JOURNAL OF HALAL INDUSTRY & SERVICES

Public Health Policy, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Food or Substance Control: A Halalan- Tayyiban Perspective

2023-12-22T17:17:40+08:00

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease are among the top public health threats facing the world today. Meanwhile, alarming rate of NCDs, other health and mental problems strongly linked to sugar and tobacco consumptions in Muslim majority countries is on high record. This paper considers this NCDs prevalence in these countries as ironical in view of wholesome, ethical and healthy Halalan-Tayyiban dietary life styles stipulated for Muslims. Hence, it becomes crucial to: review the existing Public Health Policies (PHP) targeted at control of NCDs; further explore the links between food or substance consumption and NCDs; and offer Halalan-Tayyiban perspectives. This paper aims to highlight the existing public health approaches and policies aimed at controlling NCDs and their risk factors; identify the gaps and concerns in these policies; highlight and draw more attentions to alarming rate of NCDs and related public health threats especially in Muslim countries; and offer Halalan-Tayyiban perspectives after a critical review of the concept. As an integrated literature review study, the paper explores relevant literatures and studies on different aspects of the subject. In order to be moderately restrictive, papers and studies written or published between 2010 and 2023 were selected. Relevant keywords were searched in notable online databases like Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholars, Academia.edu etc. Some gaps have been identified in the existing PHP targeted at control of NCDs and its risks factors. These gaps include needs for public health policies to be more comprehensive and culturally relevant, faith-based, populations tailored, and integrated with Social Determinant of Health (SDH) amongst others. Also, to control the alarming rates of NCDs and related risk factors which are ironically identified in Muslim majority countries: this paper explore the two inextricably linked concepts of Halal and Tayyib; and established that their convergences can inform an effective Halalan-Tayyiban based PHP approach. Hence, a Halalan-Tayyiban perspective, approach and recommendations are offered for various stakeholders in public health policies especially in Muslim majority countries.

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) for Edible Oil Authentication

2024-01-28T22:30:15+08:00

Edible oils greatly contributed to the large profits in many food industries because of their household usage for cooking and food preparations. However, the source of oil products raised the concerns of authorities and consumers. The authentication of oil is anticipated to be a crucial and essential undertaking for identifying foreign substances in edible oils. This is vital for safeguarding consumers' rights to confidently use any food product without concerns about its ingredients. For this issue, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is employed as the analytical tool to analyze the oils. DSC provides specific thermal profiles including cooling and heating curves for each oil sample. Several methods have been devised to adulterate oils with various substances, underscoring the need to distinguish between authentic edible oils and those that may have been adulterated. Adulterants are possibly derived from various types of constituents including replacing similar with cheaper or with low quality. Each oil composition demonstrates distinct thermal profiles that can be identified through DSC. Thus, this paper aims to review the use of DSC as an analytical method for edible oil authentication.

Exploring the Islamic Approach to Halal Science: Analysis of Ijtihad Methodology for Determining Permissibility and Prohibition of Blood Plasma in Food Additives

2024-01-16T11:52:19+08:00

The significance of the Islamic principles of Halal and haram to a sustainable society cannot be overemphasized in the current global struggle against socio-economic, medical, and environmental issues. Halal science products and services are becoming attractive to corporate industries, especially in the food industry. Although related studies in the Halal industry have been gaining attention in recent times, with the global economic outlook to hit $4.96 trillion by 2030, little is known about the research that speaks to the fundamental Islamic principles of halal and haram in the food and services industries. Modern industries are conscious of employing workers who can contribute to the sustainability of the business amid the emerging contemporary realities. This study explicates contemporary Ijtihad methodology of Taḥqīq manāt al-hukm (verifying causal effect existence) and takhrīj manāt al-hukm (coming up with effective cause) in food additives like blood plasma content. To this effect, the study employs qualitative methodology in data gathering and analysis of classical and contemporary literature reviews. This study found that comprehensive Ijtihad methodology and application is a necessity for understanding the modern realities of Halal and Haram in food additives using blood plasma contents.