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# With regard to fruits that are supposed to be checked, checking the majority of the fruits is not enough to ascertain that the rest are kosher. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 46:36 </ref> | # With regard to fruits that are supposed to be checked, checking the majority of the fruits is not enough to ascertain that the rest are kosher. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 46:36 </ref> | ||
# If one notices a dot (that is not moving) on a fruit or vegetable, but even someone familiar with insects cannot identify it as a bug without a microscope, it would be permitted. <ref> Halichos Shlomo Moadim (Pesach), pg. 176 and Shevet HaLevi 7:122 </ref> | # If one notices a dot (that is not moving) on a fruit or vegetable, but even someone familiar with insects cannot identify it as a bug without a microscope, it would be permitted. <ref> Halichos Shlomo Moadim (Pesach), pg. 176 and Shevet HaLevi 7:122 </ref> | ||
# Most poskim hold that you do not need to use a magnifying glass to check for bugs. <ref> Aruch HaShulchan YD 84:36, Iggerot Moshe YD II: 146, Halichos Shlomo, Moadim (Pesach) p. 176, and Yechave Daat 6:47. </ref> | |||
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Revision as of 14:43, 4 March 2016
- With regard to fruits that are supposed to be checked, checking the majority of the fruits is not enough to ascertain that the rest are kosher. [1]
- If one notices a dot (that is not moving) on a fruit or vegetable, but even someone familiar with insects cannot identify it as a bug without a microscope, it would be permitted. [2]
- Most poskim hold that you do not need to use a magnifying glass to check for bugs. [3]
Links
- Tu BiShevat Guide
- Bugs in Kashrut by Rabbi Hershel Schachter
- How to Check Produce for Bugs
