What do we eat, what do we know Dr. Farrakh Mehboob Auditor, Halal Assesment & Certification Institute

Food Choice Factors Availability Culture Nutritional consciousness Dietetic restriction Faith / believe / Religion HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW ?

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) يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ حَلَـٰلاً۬ طَيِّبً۬ا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَٲتِ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنِ ‌ ۚ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوٌّ۬ مُّبِينٌ Concept of Halal Quran as book of Law.

The MethodThe Person The Animal Requirements for animal products to be Halal

GelatinFlavour Whey Powder Bread improver Butter

KeratinGelatinGlycerides

Examples of critical Ingredients Name of Ingredient / Product SourceIndustrial Use Amino Acidsanimals, plants, human hairs, duck feathers, microbial fermentation. Food supplements, baby foods, medicine, cosmetics, shampoos etc. Char coalAnimal bone, wood, synthetic (tribasic calcium phosphate) sugar white, water filters etc. Fats and OilsAnimals, Plantfoods, cosmetics, medicine etc. Gelatinpigs, cows, fishCosmetics, shampoos, Food, pharmaceuticals (capsule) etc. RennetAnimal, microbialCheese (whey as by product) Water retention agentsProtein (animals, plants etc.), salts (Phosphates etc.) Low cost protein powder is mixed with water and Injected 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 (

European gelatin 80 % is from pure pig-skin. 15 % from cattle. 5 % comes from pig and cattle bones, poultry and fish. References:

EAT..NO....EAT...NO..EAT..EAT..NO..NO...? ??

“A religious friend”?? Teacher? Parents? List from internet?? Who should decide????? Personal opinion Different (knowledge, personality, personal interest, etc) More confused!!!

Official fatwa A QUALIFIED HALAL CERTIFICATION BODY!!!!!! 1

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

Country% muslim Halal BodyHalal cert. scope Indonesia85LPPOM-MUI Local + export Thailand4.5CICOT Local + export Phillipines5-10IDCP Local + export Germany5.4Halal Control Export Netherlands5HFFIA Export Examples of halal certification body PAKISTAN?

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)

CRITICAL CONSUMERS ????? 2

 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). Lets move one step ahead!!!

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