SMS > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> SMS <SMS >> wrote:
>>
>>> Since so
>>> many non-Jewish consumers prefer to buy kosher products, a company
>>> that didn't get certification would have far lower production
>>> volumes
>>
>> Non-kosher people couldn't care less about whether a product is
>> Kosher or not. And if they do really care, then they're as dumb as
>> a doorstop.
>
> That's where you're mistaken.
>
> Ask any food producer why they bother to get their products certified
> as kosher when the number of consumers that keep kosher is so
> miniscule (only a tiny percentage of Jews, plus some some Moslems
> that eat Halal foods will also eat kosher foods). It's because the
> market for kosher foods is mainly for non-Jews that believe that the
> inspections of the production facilities and ingredients are an
> assurance of cleanliness and purity.

Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to substantiate that claim.

> While this is true, it's important to realize that kosher certification is no guarantee that the food is actually
> healthy for you!