Fish oil, omega-3 — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

Fish oil is the oil of fish (anchovy, tuna, menhaden, salmon and others) and of fish liver (cod), obtained by cooking, pressing and refining. Under Codex and EU law “fish oil” includes oil of molluscs and crustaceans; Codex names krill oil and Calanus copepod oil, squid oil is a separate EU novel food. Omega-3 concentrates are ethyl esters (made with ethanol) or re-esterified triglycerides (made with glycerol).

Basis of the ruling

Fish oil is obtained from fish (anchovy, tuna, menhaden, salmon and others) and cod liver by cooking, pressing and refining; fish is halal. But under Codex and EU law, "fish oil" without a named species may also come from molluscs and crustaceans; krill oil, Calanus copepod oil and squid oil are sold separately, and…

Names: Рыбий жир, омега-3 · Fish oil, omega-3 · زيت السمك وأوميغا 3

Also known as: рыбий жир, жир рыбий, рыбный жир, жир рыбный, омега-3, омега 3, омега-3 жирные кислоты, ДГК, ЭПК, докозагексаеновая кислота, эйкозапентаеновая кислота, масло криля, крилевое масло, крилевый жир, жир печени трески

Category: Foods and ingredients

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