Iron (fortificant) — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

Iron for fortification — salts (sulphate, fumarate, pyrophosphate, citrates, bisglycinate, EDTA etc.) and elemental iron; metal and salts from ore, iron and synthetic reagents, the origin of acids and reagents per their dossiers. Exceptions: heme iron and hemin chloride (China) are made from animal blood, pig blood in the EU application; iron milk caseinate is from bovine milk, the kind of casein (acid or rennet)

Basis of the ruling

Iron for fortification comes as salts (sulphate, fumarate, pyrophosphate, citrates, bisglycinate and others) and as metallic iron, made from ore, iron and synthetic reagents. The exception is haem iron and hemin chloride, which are obtained from animal blood.

Names: Железо (обогащение) · Iron (fortificant) · حديد (تدعيم)

Also known as: железо, сульфат железа, железа сульфат, фумарат железа, железа фумарат, пирофосфат железа, железа пирофосфат, бисглицинат железа, железа бисглицинат, хелат железа, цитрат железа, железа цитрат, iron, ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulphate

Category: Foods and ingredients

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