Is FERRERO ROCHER halal??

me tak suka choc, tp kalau Ferrero Rocher (FR) me suka ajer...
me selalu gak beli time kat Msia...

and kat sini, me beli sbb nak bwk balik msia+ nak bagi hadiah my giveaway (2nd GA yg dh lps) and  now fishing for votes yg tgh berlangsung till 27 nov, pun me nak bagi hadiah choc ni..

anyway, semlm, one blogger fren, Oyis, ada left comment kat my entry
ni komennya:

aisehhh..terkejut beruk me dpt komen tu, sbb me tak pernah terpikir choc ni tak halal ke apa kan..

Oyis kata, sbb tak halal sbb whey powder...me tak tak pun apa itu WHEY POWDER
so sbb me dh terkejut beruk tu, me terus buat research lah...ye lah, kalau tak halal, tak ke nanti membazir me beli FR tu, ada 2 bekas dh me beli so far--time sale harga tak mahal sgt :)

jom baca research yg me buat online..

1st, me cari apa maksud Whey tu...

whey ni rupanya, ada liquid, ada powder, berasal dari haiwan, utk buat cheese..

"Whey is a by-product of cheese making. It is formed when the curds separate from the milk or cream. After the cheese curds are formed, the remaining liquid is called whey. This liquid is watery and thin. Sometimes whey has a tinge of bluish color, but this depends on the quality and type of milk used. Whey can be made from any type of milk. Cow's milk is the most popular in the United States. Goat's milk is commonly used in the Middle East and in some desert areas camel's milk is used in the cheese making process.

source : http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-whey.htm"

and satu lagi definisi whey:

What is whey and whey powder?

Whey is the fluid that remains of the milk of any animal after cheesemaking. Cheese is made by clotting milk. After clotting the fluid is separated from the curd. This fluid is called whey. It contains approximately 50% of the lactose of the milk, as well as proteins, vitamins and minerals. The proteins are often purified and marketed as whey protein. Dried whey is called whey powder.
Whey obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of hard, semi-hard or soft cheese and rennet casein is known as sweet whey and has a pH of 5.9 – 6.6. Manufacture of mineral-acid-precipitated casein yields acid whey with a pH of 4.3 – 4.6.
Although whey contains valuable nutrients, it is only in recent years that new commercial processes are being developed for the manufacture of high quality whey products such as proteins and vitamins. 

source:  http://www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-wi24.htm

so halal ke tak whey ni???

apa kata FR customer service??
source :  http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?54345-Ferrero-Rocher-Halal-in-UK...


"Thank you for your enquiry regarding the suitability of our products for a vegetarian diet.
The following products are suitable for a vegetarian and alcohol free diet:
Ferrero Rocher (whey powder is microbiological, (vegetarian) unless sold in Prestige/Collection assortment packs)
Kinder Surprise (vegetarian)
Kinder Bueno, hazelnut and white (vegetarian)
Kinder Chocolate (vegetarian)
Kinder Maxi (vegetarian)
Tic Tac Mint (vegetarian)
Tic Tac Spearmint (vegetarian)
Tic Tac Cool Cherry (vegetarian)

Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that the whey powder of the Ferrero Rocher contained in the Prestige/Collection Pack, Rondnoir, Garden, Raffaello, Nutella, and Kinder Happy Hippo is not of animal origin, namely calf rennet. Also the orange flavour Tic Tac would not be suitable due to the colouring.

I hope the above will be of assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Georgina Colling

Consumer Relations Department
Ferrero UK Ltd, Building 7, Hatters Lane, Croxley Green Business Park, Watford, Herts, WD18 8PA
Tel: +44 (0) 1923 690300
Fax: +44 (0) 1923 690400
www.ferrero.co.uk "

apa kata halal committee kat UK plak?

source: http://www.gmwa.org.uk/foodguide2/index.php?page=viewquestion&id=167
Last Updated: 26/10/2010

Calf Rennet Clarification:Rennet per se, is not impermissible.
It is permissible to eat cheese which has rennet from calf rennet though
praiseworthy to refrain from due to a slight difference of opinion viz:

Is Whey Rennet Haraam?  (no!)
http://www.gmwa.org.uk/foodguide2/index.php?page=viewquestion&id=20


Alcoholic Flavourings Clarification:

Alcohols used as a carrier for food colourings and flavourings are permissible as long as they are not sourced from dates or grapes.

Read the full article here:
http://www.gmwa.org.uk/foodguide2/index.php?page=viewquestion&id=200
 

Halaal

FERRERO ROCHER  (alcohol flavourings)
Ferrero Collection box - including Ferrero Rocher  (alcohol flavourings)
RAFFAELLO
FERRERO RONDNOIR  (alcohol flavourings)
KINDER SURPRISE  (alcohol flavourings)
KINDER CHOCOLATE 12.5g  (alcohol flavourings)
KINDER CHOCOLATE SNACK 21g  (alcohol flavourings)
KINDER BUENO  calf rennet  (alcohol flavourings)
KINDER BUENO WHITE  (alcohol flavourings)
KINDER HAPPY HIPPO  (alcohol flavourings)
KINDER SCHOKO-BONS calf rennet  (alcohol flavourings)
NUTELLA
TIC TAC MINT
TIC TAC SPEARMINT 

Haraam - Carmine inclusion

TIC TAC LIME/ORANGE
TIC TAC ORANGE
TIC TAC CHERRY PASSION

so in short, Halal or not?

Halal (because of):
a) GMWA Ruling on Alocoholic Flavorings
b) Calf Rennet permissible in Hanafi Fiqh

source : http://www.eathalalonly.com/2009/05/halal-tic-tac-spearmint-halal-tic-tac.html

so my conclusion??

HALAL, tapi....
me kan pengikut mazhab shafie...Halal calf rennet (sumber whey tu) tu pendapat ulama Hanafi..so mcm mana yer...

me nak tanya Ustaz Love--mcm biasalah, pakar rujuk me di alam blog ni :)
kita tunggu komen Ustaz Love yer...


note : FR kat msia pun imported from Europe kan, so sama lah jugak persoalannya...