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» What barcode digits relate to which country?

» Is Cheese Halal?

» Can You Give Me More Information On Rennet Which You Find In Everyday Products?

» Vinegar? Is It Halal Or Haram? If Only Some Are Halal, Which One's Are They?

» People say Vanilla Extract & Vanilla Essence Is Haram; Is This True?

» Can you get Halal Whey Powder?

» What Is Baking Soda?

» Does Baking Powder contain Alcohol?

» Can you tell if a product is Halal from the ingredient label?

» Are Vegetarian Products Halal???

» Does Coca-Cola and Pepsi have any ingredients related to pigs??

» Is glycerol haraam??

» In one of your answers you said any percentage of alcohol used as an ingredient is haram; can you please clarify your argument as Prophet Muhammad Pbuh said 'anything that intoxicates you in large amount is forbidden in small amount.' (NB: Question Rephrased)

» Which Thorntons Chocolate, Cakes & Ice Creams Are Haram?

» A quick question I hope you can help me with, what is taurine (found for example in energy drinks)? is it Haram?

» What Are Enzymes & What Are They Used For?

» Just wanted to know whether trading in Hair products/hair manufacturers is halal or haram.

» IS STORK MARGERINE HALAL?

» Is whey powder taken from cows milk halal?

» It has come to my attention that certain warburton breads contain E920. I would appreciate if you would investigate this further.

» I'm wondering if it is allowed for us to eat in a non-halal restaurant but only consuming seafood dishes without any usage of alcohol or meat product? Thank you.

11/04/2009

What barcode digits relate to which country?

The first 2 (sometimes 3) digits, which are called the ‘flag’, indicate in what country the bar code was issued. This ‘flag’ does not tell you however, in what country the product was produced; some interesting bar code information is given below:

Muslim Country Barcodes:
528: Lebanon
609: Mauritius
611: Morrocco
613: Algeria
619: Tunisia
621: Syria
622: Egypt
624: Libya
625: Jordan
626: Iran
627: Kuwait
628: Saudi Arabia
629: United Arab Emirates
869: Turkey
899: Indonisia
955: Malaysia

Other Interesting Country Barcodes:
00-13: USA & Canada
50: UK
729: Israel
890: India