Assalaamu 'alaykum,

 

There was a slew of emails that developed over the past few months that discussed the ingredients of FritoLay Brand chips, in particulair Doritos.  The specific ingredients in question were the enzymes that were being used in the seasoning of the chips.  The argument of enzymes being a moot point within the Hanafi position (linked below), the matter of whether the enzyme was pork or not was still in question.  However, recently FritoLay has updated their 'Ingredients' page (linked below) to highlight that the listed products do not contain 'porcine enzymes'.  (I spoke to a representative from FritoLay and they informed me that this list of items not containing porcine enzymes did not exist until very recently, due to an influx of phone calls asking about these ingredients - Muslims at work, I suppose).  Included in this list are many, but not all, of the Doritos products that were brought in question.  And apparently this list will continue to be updated by FritoLay periodically.  

***HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THESE PRODUCTS ARE CERTIFIED AS HALAL!!!  For example, Doritos Salsa Verde Flavored Tortilla chips are known and confirmed to contain chicken flavoring.  This was only meant to clarify the contention of whether or not pork was contained in the enzymes used to season the chips.  Please read all ingredients carefully, reference the list that FritoLay has published, and proceed with caution!***

 

In short, the products on this list do not contain pork.  This does not mean they might contain other meat or animal products - read the ingredients further to check for these.