Jul 30, 2017

Proposed law: Jewish/Hebrew expiry dates

MK Michael Malkieli (Shas) has proposed a law that would obligate producers of food items to write the expiry date not just using the regular calendar dates but also with the dates from the Jewish/Hebrew calendar.


While similar laws have been rejected in the past, largely because of the additional expense and burden it adds to the importers and manufacturers, Malkieli thinks he has enough support to get it through this time..

Malkieli justifies his proposal by saying that there are many citizens that just are not familiar with the Gregorian calendar. These people have no way of knowing, when looking at the cottage cheese (for example) on the shelf whether it is near or past the expiry date, and it could become a health risk for them.
source: Walla News

Looks to me like over-legislation...






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4 comments:

  1. dlzJuly 30, 2017 3:31 PM

    Oh, come on! We don't have enough stupid laws already? If anyone doesn't know the Gregorian date they can just take a look at their cellphone!!!

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    1. Rafi G.July 30, 2017 3:48 PM

      presumably, many of the people who have no knowledge of the dates on the Gregorian calendar might also not have cellphones.. :-)

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    2. ehwhyJuly 30, 2017 6:31 PM

      They should just pass a law that all Kosher phones must have a Hebrew calendar to Gregorian calendar converter.

      Then they would need to pass a law that all Haredim need to own a kosher phone. This is a good law all Haredim already own kosher phones.

      Then all they would need is to pass a law that everyone who wants to buy a kosher phone needs to registered with Betuach Leumi with a letter from their Rav. This is necessary to prevent non-Haredim from trying to buy kosher phones to spite the Haredim.

      This law has the potential to open the door to the Government forcing the haredi community into being able to use the Gregorian Calendar. My solution is the simplest way to prevent people from eating spoiled food, while still protecting the Haredi community. I would love to see some date of how many people actually get sick from not being able to use a calendar.

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  2. MiriamJuly 31, 2017 12:43 PM

    I've been asked more than once what the English date is. So there's always the shopper next to you.

    But who's to say everyone knows the Hebrew date anyway? Most of us need to look at our cellphones to get the exact date so we can count whether the milk has 3, 4 or 5 days left to it.

    I say if it isn't broke don't fix it.

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