Proposed Islamic ethics for food processing
Processed food is widespread phenomenon all over the world. Some of these foods are ready to be eaten immediately after purchasing, while others need to be cooked before eating them. In order to make higher profits, companies and suppliers of these foods sometimes do not follow the proper producti...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/49547/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49547/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49547/1/49547.pdf |
| Summary: | Processed food is widespread phenomenon all over the world. Some of these foods are ready to be eaten immediately
after purchasing, while others need to be cooked before eating them. In order to make higher profits, companies and
suppliers of these foods sometimes do not follow the proper production methods, or use unhealthy ingredients, or do not
label products correctly. This negligence causes various types of health problems in consumers. To some extent, this
negligence can cause human casualties. Islam offers a number of ethics to be followed in food processing. By analyzing
the related verses of the Qur’an and ahadith of the Prophet (p. b. u. h.), this paper intends to discuss these ethics. The
paper may conclude that Islam has a comprehensive code of ethics for food processing. Implementation of these ethics
may help reducing health problems and drawbacks that are caused by neglecting them during food processing. |
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