3. UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF HALAL: “ Halal” is an arabic word meaning “allowed” or “permitted” “ haram” is derived from arabic meaning “prohibited” or “disallowed”
4. 1) QUR’AN - WRITTEN WORD OF GOD 2) SUNNAH – SAYINGS AND TEACHINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD SOURCES OF HALAL CONCEPT :
5. QUR’AN 2:168 “ O MANKIND, EAT FROM WHATEVER IS ON EARTH (THAT IS LAWFUL AND PURE)” QUR’AN 2:172 “ O YOU WHO BELIEVE IN THE ONENESS OF ALLAH. EAT OF LAWFUL THINGS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH AND BE GRATEFUL TO ALLAH, IF IT IS INDEED HE WHOM YOU WORSHIP.” SOURCES OF HALAL CONCEPT :
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8. REGARDING PLANTS FROM THE QUR’AN Qur’an 6:141 It is He who produceth gardens, with trellises and without, and dates, and tilth with produce of all kinds, and olives and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in variety): eat of their fruit in their season, but Render the dues that are proper on the day that the harvest is gathered. But waste not by excess: for Allah loveth not the wasters.
9. DRINKS WATER FROM ALL AVAILABLE SOURCE IS HALAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF: POISONOUS SUBSTANCES INTOXICANTS MIXED WITH (NAJIS) SUBSTANCE
17. GELATIN GELATIN IS A PROTEIN COMERCIALLY MADE FROM PORK SKIN, CATTLE BONES, CALF SKIN, FISH SKIN IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY THERE IS NO DISTINCTION AS TO THE SOURCE OF GELATIN PRESENT IN THE FOOD PRODUCTS
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19. No meat and dairy No restrictions Species mixing Allowed (some restrictions) Not allowed Alcohol No restrictions Microbial only Enzymes Kosher animals (some exceptions) Halal animals only Gelatin No pork Beef, poultry (mixing can be an issue) Fish with scales No pork Beef, poultry etc Any fish Species By rabbi Blessing before slaughter (not each) Mechanical not allowed No residual blood Blessing during each slaughter Mechanical allowed No residual blood Slaughter Halal vs. Kosher
20. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: CATTLE & POULTRY: CATTLE & POULTRY: SLAUGHTERED BY A SLAUGHTERED BY A PRACTICING MUSLIM RABBI BLESSING: BLESSING: BLESSING ON EACH BLESSING BEFORE ANIMAL (SAYING TASMIAH: ENTERING SLAUGHTERING BISMILLAH, ALLAHU AKBAR) AREA, NOT ON EACH IN ARABIC ON EACH ANIMAL ANIMAL. WHILE SLAUGHTERING
21. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: MECHANICAL MECHANICAL SLAUGHTERING: SLAUGHTERING: ACCEPTED FOR POULTRY NOT ALLOWED WITH MUSLIM BACK-UP BLOOD BLOOD PROHIBITED PORK PROHIBITED PORK
22. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: GELATIN: GELATIN: FROM HALAL ANIMALS ALLOWED BY LIBERAL (BONES – HALAL ONLY) RABBI (PORK) FISH: FISH: ANY FISH KOSHER FISH: ONLY FISH WITH SCALES
23. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: ENZYMES: ENZYMES: MICROBIAL – ACCEPTED ACCEPTED ANIMALS: ANIMALS: ONLY HALAL SLAUGHTERED ONLY KOSHER SLAUGHTERED PORCINE: PORCINE: NOT ACCEPTED NOT ACCEPTED
24. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: BIOTECH: BIOTECH: ALLOWED ALLOWED ALCOHOL: ALCOHOL: NOT ALLOWED ALLOWED (SOURCE RESTRICTIONS) MEAT & POULTRY: MEAT & POULTRY: COMBINATION, BIG ISSUE CO-MINGLING, PERMITTED
25. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: SANITATION OF EQUIP.: SANITATION OF EQUIP.: CLEANING AS PER RITUAL IDLE PERIOD IF HEAT CLEANSING TREATMENT IS INVOLVED SPECIAL OCCASIONS: SPECIAL OCCASIONS: SAME RULES APPLY ALL RESTRICTIONS DURING YEAR ROUND PASSOVER
46. CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROL Applies to all aspects of halal production - Food commodity - Ingredients - Additives, processing aids - Utensils - Line production - Must be segregation at all times–keep non-halal materials & substances away from halal production
60. Post audit monitoring The company must maintain halal status of the products Packaging materials e.g., sausage casing, pork, cellulose, synthetic metal containers, lining could be synthetic, minerals, vegetable oil or animal product