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NEWS
A Quinoa Update — The Gedolei Haposkim Prohibit It
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
For many years it was "common knowledge" that quinoa was
permissible on Pesach based on an old psak by a member
of the Beis Din of the Eida HaChareidis. Last year
Yated tracked down the information and found that the
dayan in question does not support the hetter
to use it and the person in charge of that area in the
kashrus division of the Eida HaChareidis (Badatz) says
that quinoa is included in the gezeiroh of
kitniyos on Pesach for Ashkenazi Jewry.
Last year after Pesach, the head of the kashrus of the
Chicago Rabbinical Council came to Yerushalayim and visited
the gedolei haposkim with samples of quinoa. They
explained the nature of the plant and showed the samples.
The gedolei haposkim said that it is included under
the general gezeiroh of kitniyos for Ashkenazi
Jewry.
A spokesman for the kashrus division of the Chicago
Rabbinical Council told Yated that even though Rabbi
Gedaliah Schwartz, their av beis din, permits quinoa
for Pesach use, as reported in last week's Yated, to
the best of his knowledge no products endorsed by his
organization for use on Pesach contain quinoa. He explained
that quinoa is generally sold directly to the consumer and
not used as part of a food manufacturing process. He also
pointed out that other kashrus organizations in America
approve quinoa for Pesach use, and that therefore consumers
should be careful to read the labels if they want to be sure
to avoid quinoa on Pesach.
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