Opened jars/bottles of condiments

Question

Rabbi, if I have opened bottles of Real Lemon lemon juice, and Heinz Ketchup, oil, and others which were used during the year but only to pour out of the bottle, no spoon was put inside the container, is it ok to keep it and use on holiday or must I buy a new one? I'm hearing conflicting opinions but I don't see the need to replace. Thank you for your time

Answer

Answered by Yehuda Abadi

If you never pour these over hot food and kids never handle them, then you are able to use old ones. The point being, kids have a tendency to dip the spice bottles into food YA