bishul akum

Question

Rabbi, Doesn't the issue of bishul akum only apply to food cooked by non-Jews that could be used in a (non-Jewish) religious service? I cannot quote you any halachic source for this, but this is what I have been told. If bishul akum applies to all foods cooked by non-Jews, it should apply as well to cookies and other baked foods sold in supermarkets that have a hashgacha. I have read in the Q&A that packaged food is not subject to Bishul Akum, but I fail to see the logic in this. For example: if in a non-kosher restaurant, non-Jews cooked noodles, packaged it and sold it to their customers, would that make the food no longer subject to the laws of bishul akum? I am not questioning the Law or your knowledge of it, but it is clear that the Law and its ramifications must be applied in a coherent manner. Another matter that I find controversial: based on your rulings, any cheese produced by a non-Jew is not kosher. That seems to mean that even cream cheese is not kosher -- even when it has a hashgacha. Does this mean that the kosher organizations in the United States are ignoring halacha? If yes, that would be disturbing and would require that such organizations clear up to the entire Jewish community what they are doing. Clearly, someone who will not eat cheese that is not marked Chalav Israel won't eat these cream cheeses anyways, but for those who do, it is something that should be resolved. Thank you so much for your teachings. Please let me know when your father's book is coming out.