Re: The Annual Corn-Syrup Brouhaha

In article <m33bgyis9i.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Don Levey <Don_SCJM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Since we've less than two weeks left, I thought I'd start it this year.

I seem to recall that at least one year in the recent decade or so
the Coca-Cola company supposedly produced corn-syrup-based Coke that
had a KP hechsher. This was supposedly based upon some (potentially
minority) poskim that corn syrup was removed enough from kitnyot that
it was held as permissible. I *know* I've seen some boxes of candy
with a KP hechsher containing not only corn syrup but a disclaimer of
sorts with the opinion of one of the prominent rabbis (whose name
escapes me now).

I know this is all vague, and I apologise. But with that in mind:
1) Am I completely nuts? (non-peanut nuts, that is)
2) Is there a (non-chometz) grain of truth in what I remember, or
3) Is this largely factual (even if you consider it in error)?



1) "mei kitniyot" (oil derived from legumes) is subject to rabbinic debate
[especially as the prohibition of kitniyot is simply a strong custom rather
than a talmudic rule]. There were many rabbis who permitted oil derived
from Kitniyot (see: Beer Yitzchak OC 11; Tshuvot haMaharsham I 183; Yesodei
Yeshurun VI 424).

2) nullification of kitniyot in a mixture: Simple "bitul b'rov" (nullification
by having the non-kitniyot food in the majority) is permitted (see; Shulchan
Aruch ORACH CHAYIM 453:1 in the Rema "im naflu toch ha'tavshil" if it occurs
accidentally; Mishna Brura 453 # 9; Aruch haShulchan OC 453 #6)

3) although "ein mevatlin issur d'rabban l'chatchila" [one is not permitted
to nullify food in advance] there are instances where it may be permitted
(see: Yoreh Deah 99:6-7 based on a gemara in Beitza 4b and according to
the RASHBA there). With regard to Kitniyot, we're not even dealing with a
rabbinical prohibition but a custom.


Josh





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