[Avodah] DO RAISINS REQUIRE CHECKING?

[Prof. L. Levine]

>From The Daf Hakashrus January 2023

Q: DO RAISINS REQUIRE CHECKING?

A: This shailah was already discussed by the Taz Y.D. 84:12. He writes that even when it is common to find infestation in raisins, they do not require checking. The reason provided is because it is uncommon to find infestation in grapes at the time that they are harvested. Infestation that develops occurs primarily in storage. As such, when
considering the status of raisins, there is what is known as a sfek sfeikah, a double doubt: Insects might not be present in this batch of raisins, and even if they are, they may be permitted if they were never shoretz al ha’aretz, literally “crawl on the ground”. (Infestation that develops on fruits after they are harvested is not forbidden until the insects leave the fruit.) However, if one notices that the raisins in question
are infested, they may not be eaten, since there is no longer a double doubt.

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Professor Yitzchok Levine

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