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UAE authorities debunk claims that Oreo cookies are not halal

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Taking to their social media platforms, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) urged residents to rely only on reliable sources for information on food safety and permissibility.
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Abu Dhabi: UAE’s food regulatory authorities have debunked a rumour that questions the halal status of Oreo cookies sold in the country.

Taking to their social media platforms, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) also urged residents to rely only on reliable sources for information on food safety and permissibility.

“It has been circulated recently that Oreo biscuits are not halal because they contain pork and alcohol. We [would like to] inform you that [this] is incorrect,” the MoCCAE said.

“This claim is unsubstantiated and [baseless],” the Adafsa added in an alert on the subject.

Widespread rumours

The clarifications follow a series of tweets over the past few days enquiring about the permissibility or halal status of Oreo cookies, produced by American multinational confectionary Mondelez International, for Muslim consumers. Muslims are prohibited from consuming products that contain pork or halal as ingredients, which makes the product non-halal.

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