Q. May one buy raw skinless fish without a reliable hashgacha?
A. Once the skin is removed from a fish, there is no way to determine whether it is a kosher species (unless it was skinned in the presence of a shomer Torah u’mitzvos who checked its kosher status first). Even an expert cannot make a positive identification of a kosher fish on the basis of flesh alone. Since the skinless fish cannot be positively identified, the rabbis forbade the fish as kirvei dagim (fish innards). (See YD 83:5) Salmon is an exception to this rule and will be discussed in a later Halacha Yomis.
For those interested in a more in-depth look at the halachos of fish please contact grossmany@ou.org to inquire about the OU’s Fish Industry Manual.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Halacha Yomis - Fish, Skinless OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt'l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016
Q. May one buy raw skinless fish without a reliable hashgacha?
A. Once the skin is removed from a fish, there is no way to determine whether it is a kosher species (unless it was skinned in the presence of a shomer Torah u’mitzvos who checked its kosher status first). Even an expert cannot make a positive identification of a kosher fish on the basis of flesh alone. Since the skinless fish cannot be positively identified, the rabbis forbade the fish as kirvei dagim (fish innards). (See YD 83:5) Salmon is an exception to this rule and will be discussed in a later Halacha Yomis.
For those interested in a more in-depth look at the halachos of fish please contact grossmany@ou.org to inquire about the OU’s Fish Industry Manual.
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