[Avodah] What is Glatt?

[Prof. Levine]

>From   http://torahmusings.com/2012/04/what-is-glatt/

To contemporary kosher consumers, the term "glatt" connotes much more 
than its specific technical definition regarding lumbar adhesions to 
a cow's lungs. However, exactly what it means is unclear. Does it 
mean "very kosher," adhering to a standard stricter than bare minimum 
requirements, similar to the "mehadrin" label used frequently in 
Israel? Or does it have a more halakhic definition?

R. J. David Bleich recently revisited the issue of force-fed veal, 
which R. Moshe Feinstein declared non-kosher decades ago but was 
largely ignored. R. Bleich dismissed R. Feinstein's objections as 
counter-factual but expressed concern over animals that are fed 
non-kosher food their entire lives. While the majority of authorities 
permit such an animal, a significant minority forbid. Can such an 
animal be considered "glatt"?

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



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