[Avodah] CRC: Revised whiskey alert - answers to some FAQs

[Rich, Joel]

    4.   The alert states a number of facts such as that a Jew owns these companies and never performed mechiras chometz, however the language implies there was a safek (halachic doubt)?
The somewhat ambiguous language came from the legal department but the AKO Executive Committee and at least 8 Poskim associated with national hashgachos had numerous discussions before releasing this alert, and were convinced that there is no safek.

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It would be interesting to understand the secular and halachic issues (or prophylactic effect thereof) raised by the original statement and this explanation (e.g. secularly-does the explanation eviscerate the legal protection of the original statement? does the explanation imply gneivat daat?  etc.)
KT
Joel Rich
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