Pregledni rad
Hidden haram ingredients in foods
Mian N. Riaz
orcid.org/0000-0002-5151-5982
; IFANCA Professor of Food Diversity, Texas A&M University, USA
*
Nooran M. Riaz
orcid.org/0000-0002-5151-5982
; Food Scientist, Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America, USA
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Halal consumers read ingredient labels to ensure there are no haram
ingredients in the food they buy. The long list of ingredients may be hard to
understand and determine their sources. These ingredients may include food
additives, preservatives, flavours, coloring agents, anti-foaming agents,
releasing agents, anticaking agents, flavor enhancer or enzymes.
Additionally, food regulations do not require the labeling of these
ingredients or their sources. Certain food additives do not need to appear on
the ingredients label statement when used as carriers, processing aids and
anti-caking agents. Such ingredients, like food additives and processing
aids, are substances added to foods for many purposes including preserving
flavor or improving taste, texture, and appearance. The term food additive
applies broadly to chemicals, both natural and synthetic, that are added to
food, either intentionally or indirectly, to facilitate processing, extend shelf
life, improve or maintain nutritional value, or enhance the food’s qualities.
Some products would not be possible to produce without additives. For the
food industry to serve the halal market properly, it is very important that
they determine the halal status, or suitability, of these additives. However,
some food additives are not halal. Common additives may be derived from
sources which are not halal; for example, pigs and animals that were not
slaughtered as halal. Because of how they are processed, some foods may
become contaminated with unintentional food additives that are not halal
such as food grade equipment lubricants. To make sure all aspects of the
food’s production is halal food companies need to be able to assure halal
consumers that all food additives they use are halal. This requires that a
food company work closely with their halal certifier and that the halal
certifier is knowledgeable about and checks the halal status of all materials
that are used in or come in contact with a food product.
Ključne riječi
Food Additives; Preservatives; Enzymes; Flavor; Releasing agents; Anti-foaming agent
Hrčak ID:
330945
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2023.
Posjeta: 41 *