The
prevalence of shatnez issues are unfortunately all too common even in
Jewish owned stores. (For example, a black men’s woolen sweater
purchased in Borough Park has just been found with shatnez! It was from
the same sweater manufacturer where shatnez has been found a few years
ago.) Coupled with the fact that numerous people are unaware of the basic
requirement to test garments for shatnez, many are unknowingly wearing shatnez.
Responding
to this serious shatnez issue is R' Mendel Sacho, a Crown Heights
resident and owner of Sacho Clothiers, a renowned Crown Heights kapota
manufacturer. R’ Mendel brought trained shatnez bodkim from the
International Professional Shatnez Testers, Organization. (pictured below) to
professionally test his kapotas for shatnez.
Many
kapotas have been verified to be free of shatnez. (See picture
below of the labels that were put into the pre-tested kapotas.)
Vaad L'Mishmeres Shatnez maintain, that
garment wholesalers and retailers should offer for sale pre-tested garments. It prevents the seller from
being מכשיל את הרבים, and enables the
buyer not having to run the risk of trying-on shatnez, which is
prohibited by many authorities.
Vaad L’Mishmeres Shatnez has been informed by
Sacho Clothiers, that they have adopted a new shatnez policy named, “ZERO
TOLERANCE POLICY”; as only kapotas that are pre-tested and verified
to be free of shatnez are available for sale.
R’
Mendel Sacho and Sacho Clothiers of Crown Heights are commended for offering
for sale pre-tested garments and adopting the “ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY”!
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