However, archived versions of the website are available on WayBackMachine. It is noteworthy that Singh’s earlier email address no longer exists. If it can be done on edible products then why not for other products?” He refused to share the email correspondence in question with us. Singh said, “Back in 2015, I was advocating for a law that compels companies, including pharmaceuticals, to indicate if their product is vegetarian or not by adding green or brown indicators. Inputs from Avtar Singh, the sender of the 2015 emailĪlt News also spoke with Avtar Singh of Ram Gaua Raksha Dal spoke on phone. Those interested in learning more about capsules can read the 2017 study titled ‘Are your capsules vegetarian or nonvegetarian: An ethical and scientific justification’ by NCBI. Additionally, we also found the product description of Gokshura which states that HPMC capsules are used. The product page of Gokshura states that it is 100% vegetarian under the additional information tab. Just like several other companies, Himalaya also sells capsule-based supplements like Ayurslim and Gokshura. In 2015, Facebook Page Himalaya Personal Care confirmed the same while responding to Facebook user Atul Sarin.Īs per our investigation, capsule-based supplements for tulasi, neem, and lasuna were changed to tablet form after 2015. As per the description in the rear, the capsules were gelatin-based. In 2014, Thailand-based Facebook page ‘ Namaste-Himalaya product nateral100%‘ posted images of Himalaya Neem. We performed a keyword search on Facebook and found two posts that establish that gelatine-based capsules were indeed used. The page doesn’t state that the product was 100% vegetarian. The archived version of the Himalaya Drug Company page, previously known as Himalaya Health Care, establishes that neem, tulasi, and lasuna supplements were indeed sold in capsule form.
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However, an archive is accessible on WayBackMachine. The study has listed the product page of the lasuna capsule. We found a 2013 study by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) that mentions lasuna capsules by Himalaya Drug Company. Type of capsule used for neem, tusali, and lasuna It is noteworthy that ehe Himalaya Drug Company is routinely subjected to communal misinformation, one of the reason being that was founded by Bengaluru-based Mohammed Manal in 1930. While a Himalaya spokesperson did not clarify if the 2015 e-mail is authentic or not, as per our sources the email is genuine. Himalaya Wellness Company July 13, 2021 We wish to clarify that the information mentioned in the social media posts is factually incorrect, and our single herb products like Neem, Tulasi, and Lasuna available in India are in tablet form and not as capsules.” All our products are in tablet form or in vegetable capsules. In order to address the social media controversy, the company shared an official social media statement, “Himalaya Wellness does not use gelatin capsules in any product for human consumption in India. Gelatin is used in shampoos, face masks, and other cosmetics as a thickener for fruit gelatins and puddings (such as Jell-O) in candies, marshmallows, cakes, ice cream, and yogurts on photographic film and in vitamins as a coating and as capsules.” A National Center for Biotechnology Information study mentions that gelatin is a very popular pharmaceutical and food ingredient and the most studied ingredient in Halal researches. It is usually obtained from cows or pigs. According to a 2018 report, 98% of the Indian pharmaceutical industry uses animal parts-based capsules.Īs per PETA, “Gelatin is a protein obtained by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments, and/or bones with water. The former are typically gelatin-based while the latter is based on starch or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC). Screenshot from CrowdTangle, a social media monitoring tool FACT-CHECKĪs per the company’s website, neem, tulsi, and lasuna supplements are 100% vegetarian tablets and not capsules.Ĭapsules can be broadly categorised into vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Several Facebook accounts have also shared this claim. Newar is followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Several Twitter users have targeted the company including BJP supporters Sanjeev Newar and Arun Pudur.
The gelatin capsules contain Pharmaceutical grade gelatin which is of Bovine bone origin and Halal certified. Presently, our Pure Herb capsule shells (including Neem, Tulasi & Lasuna) available in Indian market are hard Gelatin. This claim has been supported with an image of a photocopy of a 2015 e-mail exchange between Avtar Singh and Himalaya’s customer service manager Ms Tara Sharad Charun email reads, “Dear Mr Singh Thank you for contacting us once again.
In the second week of July, several social media users shared a claim suggesting that the Himalaya Drug Company’s neem, tulasi, and lasuna supplements contain halal-certified meat.
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