Nov 12, 2017
hashgacha removed
signs went up around town (i.e. Bet Shemesh) today that the Eida has removed its hechsher form the fruits and vegetables section of the Rami Levi supermarket.
I hate these signs because they imply things that are not true or accurate. People reading a sign like this one is left with the impression that there was a problem and he store no longer has any hashgacha.
the truth is Rami Levi replaced the Eida hechsher with the hechsher of Rav Rubin.
I personally have no idea why the hechsher was switched. Maybe the Eida pulled their hechsher due to problems with their standards or maybe Rami Levi switched for financial reasons (eg cheaper) or for business reasons (eg maybe Rubin was a more attractive hechsher to the clientele Rami Levi wants to attract) or for other reasons. The implication of the sign though is that the fruits and vegetables at Rami Levi are no longer reliable.
I only sort of blame the Eida because all they are saying is that they no longer give the hechsher there. There should be some law or directive in the kashrus industry that such signs have to also say that the market is now under a different hechsher (with or without naming it), and not just leave it open like that.
I hate these signs because they imply things that are not true or accurate. People reading a sign like this one is left with the impression that there was a problem and he store no longer has any hashgacha.
the truth is Rami Levi replaced the Eida hechsher with the hechsher of Rav Rubin.
I personally have no idea why the hechsher was switched. Maybe the Eida pulled their hechsher due to problems with their standards or maybe Rami Levi switched for financial reasons (eg cheaper) or for business reasons (eg maybe Rubin was a more attractive hechsher to the clientele Rami Levi wants to attract) or for other reasons. The implication of the sign though is that the fruits and vegetables at Rami Levi are no longer reliable.
I only sort of blame the Eida because all they are saying is that they no longer give the hechsher there. There should be some law or directive in the kashrus industry that such signs have to also say that the market is now under a different hechsher (with or without naming it), and not just leave it open like that.
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It is better than usual. They usually write הוסרה ההשגחה. This says הופסקה ההשגחה. So they translation is more "supervision has ceased" than "supervision has been removed."
ReplyDelete"Suspended" is better, although it still implies a lack of hechsher.
DeleteI remember when a prominent Manhattan restaurant changed hashgachot some years back. In the Jewish papers there were big ads saying, "Restaurant X is no longer under the supervision of Hechsher A!" and only a few pages later was there a smaller ad reading "Restaurant X is now under the supervision of Hechsher B."
ReplyDeleteThere may be rules that require them to do this, but it sure seems vindictive.
If this is part of a pattern of switching off the Eidah (like Elite), that's good news.