Two comments.
June 8, 2015
I wonder what the numbers are like now.
The word “kosher,” says Koegel, has connotations of healthfulness and cleanliness. But as she points out, plenty of kosher foods, like OU-certified candy, are decidedly unhealthy. As for cleanliness, she says, the OU does provide an extra set of eyes on a facility and wouldn’t certify a company that wasn’t meeting its standards. (But whether it upholds its own standards has been questioned.)
Kosher doesn't mean clean or healthy. It means a Rabbi was paid to give his blessing. The more people who understand that, the fewer who'll buy Kosher food.
Two comments.
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June 8, 2015
I wonder what the numbers are like now.
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The word “kosher,” says Koegel, has connotations of healthfulness and cleanliness. But as she points out, plenty of kosher foods, like OU-certified candy, are decidedly unhealthy. As for cleanliness, she says, the OU does provide an extra set of eyes on a facility and wouldn’t certify a company that wasn’t meeting its standards. (But whether it upholds its own standards has been questioned.)
Kosher doesn't mean clean or healthy. It means a Rabbi was paid to give his blessing. The more people who understand that, the fewer who'll buy Kosher food.
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