Ingredient label checker
Paste the ingredients list from any packet. The checker flags ingredients that are, or may be, animal-derived. It runs entirely in your browser.
This tool reads words, not factories. It cannot confirm halal status — only a manufacturer or a trusted certifier can.
Quick quiz: what do you know?
Eight questions on halal, tayyib, mercy and modern food.
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What does a standard halal certificate usually verify?
Where should I start?
Two questions, and we'll suggest your first pages.
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Sources and further reading
- 01EU Regulation 1333/2008 — the official list of approved food additives and E-numbers
- 02Codex Alimentarius CAC/GL 24-1997 — general guidelines for the use of the term 'halal'
- 03Qur'an 2:168, 6:38; Sahih al-Bukhari 2363 — sources cited in the quiz
References are given so readers can check them in the primary sources. Hadith gradings and scholarly positions are summarised in good faith; where a text is disputed we say so. Verify before you rely on anything here.
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