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Muslim Consumer Group is educating Muslim consumers that whenever the word "Natural Flavor" attached to Vanilla food products, it means vanilla natural flavor is extracted with alcohol and water from vanilla beans. One of our sister questioned Nestle regarding their claims "No Alcohol is used in Coffee Mate's flavor" including the Coffee Mate's Liquid Vanilla Latte which is made with Natural and Artificial Flavor. Here is their response: Dear Ms------, Thank you for taking the time to contact Nestlé® Coffee-mate® Non-Dairy Creamer regarding the alcohol content of our product. We welcome questions and comments from loyal consumers such as yourself and appreciate this opportunity to assist you. You are correct that natural vanilla is obtained by alcohol extraction. In fact, there are FDA standards of identity for vanilla extract. However, all of the flavors used in Coffee-mate are dry flavors so any alcohol will be removed during the drying process. At Nestlé, we are dedicated to you and your family throughout every phase of your lives. Your feedback is valuable to us, as it helps us to improve our products and services. We appreciate your interest in our products and hope you will visit our website often for the latest information on our products and promotions. Sincerely, Beverly Watson Consumer Response Representative Ref #:19997486 If they say no alcohol in flavor, we recommend Muslim consumers to ask to clarify whether it is originally made from liquid flavors then dried to make dry flavors. I myself exposed to this experience when I was working for Best Eaton Donut chain in Rhode Island when we are using dry flavor for vanilla donuts. The flavor supplier told me it contained dried natural vanilla flavor. This means the alcohol is evaporated during spray drying processing. So please do not consume any Natural Vanilla flavor containing food products or where Vanilla is product name with Natural & Artificial flavor. If vanillin or artificial vanilla flavor mentioned then there is no alcohol in it. This is ...

Since 1994, The Halal Food Authority (HFA) has operated independently as a commercial wing, under an independent not-for-profit registered charity - involved in halal certification by doing halal auditing, regular halal supervision and inspection. The HFA has halal certified sites across the UK, Europe, and Asia. We are accredited to ISO/IEC 17065:2012, GSO 2055 -2:2015, OIC/SMIIC 2-:2019. We work with some of the world’s most recognised brands: on a local, national, international, and global level – satisfying the demands of both consumers and industry. Beyond the certification of meat and poultry, we also certify establishments that produce, package, distribute, export and supply: halal ingredients, additives, flavors, emulsifiers, oils and fats, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. HFA has a Board of Director who are responsibility for directing the affairs of our organisation, and ensuring that it is solvent, well-run, and delivers on its core objectives. HFA also has a Board of independent Islamic Scholars / Ulemas who provide guidance on Halal certification matters on a regular basis. We are proud to be able to say that our team have earned qualifications in the following: • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training • BRC Global Standards – Third Party Auditor training • ISO 17021 & ISO 19011 • ISO 22000 (FSMS) – Lead Auditor • Food Safety level 2,3 and 4 • GSO 2055-2 training – GCC Standardization Training Center • MUI International Halal Auditor Training, Indonesia • International Halal Technical Capacity Development - JAKIM • Cosmetic Production • Advance Meat Quality training - AHDB Beef and Lamb • Food for Thought, RVC (Royal Veterinary College) • Meat and Poultry Food Chain training in association with the University of Bristol • Animal Welfare Officer(AWO) training -University of Bristol Website http://halalfoodauthority.com