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Halal food
How do I read gelatin, E-numbers, and alcohol on a label?
An ingredient list is a source question before it is a ruling question. Here is what scholars examine — where a substance came from, and what changed it.
Halal foodSeries guide
Halal food and the market: the series map
Three posts on ingredients, imported meat, and what a halal label actually confirms.
Halal food
Imported meat, machine slaughter and stunning: what matters?
Imported meat is a fact question before it is a ruling question — who slaughtered it, with what, and what stunning did to the animal.
Halal food
What does a halal label mean?
A halal logo reports one body's check against its own standard — it is not a ruling by itself. Here is what a scholar actually examines.