[Avodah] R' H Schachter-kashrut

[Yitzchak Schaffer]

On 3/11/2010 13:14, rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com wrote:
> RY Schaeffer said
>> "if there are any bugs, they've disintegrated" is somehow involved.
>> I don't know if that's the only factor in that case, but it. was cited.
>
> There is a big hiluq between definite issur and suspected [safeiq] issur.
>
> AIUI bittul l'chathcilah for s'feiq issur is muttar.

Ah.  That I didn't know.

> Also - as above - the bugs are not a listed, desired ingredient. So
> Agencies are not concerned about giving their blessings to bugs. They
> are like "davar she'ino miskavein."

I was interpreting the RHS reference "all ingredients are kosher/no 
bittul etc." to mean all contents, rather than listed ingredients as you 
have read it.  Or perhaps this was picking up context from a specific 
point folks here were discussing, and I haven't been following that?  R' 
Joel Rich, can you clarify?

Thanks!

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