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Is E471, found in some foods like sweets and ice cream, gelatin extracted from pork or an enzyme, and does its presence render the food forbidden?

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We have no knowledge of the reality of this substance. You can ask specialists about it to clarify it for us, and then we will issue a legal ruling concerning it. We have previously issued fatwas regarding gelatin and enzymes.

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