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cedures puncture the organ
known in Hebrew as the "key-
vah," roughly equivalent to the
stomach, which is one of the vi-
tal organs that must be healthy
in order for an animal, and its
products, to be kosher.
The gas-releasing procedures
have been performed for years.
But the controversy erupted
recently when an on-site super-
visor of a Cholov Yisrael dairy re-
portedly noticed that it was being
done more often than people
seemed to be aware.
Sharing his observation with
a handful of people was all it took
for the rumors to take off in reli-
gious circles, say observers.
In the end it may not be a prob-
lem affecting the overall kashrut
of milk because relatively few
cows are believed to have the pro-
cedures done to them.
Rabbinical authorities inter-
pret the laws governing kashrut
to mean that if most cows are
kosher then all milk is kosher.
According to Rabbi Menachem
Genack, rabbinic administrator
for the Union of Orthodox Jew-
ish Congregations of America, es-
timates of the number of cows
who undergo these procedures
range from I_ to 10 percent.
But more precise figures must
be obtained before that determi-
nation can be made, said experts.
Rabbi Genack said that the Or-
thodox Union is in touch with the
Food and Drug Administration
and professors of bovine anato-
my in order to find the answers.
At the moment, he said, "in
terms of the OU's position, there's
no change in the status of the
milk."
Star K Laboratories, a major
supervision agency based in Bal-
timore, is in contact with veteri-
narians and farmers.
"I don't have any answers yet,"
said Avrum Pollak, president of
Star K. "We're looking into it. A
lot of misinformation is being
bandied about and in order to
make a responsible statement to
kosher consumers we need more
information."
An official of the Central Rab-
binical Congress of the Satmar
Chasidim, based in Brooklyn,
said that no prohibition against
milk has been issued, though peo-
ple have stopped drinking it.
Both regular and cholov Yis-
rael milk are affected.
ZELCH, M.D.
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