[Avodah] Kosher meat in a non K Butcher Shop

[Prof. Levine]

At 03:42 PM 12/10/2009, Meir Rabi wrote:


>I would appreciate your thoughts re the sale of Kosher meat in sealed marked
>packaging to be sold in non-K butcher shops.
>Is there a concern for MAyin?

What I am going to describe is not exactly the situation you refer to.

Here in Brooklyn the Shoprite on Macdonald Ave sells kosher meat in 
two "varieties."  There is meat that is butchered and packaged at the 
store under the supervision of a R. Bick. There is also factory 
packaged meat from Alle (Meal Mart) on sale.  The kosher meat and 
poultry are in a separate case. There is, of course, non-kosher meat 
an poultry for sale in this store.

I see no reason why I should not, and in fact I do, buy the factory 
packaged Meal Mart meat and the factory packaged Empire chicken.

Anyone who looks can see what I and many other kosher shoppers are buying.

>Is the opportunity for new customers to purchase K meat or purchase it more
>easily a valid argument to introduce this 'new' alternative?
>If we already accept pre-packged K meat in the supermarket, why should a
>butcher shop be different?
>How different must a K product be from a similar or identical non-K product?
>For example, if a company has been persuaded to manufacture a Kosher run of
>a food which is otherwise not K, and the K version is identifiable only by a
>letter of digit alongside the 'use by date', how concerned must we be that K
>shoppers will inadvertently purchase the non-K look-alike?

Personally, I would not buy something that does not have a 
recognizable hashgacha on it.

YL

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