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”

E465 Methyl ethyl cellulose — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

A mixed methyl and ethyl ether of cellulose: a thickener, emulsifier, stabiliser and foaming agent. The raw material is cellulose from fibrous plant material (c1); pulping reagents — c2, sulphites and sulphurous acid — hosts c18–c21, oxalic acid in cellulose washing — c16. Ethyl groups come from ethyl chloride: in China it is mainly made from ethanol (c3), per a US patent and IARC from ethylene (c4).

Basis of the ruling

Methyl ethyl cellulose is a cellulose ether made from fibrous plant material: ethyl groups come from ethyl chloride, methyl groups from methyl chloride or dimethyl sulfate. In China ethyl chloride is mainly made from ethanol and hydrochloric acid, and the source of the ethanol is not named.

Names: Метилэтилцеллюлоза · Methyl ethyl cellulose · ميثيل إيثيل السليلوز

Also known as: E 465, E-465, Е465, Е 465, INS 465, INS No. 465, этилметилцеллюлоза, метилэтиловый эфир целлюлозы, этилметиловый эфир целлюлозы, METHYLETHYL CELLULOSE, ETHYL METHYL CELLULOSE, methylethylcellulose, ethylmethylcellulose, methyl ethyl ether of cellulose, ethyl methyl ether of cellulose

Category: Thickeners

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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