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Question
Does dried fruit whose sole ingredient reads "granny smith apples" need a heksher?
Answer
It’s good to seek a Hechsher for any processed food as food technology is so advanced today and even whom which look as simple foods contain more than they say (oils?); similarly the process of the drying may be problematic (ovens?)
Therefore even though these foods don’t seem to have any Halachic issues, one should not consume them unless bare a Hechsher or noted by a reliable Kashrut authority as eatable without a need of a Hechsher.

Flavored cigarettes
Rabbi David Sperling | Adar II 26, 5774

Baking chicken and fish together
Various Rabbis | Kislev 1, 5771

non-kosher compost
Rabbi David Sperling | Tammuz 11, 5780





