Greetings,
Becomming a very cautious person right now?
Last entry we have discussed about HALAL. Now we would like to share with you about the E-Code.
Everytime you buy any food products, did you read the ingredients?
Did you see any number with alphabets or code?
Did you know what that is?
It is an E-code,
E codes are codes sometimes found on food labels in the European Union (GB, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, etc.) The code indicates an ingredient which is some type of food additive. The E indicates that it is a "European Union approved" food additive. Some people will be confused about this code, this is because they are not exposed by this code and because of this E-code,Muslims are hesitated to buy the product. Mostly, customers do not care about the number of E-code because they are sure by looking on the HALAL sign on the packaging.
Nowadays, the HALAL sign have been cheated. So, as an educated and intellectual person, we should be more cautious on the ingredients that have been use.
There are many numbers on E-code but we can differ it by refering to E-code book or by surfing on internet to know whether it is HALAL or HARAM. For example, the E-code that are HARAM:-
1. E 120: Cochineal (red color from insect) follows on Hanafi sect.
2. E 441: Gelatin, if the source from pig or other animal that HARAM
3. E 542: Edible Bone Phosphate if the source from pig.
So, after this we should more aware about the E-code present on the ingredients labeling. To be an educated consumer, we should know the source of the food we eat.
Example E-code in Packaging
