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Fatwa Mengenai Penggunaan Asid Tartarik Dalam Industri Makanan Halal
Is tartaric acid permitted for use in the halal food industry?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that tartaric acid produced using wine-less is haram.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa (Warta)
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that tartaric acid produced using wine-less is haram. This is because it comes from the fermentation of wine that has already been completed, not from a stage before it became wine. Natural transformation (istihalah) of wine is permitted, but dealcoholisation by distillation in the wine-less process is not natural and is not allowed. Tartaric acid not derived from wine-less is permitted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
asid tartarik yang menggunakan wine-less adalah haram kerana –
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Mengenai Penggunaan Asid Tartarik Dalam Industri Makanan Halal”, 14 March 2019. https://mufti.penang.gov.my/index.php/awam/fatwa-1/himpunan-fatwa#fatwa-mengenai-penggunaan-asid-tartarik-dalam-industri-makanan-halal-14-mac-2019. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-tartaric-acid-permitted-halal-food/