James Silverton wrote:

> I have no religious reasons for worrying about it but claiming something
> is kosher or pareve when it is not is fraud and will be treated as such
> in my state. I won't go into stories I have heard that inspecting is a
> job for the owner's no-good, barely qualified son-in-law.

"Although most gelatin is considered non-kosher, several prominent
rabbinic authorities have noted that gelatin undergoes such extensive
processing and chemical changes that it no longer has the status of
meat, and as such may be considered parve and kosher. This is the
position adopted by some Orthodox rabbis, including Rabbi Ovadia Yosef,
the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel. Conservative rabbis also say
that gelatin is kosher because it undergoes "such a complete change." An
explanation of the legal principles surrounding this ruling can be found
in the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism's publication Keeping
Kosher: A Diet For the Soul (2000)."