[Avodah] Rabbi Dovid Feinstein and Other Leading Rabbis Forbid Anisakis Worm in Fish

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://tinyurl.com/44lrysp

Like the Anisakis worm in fresh salmon, it is the 
kashrus issue that never died.  Eighteen months 
ago, the debate raged in the Jewish community – 
may one consume fish that are infested with the 
Anisakis worm or must one  first removing them from the flesh of the fish?

Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, the leading halachic 
decisor in the United States, has come out 
strongly forbidding the consumption of fish that 
contain the worms.  The letter, to be published 
in an ad this Wednesday in the HaModia, has the 
signatures of Rabbi Feivel Cohen Shlita, Rav 
Dovid Feinstein Shlita  and Rav Aharon Schechter Shlita.

The Brooklyn Vaad HaRabbonim, the Baltimore 
Kashrus agency, and a handful of other Kashrus 
agencies were stringent.  The Orthodox Union, in 
agreement with Rabbi Vay from Jerusalem, however, 
ruled that these worms while still in the flesh 
of the fish are kosher.  [The interview of Rabbi 
Vay may be seen at this 
link 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMtQLb1YmLo>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMtQLb1YmLo]. 
Even the lenient position is of the opinion that 
once the worm has left the fish it is no longer kosher.

The fact that such leading authorities have ruled 
that the fish is forbidden will undoubtedly cause 
many Kashruth Agencies to retool their policies.

“Since the issue involves a possible biblical 
prohibition,” remarked one Rabbi on the Vaad 
HaRabbonim in Queens, “it is difficult to imagine 
that the OU will remain with the lenient 
position.  This is especially true now that Rabbi 
Feinstein has signed this letter.”

See the above URL for the rest of this article. YL

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