On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:10:39 GMT, blake murphy >
wrote:
>On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:48:17 GMT, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>blake murphy <blake murphy >> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:32:44 GMT, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>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.
>>>
>>> i'm not sure whether you're trying to be sarcastic here, but i
>>> wouldn't say there are that many facilities where u.s.d.a people are
>>> 'always' present. maybe in days gone by, but certainly not now.
>>
>>There's a USDA inspector in every meat/poultry slaughter
>>house/abattoir and processing plant. By law, these businesses must
>>have a USDA inspectors on site every hour of every day they operate.
>>
>>This is how they indirectly enforce shutting down a plant for
>>non-compliance and/or violations - by removing it's USDA inspectors,
>>which means it must close as a result of the action.
>>
>>This does not mean they're actually doing their job, as evidenced by
>>the California slaughterhouse that was slinging live cows around
>>with forklifts. But I still think having USDA inspectors on site is
>>a far better system than a suit from Kosher Union who comes in a
>>couple times a year with an invoice for blessing their production
>>line.
>>
>>http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets..._101/index.asp
>>
>>-sw
>
>my mistake, then. carry on.
>
>your pal,
>blake
Kosher certification varies greatly from product to product, company
to company and certifier to certifier. There are many, many different
hechshers (hundreds), some considered acceptable by some Jews and not
by others.
My husband's company does work at a plant that makes baking products.
Whenever a certified batch is being made, the rabbi is there for
inspection. He inspects not only the ingredients and process, but even
the boiler water (including tasting the condensate!) and storage
areas, among other things. He is at that plant 2 or 3 times a week, at
least. This is a relatively small company, too and not all its
products are certified kosher.
Boron