LA Kosher Scandal– The Israeli Version: Kosher Meat Swapped For Glatt, Sold To Unsuspecting Butchers And Consumers
Pe’er Meats and Poultry in the Beer Tuvia Industrial Zone in Kiryat Malachi is
alleged to have distributed for Passover regular kosher meat products
deceptively labeled mehadrin kosher, the Israeli designation for glatt
kosher. The meat had apparently fraudulent or
misapplied stickers from Israel’s haredi chief rabbis designating it
mehadrin.
LA Kosher Scandal– The Israeli Version: Kosher Meat Swapped For Glatt, Sold To Unsuspecting Butchers And Consumers
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
Pe’er Meats and Poultry in the Beer Tuvia Industrial Zone in Kiryat Malachi is alleged to have distributed for Passover regular kosher meat products deceptively labeled mehadrin kosher, the Israeli designation for glatt kosher, Behadrei Haredim reports. The meat had apparently fraudulent or misapplied stickers from Israel’s haredi chief rabbis designating it mehadrin.
A customer saw something awry with the packaging and contacted the local state religious council, which realized that the switch had been made.
Like elsewhere, medhadrin or glatt meat is significantly more expensive in Israel than regular kosher, and both are far more expensive than non-kosher meat, a large amount of which is imported from abroad through Israeli ports for Palestinian distributors. A significant amount of that meat cannot be traced through normal distribution channels after it leaves Israeli control.
The local state controlled religious council forced the meat purveyor to replace his kosher supervisor but allowed him to remain in business.
Pe’er Meat and Poultry said in response that “the meat was glatt and that's what [the rabbinate’s] hearing found, as well. It was a mistake with the fat of the cattle, which was supervised as regular kosher not glatt.” The meat was shipped back to Pe’er, the spokesperson said, relabed as regular kosher and resold.
Pe’er was reportedly caught last year importing unsupervised cod that arrived cleaned and headless, making it difficult to determine its kosher status.
is this with the CHK Hashgacha?
Posted by: Zalmen azbe | April 16, 2013 at 10:43 AM
What's this world coming to? You can't eat meat or s*ck meat !
Luke.
Posted by: Luke | April 16, 2013 at 11:39 AM
those kashrus certification ,or labels are for the birds . they are meant to make money and sell at inflated prices .
anybody can wrap a package with a 'kashrush' seal { that isn't } or stick a 'kosher' label or a kosher 'for passover' label. and those idiots do buy .
Posted by: dd | April 16, 2013 at 03:17 PM
I bet the people who hold by these labels eat at least as much treif as I do. And I don't even keep kosher!
Posted by: Adam Hasheni | April 16, 2013 at 04:24 PM