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02/04/2010 Unilever Statement follows:
This information has been provided to GMWA in good faith using the most up-to-date information available as of 19.3.10 We reserve the right to amend recipes as required and as such the information contained herein is subject to change. IMPORTANT NOTE: The information contained herein is applicable ONLY to Unilever products on general sale in the United Kingdom. This information may not be applicable or relevant to the same products produced elsewhere in the world.
"NOTE: All Ben & Jerry’s ice creams are suitable for Vegetarians, i.e. we do not use any meat products, including gelatine, etc. We use the European Vegetarian Union logo on most of our flavours as the ingredients are all suitable for vegetarians and made using only free range eggs. However, 5 of our current flavours have marshmallow / brownies / chocolatey baked goods that have been sourced from the US. Whilst these are suitable for Vegetarians, we don't use the European Vegetarian Union logo on them. "
BEN AND JERRY'S 2010
The following are all Halaal, but all of them use alcoholic flavourings unless otherwise stated. The fatwa links are at the bottom with explanations.
None of the Ben and Jerry's use calf (animal rennet).
BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L BAKED ALASKA BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L CARAMEL CHEW CHEW (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L CHERRY GARCIA BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIE (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIE FROZEN YOGURT (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L FAIRTRADE CHUNKY MONKEY BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L COOKIE DOUGH BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L MINT CHOC CHUNK BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L PHISH FOOD BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L ONE CHEESECAKE BROWNIE (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L JAMAICAN ME CRAZY SORBET BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L MANGO BERRY SWIRL SORBET BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L FAIRTRADE VANILLA BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L FAIRTRADE VANILLA TOFFEE CRUNCH Ben & Jerry's 4.5l berry n'ice (no alcoholic flavourings) Ben & Jerry's 4.5l fairly nuts BEN & JERRY'S 4.5L BAKED ALASKA (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN & JERRY'S 4.5L STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE FROZEN YOGHURT (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L BERRY BERRY EXTRAORDINARY SORBET BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L BOHEMIAN RASPBERRY BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L COFFEE COFFEE BUZZ BUZZ (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L FOSSIL FUEL (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 4.5L LEMON SORBET BEN&JERRY'S 500ml BAKED ALASKA BEN&JERRY'S 500ml CARAMEL CHEW CHEW (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 500ml CHERRY GARCIA FROZEN YOGURT BEN&JERRY'S 500ml CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIE BEN&JERRY'S 500ml CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIE FROZEN YOGURT BEN&JERRY'S 500ml FAIRTRADE CHUNKY MONKEY BEN&JERRY'S 500ml COOKIE DOUGH BEN&JERRY'S 500ml HALF BAKED BEN&JERRY'S 500ml JAMAICAN ME CRAZY SORBET BEN&JERRY'S 500ml MANGO BERRY SWIRL SORBET BEN&JERRY'S 500ml PHISH FOOD BEN&JERRY'S 500ml STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 500ml STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE FROZEN YOGHURT (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 500ml FAIRTRADE VANILLA BEN&JERRY'S 500ml FAIRTRADE VANILLA TOFFEE CRUNCH BEN&JERRY'S 500ml CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA BEN&JERRY'S 500ml CHEESECAKE BROWNIE (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 500ml PHISH FOOD FROZEN YOGHURT Ben & Jerry's 500ml Fairly Nuts BEN&JERRY'S 500ml FOSSIL FUEL (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 500ml BOHEMIAN RASPBERRY BEN&JERRY'S 150ml CARAMEL CHEW CHEW (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 150ml CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIE (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 150ml FAIRTRADE CHUNKY MONKEY BEN&JERRY'S 150ml COOKIE DOUGH BEN&JERRY'S 150ml STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE (no alcoholic flavourings) BEN&JERRY'S 150ml VANILLA BEN&JERRY'S 150ml VANILLA TOFFEE CRUNCH
Calf Rennet Clarification: Rennet per se, is not impermissible. It is permissible to eat cheese which has rennet from calf rennet though praiseworthy to refrain from due to a slight difference of opinion viz:
Is Whey Rennet Haraam? (no!) http://www.gmwa.org.uk/foodguide2/index.php?page=viewquestion&id=20 Alcoholic Flavourings Clarification: Alcohols used as a carrier for food colourings and flavourings are permissible as long as they are not sourced from dates or grapes. Read the full article here: http://www.gmwa.org.uk/foodguide2/index.php?page=viewquestion&id=200
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