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# There are four types of vegetables and fruits with respect to checking bugs. | # There are four types of vegetables and fruits with respect to checking bugs. | ||
## Vegetables that the chance of finding a bug in a serving is less than a miyut hamatzuy of bugs is permitted and doesn't need to be checked at all.<Ref>Badei Hashulchan 100:46 citing Shulchan Aruch 84:8</ref> | ## Vegetables that the chance of finding a bug in a serving is less than a miyut hamatzuy<ref>Yalkut Yosef v. 2 p. 212 quotes the Mishkenaot Yakov 17 but seems to conclude that the halacha is like the Rivash 191 that miyut hamatzuy is close to rov. He cites there Bedikat Hamazon p. 181 who quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman as holding like the Mishkenot Yakov, See Shevet Halevi 4:81 who is concerned for less than 10%.</ref> of bugs is permitted and doesn't need to be checked at all.<Ref>Badei Hashulchan 100:46 citing Shulchan Aruch 84:8</ref> | ||
## Vegetables that the chance of finding a bug in a serving is more than a miyut hamatzuy of bugs but less than 50% needs to be checked. This obligation is rabbinic.<Ref>Badei Hashulchan 100:46 citing Shach 84:26</ref> | ## Vegetables that the chance of finding a bug in a serving is more than a miyut hamatzuy of bugs but less than 50% needs to be checked. This obligation is rabbinic.<Ref>Badei Hashulchan 100:46 citing Shach 84:26</ref> If a person washed the vegetables and afterwards there's less than a miyut hamatzuy there's no longer an obligation to check the vegetables.<ref>Yalkut Yosef Iser Vheter p. 318 he clarifies that if after washing there was less than a miyut hamatzuy it would be sufficient to wash it without checking it.</ref> | ||
## Vegetables that the chance of finding a bug in a serving is 50% needs to be checked and the obligation to check is Biblical. If it was cooked without being checked after the fact the food is permitted since it could be that there weren't bugs and it could be that the bugs were crushed.<Ref>Badei Hashulchan 100:46 citing Shach 84:35</ref> | ## Vegetables that the chance of finding a bug in a serving is 50% needs to be checked and the obligation to check is Biblical. If it was cooked without being checked after the fact the food is permitted since it could be that there weren't bugs and it could be that the bugs were crushed.<Ref>Badei Hashulchan 100:46 citing Shach 84:35</ref> | ||
## Vegetables that the chance of finding a bug in a serving is greater than 50% then they are forbidden until it is completely checked. If it was cooked without being checked it is forbidden.<Ref>Badei Hashulchan 100:46</ref> | ## Vegetables that the chance of finding a bug in a serving is greater than 50% then they are forbidden until it is completely checked. If it was cooked without being checked it is forbidden.<Ref>Badei Hashulchan 100:46</ref> | ||
