Website code number
fa1841
Archive code number
20979
group
Laws and Jurisprudence
Summary of question
Is it permissible to eat chips containing porcine enzymes?
question
In many American chips there are porcine enzymes; is eating such chips permissible? (Does one need to investigate to see if the enzyme undergoes istihalah (transformation)?)
Concise answer
The grand maraji’ responded to this inquiry like this:
The office of the grand Ayatullah Khamenei:
In the case of the question it isn't permissible.
The office of the grand Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi:
It isn’t permissible.
The office of the grand Ayatullah Safi Golpaygani:
If one is certain that they contain najis substances, their consumption will be haram. Allah knows best.
Detailed Answer
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