Kosher Food Production, 2nd Edition

by Zushe Yosef Blech (Director of Kashrus of the Mechon L'Hoyroa, Monsey, NY; Consultant to the Montreal Council of Rabbis; and Director of Kashrus of Kehillas Bais Ben Zion, Monsey, NY, USA. ; ; )

• ISBN13: 9780470752647
• ISBN10: 0470752645
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The second edition of Kosher Food Production explores the intricate relationship between modern food production and related Kosher application. Following an introduction to basic Kosher laws, theory and practice, author Blech details the essential food production procedures required of modern food plants to meet Kosher certification standards. Chapters on Kosher application include ingredient management; rabbinic etiquette; Kosher for Passover; and the industries of fruits and vegetables, baking, biotechnology, dairy, fish, flavor, meat and poultry, oils, fats, and emulsifiers, and food service. New to this edition are chapters covering Kosher application in the candy and confections industries and the snack foods industry. A collection of over 50 informative commodity-specific essays - specifically geared to the secular audience of food scientists - then follows, giving readers insight and understanding of the concerns behind the Kosher laws they are expected to accommodate. Several essays new to the second edition are included. Kosher Food Production, Second Edition serves as an indispensable outline of the issues confronting the application of Kosher law to issues of modern food technology.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Kosher Certification: Theory and Application

Basic Halachic Concepts in Kashrus

Ingredient Management

Rabbinic Etiquette

Kosher for Passover

Fruits and Vegetables

The Baking Industry

The Biotechnology Industry

The Dairy Industry

The Fish Industry

The Flavor Industry

The Meat and Poultry Industries

The Oils, Fats, and Emulsifier Industries

The Food Service Industry

Essays in Kashrus and Food Science

Kashrus Glossary for the Food Technologist

Index

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