Albany Is Totally Not Kosher

As his last gift to the state for 2011, former Governor Paterson's budget cuts eliminated nine officials from the state's kosher law enforcement division, leaving only the director in charge of making sure grocery stores and restaurants in the state properly disclose kosher certification. Rabbi Menachem Genack of the kosher division of the Orthodox Union in Manhattan told WSJ, " It's not a religious requirement, the issue here is fraud." One former inspector said, "Now that there's no kosher enforcement it's going to be the Wild West and people will do whatever they feel like." Just stay away from the Passover Coke!

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By Jaya Saxena in Food on January 3, 2011 5:33 PM

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valeriob

All my food is approved by a magical pony that shits skittles. Is the city going to help me find another one and overpay for it when it dies? I mean, I'll have pony meat for a little while, but after that am I just going to starve??

langleycollyer

"New York State's Kosher Law Enforcement Division! Drop the traif, gonif!"

ktinnyc

I have no problem with this. What ever happened to separation between church and state? If there is wide ranging fraud in kosher labeling the community that keeps kosher should fund their own inspectors.

DoctorMemory

Thirded. Does the state fund Halal inspectors? Catholic decency inspectors to make sure that Italian markets don't sell red meat on Fridays? Let the OU's members fund their own inspection.