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Nonetheless I have confirmed from brothers that Hanafi 'Ulama of Reunion declared it HALAL.
Their reasoning is :
Mono & diglycerides do not exist in natural forms rather they derive from triglycerides.
The process undergoes a molecular transformation (esterification) which is more intense than the molecular transformation that occurs when alcohol is transformed into vinegar.
Moreover mono & diglycerides develop characteristics of emulsion and stabiliser, unlike triglycerides.

They based their view on a 2004 research of Mufti Ebrahim Desai (Hafizahullah) on gelatine wherein istihalah is defined by a change in the element in the molecular structure (a change, not a mere rearrangement) along with qualities & characteristics (that are its own) are also transformed.

Mufti Desai speaking on the meeting of muftis : http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.p...2b749f7d145ef2
Would be good if some SA brothers or 'ulama comment on this.

اللهم اكـفِـنا بحلالك عن حرامك واغـننا بفضلـِك عـمن سِواك