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MCG BOOK (2013 RELEASE)

Food Ingredients and Their Halal Status

Publisher: Muslim Consumer Group for Food Products (2013)

Author: Syed Rasheeduddin Ahmed

Pages: 147

ISBN 13: 978-1-4675-6040-5

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$9.00 USD Free Shipping	$14.99 USD Online Only

HALAL VITAMINS ARE AVAILABLE AT VITAMIN SHOPPE STORES IN ANY PART OF USA

The following Solgar's Halal Vitamins are available at Vitamin Shoppe stores throughout USA 

The following Amino Acids, Mineral and Multivitamins from Solgar brand are Halal at Vitamin Shoppe stores in USA. There are many vitamins products from solgar with or without kosher symbol Kuf K available at Vitamin Shoppe stores but they do not meet the Halal requirements so they are not Halal. Only following vitamins/minerals products from Solgar brand are Halal with kosher symbol Kuf K without any flavor which meet the Halal requirements:

Formula V VM 2000 Multinutrient(Multivitamins & Minerals)

Vitamins Only                                                                                                                                  

Formula V VM 75 Multivitamins with chelated mineral Veg Cap

Vitamin B Folic acid 800 mg

Non Flush Niacin 5000 mg

Pentothenic Acid 550 mg

B-Complex 100

Vitamin B6 25 mg

Vitamin B 12 500 MCG only because other Solgar Vitamin B 12 is made with natural cherry flavor

Vitamin B 6 250 mg

Vitamin B1 500 mg

Vitamin B2 100 mg

Biotin 1000 mg

Choline/Inosit 500 mg

Inositol 500 mg

Folic Acid 400 MCG

Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D3

Calcium Magnesium Citrate

Calcium Magnesium Citrate with Vitamin D

Calcium Magnesium Plus Boron

Chelated Calcium Magnesium 1 : 1

Calcium Magnesium

Calcium Magnesium Plus Zinc

Vitamin K 100 MCG

Chelated Iron

Gentle Iron 25 mg

Chelated Zinc

Zinc Citrate 30 mg

Zinc 50 mg

Chelated Magnesium Calcium 2 : 1

Magnesium with Vitamin B6

Chelated Manganese

Magnesium Citrate

L-Lysine 500 mg

L-Methionine 500 mg

Taurine 500 mg

NAC (Antioxidant) 600 mg

Vitamin C Crystals

Liquid Vitamin E

Dry E 400 IU

Vitamin E 400 IU(International Unit)

Beta Carotene 10, 000 IU

Vitamin A 5000 IU

Natural Vitamin D 3 1000 IU

NOT ALL KOSHER CERTIFIED FOOD PRODUCTS ARE HALAL, ONLY THOSE MEET HALAL REQUIREMENTS ARE HALAL

The Kosher Certified food products are not considered Halal if they contain one of the following ingredient (based on MCG Halal Standard):

(1) Gelatin (2) Kosher Gelatin (3) L-Cysteine made from human hair or chicken or duck feathers (4) Wine (5) Liquor (6) Beer batter (7) Rum flavor (8) Ethyl Alcohol or ethanol as a main ingredient (9) Cochineal or Carmine (10) Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce (11) Brewer’s Yeast Extract from byproduct of beer making  (12) Nucleotides (13) Vanilla Extract (14) Wine Vinegar (15) If ethyl alcohol is used as a solvent in natural and artificial flavors (16) Confectionary Glaze or Resinous Glaze (17) Torula Yeast grown on alcohol (18) if Carrageenan is made with ethyl alcohol.

 HOW TO PHRASE YOUR QUESTION ABOUT ALCOHOL IN FLAVOR OF A FOOD PRODUCT

The question about alcohol in flavor is a tricky one because it is a hidden ingredient of the flavor. If you ask alcohol question to non technical consumer department person of a food company, first they look at the ingredients list of the food product and will find no alcohol is mentioned. Then they will say we do not use alcohol in our products because they do not know the alcohol is a hidden ingredient of the flavor. We request Muslim consumers to use the following phrase when asking or writing the question to consumer department of any food company regarding the 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 or processing aid ingredient of a flavor, it will not appear in the ingredients statement. The knowledge of presence or absence of alcohol in flavor is only known to your QA or Technical service department because they have access to the specification of flavors. In the specification of flavor, your flavor supplier has written  the name of solvent or carrier used in that particular flavor. So please request your QA or Technical service department to find out whether alcohol was used or not in the flavor as a solvent. The consumer department can not answer this question because they do not have access to specification of ingredients".

MUSLIM CONSUMER GROUP FOR FOOD PRODUCTS USA AND CANADA

Muslim Consumer Group for Food Products is a non-profit, non-political and Islamic scientific organization, incorporated in 1993 as a Halal foods educational and Halal certification organization for Muslims consumers and food industry. Muslim consumers worldwide in over 122 countries logged in to our web site for information on Halal food products and food ingredients. Muslim Consumer Group provides services that benefits Muslims.

"IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL

"Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds (mankind, Jinns and all that exist). The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Master of Day of Judgment. You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything). Guide us to the Straight Way. The way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray. (Quran, Sure Fateha)" 

HALAL STATUS SYMBOLS

 Halal    Not Halal    Mushbooh or Unknown    Halal if no alcohol is used in flavor    MCG Certified Halal

MCG'S HALAL CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Please fill out the application form from site or obtained through e-mail or fax.

Please click here for Certification Procedure

If your products pass the Halal requirements then signing the contract including number of inspection per year, record keeping, number of products to be Halal certified and service fees for Halal certification.

MCG'S HALAL REQUIREMENTS:

Raw material, processing aid ingredients, processing, sanitation chemicals and packaging should meet the Islamic dietary requirements.

MCG will not consider a natural or artificial flavor as Halal if ethyl alcohol is used as a solvent or carrier and if the flavoring ingredients are not from Halal source.