Lucozade and Ribena 'fit for Muslims to consume'

Lucozade and Ribena 'fit for Muslims to consume'

A leading British organisation on Islamic law has issued a fatwa on Lucozade, saying Muslims can drink the soft drink despite it containing alcohol. The religious ruling has been welcomed by the drink's maker, GlaxoSmithKline.

 It sought the judgment after being contacted by Muslims concerned at rumours that Lucozade was made with alcohol. Lucozade does have a trace amount which is permitted by food laws, but Muslims feared that consuming it might breach their religion.
 Ribena was also given the all-clear. The drink was a potential problem for Muslims because during its production process a filter is used made from gelatin, derived from pigs.

Some Muslims have stopped buying both the drinks.

The company undertook a five-month process to have both drinks declared halal (clean) under Islamic law. The ruling means that Lucozade and Ribena are the first British soft drinks declared fit for Muslims to consume.

Lucozade contains 0.01% of ethyl alcohol to ensure the flavouring permeates the whole drink.

The company approached the UK Muslim Law (Shariah) Council to rule on whether its products were haram (forbidden by Islamic law).

Its chairman, Zaki Badawi, a former adviser on Islam to the Prince of Wales, concluded: "I see no harm in consuming Ribena and Lucozade which contain traces of ethyl alcohol and animal ingredients that do not bear their original qualities and do not change the taste, colour or smell of the product."

Tiny amounts of alcohol occur naturally in many drinks and foods, such as bread.

To reach the ruling the company recreated an incident from the life of the Prophet Muhammad when he drank liquid produced from soaking raisins in water for several days, called nabith. The scientists found that the mixture would ferment, producing alcohol.

The results of the experiment helped Dr Badawi reach his decision.

Ribena adalah arak LONDON : Pemimpin Islam di Birmingham menggesa diadakan rombakan menyeluruh dalam undang-undang pengguna selepas kemunculan berita menggemparkan bahawa dua minuman ringan kegemaran mengandungi AAAAAAaRAKKK-- Ribena ada arak - important for muslim!! LONDON: Pemimpin Islam di Birmingham menggesa diadakan rombakan menyeluruh dalam undang-undang pengguna selepas kemunculan berita menggemparkan bahawa dua minuman ringan kegemaran mengandungi arak. Birmingham Post semalam melaporkan ramai peniaga membuang stok Ribena dan Lucozade selepas pengguna mendapati ramuan perisa air minuman itu mengandungi arak meskipun pada paras yang rendah. Peraturan makanan tidak mensyaratkan pengeluar produk itu, Glaxo-SmithKline menyenaraikan arak pada bungkusan minuman itu kerana kandungan arak itu pada kadar yang rendah. Empat tahun lalu, Walkers, sebuah syarikat makanan, menukar label pada bungkusan kerepeknya selepas akhbar Birmingham Post mendedahkan snek keju dan bawangnya mengandungi ekstrak lembu tidak sembelih. Kandungan arak dalam Ribena dan Lucozade adalah kurang daripada 0.1 peratus tetapi umat Islam memberitahu Birmingham Post bahawa mereka kecewa selepas mengetahui bahawa mereka sejak sekian lama meminum arak meskipun pada paras yang teramat rendah. Pengerusi Masjid Jamik Birmingham, Dr Mohammed Naseem menyuarakan rasa terkejutnya kerana undang-undang itu masih membenarkan kandungan dalam makanan atau minuman tidak dinyatakan dengan jelas pada label. "Kita amat kecewa kerana sebelum ini umat Islam menganggap minuman ringan seperti Ribena dan Lucozade ini halal tetapi sebaliknya," katanya. Pekedai yang juga anggota Persatuan Peniaga Ladypool, Mohammed Zaman Khan berkata penjualan Ribena dan Lucozade jatuh mendadak sejak beberapa minggu lalu dan beliau memastikan produk itu tiada pada rak kedainya. Jurucakap Glaxo-SmithKline memberi alasan label minuman dan makanan pasti tidak dapat dibaca jika peraturan mensyaratkan semua komponen bagi penyediaan makanan itu dinyatakan. "Sesetengah bahan perasa mengandungi lebih 50 komponen. Kami amat sensitif dengan keperluan budaya pengguna dan cuba menangani isu itu jika ia dimaklumkan kepada kami," katanya. Beliau mengakui minuman tenaga Lucozade berperisa asli, limau, tropika dan sitrus mengandungi paras rendah arak begitu juga dengan lima perasa yang disediakan untuk Ribena. - Agensi Aku tak tau samada sukatan ribena kat sane ngan malaysia adalah sama.. tapi setahu aku.. of kos sama.. aduuhhh.. abeh la..tapi klu nk dipikirkan.. anggur tu mmg klu peram lame jadi arak.. kan..??