“Amul ice cream contains an E-471 emulsifier which is manufactured from pig fat”
What FACTLY found
The E-471 emulsifier can be manufactured both from plant oils (soybean oil or palm oil) as well as from animal fats. In a press release, Amul clarified that they use the E-471 emulsifier manufactured only from plant oils. Amul ice-cream is Halal certified and is getting exported to various countries based on this certification.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 February 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.