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>From The Daf Hakashrus January 2023<br>
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Q: DO RAISINS REQUIRE CHECKING?</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0 elementToProof">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</div>
<div class="ContentPasted0 elementToProof">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</div>
<div class="ContentPasted0 elementToProof">are infested, they may not be eaten, since there is no longer a double doubt.
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<div class="ContentPasted0 elementToProof">This Consumer Conundrums is taken from OU Kosher’s Halacha Yomis. For more information or to subscribe please visit oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted0 elementToProof">Professor Yitzchok Levine<br>
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