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BY
DR. SAKHAWAT ALI
And
DR. IJAZ AHMAD
Two Days Training Workshop on Halal Food
Management
Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore, Pakistan.
04-05 June, 2012.
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MUSLIM DIETARY LAW
There are four important terms used in food permitted or prohibited in
Islam:
1. Halal
•Halal in an Arabic Term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use according to Islamic Law. Halal means permissible and lawful for Muslims according to Islamic Law (Sharia)
•Halal Food is not just permitted for Muslims it is perceived as wholesome, pure and good for human consumption.
•Halal food is gaining world wide recognition as healthy and hygienic food.
2. Haram means prohibited and unlawful.
3. Makrooh me ans disliked, hated or detested. It is used in reference to actions and deeds that are referred to negatively in the sunnah or the
Quran. E.g. growing long finger nails.
4. Mushbooh is doubtful and questionable (Shubah/ suspected) - the main domain for halal certification.
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HALAL FOODS IN ISLAM
Halal is a Quranic term which means allowed or lawful. Halal foods and drinks are permitted for consumption by Allahthe Supreme Law Giver. Eating Halal is obligatory on every
Muslim. Following are the different Halal food items:
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All plant and their products
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Halal slaughtered meat, poultry, game birds and Halal animal’s ingredients.
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All water creatures, fish, crustaceans and mollusks
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Eggs from acceptable birds only
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Non Animal Rennet (NAR, culture) or rennet from Halal slaughtered calves
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Gelatin produced from Halal Bovine & Ovine bones or skins
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Al Quran Surah Al-Baqarah
“O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Halal and good; and do not follow the footsteps of the Evil One, for he is to you an avowed enemy.”
(Verse 168)
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NOT-HALAL / HARAM FOOD IN ISLAM
Haram is a Quranic term which means prohibited or unlawful. Haram foods and drinks are absolutely prohibited by Allah. Eating Haram is forbidden for every Muslim. Following are the different Haram food items :
• Pork/swine and its by-products
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Animals improperly slaughtered or dead (carrion) before slaughtering.
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Animals killed in the name of anyone other than Allah (GOD).
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Lawful animals not slaughtered according to Islamic rites.
(Fish Exempted from slaughtering)
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Carnivorous animals and animals with fangs (tigers, lions, cats etc.)
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Birds with talons by which they catch their prey (owls, eagles etc.)
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Land animals without external ears
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Animals which Islam encourages to kill (scorpions, centipedes, rats etc.)
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Animals which Islam forbids to kill (bees etc.)
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NOT-HALAL / HARAM FOOD IN ISLAM
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Animals which have toxins, poison or produce ill effects when eaten such as some fish etc.
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Amphibian animals (crocodiles, turtles, frogs etc.).
Almost all reptiles and insects, considered ugly or filthy (worms, lice, flies etc.)
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Blood and blood by-products, feces, urine and placental tissue.
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Wine, ethyl alcohol, spirits and intoxicants such as poisonous and
Intoxicating plants
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Foods contaminated with any of the above products.
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Foods not free from contamination while prepared or processed with anything considered Najiis (filthy).
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Foods processed, made, produced, manufactured and/or stored using utensils, equipment and/or machinery that have been not cleansed according to Islamic Shariah Law.
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"Haram to you (for food) is carrion; blood; the flesh of swine; that which any name other than Allah has been invoked; that which has been killed by strangling; and beat to death, or dead through falling from a height; and killed by the goring of horns; and that which was eaten by wild beasts, unless you are able to perform dhabiha; and that which is sacrificed to idols
(verse 5:3)
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WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR A MUSLIM TO STRICTLY
CONSUME HALAL?
Consuming Halal is an order of Allah and an essential part of the
Islamic faith. Allah has repeatedly emphasized the consumption of
Halal in His book. The following are some examples of such verses : i.
“O Messengers, eat from the pure foods and work righteousness”
(Holy Quran 23:51) ii.
“O you who have believed, eat from the pure things which we have provided you” (Holy Quran 2:172) iii.
“O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth (that is) lawful and pure” (Holy Quran 2:168) iv.
“So eat of that (meat) upon which Allah's name has been mentioned, if you are believers in His verses” (Holy Quran 6:118) v.
“And do not eat that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, for indeed it is a grave disobedience”. (Holy Quran
6:121)
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PERSPECTIVE OF HALAL FOOD IN PAKISTAN
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Pakistan is a Muslim Country and the peoples of country are following
Islamic rules.
Global World’s concepts are creating problems in export and import of food.
 Peoples are using food items prepared as ordered in Quran, Sunah and
Hadide. But there is question about the certification of meat sold in market. Halal or Non Halal?
 Government has assigned duties of officers to check the quality of materials.
 There are Halal food Rules and also Halal Board established by
Chamber of Commerce.
 There is need to conduct research that which raw material should be used for animal, poultry and fish rearing.
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PERSPECTIVE OF NON FOOD HALAL ITEMS IN
PAKISTAN
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People of Pakistan are also using non food items like toothpaste, lipsticks, leather garments and pharmaceuticals like insulin from animals.
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There is no permission to use Non Halal Itmes in the country.
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There is need to conduct test to verify that the items are prepared from Halal raw materials for non-food use also.
Certifying bodies should use latest equipments and techniques.
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IMPORTANCE OF
ISLAMIC METHOD FOR SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS
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Islamic way of slaughtering is the most humane, compassionate and sympathetic method of slaughter (no pain, deep sleep recorded due to the large quantity of blood gushing out from the body), and that the captive bolt stunning practiced by the Western methods causes severe pain to the animal.
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The Prophet (S) has said: Allah (SWT) calls for mercy in everything.
So be merciful when you slaughter; sharpen your blade to relieve its pain.
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According to Kamoonpuri (1998), the prescribed method of slaughtering an animal in Islam saves the animal from any kind of pain. When the animal’s major blood vessel in the neck is cut-off that produces an immediate stunning effect. The advantage of not cutting the spinal cord is that the brain continues to send it electrical impulses to the heart demanding blood. As all the blood is drained, the pipeline, which takes blood to the brain, has already been cut off. The violent reactions in the animal are from the natural muscular contraction and no pain is experienced.
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IMPORTANCE OF
ISLAMIC METHOD FOR SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS
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Kamoonpuri (1998) also mentions two researchers, Gucel and Erbil who subscribe to the fact that blood can cause toxicity in the animal's meat, all has to be drained, and the Islamic way of slaughtering takes care of that.
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Professor Schultz and Dr. Hazim of the Hanover University in
Germany concluded through an experiment that Islamic way of slaughtering is the most humane, compassionate and sympathetic method of slaughter (no pain, deep sleep recorded due to the large quantity of blood gushing out from the body), and that the captive bolt stunning practiced by the Western methods causes severe pain to the animal.
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IMPORTANCE OF
ISLAMIC METHOD FOR SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS
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A meat animal slaughtered by Muslims is electrically balanced and stable (A Note on Battery-Farmed Meats and Leather Belts)
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Dr. Hazim remarks further that the Electro-Encephalographic (EEG) recordings of the animals (after being slaughtered) dropped to a zero level, and the heart was still pounding, the body convulsing vigorously (a reflex action), and driving maximum blood out from the body. This procedure greatly results in hygienic and electrically balanced (with steady energy fields) meat for the consumer.
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Potentials of Halal Food in the World
 Halal Food Business in the
Halal Food/Items
Meat, Milk, Butter,
Halal Gelatine,
Non Halal Food/Items
Pig by Product 185 products, Skin
Cream, Face mask, Body Lotion, bones, Blood, Soaps, Washing
Powder, Cattle Feed, Intestinal organs, pharmaceutical, blood in chicken feed, cigarette filter, pig hair, tooth picks, Tooth brush, Sawing brush, Glue used as binder, used in meat products
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Potentials of Halal Food in the World
 Biggest Consumers of Halal Food/Items in the World:
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Middle East (Muslim countries)
USA, France, Africa and Japan, etc. (Non Muslim countries)
Biggest Companies of Food in the World are using Halal Food:
 Nestle
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Collegate
Subway
KFC
McDonald’s
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Africa
West Asia
South Central Asia
South East Asia
China
Europe (inc Russia)
N. America
S. America820
Oceania
115,443
111,150
175,440
93,230
5,865
63,988
14,455
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ROLE OF PCSIR IN HALAL FOOD INDUSTRY
PARTICIPATION OF PCSIR
PCSIR has actively participated in the following events:
1. Pakistan Halal Products Development Board (PHPDB). By laws, policies, procedures, rules and regulations, structure 2009.
2. Pakistan Halal Regulatory and Development Authority Act
2011 for supporting and promotion of Halal products.
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• ISO 9001-2008 by TÜV Nord (Since 2002)
• ISO 17025 Accreditation by PNAC (Since 2005)
• ISO 17025 Accreditation by Norwegian
Accreditation (Since 2007)
• Saudi Arabian Standard Organization (Approved Lab.)
• Ministry of Health & Welfare Japan (Approved Lab.)
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PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX, LAHORE
CENTRES
 Centre for Development of Laboratory Equipment
 Pakistan Institute of Technology for Minerals &
Advanced Engineering Materials (PITMAEM)
 Mineral Processing Research Centre
 Applied Chemistry Research Center
 Food & Biotechnology Research Center
 Center for Environmental Protection Studies Cont…
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PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX, LAHORE
CENTRES
 Glass and Ceramics Research Center
 Applied Physics, Computer & Instrumentation Centre
 Engineering Services Center
 Electrical Measurement & Test Laboratory
 Precision Systems Training Centre - Lahore
 Cast Metals & Foundry Technology (CM&FT) Centre - Daska
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FOOD & BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE PCSIR - LLC

 Nutrition and Food Technology
 Dairy Technology
 Food Additives and Contaminants
 Meat Technology
 Industrial Biotechnology
 Molecular Biotechnology
 Plant Biotechnology
 Bioresource Utilization
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The following services are available at PCSIR.
 Halal Haram Food.
 Oil/ Meat etc.
 R & D regarding Halal Products (food & Non Food).
 Halal Gelatin
 Halal toothpaste
 Halal DCP
 Halal Cosmetics
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 To get share of Halal food export in the world.
Presently non-muslims are doing this business.
 To promote the Halal culture in food and non food items.
 Awareness regarding Halal Food imports in the country.
 Promotion of R & D activities regarding Halal Food and Non-food.
 Awareness of E-numbers. Eg. E-920 is L-cysteine
Hydrochloride (A natural amino acid).
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