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A Quinoa Update — The Gedolei Haposkim Prohibit It

by Yated Ne'eman Staff

For many years it was "common knowledge" that quinoa was permissible on Pesach based on an old psak by a member of the Beis Din of the Eida HaChareidis. Last year Yated tracked down the information and found that the dayan in question does not support the hetter to use it and the person in charge of that area in the kashrus division of the Eida HaChareidis (Badatz) says that quinoa is included in the gezeiroh of kitniyos on Pesach for Ashkenazi Jewry.

Last year after Pesach, the head of the kashrus of the Chicago Rabbinical Council came to Yerushalayim and visited the gedolei haposkim with samples of quinoa. They explained the nature of the plant and showed the samples.

The gedolei haposkim said that it is included under the general gezeiroh of kitniyos for Ashkenazi Jewry.

A spokesman for the kashrus division of the Chicago Rabbinical Council told Yated that even though Rabbi Gedaliah Schwartz, their av beis din, permits quinoa for Pesach use, as reported in last week's Yated, to the best of his knowledge no products endorsed by his organization for use on Pesach contain quinoa. He explained that quinoa is generally sold directly to the consumer and not used as part of a food manufacturing process. He also pointed out that other kashrus organizations in America approve quinoa for Pesach use, and that therefore consumers should be careful to read the labels if they want to be sure to avoid quinoa on Pesach.

 

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