[Avodah] Halacha Yomis - Kitniyot, paper goods

[Prof. Levine via Avodah]

  Can one use paper plates, paper towels and napkins that are not 
certified kosher for Passover

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Q. On Pesach, can one use paper plates, paper towels and napkins that 
are not certified kosher for Passover?

A. Paper plates, paper towels and napkins generally contain starch. 
Some forms of raw starch are kitniyot, such as corn starch, while 
other forms of starch, such as wheat starch, are actual chametz. In 
the U.S, it can safely be assumed that starch used in manufacturing 
is kitniyot, most probably corn-based. Though one should not 
intentionally add kitniyot to food, with respect to paper goods this 
is not a concern because the starch that is part and parcel of the 
paper itself is nifsal mei'achila (inedible). (If paper goods contain 
wheat starch, the fact that it is nifsal mei'achila may not suffice 
to permit their use, see Magen Avrohom 442:4). Based on the above, in 
the US, one may use paper plates, paper towels and napkins even if 
not certified for Passover. For a full list of non-food items that 
can be used on Passover without certification please go to 
https://oukosher.org/passover/guidelines/non-food-items/non-food-items/.

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