On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:25:14 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> SMS wrote on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:18:42 -0700:
>
> S> Mark Thorson wrote:
> S> There's really no "legal" about it. Some manufacturers will
> S> put a K (with no circle) on their product, claiming that
> S> it's kosher, but it's just a letter they print on the box,
> S> not an official certification.
>
> ??>> jdoe wrote:
> ??>>> I don't think that was a kosher butcher you were going
> ??>>> to, pork in any form is not kosher
> ??>>
> ??>> Pig-skin-derived gelatin is commonly legally marketed
> ??>> as "kosher".
>
>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.
>
>James Silverton

i think those 'stories' are just that, stories (or more likely,
jokes). i'm quite sure the 'certifiers' are themselves certified.

(of course, i have no direct knowledge of this, but what the hell,
it's usenet.)

your pal,
blake