Flavia Coffees and Teas
Question
R' Abadi, Flavia (www.flavia.net) brand coffees and teas are specifically not kosher (as stated on their website at http://www.flavia.net/uk/customerservice/nutrition_guide/nutrition.htm). Why is this? I thought that all coffees and teas were fine. Toda raba, Eliezer
Answer
Answered by Chaim Yisrael AbadiI don't know what is unkosher in the list of ingredients. There was some dairy products. Maybe, they accepted at face value, what the Hashgacha companies told them, that if we don't get money from you, then the product is not kosher. It is important that we buy products from any company that has a Hashgacha, so that the people working there can make a parnassa. The real question is, can we take the extra money we pay for those products, from Maaser? I'll let someoneelse ask my father that question. CYA