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# One may store kosher food in a sealed package with a hechsher in a refrigerator or cabinet even though there are non-Jews in the office.<ref>Igrot Moshe 1:56 writes that a seal which isn't possible to forge is considered like a double seal and even if it is left in the company of non-Jews there is no concern that it was switched for non-kosher food.</ref> | # One may store kosher food in a sealed package with a hechsher in a refrigerator or cabinet even though there are non-Jews in the office.<ref>Igrot Moshe 1:56 writes that a seal which isn't possible to forge is considered like a double seal and even if it is left in the company of non-Jews there is no concern that it was switched for non-kosher food.</ref> | ||
# If someone has an open package of kosher food, or food in a bag, or in a container with a lid that could be opened and resealed there is something to rely upon after the fact to allow eating the food. Those who would be lenient would argue that nowadays there's no concern that a non-Jew switched the food with non-kosher food since there is no incentive to switch the food.<ref>Minchat Asher 2:51</ref> | # If someone has an open package of kosher food, or food in a bag, or in a container with a lid that could be opened and resealed there is something to rely upon after the fact to allow eating the food. Those who would be lenient would argue that nowadays there's no concern that a non-Jew switched the food with non-kosher food since there is no incentive to switch the food.<ref>Minchat Asher 2:51</ref> | ||
See the [[Kosher_Food_Left_with_a_Non-Jew]] page. | |||
==Using non-Kosher Utensils== | ==Using non-Kosher Utensils== | ||
# It is permitted to use a clean non-Kosher utensil to eat cold food on a one time basis. See here for the discussion: [[Koshering_a_Kitchen#Using_Non-Kosher_Utensils]] | # It is permitted to use a clean non-Kosher utensil to eat cold food on a one time basis. See here for the discussion: [[Koshering_a_Kitchen#Using_Non-Kosher_Utensils]] | ||
