E1203 Polyvinyl alcohol — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

A synthetic polymer: a film former and glazing agent (coatings of supplement tablets, confectionery, fish, sausages and cheeses). Made by polymerising vinyl acetate in methanol and saponifying with alkali. Link to alcohol: vinyl acetate may come from bio-ethylene made from fermentation ethanol (in patents — sugarcane, corn, bagasse); some routes wash PVA with ethanol. Kuraray makes «bio»

Basis of the ruling

Polyvinyl alcohol is a synthetic polymer: vinyl acetate is polymerised in methanol and saponified with alkali. Some manufacturers make "bio" vinyl acetate from ethylene obtained from fermentation alcohol of sugarcane or corn, and Kuraray makes it from used catering oils of unnamed kind, in which animal fats are not…

Names: Поливиниловый спирт · Polyvinyl alcohol · كحول البولي فينيل

Also known as: PVA, E 1203, E-1203, Е1203, Е 1203, INS 1203, ПВС, PVOH, vinyl alcohol polymer, ethenol homopolymer, POVAL, CAS 9002-89-5, كحول البولي فينيل, بولي فينيل ألكحول, 聚乙烯醇

Category: Carriers

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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