Food and Drink

Q: Are we as Muslims allowed to eat sourdough bread, as the starter for the bread is fermented for ten days before the bread is made from it?

Q: Is it necessary to avoid all products having doubtful ingredients, and will a person be sinful consuming such product without checking first (the products are not meat, they have things like e-codes where they may or may not be taken from animal sources or other things that may be taken from animal sources but they are not sure)?

Q: What is the rule for immersing a slaughtered chicken in hot (or boiling) water to remove its feathers? 

Q: We learnt that one should not drink water from a jug or bottle. Please advise regarding drinking from water bottles (the ones purchased from shops in 350ml / 500ml), juice bottles (children's school lunch bottles), flasks etc. that we find students are commonly using today. These come in various kinds of styles and sizes - some even going upto 1 and 2 litre bottles.

Q: What is the fatwa regarding stunned meat?

Q: What is the fatwa regarding gelatine?

Q: In one medicine, one of the ingredients was the shell of a tortoise. Is it halaal?

Q: I remember hearing in Fazaail Sadaqaat that one can eat doubtful food if ones parents give it so they don't feel bad. Can I practice on this and does not knowing if a certain non certified item's ingredients count as being doubtful?