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Friday, October 31, 2008

Mega Roundup: Part 3

Collection of 2007's best Gadgets, Goods and Gizmos

Heavy Metal



This metal finder locates studs and and nails in older structures buried deep beneath plaster walls too thick for your typical stud finder. So that the next time you tackle a home-improvement project, you can actually, you know, improve your home. MetalliScanner M40 $39; zircon.com



Rise and Shine


Clean hard-to-reach spots-second-story windows, SUV roofs-with this battery-powered scrub brush, extendable up to 10 feet. Its wires hide inside interlocking fiberglass poles, which are sturdy yet light enough to lift overhead. Black & Decker 18V Power Scrubber $100; blackanddecker.com








Think Ink


Most inkjet refill cartridges include the electronic print nozzle built in, making them resistant to clogging but expensive. New ink technology from Kodak, however, leaves the print heads in the printer, making the refills cheaper by half. And what's inside is good too-pigment-based archival inks won't clog the printer's nozzles while making prints that you can pass on to your grandkids. Kodak Pigment Based Inks $10 black/$15 color; kodak.com


Private Press


Always the master of making photos fun, Polaroid (by way of spin-off research company Zink) is at it again with this mini photo printer. Send pics from your cameraphone via Bluetooth-regular digicams can connect via USB-and print them instantly using an innovative "zero ink" process that uses heat-sensitive dye-forming crystals to render your image. Zink Pocket Photo Printer approx. $100; zink.com



Small Talk


About the size of a remote control, North America´s smallest satellite phone keeps you in touch from anywhere on the planet without weighing you down. Globalstar GSP-1700 $1000; globalstarusa.com










Back it Up


Have thousands of photos on your hard drive, but always forget to back them up? Plug in this completely automatic USB storage device and have it locate, copy, and store all the images on your system with nary the push of a button. Polaroid Backup $140; polaroid.com







Pointing Fingers


Slip this compact mouse onto your index finger and move your cursor by running the laser along almost any surface, whether desk or denim. Use its side-mounted buttons and scrollwheel with your thumb. Logisys Optical Finger Mouse $30; logisyscomputer.com







Pod People


Midday productivity lag? If only there were some sort of "pod" where you could take a "nap." This chair, designed for workplace power naps, has a privacy visor to block out ambient noise and rouses the sleeper after a short but energizing 20 minutes with gentle vibrations and alarms. MetroNaps EnergyPod $8,000; metronaps.com



Medical Memory


If youre diabetic, you know how hard it can be to remember if you took insulin, let alone how much your last dose was. A digital memory chip embedded in this insulin pen automatically records the date, time and size of your last 16 doses and displays them with the push of a button. Dose size is selected by spinning the end of the pen, which dials it up or down in one-unit increments. HumaPen Memoir About $45; humalog.com


Brusha Brusha Brusha


If you're like us, you don't think much about your toothbrush until the three-month mark when it begins resembling a toilet brush and youre forced to chuck it and begin again. If the cycle is beginning to wear thin, consider the latest in dental technology: titanium. Whereas nylon bristles absorb water and bacteria, the titanium alloy is resistant to both and has better elasticity, which makes for a more effective cleaning. Best of all, the brush lasts two to five years, so you can spend what was previously toothbrush-shopping time on something more worthwhilelike floss comparison. TiFinity $47; tifinitytoothbrush.com




Source: Popular Science

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Taking a swim in the Devil’s Pool

Is this the ultimate (and most dangerous) infinity pool in the world?
Nerves of steel are just one requirement for thrill-seekers looking for the ultimate holiday snap. Patience would also be an advantage.

Devil’s Pool is the most dangerous swimming pool in the world – perched on top of Victoria Falls, on the edge of a precipice, 360ft (110m) above oblivion, with 38,430 cubic feet of water gushing past your ears every second(500million litres of water a minute). This is as close as it gets to swimming on the edge of the world.

The view, as well as the experience, is heart-stoppingly spectacular. If you plan to take a paddle, it would be wise to choose your moment carefully.

For most of the year, anyone venturing into Devil’s Pool would be swept over the edge by the raging torrent in a heartbeat. But during the dry season, the waters of the Zambezi River slow enough that bathers can swim in relative safety.

Victoria Falls stretch for a mile between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Guides escort adventurous tourists from the Zambian side for a $5 fee to the pool in an area at the top of the Falls known as Livingstone Island.

Even getting to the pool is dangerous. The walk can take three hours and involves hopping from rock to rock, negotiating slippery surfaces and avoiding fast-flowing water that can sweep the unwary over the edge of the waterfall.

People who make it as far as the Devil’s Pool, one of at least two natural pools at or close to the precipice, experience a rush of adrenaline.


Francisc Stugren, who visited with his wife, Angela, to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, said that it was better than bungee jumping.

The software engineer from Seattle, Washington, said: "Being in the Devil’s Pool is a serious adrenaline rush. The thought that you may get sucked away from the relatively calm waters of the pool and down the foamy hell into the pit makes you giddy with apprehension, although you have to stray out quite a bit for that to happen."

“If you jump in it adds to the excitement but you can also get in gently. It’s great fun. Some people enjoy it quietly, swimming, looking and thinking, while others just keep screaming.”

The pool at the top of the falls is gaining a reputation among “radical tourists” as the perfect spot to combine thrill-seeking with natural beauty.

Among the visitors who have enthused about it in blogs is David Ryan, who described it as “something you will talk about until the day you die”. He said: “I jumped at the opportunity to walk across the back of the falls and swim in the Devil’s Pool. The Devil’s Pool is a small pool on the rim of the horseshoe falls that allows you to lean over the edge watching the water fall towards the boiling pot below.”


Victoria Falls, now regarded as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, first became known in the West after the explorer David Livingstone discovered them in 1855. He recorded that they were “so lovely” that he considered they must have been “gazed upon by angels in their flight”.



The falls are known locally as Mosioa-Tunya, or “the smoke that thunders”, in the Kololo or Lozi languages.



The falls are spread more than a mile across and are more than twice the height of Niagara Falls.

Despite the spectacular drop the Victoria Falls are far from boasting the highest waterfall in the world and fail even to get into the top 30.

The highest, with a drop of more than 3,200 feet, belongs to the Angel Falls in Venezuela and is fed by the Gauja river.


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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Mega Roundup: part 2

Biggest collection of 2007's best gadgets, goods and gizmos


Ears Wide Open









These earphones don't block external sound, so you can rock out while having a conversation or listening for oncoming cars. Instead of plugging your ear canal, the drivers hook in front of your ears and transmit crystal-clear sound waves through the cartilage. InAir AirDrives $100; airdrives.com






A Stickler for Safety


The first spray-on glue without toxic solvents is safer, less smelly, cleans up with water, and permanently bonds crafts or repair projects. DAP Spray 'N Stik $9; dap.com



















Zoom On

Most cameras boast impressive digital-zoom capabilities, but the loss of pixels makes it hardly worthwhile. This camera has an 18x optical zoom, something previously unavailable on consumer cameras. Pull it in for a wide-angle shot, and revel in its dual image-stabilization and face- detection capabilities. Now anyone can be a paparazzo. FinePix S8000fd $400; fujifilm.com



Keeping an Eye Out


Accident-prone? Paranoid? Clamp one of these to your windshield. When the camera detects emergency braking, it starts shooting, recording the next 15 seconds. With no moving parts and a heavy-duty magnesium-alloy casing, your video is safe. Lawsuits begone! DriveEye Approx. $415; Japan only; clarion.com






Night Light


When your car breaks down and you find yourself stranded by the highway's edge at night, throw the small orange cone over this tiny LED flashlight for an instant and powerful flare. Your car's cigarette lighter recharges the six-lumen light. Emergency Car Lenser Rechargeable $27; ledlenser.com







Green Ray


To wow audiences in even the largest auditoriums, this presentation pointer's green laser beam shines farther (two miles) and brighter than red ones. It sends radio signals about 30 yards to control your laptop. Jasper Keynote $170; jasperlaser.com











Tape It to the Limit


With just a smidgen of this double-sided tape, we stuck a brick to the wall. Made of solid acrylic adhesive, rather than foam coated in glue, it's superstrong and withstands even the roughest weather. A six-inch strip permanently holds up to 11 pounds, for tasks like hanging signs or molding. Loctite Power Grab on a Roll $7; loctiteproducts.com













Water Word


Crumbs, coffee, bacteria-what lurks between your keys? The first waterproof, submersible keyboard can withstand both spills and cleanup in the dishwasher. A silicone seal protects its circuits from dunks in 10 feet of water. SEAL Shield $50; sealshield.com















One-Handed Bandit


Multi-tools let you fit a whole toolbox in the palm of your hand: pliers, screwdriver, knife, wire-cutters and, of course, the all-important bottle opener. But most of them require you to pry open tools with two hands. The X-Tract is the only one with single-handed access to all its tools. The pliers pop open with a nudge, and the screwdriver slides from side to side with a simple push of a thumb, revealing a Philips head on one side and a flathead on the other. A small notch lifts the bottle opener, for the best kind of instant gratification. X-Tract $50; buckknives.com


Port Security


The longer you´re online, the more time hackers have to invade. This smart plug tracks your monitor´s power usage. When the screen goes to sleep, it closes the network connection. DataBreaker $40; databreaker.com










Source: Popular Science

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Mega Roundup: part 1

Biggest collection of 2007's best gadgets, goods and gizmos

The Closer

The world's smallest vacuum packager saves food and space. Just seven inches long, it sucks air out of, and then seals, a pin-size opening in a zipped-up bag. Oliso Frisper $100; oliso.com






Fiber Is Good For You

The first all-carbon-fiber laptop is less than an inch thick but as sturdy as bulkier machines. The thin and lightweight material also dissipates heat more evenly than plastic. Sony Vaio TZ $2,200; sony.com






Street Repairs

The GO 720 is the first GPS device that lets you edit maps right on its screen. Just tap to add your favorite restaurant or correct mislabeled one-way streets. Share fixes with others (and download their corrections) over the Web. TomTom GO 720 $500; tomtom.com








Flash Stash

Don't worry about losing this flash drive, even if it holds confidential information. Computers can't access it unless you enter a PIN, which activates a switch that sends power to the drive's controller. Corsair Flash Padlock $30; corsair.com


Safe Range

This induction range keeps your kitchen fire-free. Built-in sensors measure the surface´s temperature and detect spills, so burners can shut off automatically if you leave them on too long or a pot boils over. Thermador Induction Cooktop From $2,500; thermador.com










Water's Edge

Do-it-yourself painters often mark edges with traditional blue masking tape, but it can let today's water-based latex paints seep underneath. Frog Tape contains a chemical that forms tiny beads when water hits it, blocking any gaps to prevent bleeding. Frog Tape $6; frogtape.com








Smart Streamer

This networked media player can handle just about every audio and video format imaginable-whether it's on a disc or streamed directly over your wireless network from a PC. And with full 1080p upscaling, even your old DVDs and downloaded content get a high-def boost. Helios X3000 $379; neodigits.com


Matinee at 2 p.m.

Don´t pull the blinds-at 2,000 lumens, the world´s brightest home-theater projector can compete with daylight, creating rich colors anytime. Panasonic PT-AX100U $3,000; panasonic.com



Shape-Shifting Shoes

Get one pair of comfortable shoes, and then dress them up as oxfords, sneakers and more. With Skins modular footwear, 20-plus outer shells can slip over a single polyurethane "bone" insert that takes the place of the midsole, toebox and other supporting structures. Skins Bone Insert pair $50; Skins shells $160-$500; skinsfootwear.com






Supercharged

Recharge all your mobile gadgets-cellphones, iPods, Bluetooth headsets-in one place. The Chargepod adjusts its voltage to power six different devices simultaneously. Callpod Chargepod $50, plus $10 per adapter tip; callpod.com


Source: Popular Science

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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Halal and Haram in Chocolates and Ice Creams

HALAL & HARAM DIRECTORY

O believers ! Eat of the good things that We have provided you with and give thanks to Allah. (2: 172)

Though thorough research has gone into producing this guideline, it is by no means complete and only covers the common products as it is very difficult to obtain exactly the listing of halal and haram ingredients present in all products. Also, companies are constantly changing their product ingredients and Muslims should always be aware that what is originally certified halal might in the future be haram and vice versa. Due to aggressive campaigning by The Vegetarian Society, UK, most products now display their symbol ‘Suitable For Vegetarians’ which means that there is NO animal content in that particular product, making it halal. However, a product can still contain alcohol, making it haram. Please check.

Points to note:

    · Medicine containing alcohol is not permissible unless on authority of a doctor with no alternative medicine available.

    · If alcohol undergoes significant chemical changes causing it to lose its original properties via chemical processes, then its usage and consumption is permissible, as in the case where wine has turned into vinegar. Hence, it is also why all soap (without pig-derived ingredients) are permissible to use for Muslims.

    · Gelatine is a thickener derived from skins, tendons, ligaments, bones to produce a gelling agent. Some remnant of the original product still remains in the final packaged product, making it impure and improper for use despite the great chemical changes it underwent.

    · Processed foods contain food additives, regulated by the alphabet ‘E’, such as emulsifiers, raising agents, preservatives, colouring and gelling agents.

    At time of compilation, all other ‘E’ number additives are halal except for these:

    ‘E’ Number Description
    E120 Cochineal - derived from the cochineal beetle
    E160a Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma- Carotene – haram if gelatine is added to it
    E471 Mono and Di-Glycerides of fatty acids – when Glycerol is used, one has to find out the source whether animal or synthetic
    E472 (a-e) Lactic acid esters of Mono- and D-Glycerides of fatty acids, prepared from esters of Glycerol
    E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids prepared from Glycerol and Sucrose
    E474 Sycroglycerides prepared by reaction of Sucrose on natural Triglycerides, derived from palm oil, lard, etc
    E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, prepared in the labrotary
    E476 Polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil, prepared from castor oil and Glycerol esters
    E477 Propylene Glycol of fatty acids
    E478 Prepared from esters of glycerol and lactic acid
    E570 Stearic Acid, naturally occurring fatty acid found in animal fats and vegetable oils, used as anticaking agent
    E572 Prepared synthetically from commercial stearic acid
    E631 Prepared from insect, meat and fish extract
    E635 Same source as E631
    E640 -
    E920 Naturally occurring amino acid manufactured from animal hair and chicken feathers

    · Rennet is an enzyme which can be animal or microbial. It is a mixture of 2 enzymes derived from calves’ stomachs and is used in cheese-making.

    Whey powder is a product of cheese-making using rennet.

    If the rennet is extracted from an Islamically slaughtered animal, it is halal.

    If not, scholars differ in opinion, with permissible and impermissible fatwas arising.

    Therefore consumption of whey powder and rennet-based products depends on which fatwa is held to.

    According to taqwa, abstinence is desirable. As far as possible, buy cheese suitable for vegetarians.

CLASSIFICATIONS

CAKES

Cadbury’s (Manor Bakeries)

    · halal - Caramel Cake Bars, Caramel Cakes (Selection Pack), Caramel Mini Cake Bars, Chocolate Flake Cake, Chocolate Mini Rolls, Christmas Log, Christmas Pudding Cakes, Creamy White Buttons Cakes, Flake Cakes, Fry’s Turkish Delight Cakes, Fudge Cakes, Jaffa Cubes, Milk Choc Mini Cake Bars, Milk Chocolate Cake Bars, Mini Swiss Gateaux, Mini Yule Logs, Orange Choc Roll, Orange Egg Cake, Rich Chocolate Roll, Snow Flake Cakes, Swiss Gateaux, Toffee Mini Rolls, Turkish Delight Mini Cake Bars

Lyons Cake

    · Battenberg; Buttercream Sandwich; Carrot Corner House Cake; Chocolate – Crunch Cakes, Cup Cakes, Fudge Cake, Sandwich, Slices, Swiss Roll; Coconut Crunch Cakes; Easter Egg Cakes; Family Chocolate Swiss Roll; Farmhouse Slices; French Sandwich; Jaffa fingers; Jumbo Chocolate Swiss Roll; Lemon – Cup Cakes, Curd Tarts, Slices; Lyons 6 Chocolate Cup Cakes; Mandarin Chocolate Cake and Roll; Merry Mellows; Mince Pies; Orange Cup Cakes; Raspberry & Vanilla Swiss Roll; Raspberry Swiss Roll; Trifle Sponges; Viennese Whirls

Mr Kipling

    · Almond Slices, Angel Slices, Apricot & Raisin Flapjacks, Bakewell Slices, Bakewell Tart, Battenberg, Black Forest Slices, Caramel Shortcakes, Cherry Bakewells, Cherry Slices, Chocolate Chip Cake Bars, Christmas Slices, classic Collection, Country Slices, Classic Collection, Country Slices, Double Chocolate Cake Bites, Dundee Slices, Fruit Trifles, Individual Apple & Blackcurrant Pie, Jam Tarts Selection, Lemon Slices, Manor House Cake, Marble Choc & Vanilla Slices, Mince Parcels, Mince Pies, Mini Battenberg, Mini Coconut and Lemon Sponge Cakes, Mini Orange/Lemon Battenberg Cakes, Mini Victoria Sponge Cakes, Mini Xmas Cakes, Rich Chocolate Slices, Santa Bake, Stollen Slices, Strawberry Sundaes, Tangy Lemon Tartlets, Treacle Tart

DRINKS

All Normal & Diet - Seven Up, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Lilt, Fanta, Tango, Pepsi Cola; Schweppes, Five Alive, Fruit Burst, Sunny Delight, Lucozade, Ribena

SNACKS/CRISPS

Bestfoods UK Ltd

    · pot noodles with chicken/beef/turkey flavour certified ‘Suitable For Vegetarians’ and therefore HALAL

Golden Wonder

    · halal – GW Pickled Onion, Prawn Cocktails, Spring Onion, Ringos Cheese and Onions

Kettle Foods Ltd

    · halal – Kettle Baked Potato Chip: flavours Sea Salt and Olive Oil, Sundried Tomato and Herb, sour Cream and Chips, Kettle Chips: flavours Balsamic vinegar and Sea Salt, Butter and Mint Seasonal Edition, French Onion, Kansas City Barbacue, Lightly Salted, Salsa with Mequite, Stilton & Poer Seasonal Edition, Kettle Poppins – American Cheese Maple Syrup and Sea Salt

    · Kettle Chips Yoghurt and Green Onion – contains calf whey powder/syrup

KP Foods Groups

    · halal - “Nutsters” Soury Crunchy Peanuts Ready Salted, Dry Roasted Peanuts, Dry Roasted Peanuts Salt & Vinegar flavour, McCoys Original Thick Crunchy Potato chips, Ready Salted, Spicy Tomato/Tomato Sauce Flavour, Worcester Sauce Flavour and Salt & Vinegar - Mcvities “Go Ahead” Oven Bake , Hula Hoops, Crisps, Frisps, Discos, Minichips, Roasted Peanuts Tabago Chilli Flavour, Salted Roasted Almonds

Procter & Gamble Limited

    · halal - Pringles – Barbecue, Cheez-Ums, Ridges Original, Salt & Vinegar, Sour Cream & Onion

Walkers Snack Foods Limited

    · halal – Cheese & Onion French Fries; Doritos Dippas; Prawn Cocktail and Salt & Vinegar – Quavers; Ready Salted and Salt & Vinegar – Chipsticks, French Fries; Smiths – Cheese & Onion Crisps, Ready Salted Crisps, Salt & Vinegar Crisps, Salt ‘n’ Shake; Walkers – Cheese & Chive Crisps, Prawn Cocktail Crisps, Ready Salted Crisps, Ready Salted Lites, Spring Onion Crisps, MAX Salt & Vinegar, MAX Original

    · these products contain rennet in the cheese flavouring – Cheese Quavers; Cheesy Monster Munch; Savoury Cheese Snaps; Spicy Tomato Snaps; Walkers - Cheese & Onion Crisps, Cheese & Onion Lites, Tomato Ketchup Crisps, MAX Hard Cheese & Onion

    · it is obvious that Doritos is not present in the halal section as it has been confirmed that all Doritos (except Doritos Dippas) contain animal substances

SPREADS

Chivers Hartley

    · halal – Cadbury Chocolate Spreads Smooth Chocolate, Milk Chocolate and Banana

Ferrero UK Limited

    · Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread – contains calf whey powder/syrup

SWEETS/CHOCOLATES

Cadbury Limited

    · halal – Allora; Boost; bournville; California Dreaming; Creamy White Buttons; Dairy Mile – Normal, Miniatures, Quick, Wildlife; Double Fudge Dream; Flake; Freddo; Fruit & Nut; Hazelnut Heaven; Marble; Milk Chocolate Buttons; Orange Cream; Orange Milk Chocolate; Peppermint; Roses – Brazilnut Caramel, Caramel, Caramel Keg, Coconut, Coffee Flavour Crème, Fudge, Hazel In Caramel, Hazel Whirl, Milk Chocolate Miniature, Montelimar, Nutty Truffle Log, Noisette Whirl, Orange Crème, Plian chocolate Miniature, Strawberry Rose, Truffle Chunk; Shortcake Snack; Snack Sandwich chocolate; Starbar; Three Wishes; Time Out; Twirl; Wafer Snack; wholenut; Wispa – Gold, Mint, Normal; Yowie

Daintee

    · halal – Blackcurrent + Liquorice; Brazil Nut Toffee; chocolate Caramels; Chocolate Eclairs; Chocolate Fudge; Chocolate Limes; Mint Assortment; Mint Humbugs; Orange Creams; Orange Lemon Slices; Peppermint Creams; Sparkling Mints; Vanilla Fudge; Harlows Mintoes

Ferrero UK Limited

    · halal – Kinder – Bueno, Chocolate, Surprise; Tic Tac – Fresh Mint, Lime/Orange, Orange

    · Ferrero Rocher Chocolates – contains calf whey powder/syrup

Fisherman’s Friend

    · halal – Aniseed, Lemon, Original, Original Noaodep Sugar Lozenges; Sugar Free Mints; Super Strongmint

Mars Confectionery UK Limited

    · halal – Bounty – Dark, Milk, Milk Twin and Funsize; Galaxy – Block, Caramel, Caramel Cracker, Caramel Eggs, Caramel Hearts, Caramel Tree Decoration, Fruit and Nut, Hazelnut, Ministicks, Minstrels, Ripple, Silk Eggs; Lockets : All Varieties; M&M; Maltesers; Mars; Milky Way Magic Star & Tree Decorations; Miniatures; Revels; Skittles; Snickers; Starburst; Starburst Joosters; topic; Tracker Chocolate Chip and Roast Nut; Tunes: All Varieties; Twix

    · these products contain calf whey powder/syrup – Bounty Milk Miniatures; Celebration; Funsize – Mars, Milky Way, Snickers; Standard Size and Twin – Galaxy Caramel Swirls and M&M’s Peanut, Milky Way Crispy Rolls, Milky Way; Twix Kingsize

Nestle UK Limited (Nestle Rowntree)

    · halal - After Eight Thin Mints; Black Magic – Chocolate Brazil, Lemon Dream, Orange Cream, Raspberry Roulade, Tablet, toffee & Mallow; Dairy Box – Chocolate Brazil, Hazelnut Caramel; Fox’s Glacier Fruits and Mints; Jellytots; Maverick; Milky Bar and Buttons; Mint Munchies; Polo Mint – Original, Strong, Spearmint, Sugar Free, Supermints; Quality Street – Fruits of the Forest, Orange Crème, Strawberry Crème, Toffee Penny, Smarties, Toffo – Assorted, Mint, Plain; Zploder Bar

    · these products contain calf whey powder/syrup – Aero – Milk chocolate, Orange, Peppermint; Animal Bar; Black Magic – Caramel, Hazel Cluster, Hazel in Caramel; Blue Ribband; Breakaway – Milk Camarac and Milk Chocolate; Caramac; Dairy Box – Almond Fayre, Autumn Hazelnut, Caramel Classic, Country Fudge, Nut Swirl, Strawberry Fool, Toffee Cup, Turkish Delight, Vanilla Truffle, Wafer Sandwich; Golden Cup; Kit Kat; Lion Bar; Matchmakers – Coconut, Mint, Orange; Milkybar White Chocolate Mini Eggs; Munchies; Quality Street – Caramel Cup, Coconut Éclair, Dairy Fudge, Fruit & Nut Delight, Hazelnut Éclair, Hazelnut in Caramel, Milk chocolate Hazelnut, Noisette Triangle, Toffee Deluxe, Toffee Fingers, Vanilla Octagon; Rolo Bar; Rolo; Smarties – orange only; Vice Versas; Walnut whip – Vanilla; White Chocolate After Eight Think Mint; Yorkie – Milk Chocolate, Nutter, Raisin & Biscuit#

Thorntons PLC

    · halal – Assorted Range; Choccie; Conti; Dark Chocolates; Diabetic Chocolates; Liquorice; Luxury Cream; Milk Chocolates; Mint Chocolates; MK Chocolate Range, Orange Bars; Peanut Brittle; Toffee Bags; White Chocolate; White Mint Bags; Jellies

Trebor Bassett Limited

    · halal – Barker & Dobson; Barratt; Bassett’s Fundays (except Rum and Butter Toffee); Butterkist & Pimms Popcorn; Jameson’s Chocolate Range; Pascall; Sharp; Trebor

DAIRY PRODUCTS

Kraft Jacobs Suchard

    · halal – Dairylea Cheese Spreads; Kraft – Cheddarie, Cracker, Philadelphia, Processed Slices

    · Kraft Singles Cheese Food Slices contains calf rennet

New Zealand Milk (UK) Ltd

    · halal - Acorn Butter; Anchor Butter

St Ivel Limited

    · halal – Butter; Gold Range; Golden Churn; Supersoft Spread; Utterly Butterly; Vitalite; Cheese: Blue Stilton; Brie; Cheddar; Cheshire; Cotsdale; Double Gloucester; English Cheese; Farmhouse; Mature; Mild; Red Leicester; Scottish; Shape Cottage Cheese; Vegearian White Mild; Wexford; Dessert: Luxury Devonshire Trifles; Shape Rice Desserts

ICE-CREAM

Birds Eye Wall’s Limited

    · halal – Blue Ribbon – Raspberry Ripple Slice, Vanilla, Neapolitan; Callipo; Carte D’Or; Catering Slice – Strawberry, Vanilla; Choc Bar – Blue Ribbon Milk Chocolate, Chunky, Chunky Dark, Blue Ribbon Dark, Light and Toffee, Golden Vanilla, Cadbury Dairy Milk; Cornetto – Mint Choc Chip, Chocolate (Winter Range), Choc & Nut, Strawberry; Cream of Cornish Vanilla; Dairy Cream Eclairs; Elite Tub – Strawberry, Vanilla; Feast – The Bar (UK); Gino Ginelli – Choc Chip, Double Choc Crunch, Mint Choc Chip, Toffee Fudge, Tutt Frutti; Joe Snow; Kick Off; Magnum – Cone, Dark Choc, Mint, Orange Choc, White Choc; Max – Fruit Split Orange, Lemon Fruit Ice, Milk Ice, Mini Pot, Mint Cone; Mini – Eclairs, Juice Apple, Milk Choc, Strawbery, Vanilla, Viennetta Toffee and Vanilla; Orange Fruitie; Romantica – Cappuccino, Choc, Red Fruit, Vanilla Butterscotch, Winter; Soft Scoop – Blue Ribbon Vanilla, Choc, Mint, Strawberry, Toffee; Solero; Tangle; Too Good To Be True; Twinpack; Viennetta – all flavours; Wall’s Dairy; Wall’s Real Dairy Premium

Mars confectionery UK Limited

    · halal – Skittles Ice Cream, Starburst

    · Chocolate Covered Ice Cream contains calf whey powder/syrup

These companies usually label their products with ‘Suitable For Vegetarian’ labels.

BISCUITS

Burton’s Biscutis, Crawford’s, Fox’s Biscuits, Mcvitie’s (UK), Pennywise, Rumpler’s Confectionery, The Ryvita Company Limited

TINNED FOOD (eg soup, baked beans,…)

Baxters of Speyside Limited, H. J. Heinz Limited, Weigh Watchers (Heinz), Bestfoods UK Ltd, Campbell’s Grocery Products Ltd

COOKING SAUCE/SALAD DRESSING/SEASONINGS/MIXES/PASTES

Baxters of Speyside Limited, Bestfoods UK Ltd, Campbell’s Frozen Foods Ltd, H.J Heinz Limited, Nestle UK Limited, Patak (Spices) Limited, Weight Watchers (Heinz)

CEREALS/GRAINS

Jordan’s Cereals Limited

    · Country Crisp with Luxury Raisins, Raspberries or Strawberries contain calf whey powder/syrup

Kellogg Supply Service (Europe) Ltd

    · haram – Frosted Wheats (contains gelatine), Raisin Splitz (glycerin ingredient may be prepared from either vegetable or animal sources), Toppas, Kellogg’s Frosted Pop-Tarts (contains gelatine derived from pork or beef)

    · Coco Pops & Country Store – whey powder used is a by-product of the dairy industry, specifically cheesemaking. Rennet is utilized in this process but is of microbial origin, NOT from calves or other sources

    · Fruit ‘n’ Fibre, Common Sense Oat Bran Flakes with Raisin and Apple and Golder Crsps – ingredients contain glycerated vine fruits and raisins but glycerin used for this purpose is synthetic and is NOT derived from animal sources

Quaker Oats Limited

Weetabix Limited

    · Alpen Crunch Alpen contains calf whey powder/syrup

COSMETICS

Colgate-Palmolive Ltd

    · halal - Soft ‘n’ Gentle Antiperspirants, Palmolive Shave Foams and Gels, Colgate Toothpastes – all varieties

Avon Cosmetic Limited

    · halal -After Shave Gel/Lotion, Aromatherapy Products; Bath Foam; Bath Oil; Body Sprays; Bronze Range; Bubble Baths; California Range; Camille Albane Range; Casbah Cream; Clearskin Range; Country Harvest; Daily Revival Moisturiser; Face Masks; Floralique; Footworks; Gardenia Perfume; Liquid Cleanser; Man Plus Moisturiser and Cleanser; Moisture Rich Range; Nail Perfect Range; Naturals Range; Nurtura Range; Perle Noire Bath Oil and Deodrant; Pure Care; Techniques Hair Products; Tranquil Moments Range; Vip

Elida Faberge

    · halal - Pond’s Dry Skin Cream, Pond’s Moisturiser, Mentodent Toothpaste

Body Shop

    · these products contain ingredients which are by-products of the meat industry: Bath Beads – all varieties, Bath Bubbles – Cola, Forest Jelly, Ice Cream, Satsuma, Strawberry; Hawthorn Hand Cream; Shampoo – Mint & Thyme, Orange Oat, Seaweed & Peony; Tea Tree Oil Facial Wash

MEDICINE

Smithkline Beecham

    · halal – Beechams 75 mg Aspirin Tablet; Beechams Hot Lemon; Diocalm Junior; Fynnos Salt; Germoloene: Cream/Wipes/Fotspray; Night Nurse Liquid; Oxy: Medicated Cream/ Cleanser/ Duopads/Facial Wash; Phensic Soluble; Veno: Expectorant/Cough Misture; Corsodyl: Gel/Spray/Mouthswash; Maclean Active Mouthguard; Aquafresh range – tube; Fenjal Classic Bath; Beechams hot Blackcurrant; Day Nurse Liquid; Enos Fruit Salts (regular); Flynnos Calcium Aspirin; Germoloids: Cream/Tissues; Maccleans Indigestion Tablets; Ralgex: Cream/Spray/Freeze; Spray Resolve

    · doubtful: these products may contain animal-derived materials – Ashton & Parsons Infant Powder; Beechams: Pills, Hot Lemon With Honey, Powder Capsules, Powder Tablets, Powders, Couchcaps; Contac 400; Day Nurse Capsules; Ellimans Embrocation; Germolene Ointment; Germoloids - Suppositories, Ointment; Orovide 7 Sachets, Tablets; Oxy – 5 Lotion (advanced formula), Sensitive Facial Wash, 10 Cover-up; Phensic; Scotts Emulsion; Settlers; Veno Honey & Lemon; Yeastvite; Macleans – Sensitive Tube & Pump, Freshmit Pump, Mildmint Pump, Milk Teeth Tube & Pump, Frestmint Tube, Mildmint Tube; Aquafresh – Fresh ‘n’ Minty Pump, Mild ‘n’ Minty Pump; C-Vit Tablets; Diocalm & Diocalm Ultra, Eno Lemon & Orange; Iron Jelloids; Night Nurse Capsules; Phyllosan; Ralgex Stick; Sominex; Vykmin

http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/mcch/docs/halal.doc



Question
: Animal rennet Halaal

Could you please tell me if Whey is derived from animal? Is is Haram? I have noticed that any products with Whey does not say "suitable for Vegetarians". What about cheeses? I have heard that most cheeses are from Rennet. Could you please explain what that is and tell me which cheeses I should avoid? Especially French cheeses like camembert, goat cheese...

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Answer


Last Updated: 31/08/2003

Read the following article carefully taken from the Muslim Food Guide by Mufti Yusuf Sacha and Please be advised that this is the view according to the Hanaafi Madh-hab:

Rennet is an enzyme used in the food industry for the preparation of cheese by curdling milk. Rennet extracted from the stomach of a calf or animal whose meat is Halaal (lawful) after slaughtering in accordance with Islamic Thabh is unanimously Halaal (permissible) for consumption. If the above mentioned animals were not slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law then the Honourable Saahibayn of the Hanafi Legal School, Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad, hold the view that the rennet itself is Halaal but its consumption would be Haraam (unlawful) because of its contamination with impure moisture etc. found in the stomach of the animal. According to them, rennet is fluid or viscous [running] and because of the penetration and saturation of impure moisture it would be impossible to purify it, therefore such rennet would remain Haraam.

However, Imaam Abu Hanifah does not regard the moisture found in the stomach of the above mentioned animals to be impure. Therefore the rennet obtained from them is Halaal, according to him.

The permissibility of rennet, therefore, is not really dependent on the slaughterer being Muslim or non-Muslim but upon whether there is life in rennet or not, and whether it absorbs the impurities found in the stomach of a newly born slaughtered calf. This is the outcome of the difference between Imaam Abu Hanifah and his two students, the Saahibayn,

Because of this difference in the opinion of the school, the Fatwa (legal opinion) allows a person to consume rennet (in the form of cheese etc.). Whilst Taqwa (piety) desires abstinence.

Allah Knows Best.

Further clarification and authentification.

1) In a commentary of the hadith text, Mishqatul Masaabeeh, by the famous Hanafi, scholar, Ali Qaari, Mirqaat, volume 8, page 193, is mentioned in the Kitaabul A’timah, Fasl Thaani.

Ibn Umar, radhiallahu anhu, narrates that our Rasul, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, was given a piece of Jubnah [Cheese] in Tabuk; he called for a knife, praying the tasmiyya he cut it [and ate it] narrated by Abu Dawud.

In the commentary, is mentioned; in this is proof of the purity of anfahah, because if it was impure then the cheese itself would be impure for it cannot be made without it [anfahah].

Again In this commentary in volume 2, page 79/80 is mentioned, in Bab Mash alal Khufayn, Fasl Awwal.

Tabraani narrates with a good sanad, although Ghareeb, that in one of the ghazawah, cheese was brought to Nabi sallallahu alayhi wasallam; He asked where it was made? Someone replied in Persia or in the lands of the Majus. Place the knife on it [cut it] and eat it. Someone said; O Rasulullah, we fear it may be carrion [Maitah]. He replied pray the tasmiyyah and eat it. Tirmidhi has mentioned a hadith wherein the Prophet was given a pair of leather socks and he wore them, without knowing whether they were pure or not. In the hadith of Salmaan, our Rasul was questioned regarding Jubn [cheese], Simn [clarifed butter] and Faraa’e [leather] together with the fact that it was taken from the lands of the Majus. It was mentioned to Umar regarding Jubn [cheese] and said to him that the rennet of dead animals are put in it [cheese]. He replied pray the tasmiyyah and eat it. Imam Ahmad mentions that this is the most sound hadith regarding cheese manufactured by Majus.

From the above commentaries it is evident that if rennet is derived from an animal that is permissible to eat, despite how it is slaughtered, it is Halaal to eat such cheese, despite the method used in the making of cheese.The rennet formed by the milk drunk by a newly born calf, which is then slaughtered and taken from its stomach is somewhat solid and has the effect of solidifying liquid milk and transforming it into cheese. Its permissibility though seemingly irrational because what is within the womb and stomach is under the law of impurity but the permissibility of cheese is established by Nass [Sharii proof] and agreed, therefore rennet is pure and permissible Fatwa Mazahir Ulum Volume 1 page 110.

2) Mufti Taqi’ Uthmaani, mentions that the ruling of Hadhraat Saahibayn is more cautious whilst that of Imaam Abu Hanifah is extensive or accommodating. If a pious person refrains it is better, whilst if a person is consuming cheese do not stop him. However, the rennet derived from the stomach of a pig is Haraam and Impure, provided its original property and chemical makeup does not undergo any drastic change.

Vegetarian or synthetic rennet, if nothing impure has been added to it will be Halaal. The cheese sold in supermarkets and shops, if it is vegetarian or derived from animals slaughtered Islamically is permissible to consume.
On the other hand if it is pig rennet used in the cheese, without transformation then this is not permissible.
Lastly, the rennet in cheese from animals other than pig is permissible, but abstention is desirable.

Bahr al-Raa’iq Volume 1 page 112/3

Register of the Fatawa Darul Ulum Karachi Number 175 23A Dated 11/3/ 1415

We quoted the actual Fatwa (legal verdict) regarding rennet used in cheese, by Mufti Nizamuddin Sahab in the MFG, and the following points from it are noteworthy.

3) 3.1) According to Imaam Abu Hanifah the rennet of Halaal (permissible) animals which have not been slaughtered according to Islamic law is Ja’iz (permissible for consumption). Thus the animal which has been slaughtered by a non-Muslim is also one which has not been slaughtered according to Islamic law and therefore the rennet extracted from such an animal is Ja’iz.

The reason being that the lawfulness of rennet does not depend upon the slaughterer being a Muslim or non-Muslim, in fact it depends upon whether there is life in it or not. If there is no life in rennet then death cannot occur because life and death are opposites. The circulation of blood in an organ is the cause of life. No blood flows through rennet therefore rennet is not a living organism. To consume and use rennet is permissible. The Honourable Saahibayn’s difference in opinion in this is connected to the fact that rennet is situated in close proximity to impure substances contained in the stomach of the animal irrespective of whether the rennet from the animal was extracted and slaughtered by a Muslim or a non-Muslim.

3.2) If it is known with certainty that rennet is obtained from liquid substance extracted from pigs then such rennet is absolutely Haraam.

3.3) The rennet obtained from an animal slaughtered by a non-Muslim or Muslim in accordance with Islamic law or contrary to it, is in all cases Ja’iz as long as the animal in question is not a pig. This is the opinion of Imaam Abu Hanifah. According to the Saahibayn it is Impure.

3.4) Rennet extracted from plants is Halaal.

What is Whey?

During cheese making, a coagulum is formed by clotting milk with rennet. When the coagulum is cut, a watery liquid known as whey is released and drained off leaving the curd to be salted and further processed into cheese. Whey contains water, fat, protein, lactose, minerals and lactic acid. Cream, butter, cheese, drinks, syrups and powder are some of the products made from whey. Whey will come under the same rule as rennet because it is a by-product which appears during the process of cheese making.

taken from : http://www.gmwa.org.uk/foodguide2/index.php?page=viewquestion&id=20



Re: Plz read....Haram and halal chocolates/sweets

This is the masterfoods list of what we can/can't eat taken from GMWA Foodguide. The Hanfi fiqh consideres Whey powder from calves to be halal.
The summary is -

3.3) The rennet obtained from an animal slaughtered by a non-Muslim or Muslim in accordance with Islamic law or contrary to it, is in all cases Ja’iz as long as the animal in question is not a pig. This is the opinion of Imaam Abu Hanifah. According to the Saahibayn it is Impure.

* Whey comes under the same rule as rennet because it is a by-product.

Full article here - http://www.gmwa.org.uk/foodguide2/in...question&id=20.



LIST

Aquadrops AppleHalaal
Aquadrops Citrus Halaal
Bounty Milk Halaal *
Bounty Dark Halaal *
Celebrations Halaal *
Flyte Halaal *
Galaxy Milk Halaal
Galaxy Fruit & Nut Halaal *
Galaxy Hazelnut Halaal *
Galaxy Amicelli Halaal *
Galaxy Caramel Halaal *
Galaxy Promises Halaal *
Galaxy Ripple Halaal
Galaxy Minstrels Halaal *
Lockets Honey & Lemon Halaal
Lockets Blackcurrant Halaal
Lockets Extra Strong Halaal
M&Ms Peanut Halaal * (alcoholic flavourings)
M&Ms Chocolate Halaal * (alcoholic flavourings)
M&Ms Crispy Halaal * (alcoholic flavourings)
Maltesers Halaal *
Maltesers White Halaal *
Mars Halaal *
Mars Funsize Halaal *
Milky Way Halaal *
Milky Way Magic Stars Halaal *
Revels Halaal
Skittles - Fruits Halaal
Skittles - Sours HARAAM (E120)
Skittles - Gum Halaal
Snickers Halaal *
Snickers Funsize Halaal *
Starburst Original Halaal
Starburst Strawberry Halaal
Starburst Sours Halaal
Topic Halaal *
Tracker Chocolate Chip Halaal
Tracker Roasted Nut Halaal
Tunes Cherry Halaal
Tunes Blackcurrant Halaal
Tunes Strawberry Halaal
Twix Halaal *

ICE CREAMS
Bounty - All varieties Halaal *
Galaxy - All varieties Halaal *
Mars Bar - All varieties Halaal *
Maltesers - All varieties Halaal *
M&Ms Halaal *
Snickers - All varieties Halaal *
Starburst - All varieties Halaal
Twix Bar Halaal *
Twix Tub Halaal *

KEY
* These products contain calf whey syrup or cheese. Please refer to fatwa on this link

** Please avoid.

*** trace alcohol as a flavour, colour carrier (Halaal)


Additional Reading
http://livinghalal.blogspot.com/2007/05/mars-bars-halal-or-haram.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6653175.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/may/14/foodanddrink

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