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

And how often are these facilities inspected by their certifying
organizations? Now compare that to the USDA inspectors that are
*always* on site in many food production facilities.

-sw