The State of Michigan has ruled that, henceforth, foods labeled “kosher” must be products sanctioned for such designation by Orthodox Hebrew religious requirements, it was announced here today. The Council of Orthodox Rabbis will aid the State’s Department of Agriculture on problems involving enforcement of the new statute. Non-kosher products not sanctioned under Orthodox Hebrew religious requirements will have to be labeled only “kosher-style.”
The ruling on behalf of the State Department of Agriculture was announced by J. L. Littlefield, chief of the Department’s foods and standards division, after consultation with the Jewish Community Council and the Council of Orthodox Rabbis. A study of the subject had been made by a Jewish Community Council subcommittee headed by Jack Malamud under the chairmanship of Dr. Samuel Krohn.
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