Lays Potato Chips Conspiracy: Pig Fat in Potato Chip Pakistan

is this true or not that there are pi fats in lays chips

Slam to evry 1 . . . . As fas as i concern this is another propaganda against the muslim nation . . . . . . . . This is jus to exploit themselves . Their primary purpose to conspire the muslims in such kind of little things to beware them from doin something marvelous . . . . . . . . So dun be entrap ourselves in their pranks . . . . . Oh muslims do something great to surprise our enemies . . . . And stop forward sms

AOA

I dont bealive a Pakistani company can use PIG FAT into foods, its all rumour and trying to fail the Product. If we talk on Halal & Haram let me explain how many things we done in a day are Halal or Haram moreover, the most importent things is Namaz we offer it on daily basis……?????

Jamil
jam4you@hotmail.com

Brother Muhammad Umar Shafique says that we should not be concerned about the possibility of pig fat in Lays chips in Pakistan because multinational companies provide jobs in Pakistan. This is perverse logic. That is like saying we should not put kidnappers in jail if they give a part of their ransom in charity.

I have read on the net that Disodium inosinate E631 can come from Pig fat, from fish and from artificial chemicals or a combination of the three. If the E631 used by Lays only comes from artificial chemicals then it maybe Halal but if it comes from Pig fat or a combination involving pig fat then it is haram. If is comes from fish it may be Makruh depending on how fish is stored, processed, etc.

Now we don’t know what is the origin of E631 used by Lays in Pakistan. Maybe it is halal, maybe it isn’t. If the origin of E631 is Chinese then I have serious doubts that it is halal. However, we don’t know enough to pass judgment. It is not that Lays Pakistan is taking an ad or through the net assuring us that it is Halal, something they can easily do. And it may very well be the case that in Saudi Arabia they are not using this chemical and in Pakistan they are using it. Or in Saudi Arabia they maybe using more expensive version of this chemical and in Pakistan they are using some cheaper version derived from pigs. After all Saudis are more vigilant than us, and multinationals have sold contaminated milk and other products in Pakistan and Bangladesh but not in Saudi Arabia or UAE.

As a muslim I think unless we have clarity on the issue it is best to not accuse Lays of anything, but also be prudent and avoid consuming Lays chips. After all its only potato chips. We can easily eat other Pakistani brands of chips. Why risk taking on a huge sin just for the sake of a bag of chips?

Dear brothers and sisters,
One thing i want to give into your kind notice that email address i provide to you all is not attached with any single employee of company but it is belongs with customer service center of Lays Company.
So any kind of comments and any kind of knowledge you want to get more regarding lays and its ingredients please write directly on this email address
And i hope that lays will help you defiantly

Pak.customerservice@intl.pepsico.com

But if you not trusting anyone even on company statements and certificates then i never write any comment for you peoples. Because these companies or much much strict in their quality policies this we all knows better as compared by our locals business mans which only suck the blood of innocent peoples of Pakistan by providing poor quality products on heavy prices but never try to beat these companies by producing good quality products and then they try to creates these kinds of fake things into our Muslims minds using our religious emotions.

You all well aware that same kind of fake stuff are created for Coca-Cola ,Nestle, Tang and many other multinationals companies but single one never proved yet.

So please clear your minds by thinking cool
Could anyone among you try to contact with originator of this fake propaganda (Dr Amjad) never i think you people only want to create more hype for lays consumers in lieu of nothing.

Kindly first you search for Dr Amjad and get some solid proof that E631 (Flavor enhancer) used by lays Pakistan in its Masala Flavor is derivates from Pig fat

But i challenge you all that you never can succeeds to get in touch with Dr Amjad which is a fake character of lays local competitors.

My dear brother and sisters hopefully you all think from your minds not from your hearts and it is better for us to think from our minds

So please search for Dr Amjad and find some solid proof please

It is easy to point out some one without any proof but it is not easy to present truth

Dears please for god sake don’t create misunderstands and hypes in innocent Muslims minds by only beating drum of this fake propagandas against multinational companies which provide us good quality stuff on an affordable prices and playing a vital role to make Pakistan better. Many of you also search career in these multinational companies instead to join local why? I think you can answer better and many of you presently serving these companies and well aware of their policies regarding quality and productions.

Please offer prayers and recite holy Quran daily (it is my request to all Muslim brothers and sisters and save our EMAN)

May Allaha shows us right path

Remember me into your prayers

Regards,
You’re Brother
Umar Shafique

These multi national companies are owned by jewish and these make these such items for muslims to make them feurios. these jewish company is working on Israheal Agenda. Plz bycot the LAYS chips and all products of Pepsi-Cola.

Regards

Rashid

mr.umar shafique m glad to see ur attatchment towards all this stuff well i truly believe in u its all fake but kindly to my plea to send me the proof my email is given!
regards
do me the favour please! n keep wrking n save us frm all these rumours!

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Lays is produced in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan using 100% Halal ingredients
We assure our consumers and customers that Lays Snacks Pakistan uses only 100% Halal ingredients in all its food products. Some news reports from a small section of the media suggest otherwise, and are absolutely false.
All our ingredients (including flavor enhancer E631 that is used in Lays Masala, and imported from Thailand) are compliant with strict quality manufacturing and are 100 % Halal. E631 is produced from tapioca starch which is extracted from a plant called cassava. Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR), an established government body, has certified that Lays is free of all animal meat fat (i.e. it only contains vegetable fats). Jamia Ashrafia of Pakistan has also declared Lays as 100% Halal. E631 is also certified by the raw material supplier, as well as the Central Islamic Committee of Thailand, as Halal (and the latter has also specifically endorsed the use of the legend “Halal” for such flavor).
Lays chips are produced in Pakistan from the best quality natural potatoes. As a company proud of its superior quality products and best industry practices, Lays Snacks Pakistan is a responsible corporate citizen. We strictly adhere to the local food laws which include only using certified halal ingredients in all our products.
Lays Snacks are sold in many other Muslim countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE and Malaysia. In Pakistan, we employ over 1000 people in the fields of agriculture, production and distribution and are contributing to various social causes like education and health.

We have already replied to different sections of the audience via press release, holding statement and detailed religious and government fraternity endorsements – updating them on the facts and negating any misinformation. Furthermore, we are launching a nationwide print campaign starting tomorrow to inform general audience on the Halal legitimacy of all our snacks products backed up by authentic independent endorsements

Now please free your minds if you are true muslims
ENJOY 100 % LAYS

Regards,
Umar Shafique

I feel the speculation can only put to end doing wat is right.we shud gather as much information as we get abt this pepsico company and the authority tht stamps a product halal or harm.one rumor can start another nd the trend wud continue.
First staisfy yourself tht the thing u r eaten is haram or halal.then boycott or continue eatening lays. Blindly believeing is punishable but if a person is misguided or dosnt kno he is save.

According to my research ,which i done on google after hearing the rumours about pig fat (as flavour enhancer E-631) in lays masala chips,i found that its true,that pig fat is present in lays masala.we should avoid eating any thing which contains any haram ingredients.u can also search it by ur own.as there is a reference given of alaiwah.com.

which regards comprehensively that there is pig fat in lays masala chips.

Aqeel shah & Tahir

yak, yak, yak. Omg. I have been enjoying pig fats. ougggggggggh. you damn multinational companies, is this your Sh*t product. Man i m doomed. I hate you multinational companies. you are bunch of sick minded raskals. And look at these so called muslims, Who just cares about their jobs in multinational companies. You make us eat haram and now when you people are exposed you are just trying to defend your f*c*i*g job. Curse you man, CURSEEEEEEEEEE.

E-631 is basically a food additive!!!!!!!!!!!!

Salam to all,
LAYS CHIPS MASALA flavour is haram plz my MUSLIM BROTHERS and SISTERS try to avoid it. Becoz it will be better for you ounself not mine.
WASALAM
ABDUL MOMIN
03459084654

Assalamoaliqum,
PLEEzzzz try to responsible to a lays chips.As you all know it contain the pigfat . It is haram in Islam so pleezzzz try to aviod lays chips.
Lays is only a bag of potato chips not very big thing 4 which we going to loose our IMAAN

I APPEAL ALL PAKISTAN TO BYCOT. ALL PEPSI PRODUCT LIKE PEPSI.
BOTTLE,WATER,MIRINDA,DEW ETC BECAUSE IT A CRUCIAL AND NON IDEMNABLE CRIME…………
PEPSI IS GO TO HELLLLLLLLLLLL……………
MAY GOD RUINED PEPSI GROUP AND ALL IT BRANDS
BYCOT,BYCOT,BYCOT…………….

I had recently heard the rumor about the lays chips being haram.So,i googled it and found a website which proves that the food enhancing additive E-631 is Haram as it is pi fat.Here is thelink to the site.
http://halalist.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/why-pig-fat-is-not-mentioned-but-codes-are-printed/

Assalam-o-Alaikum
I was reading about the pig fat problem and some comments about the Halal/ Haram of lays chips.
I searched out from net and according to Dr. M. amjad khan, medical research institute united states and Dr M Liaqat (PhD Food Biochemistry) MA counslting uk, that E631 which is used in lays is a product of PIG FAT. Some medication Multi-vitamins Since these goods are being used in all
MUSLIM Countries indiscrimately, our society is facing probl! ems like
shamelessness, rudeness and sexual promiscuity.

So, I request all MUSLIMS or non pork eaters to check the ingredients
of the ITEMS of daily use and match it with the following list of
E-CODES. If any of the ingredients listed below is found, try to avoid
it, as it has got PIG FAT;

E100, E110, E120, E 140, E141, E153, E210, E213, E214, E216, E234,
E252,E270, E280, E325, E326, E327, E334, E335, E336, E337, E422, E430,
E431, E432, E433, E434, E435, E436, E440, E470, E471, E472, E473,
E474, E475,E476, E477, E478, E481, E482, E483, E491, E492, E493, E494,
E495, E542,E570, E572, E631, E635, E904

with regards
Muhammad Nazim Sarwar.

Recently, Lays Pakistan has regrettably been bearing the brunt of various emails and consumers have been mislead into believing that E-631 used by LAYS, Pakistan, is a derivative of animal fat.

SANHA, an International Halaal certification authority has investigated the ingredients used by LAYS Pakistan and can confirm that their ingredients are Halaal complaint. Infact the E-631 used by LAYS Pakistan is derived from TAPIOCA STARCH, a plant based raw material which has been certified Halaal.

Consumers are advised to be wary of such malicious emails and urged not to circulate any such mail until the information has been verified and confirmed by a reputable expert authority.

For all Halaal related queries, you may contact the Halaal Helpline on helpline@sanha.org.za

Remember the Islamic Rule, “Verify Before You Amplify”!

Assalam u Alaikum Everyone,

I just read Fatwa about Lays Chips.

http://www.jamiaashrafia.org/alpha/islamic_qna.php

Please see this fatwa, it clearly states that Lays do not contain any Haram ingredients.

Thank you for understanding.
Regards,
-Shoaib khalid

Sjno t Belio Sba nu bry adb ty khlus nal Aslam.o.Alykum!

Ik gal ty dso?
Haram a ya Hlal.
LAYS khaye bgair guzara nai ho skda ki?
PAKISTAN di bri hr shy nu tusi 2no kehndy o ty Imported pawy SOOR di charbi wich pkya howy mzy ly ly k khandy o ki akha tusa nu? a jery Brother ty Sistera LAYS dy Haq Wich Vot dity ny, o Bhlyo loko j kuj v a compny ty NONMUSLIMS di a na ty Kafaa da ki atbar a ty apry faidy maryo MAA ,PIO nu SOOR khila chadn asi ty fir………………………………………………. Ki smjy aaa?

@ osman: I agree with you.Who is Dr. Amjad? Had he been real he would have come out and stood by his words. He would have not missed any chance of missing out the bouts of fame his research had brought to him. He would have been proud of himself for being our HERO.But Dr. Khan seems too shy with the public or maybe too much of a saint to accept our gratitude! Who is he? Where is he? And how authentic is his source? If he is right about his ingredient debate why not anybody else has come up with a similar stance to fight the several proofs presented by the company?
Does one report by some anonymous source and utterly unauthentic reference become voice of millions and millions of Muslims? When will we start seeing things from the lens of sense and not from behind the covers

Adeel, I have seen some solid proofs provided by Lays Pakistan when I contacted them at pak.customerservice@intl.pepsico.com
I also contacted SANHA, a very reliable source for halal verification. I am satisfied now and enjoying Lays with my family.
For those people who are making it doubtful should stop doing it. Don’t consider google as reference, everyone can tag any false information.
Hope this propoganda should stop here and we should stop reffering Dr. Amjad who is no body but a fake name.
Remember his email is wondering since seven years but body could catch him.
Regards

lays chips contains 631pig !so it means it is haram . i m requesting to all muslims dont eat lays chips .

lays chips contains 631pig !so it means it is haram . i m requesting to all muslims dont eat lays chips .
E100, E110, E120, E 140, E141, E153, E210, E213, E214, E216, E234,
E252,E270, E280, E325, E326, E327, E334, E335, E336, E337, E422, E430,
E431, E432, E433, E434, E435, E436, E440, E470, E471, E472, E473,
E474, E475,E476, E477, E478, E481, E482, E483, E491, E492, E493, E494,
E495, E542,E570, E572, E631, E635, E904

and who the hell is junaid jamshed to decide whats gud and wrong? i m not sure but i cant trust that person who tell that islamic banking is fine according to islamic law…thats shit!!! i bet u real islamic banking dont exist and it cant they will not let this terrible thaing happen….

is this true hat there are pi fats in lays chips. if yes than tell me on this email sharafmemon@yahoo.com . i will be very pleased to you . you can also discuss with me on this question.

do not eat lays becaus our last prophet had said us not to eat pig

Pls read my submissions

http://kashifiat.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-reality-of-lays-chips-controversy/

Dear humeira aslam, its is not about personal likes and dislikes or personal assaults like I feel we have indulged in. It is a matter of belief of two major religions of this world-Jews and Muslims. I still wonder why we, muslims are so keep in proving our religion and/or fellow muslims wrong and others right.

Anyways, this point is very simple. Thanks to Lays manufacturers that they have printed the ingredients on the back of their packes or you would have even asked me ” prove these chips contain E631″. Of course I could never prove it unless I spend quite a sum and take the sample to some place with the facility and then you would say “I don’t believe this report because Lays have given us a better report” this is all ridiculous.

Well coming to the point please refer to the Lays Chips pack and read E631 printed on it. Now simply go and search for its ingredients. I strongly reject your claim on behalf of Jamia because almost all the independent and impartial sources, most of which are non-muslims, hold that E631 is derived from animal source mainly MEAT. Please refer to wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E631 and the same site someone has mentioned here in favor of Lays, please check it out at http://www.food-info.net/uk/e/e631.htm. Please do visit some other independent and out of this debate information sources also and do not rely on producer sources as they have their stake to save.

If you take a minute out and search the independent sources on the net you will find, as I did, that E631 is MAINLY prepared form sources that are strongly doubted to be HARAM form Jews and Muslims and are also avoided by some Hindus. In the countries where they are manufactured have pig fat available and widely used which is much cheaper than other fats and fish. I wonder why, then, the producer will import expensive fish meat from abroad and make the flavor from it.
I have to reiterate two this here: Firstly, not all the flavors available in Pakistan have this suspicious content but as far as I have noticed only the red pack of MASALAH flavor contains E631. Secondly, it MAY be produced from halah sources but other sources are in abundance and are real cheap. A strong probability exists that it is made form haram sources. And if one believes in the Holy Quran he must believe in the verse in which Allah Subanawatallah said that if you have a doubt (for something haram or halal ie right or wrong) then leave it means don’t do it. Now I believe that quitting eating Lays otr a flavor of it is not a hard thing to do against risking ones beliefs and practically speaking health too. Rest, you have access to all those suspicious food items in Pakistan also. So, if you still wanna have them, it’s your decision.

PS. The fatwas are based on the information provided to them. Any fatwa giving authority have not visited the manufecturing facility or conducted laboritory examinination. If they are asked ” we make this flavor from vegitable and chips are fried in vegitable oil, are they HALAL”. What would they say?

I like the arguments from both who are in favor and those who are against. But I would like to ask Ms Humeira Aslam if she is spokesperson for Lays Pakistan or is Mr. Imran a spokesperson for a competitor company of Lays? if not, and if you both don’t have any vested interest in this topic then thank you guys for providing in depth info/knowledge about this topic!

I am not into this debate of Haram/Halal but I would like to ask us that can’t we live without eating yet another product of a multinational company? We are already under heavy debt and every pakistani owes ~ little under $1000 to the lenders and one of the main reasons of this debt is the loan in the form of the establishment of subsidiaries of these mutinational companies. We are already a big consumer society who loves to buy “foreign ka item” and hates to buy indigneous products and behave and look like an indigneous. Can’t we eat local made chips or they are less tasty and/or unhealthy?

It’s not just about Lays, there are hundreds of other food, health, cosmetics etc products that are suspicious but being consumed with great pride becuase either those are made “not in pakistan” or by not by a pakistani company.

I understand that many multinational companies have invested in our country and have provided jobs to a good portion of the population but in return they have funneled Billions of (Billion with a ‘B’) dollars abroad. If that money had stayed with in the country then todays over all economical condition of pakistan would have been entirely different.

Anway, I think I just tried to make a point here. Any comments are welcomed!

lays chips are 100% haram because it contains pig fats so dont eat lays chips just eat kurleez

asalam-u-elikum,

dear sir,
i am intersting for distribution of lay products in jhang.
pls give me detail of this purpose.

thanks,
zaheer ahmad yasir,
al-barka products jhang.
out side grain market near mcb bank
jhang
03006509642

Listen all dears.
Through the research we have got 100 percent conclusion that lays chips are 100 percent pure and the material which have been used in lays chips is halal.
The questions which arises in your mind about the lays chips that the lays chips are haram and the pig fat is available in the lays chips, So it,s completely wrong.please erase these questions and purchase the lays chips.
Thanks
From Mr. Wasim to all Pakistanis