Sahih Muslim, "The majority of alcohol used in medication and perfumes is not manufactured from grapes and dates, it is extracted from grains, peels or petroleum etc." (Takmilah Fathul-Mulhim Vol. 3 Page. 608)
Before using such products, it is advisable from the Shar'ee point of view to check with the manufacturers on the type of alcohol used. (i.e. whether natural or synthetic based).
Allah SWT Knows Best.
(Mufti) Abdullah Patel
Thursday, February 26, 2009
New blog on the horizon...
its called:
"@mazing / Interesting / Funny / Weird / Wonderful"
http://islamification.blogspot.com/jazak Allah khair..
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Glycerin why is it haram?? (or not..)
Glycerine is a clear, thick, slippery substance used as a thickener, low-calorie sweetener, and emulsifier in foods and medications as well as an humectant (moisturizer) in health and beauty products. The source of glycerine may be animal fat, vegetable oil or the toxic petro-chemical epichlorohydrin. The processes used to produce glycerine may be either saponification (soap-making), or transesterification (the catalytic reaction of an oil with an alcohol [methanol or ethanol]).
Until recently, much of the world's glycerine was produced from the chemical 'epichlorohydrin' which is derived from petroleum (crude oil), not from animals. Today, however, most of the world's glycerin is produced as a by-product of biodiesel fuel production. The production of bio diesel entails collecting large amounts of animal and vegetable fat waste from restaurants and putting it through the transesterification process. Glycerin is a 10% waste-product of the bio diesel production process. Large scale production of biodiesel, especially in the European Union, has led to an excess of crude glycerin in the market, making the epichlorohydrin process no longer economical.[4]
The current published food import regulations of the countries of Qatar[5] and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia[6] permit glycerin in food products imported into their countries. It is uncertain as to whether these regulations will be reviewed or modified, given the recent shift away from petro-chemical sources and towards restaurant waste fats, the raw form of which contain some degree of pig fat.
AMNA RECOMMENDS
It is very possible that recent changes to glycerine production methods may impact its allowability in foods imported into Saudi Arabia and Qatar. For this reason, AMNA places glycerin into the "doubtful" category.
Oreo Cookies Halal? (Updated)
Spotlight Halal: Oreo™ Cookies
WHAT IS IT?
Oreos™ are brand of snack cookies produced by Nabisco. The classic Oreo is made of two rich, near black chocolate wafers separated by a white creamy filling. They are the best-selling cookie in the U.S. In fact, over 362 billion Oreos have been sold since the cookie was first introduced in 1912, making it the best selling cookie of the 20th century. For the first 85 years of their manufacture, Oreo™ Cookies were made with animal fat.
The rich chocolate flavor of Oreos is so popular that it is found in recipes for milkshakes, cheesecakes, ice cream sundaes, pie crusts, pudding, breakfast bars, cakes and all types of chocolaty sweets.
HOW IS IT MADE?
For the first 85 years of its manufacture, Oreos were made with animal fat. That started changing in the late 1980's and early 1990's when Nabisco began reformulating its recipe to use vegetable shortening.
In the year 1998, Oreo cookies in the U.S. became certified as not containing fat from pigs or other animals. Oreos are made with the artificial flavoring 'vanillin' and not with 'vanilla extract.' Vanilla extract contains alcohol (ethanol) which counters Islamic dietary requirements. Vegetable shortening and vanillin are used in all varieties of Oreo cookies.
Oreos contain: Sugar, Flour, Vegetable Oil, Cocoa Powder, Corn Syrup, Baking Soda, Cornstarch, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin and Chocolate.
WARNING LEVEL: NONE This issue of "Spotlight Halal" was written upon the request of a reader who asked us to research Oreo cookies -- and for good reason.
UPDATE APR-07-2009 click here for further clarification as to why oreo cookies are halal...Click here
Shellac = Insect candies yummy....
Shellac, used as a coating on aspirin and candies alike, is made from crushed insect cocoons.
Yummy.....
Right: Mature lac bug
WHAT IS IT?
Shellac is a resinous compound secreted by the female lac bug (also known as: kerria lacca, laccifer lacca, carteria lacca and tachardia lacca) to form its cocoon. Shellac is used as a coating on medicines and candies.
Shellac ranges in color from very light blond to very dark brown, with all shades of brown and yellow and orange and red in between. The color is influenced by the sap of the tree the lac bug is living on, as well as the time of harvest.
Because it is contains crushed insects, another name for shellac is beetlejuice. However, because of the negative connotation associated with these names, on drug and nutritional supplement (vitamin) product labeling, shellac may be generically referred to as either enteric coating, pharmaceutical glaze, confectioner's glaze, resinous glaze, pure food glaze or natural glaze. In the European Union, shellac is known by the E Number E904.
HOW IS IT MADE?
Shellac is scraped from the bark of the trees where the female lac bug deposits it to provide a sticky hold on the trunk. In the process of harvesting shellac, the insect may be crushed into the shellac resin.
Raw shellac, which contains bark shavings and lac bug parts, is heated over a fire causing it to liquify. The thick sticky shellac is then dried into flat sheets, broken up into flakes, bagged and sold. Flakes are dissolved in denatured alcohol to make liquid shellac.
It takes about 100,000 lac bugs to make 1 lb. of shellac flakes.
IN WHAT PRODUCTS IS THIS INGREDIENT FOUND?
Although commonly thought of as a wood stain and protectant, shellac is also used as a glazing agent on pills and candies. Glazing agents are food additives that provide a shiny appearance and protective coating to foods guarding against unwanted changes to color, smell, or appearance.
Skittles® candies sold in the UK (United Kingdom) contain shellac as a glazing agent. [Skittles® sold in the U.S. do not contain shellac, but do contain gelatin. In both countries, certain flavors contain the red food coloring cochineal (carmine, E120), derived from the crushed shells of the insect of the same name.] Shellac is sometimes used to replace the natural wax on apples which is removed during the cleaning process. In the pharmaceutical industry, shellac is used as an enteric coating on time-release medications, allowing the medicine to be absorbed in the intestinal tract, instead of in the stomach. It is used on safety coated aspirin products to prevent stomach irritation.
WARNING LEVEL: HIGH
Many of us don’t give it a second thought when we buy medicine for ourselves or for our children. A recent trip to the pharmacy drove home what a minefield the pharmacy is for the Muslim consumer. While shopping for supplements, we found that out of 30 products we found only ONE that neither contained alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol), shellac nor gelatin.
AMNA RECOMMENDS
Read the Inactive Ingredients panel on drug and nutritional supplement product packaging, where the FDA requires shellac, alcohol and gelatin to be listed. Instead, choose medications and vitamin supplements made with the following vegetarian ingredients:
- Carnauba Wax, a natural wax coating derived from the leaves of the carnauba palm tree of Brazil.
- Cellulose-derived pharmaceutical coatings such as ethyl cellulose (E462), hypromellose (INN), and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC, E464), all derived from the cell walls of green plants.
- Vegetarian pharmaceutical thickeners and binders such as: methyl cellulose (or methylcellulose); hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC, E463); carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC, E466); cellulose acetate; microcrystalline cellulose (E460i), and powdered cellulose (E460ii).
Spotlight Halal is a newsletter and article series providing North American Muslims with practical information about food choices. Weekly, we tackle a problem food such as Clam Chowder, Lobster Bisque or Teriyaki Sauce. Spotlight Halal is published by the creators of IsItHaram.com and AMNA Muslim Food Advisor, a service rating more than 3,000 foods according to their likelihood of containing haram substances such as alcohol, pork, blood, vermin, toxins and the meats of predatory animals and donkey.
Source
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Haram List/Ingredients of concern..... (updated)
having said that... these ingredients are to be looked out for... (list will be modified pending on further research). Some of these ingredients maybe Halal based on the source or depending on the madhab you follow and the amount of these ingredients being used.
Acetic Acid
Alanine
Albumin
Alpha Amylase
Ambergris
Amylase
Amylopectin (Polysaccherides)
Animal Shortening
Bacon
Beta Carotene
Bile Salts
Biotin
Butter fat Lipolyzed
Buttermilk Solids
Calcium Lactate
Calcium Mesoinositol Hexaphosphate
Calcium Stearate
Calcium Stearol Lactylate
Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate
Carmine (Cochineal)
Carminic Acid
Casein
Caseinates (Sodium & Calcium)
Catalase
Cheese Powder
Chelate
Choletsorol
Cholic Acid
Choline Bitartrate
Chymotrypsin
Cider (Hard) (Alcohol)
Civet, Absolute
CobalamineDisodium Inosinate
Cocaine
Cochineal
Codeine
Collagen
Colour
Cream Of Tartar (Tartaric Acid)
Cultured Cream Lipolyzed
Cultured Milk
Cysteine.L
D.E.S (sex Hormones)
DATEM, Diglyceride
Diglyceride
Disodium Guanilate
Dough Conditioners
Emulsifier Of Fat
Emulsifiers
Enrichement
Ethoxylated Mono- and Diglycerides
Ethyl Vanillin
Ethylene Oxide
Fats
Fatty Acids
Fermented Malt
Folic Acid
Gelatin
Glutamic Acid
Gum Tragacanth
Ham (Hog)
Histamine
Hormones
Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (Hvp)
Hydroxylated Lecithin
Inositol
Insulin (Porcine)
Invertase (Invertin)
Keratin
Lactose
Lard/Lard Shortening
Lecithin
Limit Dextrin
Lipids
Lysine, L And Dl Forms
Margarine
Mono And Diglycerides
Monoglycerides
Natural Flavors (if any ingredient from pork fat)
Niacin
Oleic Acid
Ox Bile
Oxysterins
Para Amino Benzoic Acid
Pepsin
Phenyl Alanine
Phospholipid
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
Polyoxythylene Sorbitan Monostearate
Polysorbate
Polysorbate 60
Polysorbate 65
Polysorbate 80
Polyunsaturated
Pork
Potassium Caseinate
Propionic Acid
Propyl Gallate
Propylene Glycol Monostearate
Protease
Reduced Mineral Whey
Release Agents
Rennet Casein
Rennet Or Listed As Enzyme
Rennin (Rennet)
Shortenings
Sodium Caseinate
Sodium Propionate
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
Softeners
Sorbitan Monostearate
Sour Cream Solids (also with pork gelatin)
Sperm Oil
Spermaceti
Stearic Acid
Tartaric Acid
Thiamin
Tocopherol
Trypsin
Uric Acid
Vanilin
Vanilla Extract (Alcohol)
Vanilla Or Any Flavouring
Vinegar
Vitamin D3, B-12
Vitamin: Capsules (A,E,K)
Whey Protein Concentrate
Wine (Alcohol)
Yeast
Yeast (Brewer's Beer)
These ingredients may not always be haram or from Haram sources but research / investigating is required on the part of the consumer if the product containes / is processed with / extracted with / treated with / etc with any of these ingredients...(Update Feb/18/09)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
This is for all those "Halal is inhumane" idiots...
Halal is the perfect way for animal slaughter (Otherwise stick to your veggies)
These are excerpts taken from a study by Wilhelm Schultze and Dr. Hazim at the School of veterinary Medicine, Hanover University, Germany published early June 1977 to test out which is more humane.. the Muslim Halal way or the western captive bolt stunning...
The link for the full article is on the bottom this is just part of the findings of the study.. and some the conclusions... (don't buy into the "halal is inhumane" B.S)
HALAL vs Captive Bolt Stunning Report
Experiments for measuring the heart frequency and brain activity during slaughter conditions were carried out on 23 sheep and 15 calves. After implanting permanent electrodes into the Os frontale the cerebral cortex impulses were measured for 17 sheep and 10 calves during ritual slaughter and for 6 sheep and 5 calves during captive bolt application with subsequent bloodletting. Some sheep were additionally subjected to thermal pain stimuli after the ritual cut.
The investigations had the following results:
Slaughter by ritual cut (the halal humane way):
1. After the bloodletting cut the EEG initially is the same as the EEG before the cut (NO PAIN!). There is a high probability that the loss of reaction took place within 4 – 6 seconds for sheep and within 10 seconds for calves. (no pain and very quick death)
2. The zero line in the EEG was recorded no later than after 13 seconds for 17 sheep and no later than 23 seconds for 7 calves.
3. Thermal pain stimuli did not cause an increase in activity. (Even if you inflict pain externally it does not affect the animal anymore)
4. After the cut the heart frequency rose for calves within 40 seconds to 240 heart actions per minute and for sheep within 40 seconds to 280 heart actions per minute. (more heart beats = more bloodletting = cleaner / safer / tastier meat..)
Calves (Ritual / islamic cut)
After the bloodletting cut loss of reaction (loss of consciousness) occurred with high probability within 10 seconds. A clear reaction to the cut could not be detected in any animal. For 7 animals a zero EEG was recorded no later than after 23 seconds. Cramps occurred in the animals regularly only after the brain currents had stopped.
Sheep
After the bloodletting cut loss of reaction (loss of consciousness) occurred after 10 seconds the latest. A clear reaction to the cut could not be detected in any animal. The zero line was recorded no later than 14 seconds after the cut. Cramps only occurred after the zero line had been detected and were much shorter than after captive bolt stunning.
The slaughter in the form of ritual cut is, if carried out properly, painless in sheep and calves according to the EEG recordings and the missing defensive actions.
Slaughter after captive bolt application: (Inhumane western way)
1. After captive bolt stunning all animals displayed most severe general disturbances (waves of 1-2 Hz) in the EEG, which almost with certainty eliminates a sense of pain. (MORE PAINFUL!!)
2. The zero line in the EEG was reached for 4 calves after 28 seconds. (Painful elongated death)
3. For two sheep the cerebral cortex activity only stopped in one half of the brain, whilst it continued in the other in the –region (up to 3.5 Hz) until the bloodletting cut. (oouch!!)
4. The bloodletting cut resulted for all animals in a brain activity (e and d waves). (Extra pain!)
5. Thermal pain stimuli caused an increase in activity in one sheep.
6. The heart frequency rose directly after stunning to values above 300 actions per minute.
In summary the following conclusions are possible:
Calves (Inhumane western way)
After captive bolt stunning most severe general disturbances (waves of 1-2 Hz) occurred in the EEG, which almost with certainty eliminates a sense of pain.
Sheep (Inhumane western way)
Similar disturbances were also seen in sheep, but besides the somewhat higher frequency there are still clearly superimposed waves. For one animal waves could be recorded after pain stimuli until after the 200th second. Apparent cramps were registered for all sheep with the exception of one animal.
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Don't be fooled by propaganda... Halal is the only way..
full article
Other links
Halal is better
Halal is Cleaner / Safer
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Halal subway celeberates first birthday...
Halal Subway celebrates 1st birthday
9/ 1/2009
A SUBWAY store, which went halal a year ago, says business couldn’t be better after a 20 per cent increase in sales.
The store based at Texaco on Manchester Road, Hollinwood is even accredited by the Islamic Foundation of Ireland where the halal meat comes from.
Store Owner Mike Williams said they took the decision to turn their subway store halal very seriously by serving exclusively halal meats and banning pork products in line with Muslim dietary rules
This also meant disposing some kitchen equipment including cutlery, knives, containers, chopping boards and replacing them with new ones.
Staff even had to get new sets of uniforms.
The store was closed for a week before re-opening as halal.
Said Mike: "That was a year ago and I'm really glad we made the decision to go halal.
"Given the demographics of the area where we had a large number of Asian clients I thought it was necessary to cater for everybody’s needs and reflect the community we serve.
"In the beginning our Muslim clients didn’t have much on offer preferring tuna or vegetable on their sandwiches but as soon as halal meat was introduced, the whole menu was avaialble to them. One of the favourites now is meatball sub - which previously wouldn't have been allowed.
"To replace ham we use turkey ham which is halal and we use turkey rashers to replace bacon.
"There is still come scepticism from people when we tell them that we're 100 per cent halal, but once I explain the procedure we have gone through and the fact that there are no haram ingredients including pork available at the store, they feel assured."
He added: "When we decided to do this we decided to do it properly. Some of our competitors offer halal products but if your selling a halal meat sandwich and there’s a pork sandwich sat right next to it, it’s not halal anymore."
The store will be celebrating its first anniversary of going halal next month and to commemorate this, it's offering a 'buy one get one free offer' on its 6ins sub sandwiches.
To claim your offer just print out this page and take into the store.
- Offer ends on 20 January and is only available at the Hollinwood store.
Protestors boycott halal subway
PROTESTORS have launched an internet campaign asking people to boycott a sandwich retailer for only stocking Halal meat in two of its stores in Manchester.
Campaigners have set up a group on social networking website Facebook asking users to support them in pressurising the Subway restaurant chain to "offer all its customers the freedom to choose" whether they eat ritually prepared or traditionally prepared meat.
The stores, in Cheetham Hill and Levenshulme, stock only certified Halal meats, which are prepared for consumption according to Muslim religious practice.
"We believe this discriminates against non-Muslim customers," wrote one of the group's administrators. "Our intention is not to deprive the Muslim customers the right to Halal products, but we must be free to decide."
The group hope to encourage supporters to avoid buying Subway products, send a letter of concern to the company and also to sign their petition, which they intend to present to the company's chief executive.
A spokesman for Subway said: "The Subway chain has over 70 stores in the Manchester and Greater Manchester area, of which several serve a range of certified Halal meats.
"The Halal stores reflect an increased demand from the local Muslim community for Halal certified products.
"Subway stores aim to cater for the whole community, by offering subs that everyone can enjoy, and should customers wish to eat non-Halal meats at a Subway store in Manchester, there are many others to choose from."
Cheetham councillor Afzal Khan, a former lead member for race equality, said: "The company's decision to serve Halal meat in these two areas seems to me to be a commercial decision.
"If they have stopped providing non-Halal meat, then the management must have concluded that there are not many meat eaters who object to eating it.
"Through this policy they can make their business viable and more profitable. I would support any action which provides service to many diverse groups living in our vibrant city."
deodorant halal?? axe/brute/lynx etc
If the deodrants/perfume is made from synthetic/chemical alcohol, extracted and manufactured from items besides grapes or dates, then the use of such products is permissible.
Hazrat Mufti M. Taqi Usmani Saheb, (A leading contemporary scholar of Pakistan) writes in his commentary of Sahih Muslim, "The majority of alcohol used in medication and perfumes is not manufactured from grapes and dates, it is extracted from grains, peels or petroleum etc." (Takmilah Fathul-Mulhim Vol. 3 Page. 608)
Before using such products, it is advisable from the Shar'ee point of view to check with the manufacturers on the type of alcohol used. (i.e. whether natural or synthetic based).
Allah SWT Knows Best.
(Mufti) Abdullah Patel
http://www.gmwa.org.uk/qna/viewquestion.php?QuestionID=3&TopicID=10
Now, halal, Sikh and Hindu diet for UK troops in Afghanistan
Bully beef, the cornerstone of the British Army for more than a century, is to be replaced by mushroom pasta and halal dishes. A new varied menu will be designed to counter the boiling temperatures of Helmand and a more multi-cultural military, reports The Telegraph.
While some hardened veterans may shed a tear at the passing of their beloved bully beef (apparently out-voted by their juniors) all will welcome the long overdue decision to throw out chocolate.
Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, troops have been bemused by the decision to continue packing their 24 hour ration packs with bars of chocolate that regularly melt and explode inside the pack's cardboard box leaving a sticky mess that coats other rations.
Instead the bland tasting chocolate has been replaced by goodies such as Oreo cookies, chocolate chip cake and energy bars.
British troops will now be able to boast Shrewsbury and Ginger biscuits, muesli and dried fruits when they swap food with American or Danish counterparts in Helmand.
Quentin Davies, the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, said: "One of the most important requirements is to provide increased variety to troops operating for long periods on rations, which will help reduce menu fatigue. These new menus have been developed to meet the needs of service personnel operating in the extreme climates of Afghanistan and Iraq, providing them with a wider range of nutritionally balanced meals." (ANI)
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Halal-standard slaughtering doesn't need animals awake??
"He has only forbidden you dead meat and blood, and the flesh of swine and that on which any other name has been invoked besides that of God." (The Koran, 2:173)
Muslim religious law requires, among other things, that an animal must be drained of blood before it is halal - permissible for consumption. Ritual slaughter according to Jewish dietary law - shechita - has the same prescription. Most Muslim slaughterers believe that drainage will only be complete if the throat of the animal is slit without stunning it first, but now Haluk Anil of the University of Bristol, UK, and colleagues have shown that the amount of blood drained from the animal, and the rate of blood loss, is the same regardless of whether or not it is stunned first.
Anil's team have already shown that stunning does not affect "bleed-out" in sheep. Now they have done the same thing in cattle. They measured the bleed-out in 13 cattle killed by the tradition Muslim method, and 13 killed in the same way, but having first been stunned by a captive-bolt-pistol blow to the head (Animal Welfare, vol 15, p 325).
"Stunning does not impede blood loss, therefore this objection cannot be used any more," says Anil, who is coordinating a European Union project to examine legislation and welfare issues related to religious slaughter, both shechita and halal.
Domino's Pizza in hot water over Halal
A branch of Domino's Pizza in Birmingham is telling customers they can not have pork on their pizza, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The mixed-race area of Hall Green is home to many people who can only eat Halal options.
One customer was told he couldn't have a 'Meteor' pizza which has pepperoni, sausage, meatballs, ground beef and smoky bacon.
He told the Daily Telegraph: "It's a disgrace, I can appreciate them having it as an option but to have it completely Halal is just not on. I'm all for racial and religious tolerance but if anything this is intolerant to my beliefs and discriminatory against me.
"Instead I had to travel two miles out of my way to another branch – I was appalled. Hall Green is a mixed race area and should therefore cater to its multicultural make-up. In a society that promotes racial and religious integration, this sort of things only isolates people."
A worker at the store added: "The store wasn't doing very well so we had to do something – we needed people who weren't getting Halal options to come to us. It's been like this for four weeks and business has picked up a little."
A spokesman for Domino's said: "In that particular area of Birmingham there are a large number of Muslims so there is naturally more of a demand for Halal based products. We appreciate we cannot please everybody but there are alternatives, such as turkey ham, and we have thought long and hard about this decision and we are sure it is the right one."
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lead free kohl (kuhl)/surma??
Just recently, in my quest to find a halal eyeliner, I stumbled across some kohl brands which were banned in various countries due to their high lead content, however the same brands are currently still being sold in other countries such as the UK, and this is extremely worrying. There are many consumers who choose to wear kohl thinking it is natural product and therefore, is a halal product, yet unfortunately this very product is doing them much damage and they no little of it. Therefore when purchasing a certain brand of kohl, we must research into whether it is safe for human consumption.
Sarah
(need someone to research and confirm this..jazak Allah khair)