From: azhar@duke.cs.duke.edu (D. Salman [Quintessential] Azhar)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Re: Information list (request)
Date: 21 Nov 92 21:27:12 GMT
Organization: Duke University Computer Science Dept.; Durham, N.C.

In article <722380991@flounder.cs.duke.edu> shashem@ecn.purdue.edu (Sherif Hashem) writes:
>
>Alsalam Alaykum,
>
>I have an old version (4/90) of a list about ingradients of Foods,
> Toothpaste, and Other products clarifying whether or not they 
>contain Pork or pork products. 
>Your name was mentioned as the moderator of soc.religion.islam, 
>and there was a note about maintaining an on-line list.  
>Can you please send me a more updated list or tell me from where 
>can I get one.
>Thanks.



[Moderator's note: It has been 361 days since I updated ingredient
                   list, however this is the latest copy I have.
                   Updates are very much appreciated.]



                 INFORMATION ABOUT INGREDIENTS ON FOODS,
                          TOOTHPASTE, SOAP ETC.
                 =======================================


  ***  INTRODUCTION  ***
  ______________________

The following information was extracted from the Muslim Consumer Guide 
(which was published in the newsletter of MSA Ann Arbor, Jan-Feb. 90),
then was posted by Muhammad B. Setiawan (Dept. of Eng. Physics McMaster
University), and finally collected, edited and distributed by MSA of
the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.

We hope that it be of great use to you and that you will read the
ingredient on every product before you make your purchase. If in
doubt, you may write to the company, they have been very helpful
in provinding the requested information.



  ***  CONSULTATION OF COMPANIES  *** 
  ___________________________________

Here are the results of consultations done by MSA with various food
companies.  No particular questions were asked on products that may
contain alcohol.

1. L.D.Schrieber Cheese Company:
   No shortening, lard, gelatin or lecithin used.
   Cow products are used = Good

2. Burger King Corp.:
   Shortening used is from swine = BAD. Lard is used in buns and apple
   pie = BAD. Lecithin is used in buns = BAD/GOOD because you are not
   sure.  Shakes = GOOD

3. General Foods :
   Lard is used on SWAN DOWN cake mixes. Gelatin (from collagen-bearing
   tissues on any animal) is used in many products including Jell-O Brand
   Gelatin Desert = BAD

4. Knox Gelatin Inc. :
   "Knox Gelatin is prepared from the protein collagen, which is extracted
   from either beef (bones and skin) or PORK (skins)" = BAD

5. American Lecithin Company :
   "Our Lecithin is derived from Soybeans and is sold under the trade name
   Alcoles" = GOOD

6. Nestle :
   A list was sent to MSA confirming that their products do not contain
   any animal by-product. Lechithin used in their products is derived
   from Soybeans = GOOD

7. General Mills Inc.:
   Shortening similar to lard is used, also Soya lechithin is used = BAD 
   (because it does not say Soya or lard and you don't know so it is
   better to avoid).

8. Quaker Oats :
   Soyabeans Lecithin is used. Shortening used is from Swine. Some of
   the products are MAsa Trigo, Flako pie crust and cup cake mix.
_________________________________________________________________________





  ***  SEVERAL TERMS  ***
  _______________________

A. Derived from pork or other animals:
   1. bacon 
   2. ham
   3. sausage
   4. lard  
   5. fat
   6. gelatin
   7. shortening (animal).

B. Avoid - doubtful (may be derived from animal or vegetable):
   1. lechitin
   2. emulsifier
   3. dough conditioners  
   4. mono and diglyceriders
   5. enzymes or rennet in cheese

C. You can use - Good:
   1. soyolecithin
   2. soybean lecithin
   3. vegetable lecithin
   4. vegetable shortening
   5. vegetable mono and diglyceriders  
   6. vegetable enzimes or rennetless cheese.
   7. fish

D. Avoid - may contain alcohol
   1. Artificial and imitation extracts and flavorings

E. When you see these letters :
   "U" or "K" they may mean that the produce does not contain 
   anything from an animal.
_________________________________________________________________________





***  MISCELLANEOUS FOOD ITEMS  ***
=========================================================================
Manufacturer           Brand                  Coagulant         Use
=========================================================================
Kellog Co.             Frosted Pop-tarts      Type-B gelatin
                                              (from veal/beef)  Good
                       Unfrosted Pop-tarts    No gelatin        Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Frank Foods            QT Frosting Mix        Vegetable fat     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
General Mills Inc.     Ready-to-spread        Vegetable fat
                       Frosting               and/or Lard       BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Proctor & Gamble       Duncan Hines Cake Mix  Vegetable fat     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Great Atlantic &       A & P Creamer          Coconut & Palm
Pacific Co.                                   Oil               Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Topco Assoc. Inc.      Food Club Non Dairy
                       Creamer                Vegetable fat     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Penn Maid Food Inc.    Natural Yogurt         No gelatin        Good
                       Swiss Yogurt           Gelatin from
                                              calf skin         Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Jolly Rancher          Candies                Palm & Coconut
                                              Oil               Good
_________________________________________________________________________
M & M Co.              Starburst Fruit        Gelatin from
                       Chews                  Lard              BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
American Home Foods    Crunch 'n Munch        Vegetable fat     Good
_________________________________________________________________________



***  BREAD AND PASTRY  ***
=========================================================================
    Vendor              Product           Ingredients           Use
=========================================================================
Drake Bakeries Div.
 of Borden Foods Inc.   Honey bun         Lard                  BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Entenmans               All Products      Vegetable Shortening  Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Giants Goods            Bread Vegetable   Shortening            Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Huber Baking Co. Bakers
 of sunshine Bread      Roman Meal Bread  Soybean Salad Oil     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Keebler                 All Products      Vegetable Shortening,
                                          Oleo and Lard         BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Nabisco                 All products      Lard                  BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Pepperidge Farm         Rolls, Bread,
                        Butter or Cakes   Vegetable Shortening  Good
                        _________________________________________________
                        Layer Cakes  NOTE: even though this cake
                               is made with good shortening the
                               GELATIN USED is made from PIGSKIN BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Pillsbury Co.           1896 Brand Butter
                        milk Biscuit      Vegetable shortening  Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Stroehmann Brothers Co  Hilibilly Bread;
                        White Bread       Lard                  BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Sunshine Biscuit Co.    All Products      Vegetable shortening  Good
_________________________________________________________________________



***  ICE  CREAM  ***
=========================================================================
MANUFACTURER               PRODUCT                              USE
=========================================================================
Baskin Robbins             Ice Cream                            Good
                           Sherberts                            Good
                           Water ice                            Good
Baskin Robbins             Ice cream and those flavors
                            containing miget marshmallow        BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Pensupreme                 Ice Cream                            BAD
Pensupreme Schraff         Ice Cream (available at Safeway)     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Meadow Gold                Ice Cream                            Good
Meadow Gold Louis Sherry   Ice Cream (all Natural)              Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Abbotts                    Ice Cream                            Good
                           Sherberts                            Good
                           Water Ice                            Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Pantry Price               Ice Cream                            Good
Breyers                    Ice Cream                            Good
_________________________________________________________________________



***  CHEWING GUM  ***
=========================================================================
Manufacturer        Products           Ingredients              Use
=========================================================================
Dynamint Co.        Dynamints          Candelilla Wax           Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Wrigley's Co.       Chewing gum        100% Mineral or
                                       Vegetable Base           Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Warner Lambert Co.  Chewing Gum        Vegetable Base           Good
                    Chicklets          Vegetable Base           Good
                    Dentyne            Vegetable Base           Good
                    Trident            Vegetable Base           Good
                    Freshen Up         Vegetable Base           Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Beach-Nut           Chewing Gum        Glcerl Monosterate
                                       or Ester of Gum
                                       from any animal fat      Bad
_________________________________________________________________________



***  FROZEN PIZZA PIES  ***
=========================================================================
Brand                Cheese               Coagulant             Use
=========================================================================
Jan's                Mozzarella           Vegetable             Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Buitoni              Mozzarella           Vegetable             Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Little Chef          Mozzarella           Vegetable             Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Ellio's              Cheddar              Swine pepsin          BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Quaker Celeste       Mozzarella           Swine pepsin          BAD
_________________________________________________________________________



***  PIZZA RESTAURANTS  ***
=========================================================================
RESTAURANT      FOOD        CHEESE           INGREDIENT         USE
=========================================================================
Pizza Hut       Pizzas      Mozzarella       Vegetable          Good
_________________________________________________________________________



***  CHEESE  ***
=========================================================================
Manufacturer            Brand                     Coagulant     Use
=========================================================================
Purity Company          Muenster                  Vegetable     Good
                        Caraway Muenster          Vegetable     Good
                        Monterey Jack Muenster
                          (w/hot pepper)          Vegetable     Good
                        Farmers Cheese            Vegetable     Good
                        Burie (imported)          Vegetable     Good
                        Camembert                 Vegetable     Good
                        Romano                    Vegetable     Good
                        Parmesan                  Vegetable     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Clearfield              Natural Cheese Kosher     
                        Bland                     Calf Rennet   Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Kraft                   Philadelpia Cream         Lactic acid   Good
                        Whipped Cream Cheese      Lactic acid   Good
                        Neufchatel                Lactic acid   Good
_________________________________________________________________________
McCadm Co.              New York State            Calf & Swine
                                                  Rennet        BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Framageries Bal. Inc.   Cheese                    Calf Rennet   Good
_________________________________________________________________________
World Cheese Col        Migdal American           Vegetable     Good
                        Haolam                    Vegetable     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Schanling Col           Schnall American
                          (individually wrapped)  Vegetable     Good
                        Schnall Muenster sliced   Vegetable     Good
                        Schnall Mozzarella        Vegetable     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Clay Butter Co.         Miller's Cheese           Vegetable     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Note:  Calf (Plural=calves): a young cow or bull.



***  COSMETICS  ***
=========================================================================
Company                 Products           Ingredients           Use
=========================================================================
Avon                    All products       Petrochemicals        Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Wella Corp.             Balsam products    Petrochemicals        Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Johnson Products Inc.   Ultra Sheen        Lanolin               Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Lustrasilk Corp.        Scalp Cream        Lanolin               Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Westwood Pharmaceut     Keri Lotion        Synthetic chemicals   Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Chesebrough-Ponds Inc.  Vaseline Intensive
                        Lotion             Lard                  BAD
_________________________________________________________________________


***  SOAP  ***
========================================================================= 
  Manufacturer            Products           Ingredients          Use
========================================================================= 
Proctor & Gamble Co.      Kirk's Coso        Coconut Oil          Good
                          Hardwater Castile
                         *Ivory              Beef&Pork Tallow     Bad
                         *Camay              Beef&Pork Tallow     Bad
                         *Safe Guard         Beef&Pork Tallow     Bad
                         *Zest               Beef&Pork Tallow     Bad
                         *Coast              Beef&Pork Tallow     Bad
                         *Lava               Vegetable Fat        Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Lever Brothers Co.       *Lux                Beef Tallow          Good
                         *Lifebuoy           Beef Tallow          Good
                         *Phase II           Beef Tallow          Good
                         *Dove               Beef Tallow          Good
                         *Caress             Beef Tallow          Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Colgate Palmolive Co.    *Palmolive          Beef&Pork Tallow     Bad
                         *Cashmere           Beef&Pork Tallow     Bad
_________________________________________________________________________
Andrew Jergen Co.        *Jergens            Beef Tallow          Good
                         *Woodbury           Beef Tallow          Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Armour Dial Inc.         *Dial               Beef Tallow          Good
                         *Tone               Beef Tallow          Good
                         *Irish Spring       Pork Tallow          Bad
_________________________________________________________________________
Amway Corporation        All Bar Soaps       Pork Tallow          Bad
                         Nevia Creams        Sheep's Skin/Fat     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
*Note : The beef that is obtained for the products is not slaughtered
        Islamically; hence, it is still doubtful.


***  TOOTHPASTE  ***
========================================================================= 
Manufacturer             Products            Ingredients        Use
========================================================================= 
Lever Brothers Co.       Pepsodents          Vegetable Fat      Good
                         Close-Up            Vegetable Fat      Good
                         * Aim               Vegetable Fat      Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Colgate Palmolive Co.    Ultra Brite         Lard               BAD
                         Colgate Paste       Lard               BAD
                         Colgate Powder      Lard               BAD
_________________________________________________________________________
Vicks Chemical Co.       Fix-A-Dent          Vegetable Fat      Good
_________________________________________________________________________
*Note : Contains alcohol; still in doubt about its use.


***  DISINFECTANT  ***
=========================================================================
Manufacturer             Brand            Coagulant             Use
=========================================================================
Lehn & Fink Products
Lyson Brand              All products     Synthetic Chemicals   Good
_________________________________________________________________________


***  POT CLEANERS  ***
=========================================================================
Manufacturer       Brand      Product           Ingredient       Use
=========================================================================
GM Co.             Rescue 11  Soap pads                         Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Purex Corporation  Brillo     Soap pads         Lard            BAD
                              ___________________________________________
                              Supreme Steel
                              Wool Balls                        Good
                              ___________________________________________
                              Kosher Soap
                              (packaged 2 ea.
                              pink & green 
                              bars per carton)  Beef Tallow     Good
                              ___________________________________________
                              Dobie Pads        Beef Tallow     Good
_________________________________________________________________________
Miles Laboratory   S.O.S      Soap Pads         Lard            BAD
                   ______________________________________________________
                   Tuffy      Plastic Mesh
                              Balls             Lard            BAD
_________________________________________________________________________


-- 
 I must, with emotional fire, burn or illume myself
 I must, with the heat of passion, melt or sublime myself
 I must, in flood of tears, drown or cleanse myself
 I must! I must! I must! For my people and myself -- D. Salman [Q] Azhar