While I was 'hunting' at the back of my computer's brain for outdated, space-consuming documents, I came across a word document I named „halal“. It's a collection of E-Codes or E-Ingredients, once, very useful to me. Now, I don't really use it as I'm already used to eating the same, boring foods I know, 'safe'.
To those of you who never heard of E-Codes / E-Ingredients before, I will try to give it to you in a nutshell.
E-Codes / E-Ingredients are codes of a standard classing system invented to help food producers comply to laws for food standard, of countries / unions (like the EU) which require them to print the ingredients, clearly, on the packaging of foods.
Now, carrying a list of E-Codes around while you shop for groceries could be a hassle. Here's where technology butts in.
Determined to delete this word document once and for all, I google'd for alternatives and stumbled upon these websites:
http://www.getjar.com/products/8291/HalalGuide
You may download the program in .JAD or .JAR format, first to computer then to hand phone or directly to hand phone (via WAP). Although, I would suggest the former as it's definitely free.
It is designed to work with the J2ME platform and requires your hand phone to work with MIDP. Choose from a wide selection of hand phone / pocket PC / palm device, the program and then off you go.
There should be no problem with downloading it as it is active. However, I tried it on my O2 XDA Nova (HTC Elf model P3450) but it did not work. There seems to be a problem between the program and my MIDlet.
Best of luck.
http://www.brothersoft.com/mobile/halal-foor-guide-with-e-codes-and-ingredients-download-1234.html
Same problem. Only that this time, it came from Brothersoft.
http://www.guidedways.com/mobile/halalguide/download_guide.php
This one works.
Just fill in the 'download' box at the top-right corner of this website with your information (do not provide dead E-mail address as this might cause problem during troubleshooting) and then the site will direct you to a page with mirror URLs.
After completing download, place this program anywhere you wish in the directory of your device and activate it.
This download should be in ZIP format so unless your device has a ZIP application, unZIP it first and then transfer it.
You can also download a PC application of the same function from this website.
That's about the size of it.
The interface of this program is user friendly, informative and very interactive.
Copyright © 2004-2007 GuidedWays.com. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it to whom you like but may NOT modify it in any way.This program is developed and distributed to please Allah (swt) and to help our brothers and sisters in Islam. However, this distribution is WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
(This is a disclaimer at the end of the page (third URL provided)stating that it's free)
