[Avodah] Pas Palter

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Harry Weiss asked:
> Is there any reason to believe that even in the time of
> Chazal there was not some sort of hasgacha to check that
> way of baking was kosher.  It may have been less formalized
> that today with no trademarded symbols, but there probably
> was some Yotzei VeNichnas type of checking.

It seems to me that the system you describe is EXACTLY how Chazal describe Chalav Yisrael -- an informal hashgacha to check that the milk was kosher, on at least a Yotzei veNichnas basis.

The halacha of Basar Shenis'alem Min Ha'ayin seems to do the same for butcher shops.

But I don't recall ever hearing such a thing about bakeries, where (like today's whiskey, or pickle barrels of the last century) a general knowledge of standard manufacturing procedures is generally considered sufficient.

Akiva Miller

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