Mars Bars - Kosher in London, Not Kosher in Manchester
London BD and Manchester BD disagree about trace amounts
Rabbi J Conway London Beis Din
trace amounts of non-Kosher does not present a problem to isolate us from the society around usRabbi H Royde Manchester BD
why should we resort to looking for leniencies? Our Sages decreed many regulations in order to isolate us from the society around us Rennet from a non-Kosher animal may be used to make Kosher cheese Our Sages forbade the cheese made by our non-Jewish neighbours [which is Kosher] in order to preserve our national identity our Sages did not prohibit animal rennet, it is not a food. They forbade the flesh of the stomach which contained the rennet Poskim permit animal rennet for making cheese since it is not a food see this OU article There is no Kashrus issue to make cheese with animal enzymes since they are tasteless i.e. not a food the amounts used are minuscule. The Davar HaMaAmid principle only applies to non-kosher substances, and the animal enzymes are actually kosher. |
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