Natural colorings
Question
Can you tell me what you hold about this. it's from http://www.kashrut.com/articles/Yogurt/ Thank you Another set of controversial ingredients is natural colorings. It is advantageous for manufacturers to use natural colorings to avoid listing artificial colors on the label. Two natural colors with kashrus concerns are carmine and grape. Carmine is derived from the insect coccus cacti. Wine and grape products require special handling procedures. Grape derived colors when available are more expensive. Other natural colors require kosher certification because of the processing necessary to produce these products.
Answer
Answered by Aaron AbadiThat is a religious law that comes from a religion with many similarities to Judaism. Not Seventh Day Adventist, but rather another group. We, however, follow our Torah given from God. Our Rabbis passed on this Torah with its interpretations, and the main written source of our Jewish Law is found in a book called, "Shulchan Aruch." If you were to look in the volume 2 of Yoreh Deah in #114:4, you will notice that the RAM"A says that "even though they usually spread pig fat on the pots, it's not a problem, because it is "Noten Taam LiFgam," (it gives a bad flavor, or rather does not add a good flavor). Look afterwards at the Pitchei Teshuva #3 where he quotes the Yaave"tz that coloring is not a problem. Then you can look at a million other Rabbinical Responsa that will say the same thing. But I do understand where they're coming from. We cannot expect every religion to follow our thinking. Moslems might eat Halal meat, but they don't necessarily have all the same laws that we have. AA