Solution:
The average output of a Shechita in
the USA should be as follows:
Glatt- 12-18% Non-Glatt 25-30%
1-2 additional Boidkim or inspectors required for the
non-glatt production. Of course the non-glatt would require additional time & personnel for the deveining
(treiboring) and salting.
Kosher Consumers in the USA are
30-35% glatt, 65-70% non-glatt.
The current glatt productions it
would be very economical to utilize the additional 25-30% of the non-glatt as
well.
This would alleviate the meat
shortage in a very short period of time of 2-3 weeks.
This would also cause a glut in the
kosher beef, which would bring down the price of beef to the kosher consumer.
The Orthodox Union aka “OU” till a
few years ago also certified non-glatt beef.
It would be advantageous for the
Supermarket chains across the USA to besiege the “OU” to step up to the plate
and bring the cost of beef to the kosher consumer to a market more in line with
other beef.
The consumer in general is facing
economic pressures at this time in being able to afford their basic shopping
needs.
The “OU” can do
this on their own and they owe it to the kosher consumer.
Rabbi Yehuda shain
Perhaps the OU should co-certify the Hebrew National brand as well. The Hebrew National brand should be sols strictly as non-Glatt.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get these numbers. By the nirabator the glatt runs about 50%. And from that 50% MOST ARE BAIS YOSEF.
ReplyDeleteDr. Seth Mandel was interviewed by a paper about Doheny and said the OU insists on Glatt as a way to minimize fraud because when there is much less bedika with non Glatt, people try to get away with checking nothing
ReplyDeleteHe did not explain however how that allowed for fake Glatt at Rubashkin
The OU is in the Kashrut business.They are not a financial
ReplyDeletebank or economists.
Its like asking Plubmers to do electrical work in homes to save money by not using another crew.
If the OU starts to worry about finances or the economy, they would do a shlock job in Economics AND Kashrus.
Why do you think people take Reb Yudel with a gain of salt?
Because hes involved in too many things.
Kashrus, politics, botay dinim etc. Thus he does a lousy job in all those areas.
If Reb Yudel would just stick to kashrus he would be the number one Kashrus man in the world.
12-18% ???
ReplyDeletetry 30-45% call any bodek
Lakewood Co-Op's Meuychad beef is over 50% Bais yosef Glatt.
ReplyDeleteTheir regular glatt is much less than that.
So they must be defrauding their Lakewood customers.
Welcome to Lakewood.
NPGS brags to customers that they don't use any South American Alle, only North American. Is it at least true?
ReplyDeleteYudi sounds like 'vroom aveenee'. He is against the whole wide kashrus world. All of it.
ReplyDeleteI think you should contact Hillary for some advice on how to handle this situation.
Your using VERY old statistics.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they feed the cattle in a better way which results in more Glatt!
Maybe they inject them with stuff that yields better glatt percentage!
Just like the glaat yield of south American beef is, and always was, much higher then North America even in the days of your statistics. (it was over 90% - almost no sirchas at all - due to atmospheric conditions down there)