Some Kosher Food Laws Problematic For Conservative Rabbis

Ten states, including California (Cal Pen Code § 383b) and Massachusetts (ALM GL ch. 94, § 156), have statutes that make it fraudulent to sell meat as "kosher" unless the product complies with Orthodox Jewish religious requirements. Today's Forward reports that this language is creating problems as Conservative Jewish rabbis are pressing for stores to sell kosher meat that does not meet the higher "glatt Kosher" standard, in order to reduce costs to consumers.