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sam-says-oww t1_iuijzi0 wrote

Reply to comment by merkaba_462 in This cinnamon has not been irradiated. by AmberRosin

Curious - with the perhaps urban legend that food items can have ppm or ppb of insects in them, peanut butter being a common example, how do modern Jewish people contend with that potential issue? Or say, carnuba wax? Or does that make it not kosher?

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merkaba_462 t1_iuk4bxu wrote

https://oukosher.org/blog/consumer-kosher/carnauba-the-wax-which-does-not-wane/

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sam-says-oww t1_iuk7110 wrote

Oh darn! Then I’m thinking of something else. Is it red food colouring? Something is made of bugs that you wouldn’t think of

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merkaba_462 t1_iukasez wrote

That would factor into the certification process if it did. Red dye is all natural, but it often has additives to make it stay red (especially in the baking process) so that has to be checked for verification before certification, just like every other ingredient.

There are kosher red dyes.

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