Silly Things said by Kosher Authorities
Proudly reported by the OK Kosher Laboratories.
"Our Mashgiach [Kosher supervisor] observed ... the non-Jewish delivery driver had Kosher seals on the truck which he put on the boxes of meat. Of course we rejected the meat." SEE)
According to this report, there is no reliable Kosher meat in any establishment in the USA since any meat can be labelled by whoever is so inclined, to identify it as whichever standard or style of Kosher is preferred.
I have begged this agency to remove this ridiculous comment from their site, but it is still there years on.
I also asked them how they verify any meat delivery by the label? I am still waiting for a response.
But most troubling is that the Kosher agency has no fear that their readers will consider them foolish and/or inept.
"Our Mashgiach [Kosher supervisor] observed ... the non-Jewish delivery driver had Kosher seals on the truck which he put on the boxes of meat. Of course we rejected the meat." SEE)
According to this report, there is no reliable Kosher meat in any establishment in the USA since any meat can be labelled by whoever is so inclined, to identify it as whichever standard or style of Kosher is preferred.
I have begged this agency to remove this ridiculous comment from their site, but it is still there years on.
I also asked them how they verify any meat delivery by the label? I am still waiting for a response.
But most troubling is that the Kosher agency has no fear that their readers will consider them foolish and/or inept.
A history of kosher meat scandals Joe Winkler April 2013
In Los Angeles Doheny Glatt Kosher Meats sold non-Glatt meats (and possibly non-kosher meats) as Glatt, or premium Kosher. In 2006, wholesaler Shevach Meats of Monsey, N.Y. sold non-K at his Hatzlocha Grocery. This fraud remained undetected for at least 10 years, and prompted Kashrut organizations to claim they initiated tighter systems of checks, although we are unaware what precisely they might be. In 1928, a crowd of over 1,000 threatened to storm the Dubowsky restaurant in London, believing that they had been served non-Kosher meat. Police were required to restore order. In 1964, a French court sentenced two people for selling non-Kosher meat as Kosher however, the punishment was relatively minor, a paltry fine of 100 francs. However, it marked the first time that French Jews had obtained legal redress in a Kosher fraud case. American courts have taken a stricter and more punitive stance on cases of Kosher fraud, although successful prosecution is extremely rare. In 1986, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets levied a record civil penalty of $1,012,400 against Rachleff Kosher Provisions in Brooklyn, N.Y. The company had fraudulently labelled more than 33,000 lbs. of non-kosher tongue, 14,000 lbs. of treif brisket and 1,000 lbs. of non-kosher brisket and livers. |
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