Storing Open Flour on Passover
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Question
Is it permissible to store flour on Passover that was open in the freezer (where there is moisture and it might have leavened)?
Answer
Shalom Rav
Even flour that was kept closed is forbidden to leave in the house without selling the chametz, because during its preparation process there is a concern that it may have leavened.
However, even if it was open in the freezer, it is permissible to sell it to a non-Jew on Passover.
According to the main halacha, it is permissible to sell even actual chametz to a non-Jew. And even if many do not sell actual chametz, in this case, it is not actual chametz, as it is unclear whether it leavened during preparation or in the freezer.