حلال
Kawn ad-Din
الْحَلَالُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا مُشَبَّهَاتٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَمَنِ اتَّقَى الْمُشَبَّهَاتِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters that many people do not know. Whoever guards against the doubtful matters protects his religion and his honor.”

al-Bukhari, 52

Example: “Coca-Cola”, “E120”, “Restaurant Barakat”

E431 Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

An emulsifier: polyoxyethylene (40) stearate — an ester of stearic acid and polyethylene glycol (about 40 units). The instruments do not name the fat species; the pharmacopoeias (USP, Ph. Eur.) expressly allow plant or animal origin. Plant feedstock is stated only for cosmetic and pharmaceutical grades. Beef (c3) and pig (c4) fat are named for stearic acid in general.

Basis of the ruling

Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate is an emulsifier, an ester of stearic acid and polyethylene glycol. Stearic acid is obtained from fats; the standards do not name the type of fat, and the pharmacopoeias expressly allow both plant and animal raw material.

Names: Полиоксиэтилен-40-стеарат · Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate · بولي أوكسي إيثيلين (40) ستيارات

Also known as: E 431, INS 431, Polyoxyl (40) stearate, Polyoxyl 40 stearate, Polyoxyethylene (40) monostearate, polyoxyethylene 40 monostearate, PEG-40 stearate, Myrj S40, Полиоксиэтилен (40) стеарат, 硬脂酸聚烃氧(40)酯

Category: Emulsifiers

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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