Rabee-u-Thaani / Jumaadal Uula 1426 - Zambian Halaal Certifiers

Rabee-u-Thaani / Jumaadal Uula 1426 - May / June 2005 Volume 1 Issue 4 

Here are some tips to follow when shopping for a Halaal product: 

� Make sure that the products you buy have ingredients on their labels. If a product doesn't have a 

label with ingredients, DON'T BUY IT!!! 

� Always check the ingredients. Some ingredients to look out for are E 120(Cochineal-red color 

from insects), E 441 (Gelatin), E 542 (Edible Bone Phosphate), & E904 (Shellac). Other 

Haraam/doubtful ingredients are Ester, L-cysteine, Alcohol, animal fat, codeine, enzymes, 

glycerin, lard, pepsin, rennet, whey powder, shortening, tallow, lecithin, etc. 

Note: The above ingredients are merely listed as a guide. Some of them are Haraam and some are doubtful (source 

needs to be clarified). For specific ingredients and E-number queries, please contact the ZAMHA offices. 

� Be especially cautious in buying the following products: Cheese, cakes, cookies, french fries, candies, soups, sauce, 

margarine, crisps, yogurt, etc. If you are not sure about a product, contact the ZAMHA offices. 

� Do not buy any meat products from outlets which are not supervised by a reputable certifying body. Remember, 

money hungry abattoir owners will not think twice before compromising Halaal standards. Many a times, a Muslim is 

employed merely to give the outlet a “Halaal mark”!! Therefore, avoid such doubtful sources of meat. 

� Food cooked in the hygienic and pleasant surroundings of the home definitely contains more blessings and nourishment 

as opposed to take-away food. Therefore, as far as possible, take-away food should be avoided. However the 

“eating-out” trend is something which has become a stark reality in our community. Therefore, if one has to eat-out, 

then avoid non-Muslim owned restaurants & take-aways unless they are adequately supervised by a reputable Halaal 

Certifying body. 

� Avoid restaurants & take-aways which sell alcohol and other Haraam items such as pork, etc. 

� Remember the golden rule: 

Due to the considerable amount of imported products coming on to the market, the Zambian Halaal Certifiers 

(ZAMHA) in conjunction with other Halaal certifying bodies in the region have drawn up a Halaal/Haraam list of 

imported products. Although it is virtually impossible to encompass every product coming on to the market, we 

have tried our level best to include as many products as possible. 

WARNING: THIS LIST DOES NOT ENCOMPASS EVERY PRODUCT ON THE MARKET. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ANY 

PRODUCT WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST, PLEASE CONTACT THE ZAMHA OFFICES. FURTHERMORE, 

COMPANIES TEND TO CHANGE THE INGREDIENTS OF PRODUCTS AT TIMES. THEREFORE, A PRODUCT THAT MAY 

BE LISTED AS HALAAL MAY BE DECLARED HARAAM/DOUBTFUL IN THE FUTURE. 

� CHARHONS 

� Apricots 

� Ball Gums 

� Circles 

� Chocolate Marshmallow 

� Gum Babies 

� Jelly Babies 

� Marshmallow Eggs 

� Mint Imperials 

� Pastilles 

� Chocolate Peanuts 

� CRYSTAL CANDY 

� Jube Bears - Jelly Sweets 

� Chocolate Mallo 

� DAIRYBOARD 

� All Fruits Yoghurts 

� DANDY 

� All Sugar-Coated Chewing Gums 

contain Gelatine. However, all 

Bubble-Gums and sugar-Free 

products do not contain Gelatine. 

� ARENEL 

� Apricot Sweets 

� Jellies 

� Mallow Fish 

� EVOD 

� Proto Jelly Powders 

� RBP 

� Royal Jelly Powders 

� ROSSMANS 

� Apricot Sweets 

� Chewy Delite 

� Liquorice Delite 

� Marshmallow Fish 

� Tiny Tots 

� CAIRNS 

� All Willards Jelly Powders 

� LOBELS 

� Apricot sweets 

� Willard’s “Chicken Flings” contain real chicken extracts in their flavouring. Exercise restraint. 

� Dairyboard “Rum & Raisin” Ice Cream contains alcohol and is thus unsuitable for Muslim consumption.

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4 HALAAL GAZETTE 

PAGE 2 

� COSMETICS: 

� Therapeutiques Skin Care products - 

Cape 

� X-Clusiv Fragrances- Mpumalanga 

� BISCUITS: 

� Bakers Biscuits (except "Iced Zoo & 

Iced Cricket" Brand) 

� Pyotts Mini Chedders (Avoid meat 

flavours) 

� CEREALS: 

� Nature’s Source - KZN (Breakfast 

Cereals) 

� Kelloggs All-Bran and Corn Flakes 

� Kelloggs Frosties 

� Kelloggs Nutrific 

� Kelloggs Rice Crispies 

� Bokomo Weetabix 

(Note:Coated variants of Kelloggs products 

are currently under investigation.) 

� CHEESES: 

� Bonnita Cheeses 

� Best Buy Cheeses 

� Bandini Cheeses 

� Clover Cheese & 

Cheese Spreads(Except meat flavours) 

� Creighton Valley Cheeses 

� Cremona Cheeses 

� Dairybelle Cheese s 

� Fairview Cheeses 

� Forest Hill Cheeses 

� Indezi River Cheeses 

� Kasselshoop Cheeses 

� Kimberly Dairy Cheeses 

� Ladismith Cheeses 

� Parmalat Cheese (except sliced/ 

processed cheeses) 

� Pilaros Cheeses 

� Zaheda’s Homamade 

Cheesespreads 

� FRUIT JUICES: 

� Al Kausar Foods 

� Ceres & Liqui-Fruit 

� Parmalat Sental & Pure Joy Juices 

� CHEESES: 

� Clover Cheeses - 

(Meat Flavours) 

� Melrose Cheeses - entire range 

� Simorsberg - Cream Cheese only 

� Parmalat Sliced/processed cheeses 

� Parmalat Flavoured Butter 

� INFANTS POWDERED MILK: 

The undermentioned two "IMPORTED" 

infant milk powders are NOT Halaal 

suitable as they contain HARAAM 

PORK ENZYMES: 

�Nan HA 

�Nan Alfare 

� Sundew Food Manufacturers (Juices, 

Jelly's, gelatine) 

� Tang Plus Powdered Drinks 

� ICE-CREAMS: 

� American Parlour 

� Avondale Ice Cream 

� Aylesbury 

� Baltimore 

� Bassets Ice Creams 

� Cas Ice Cream 

� Dairy Maid Nestle (except Smarties 

Cup, Itsatwitsi, Triple Pop, SsSnake, 

& Royale King Cone) 

� Ola Ice-creams (except Tornado, 

Solero (Apple/blackcurrent) & Summer 

Trio Multipack. 

� Kulfi Ice Creams 

� SHAMPOOS: 

� Most are Acceptable (See Haraam 

list) 

� COSMETICS 

� Clearsil Pimple Cream 

� Oxy 10 Pimple Cream 

� Johnson & Johnson Aqueous Cream 

� Elizabeth Anne Aqueous Cream 

� E45 Cream 

� Tropitone Day to Day Sunscreen 

� BrylCream 

� Labello Lip Balm 

� INFANTS POWDERED MILK & 

CEREALS: 

� Infagro Powdered Milk 

� Infasoy Powdered Milk 

� Nan 1, Nan 2, Pre Nan 

� Lactogen 1 

� Pelargon 

� Nido 

� Progress Powdered Milk 

� S26 Powdered Milk 

� SMA Powdered Milk 

� Purity Baby Cereals 

� Purity- Pure Fruit and Vegetable 

flavoured purees only. 

� SOUPS & SAUCES: 

� Knorr Packet Soups & Sauces 

� Royco Packet Soups & Sauces 

� Knorr Aromat 

� Sea Harvest Spring Vegetable 

Seasoning 

� Danny Chassuer Sauce 

� Knorr 1000 Islands, Garlic & Herb, 

and Honey & Mustard. 

� BISCUITS: 

� Bakers - "Iced Zoo & Cricket" 

Brand 

� PUDDINGS: 

� Moirs Crème Caramel 

� MARGARINE: 

� Epic Foods 

� Sun Oil Refineries 

� Wifowton Oil Cake Mills 

� YOGHURTS: 

� Al-Kausar Foods - Gauteng 

� Ambledale Dairy Yoghurts 

� Danone Smooth Yoghurt (125ml) 

� Dairyworld - Gauteng 

� Honeydew Dairies - KZN 

� Oaksprings Farms - KZN 

� All Parmalat Yoghurts (manufactured 

in S.A.) 

� Vitalinea Drinking Yoghurt 

� Woolworths Slimmers Choice 

� Woolworths Ayshire Range 

� Woolworths Greek Style Yoghurt 

� VITAMINS: 

� Berocca Guronson C Calcium 

� Sandozz Forte 

� DENTAL PRODUCTS: 

� Colgate (Complete Range) 

� Aquafresh (Except Whitening & 

Bambino Strawberry) 

� Dentazyme - Baking Soda, Classic, 

Herbal & original 

� Close-up 

� Oral B Satin Floss 

� Oral B Essential 

Floss 

� CHEWING GUM: 

� Wicks Chewing Gum 

� Strepsil Chewing Gum 

� Dentine Chewing Gum 

� Dirol Dental Chewing Gum 

� OTHER PRODUCTS: 

� Bisto Gravy Powder 

� Rajah Curry Powder 

� Moirs Custard Powder 

� Bakels Delight– Non Dairy Cream 

� Candarel Artificial Sweetener 

� Stork Cremendous Original Flavour 

only 

� Royal Chiffon Cake 

� CRISPS: 

� Simba Cheetos Cheesy BBQ 

� Simba Chicken Flavoured Chips 

� Simba Chipniks 

� Simba Fritos BBQ 

� Lays BBQ 

� ICE CREAMS: 

� Mozart & Italian Ice Cream Bariloche 

Chocolate Flavour 

� Mozart & Italian Ice Cream Rum & 

Raisan Flavour 

� Royal Chiffon Fridge Cake 

Continued on Pg 3 �

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4 HALAAL GAZETTE 

PAGE 3 

� SHAMPOOS: 

� Body On Tap - Contains Castle 

Lager 

� Flex & Go 2-1 Shampoo / Conditioner 

� Revlon Wash & Go Shampoo 

� DENTAL PRODUCTS: 

� AQUAFRESH: 

Bambino Strawberry 

Whitening. 

� MACLEANS: Baking 

Soda, Freshmint, 

Spearmint 

� ORAL - B: 

�Minute-Gel and Disclosing 

tablets 

�Ultrafloss and Unwaxed floss 

� SWEETS, CHOCOLATE, ETC: 

� All Beacons Easter Egg products 

� All Beacons products containing 

Gelatine (E441) 

� Beacons Dom Pedro 

� Beacon Acti-Fresh Breath Strips 

� Beacons Liquorice Allsorts 

� Beacons Cappuccino Moulded 

Squares-carton pack 

� Beacons Cheers Liqueurs - carton 

pack 

� Beacons Inside Story Truffle 

Balls. 

� Beacons Irish Coffee Creams 

� Beacons Le Truffes - carton pack 

� Beacons Midnight Delight 

� Beacons Truffle Chocolate Assortment 

� Beechies Chewing Gum 

� Cardbury's Endearmints 

� Cardbury's Frutus 

� Cardbury's Coconut Supreme (In 

the Milk 

Tray) 

� Nestle Black 

Magic - Liquid 

Cherry 

� Nestle Dairy Box - Turkish Delight 

� Stimarol Chewing Gun - Original 

Flavour 

� Tinkies 

� Wilson’s Mint Imperials 

� YOGHURTS: 

� Clover Double Cream Yoghurts 

� Clover - All Low Fat yoghurts 

� Clover Corner Crunch 

� Clover Kids Corner 

� Clover Vitalinea Fat Free Yoghurts 

� Clover Vitalinea Fruit Yoghurt 

� Danone– Fruit 

� Danone Corner 

� Danone Plain 

� Danone Nutriday with fruit pieces 

� Inkomazi with fruit pieces 

� UltraMel Custard 

� COSMETICS: 

� Revlon Absolutes Anti-Ageing Filming 

Cream 

� Revlon Charlie Nail Enamel 

� Revlon Double Thick Mascara 

� Revlon Dry Skin Relief Anti-Ageing 

Body Lotion 

� Revlon Dry Skin Relief Hand Cream 

� Revlon Dry Skin Hydro Lotion 

� Revlon Dry Skin Relief Intensive 

Lotion 

� Revlon Dry Skin Original Cream 

� Revlon Dry Skin Relief Unscented 

Cream 

� Revlon Flex Net Regular and Firm 

� Revlon Innerlash Mascara 

� Revlon Moondrops Hand Cream 

Tube 

� Revlon Hand Cream 

� Revlon Special Feeling Super Soft 

Activator 

� Revlon Streetwear Hair Highlights 

� Placecol Collagen Booster Serum 

� Placecol Placenta Booster Serum 

� Placecol Elastin Booster Serum 

� HARAAM MEDICATION: 

� Adalat Capsules 

� Autrin 

� Adults Own 

� Arthoflex Forte 

� Biotron 

� B Complex Forte Capsules 

� Bettaway Iron & Molasses 

� Bettaway Carotine Plus 

� Bettaway Evening Primrose Oil 

� Bioslim Products 

� Cal -C-Vita 

� Calciforal capsules 

� Calmolin ADD 

� Caprilex 150mg 

� Centrum Caltrate D 

� Centrum Caltrate Plus 

� Centrum Vitamin 

� Cephradine Capsules 

� Clomid/Fertomid 

� Coenzyme Q10 

� Diflucan 

� Dermachem Orange label Apple 

Cider Capsules 

� Dermastine Face Cream 

� Dermastine with Vitamin A 

� Dermastine Plain 

� Dynajets 

� Estrofem 

� Emvit Capsules 

� Fillibon Capsules 

� Ferirmed Capsules 

� Flemex 20 Plus 

Capsules 

� Formulle Naturelle’s Isoflavones 

� Forti-Plus BPR 

� Glutaforce 400mg 

� Interflora Capsules 

(�Continued from Pg 2) 

� Iso Flavanes Caps 

� Karemore B12 Spray 

� Ketoflem Capsules 

� KCLB6 + LBF2 

� Kliogest 

� Ladyvite 

� Lean Body Factor 1 & 3 

� Lescol 

� Lipoban tablets 

� Mirelle 

� Megadoxa Capsules 

� Magdosa Capsules 

� Minamino Capsules 

� Minesse 

� Mirelle 

� Myprodol Capsules 

� Neurontin Capsules 

� One a Day Kids MultiVitz 

� One a Day Maximum 

� One a Day Women’s Formula 

� One a Day Mens Formula 

� One a Day Seniors Formula 

� Osteo Eeze 

� Pankreoflat 

� Pharma Natura E-100 




� Pharma Natura Desiccated Liver 

� Pharma Natura Co-Enzyme Q 10 

� Pharma Natura EPO 

� Pharma Natura Boost 

� Pharma Natura Tranquilite 

� Pharma Natura B 

Complex Forte 

Capsules 

� Pharma Natura 

Aged Garlic Extract 

Caps 

� Ponstel Capsules 

� Pregamal 

� Prempak 

� Premerin 

� Reitzer Evening Primrose Oil Capsules 

� Ritalin 10mg Tablets 

� Ritalin SR Film-Coated Tablets 

� S26 Materna Caps 

� Salusa 45 

� Sanatogen Multivitamin 

� Sanatogen Multivitamin + Iron 

� Sanatogen Super 16/60 

� Sanatogen Vitamin B Complex 

� Sectral Capsules and Tablets 

� Sinutab 

� Sinutab with Codeine 

� Slowmag Capsules 

� Spasmo-Canulase 

� Students Own 

� Supradyn Complete 

� Supradyn Recharge 

� Teejel 

� Tetralysyl 

Continued on Pg 4 �

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4 HALAAL GAZETTE PAGE 4 

� HARAAM MEDICATION (continued): 

� Timjan Wonder Juice (Aloe Extract) 

� Trisequence 

� Trioplex Expectavit capsules 

� Triphaisil 

� Trisequense 

� Vit E Ginseng 

� Vital Kelp Tablets 

� Vital Chewable Calcium 

Tablets 

� Vital Calcium High 

Potency 

� Vital Dolomite 

� Vital Multitime for Men 

� Vital Multitime for Women 

� Vital Zinc 

ABATTOIR 

THE BEST BEEF COMPANY LTD (Abattoir & Butchery) 

ZAM ZAM ABATTOIR & BUTCHERY (Freedom way) 

KASAK’S ABATTOIR & BUTCHERY (Chipata) 

TWIKATANE ABATTOIR ( SENANGA ONLY) 

ABATTOIR 

EUREKA CHICKENS LTD 

VERINO AGRI-INDUSTRIES LTD 

GREENVELD FARMS LTD (Chipata) 

SUNNYSIDE FARMS (Chipata) 

BUTCHERY 

MASBRO FARMS BUTCHERY (Kabwata) 

KABWATA CASH & CARRY (BUTCHERY only) 

R & M MEAT PRODUCTS (Mumbwa Rd.) 

OUTLET 

STEERS/DEBONAIRS PIZZA (MANDA HILL ONLY) 

FOOD FAYRE (Cairo Rd & Arcades) 

L.A. FAST FOODS AND L.A. RANCH (Cairo Rd & Longacres) 

YUM YUM TAKE AWAY (Kamwala) 

MR BEES FOOD 2 GO 

ARABIAN NIGHTS EXPRESS (Manda Hill Only) 

COMPANY 

CLASSIC ICE CREAMS (CONTACT: 286845) 

DAIRY KING PRODUCTS (CONTACT: 232544) 

Note ( 1 ): Only the above establishments have been certified 

Halaal by the Zambian Halaal Certifiers. We do not guarantee the 

Halaal status of any other outlet or abattoir. Note( 2 ): We advise 

the Muslim community to only buy directly from the above establishments 

for fear of contamination in the event of tearing of packaging, 

etc. In terms of the Shari'ah, all meat/ meat products must 

be purchased through either Muslim outlets or through such Halaal 

outlets, which are supervised by Muslims. Non-Muslim Supermarkets/ 

Major Shopping outlets unfortunately do not have any such 

authorised Muslim supervisory control. Therefore, Muslims should 

not purchase their meat/ meat products from such avenues. 

(�Continued from Pg 3) 

� Vital Iron 

� Vital Vitamin C 

� Vital Vitamin E 

� Vital Cod Liver Oil 

� Vitaforce 21 Plus BPR 

� Vitaforce Calcium Plus Tablets 

� Vitaforce Junglevites 

� Vitaforce Nutrihair 

� Vitaforce Studyvite 

� Vitaforce Vit E Ginseng 

� Warner Lambert Chloromycetin 

Capsules 

� Warner Lambert Epanutin Capsules 

� Warner Lambert Erymax Capsules 

� Warner Lambert Doryx Capsules 

DAIRY KING 

PRODUCTS ARE NOW 

CERTIFIED HALAAL BY ZAMHA. 

FOR PASTEURISED MILK, DRINKING YOGHURTS, 

CHOCOLATE MILK & LACTO. 

CONTACT: 232544 

RUMCORTIN MEAT PROCESSORS 

AFRICA LTD ARE NO LONGER 

CERTIFIED HALAAL BY ZAMHA!!! 

PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION!!! 

REMEMBER!!! 

THE ZAMHA HALAAL MARK IS YOUR ONLY 

GUARANTEE OF HALAAL. 

� Crown National have confirmed that they currently do not have any Halaal 

natural sausage casings available. 

� Freddy Hirsch sausage casings are not approved as Halaal by SANHA. 

� Sea Harvest Spring Vegetable Seasoning contains animal fat. Please 

Abstain! 

� Beacon Acti-Fresh Breath Strips contain Pig Gelatine and are therefore declared 

Haraam. We urge the Muslim community to abstain. 

� New Mehndi Design Tattoo - creates a waterproof film over the skin surface. 

Wudhu made over it would be incomplete. Exercise caution!!! 

� The following Knorr Salad dressings contain a pork enzyme and are thus 

declared as Haraam: 

�1000 Islands 

�Garlic and Herb 

�Honey and Mustard 

� Woolworths Bakery Products—At a recent meeting with Woolworths, it 

has been confirmed that ONLY their bread and bread rolls are Halaal suitable. 

The cakes, confectionary, etc ARE NOT HALAAL suitable. 

� In terms of the shari’ah all meat/meat products must be purchased through 

either Muslim outlets or through such Halaal outlets which are supervised 

and maintained by a bona fide, authorized Muslim organization. Non-Muslim 

supermarkets/Major shopping outlets unfortunately do not have any such 

Muslim supervisory control. We therefore discourage Muslims from purchasing 

their Meat products from such avenues. 

Editor’s Note: Therefore, we discourage Muslims from buying chiken’s and 

other meat products directly from Shoprite and other non-Muslim owned 

supermarkets because of the risk of contamination with other non-Halaal 

meat products. Such Halaal meat should be bought directly from the abattoir 

outlet to eliminate the contamination risk. 

� Eating out– whilst the eating out trend is growing, Muslims are urged to 

exercise great caution when frequenting non-Muslim restaurants, Pizza Parlours, 

etc. A vegetable Pizza or a Sea food dish can easily be polluted with 

wine, Haraam meat, other Haraam ingredients, and contaminated utensils. 

Remember, the Shari’ah does not permit you to eat from any place which 

serves alcohol. 

Editor’s Note: Even if the food may be Halaal, it is not permissible for a 

Muslim to consume from an outlet which also sells alcohol. Rasûlullâh � 

has mentioned, “Whoever believes in Allah � and the Last Day (Qiyamah), 

he should not eat from a table upon which alcohol is drunk (even if he does 

not partake of the alcohol himself).” (Tirmizi) 

� Airline Food– A reinvestigation in to meals served on airlines has revealed 

that airline catering companies have inadequate arrangements for Halaal 

food preparation. Muslim travel agents are urged to petition the respective 

airlines to source meals from companies that have 100% regulated Halaal 

arrangements. 

Editor’s Note: Muslim Travelers! Remember that your vegetarian airline 

meal might have been prepared with the same utensils, etc used for other 

non-Halaal meals. Please exercise restraint. 

Zambian Halaal Certifiers �:38146 �:220107 �:zamha@zamnet.zm Lusaka Zambia

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