The opposite of Halal is Haram, which means “unlawful, not permissible or prohibited.” The following categories are Haram:
- Meat from all animals and poultry products and food which are not slaughtered according to the Islamic dietary law (Islamic sharia zabiha)
- Animals that have been slaughtered or dedicated to in the name of any one other than Allah.
- Alcohol – intoxicants and narcotic drugs
- Blood and blood by-products – blood is the circulatory cleansing fluid of the body and is not to be consumed
- Carnivorous animals, birds of prey, scavengers, and animals improperly slaughtered, very sick or dying before slaughter
- Idolatry – any animals or poultry sacrificed for voodoo, witchcraft or practice that denies the existence of the Creator are not to be consumed.
- Swine and all pork by-products and/or their derivatives
- Foods contaminated with any of the above products or with “impurities” (in Arabic, “najis”) from processing, such as manure, urine, rodent droppings, infectious fluids, or pus are considered Haram.
- The following is a partial list of critical ingredients that can be derived from many sources both Halal and Haram and should be avoided in products that are considered non-Halal:
- Lard – cannot be consumed
- Carnivores animals/birds. They are those who eat the meat of other animals/birds or drink their blood. These include lions, dogs, wolves, tigers, falcons, eagles, owls, reptiles, snakes, crocodiles.
- Animals/birds allocated to idols.
- Animals/birds died from natural causes.
- Animals/birds died of asphyxiation.
- Animals/birds died due to ill-treatment.
- Animals/birds fell from a height and died.
- Insects excluding locusts
- Animals/birds were killed and horned by predators. Those Animals reside on both land and water: such as frogs and newts.
- All kind of harm full food or products for human health or life.
Details of Haram E code Numbers
- E120 – cochineal
- E140 – chlorophyll
- E141 – copper phaeophytins
- E252 – potassium nitrate
- E422 – glycerol/glycerine
- E430 – polyoxyethelene (8) stearate
- E431 – polyoxyethelene (40) stearate
- E433 – polysorbate 80
- E470 – sodium salts
- E471 – glyceryl monosterate
- E472a – acetic esters of fatty acids
- E472b – lactic esters of fatty acids
- E472c – citric esters of fatty acids
- E472d – tartaric esters of fatty acids
- E472e – acetyltartaric esters of fatty acids
- E473 – sucrose esters
- E474 – sucroglycerides
- E475 – polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
- E476 – polyglycerol polyricinoleate
- E477 – propylene glycol esters
- E478 – lactylated glycerol esters
- E491 – sorbitan monostearate
- E492 – sorbitan Tristearate
- E494 – sorbitan mono-oleate
- E542 – edible bone phosphate
- E570 – stearic acid
- E572 – magnesium stearate
- E631 – sodium 5 inosinate
- E635 – sodium 5 ribonucleotide
- E904 – shellac
What you can sell on our Marketplace
Halal Food Chain UK/halalfoodchain.co.uk is a marketplace for only selling and buying for all kind of Halal Food, Vegetarian Food according the following details:
i) All Halal Animals and Poultry Food & Products included dairy
All Halal Animal & poultry Food and Products must follow the rules of Islamic shariah zabiha (slaughtered animal’ is the prescribed method of ritual slaughter of all lawful halal animals by Islamic rules ) according to the ( 4 basic main schools of Islamic jurisprudence ) Halal food are included halal meat, halal poultry, halal sea food, halal groceries, halal made ready to eat products and all other halal products made by 100% halal food ingredients only .
ii) 100% Vegetarian Food & Products
100% Vegetarian food or Vegan food, like Fruits, Vegetables, groceries contains 100% vegetarian ingredients
iii) Sea Food & Products
All sea animals food and products allowed by ( 4 Basic Islamic school of jurisprudence) except meat or products of Amphibians animals are a class of cold-blooded, vertebrates,
iv) Other Mix Ingredient Products
All other harmless food or edible products except restricted to sale only medical prescription and any products which are not harm for life and health for any one.
The items which has included 100% halal ingredient or combination of Vegetarian with halal meat or poultry or halal sea food details are following.
v) All upper mentioned halal products and ingredients
vi) Included all listing Categories are available at our marketplace
You can list and sell any other product or item which are included at our marketplace categories, and you also can suggest your related business categories to improve your product sale or advertisement after the confirmation/permission of Halal Food Chain UK/ halalfoodchain.co.uk management.