Doubtful Foods & Drinks

Q: Many companies are said to be mixing haram items in their products and many codes like E codes are said to be haram. What should be done with these news? Are they haram or halal or mushtabah?

Q: To clarify if a product has vanilla extract/flavouring is it necessary to find out (before eating) if the vanilla extract is from dates or grapes? (GMWA have yet to come across flavourings sourced from dates and grapes in the UK market.)

Q: Does the clot found in an egg have to be removed before consuming it?

Q: I wanted to ask some chocolates contain vanilla extract and vanilla extract has to be preserved with alcohol so if a chocolate bar has vanilla extract is it halaal?

Q: What is the ruling of soft drinks? The majlis states haraam and they quote fiqh kitaabs. Sanha states halaal and they quote fiqh kitaabs. What is your opinion and fatwa on soft drinks from fiqh? Please explain in detail with proofs. I request an answer by the 14th of November please.

Q: Dear Muftisaab, is rainbow chicken haraam?

Q: What is ruling of eating food items in which we have some doubt whether it contains halaal ingredients or not like Maggi noodles, etc?

Q: Can one consume imported food products that have been declared Halaal in their country of origin - by the Ulama of that respective country? Many jelly sweets are available on the market. Such sweets are often produced in Indonesia, Malaysia or Turkey. A fair number of products from these countries have the word ‘Halaal’ written on the  packaging in Arabic. No logo nor name of the Halaal authorizing bodies in the respective country are mentioned.

Q: There is a kind of cheese coming from Holland (covered with something red or orange color) containing the ingredient "carotene". Is it halal?

Q: Please inform me what is the ruling with regards to eating prawns, horse meat and peacock?