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Fatwa Kuantifikasi dan Stabiliti DNS Babi Yang Diekstrak Daripada Daging Campuran Dan Produk Diproses Menggunakan Taqman Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay
Can a food product found to contain pig DNA still be considered halal?
Short answer
The Selangor State Fatwa Committee accepted the UPM study finding that pig DNA can transfer into food and that the contamination can be measured.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Selangor State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Tidak Diwartakan
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Selangor State Fatwa Committee accepted the UPM study finding that pig DNA can transfer into food and that the contamination can be measured. If pig DNA is detected during the final stage of production before the product is marketed, the product cannot be classed as halal, since contamination can be controlled from the raw material stage. If a product made from pure and halal materials has already been marketed and is later found to have pig DNA contamination in part of it, beyond control and unavoidable, this is treated as umum al-balwa and the product remains halal to eat under the original ruling.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kontaminasi DNA babi tidak akan berlaku sekiranya daging babi dan bahan halal lain disimpan di dalam bekas yang tertutup kemas dan tiada sentuhan secara fizikal.
Read the full fatwa on the Selangor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Selangor State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Kuantifikasi dan Stabiliti DNS Babi Yang Diekstrak Daripada Daging Campuran Dan Produk Diproses Menggunakan Taqman Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay”, date not stated. https://www.muftiselangor.gov.my/2023/10/26/fatwa-kuantifikasi-dan-stabiliti-dns-babi-yang-diekstrak-daripada-daging-campuran-dan-produk-diproses-menggunakan-taqman-real-time-polymerase-chain-reaction-assay/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-food-products-containing-pig-dna/