However, in many Asian and African countries, bones are discarded as waste and are In modern slaughterhouses, bones are sold to rendering companies, which turn fresh bones into dry bone chip used for gelatin. A food processor understands that a nonspecific gelatin is highly questionable regarding its source, highly suspected of containing pork gelatin, and very strongly discouraged for use by the Muslims.įor gelatin from cattle skins, cattle bones, poultry skins, or other permitted animals to be halal, the animals have to be slaughtered according to Islamic rites, as explained in Islamic Law Slaughtering.
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Fish-skin gelatin is halal as long as it is free from contamination from other sources and is made from a fish species accepted by Muslims who use the product. However, gelatin made from bones of duly halal-slaughtered cattle is available. Whether this type of gelatin is permitted or prohibited for Muslims is controversial. Type B gelatin is made either from cattle and calf skins or from demineralized cattle bones.Ĭattle and calf skins used in gelatin manufacture are usually from animals slaughtered by non-Muslims.Type A gelatin is exclusively made from pork skins, and is hence Haram for Muslims to use.Its halal status depends on the nature of raw materials used in its manufacture. Gelatin is an animal by-product, the partially hydrolysed collagen tissue of various animal parts. Several gelatin manufacturers in Europe, India, and Pakistan produce halal gelatin. Malaysia, Indonesia, and several other Muslim countries now require that imported as well domestic products containing gelatin be produced with halal gelatin. As Muslim countries have increased imports of food products, there has been growing awareness of the problem gelatin presents to Muslim consumers. In general, a product label does not indicate the source of the gelatin, so halal consumers normally avoid products containing gelatin unless they are certified halal. Common sources of gelatin are pigskin, cattle hides, cattle bones, and, less frequently, fish skins and poultry skins. Gelatin can be from halal or haram sources. It is also used in non-food products, including medical products, and in veterinary applications. Gelatin is used in many food products, including jellies, ice cream, confectionery, cookies, and cakes.
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