Kashrut for Electronic Cigarette Liquid
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Question
What is the rabbi's opinion on the kashrut of liquid for electronic cigarettes? And if kashrut is required, is there information at the Beit Hora'ah about which ones are not problematic?
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
Our teacher, Rabbi shlita, recently wrote in the Azmera Leshimcha 293 issue:
Although there are grounds to be lenient that electronic cigarette liquids do not require kashrut, nevertheless, since it is possible to obtain with a meticulous kashrut certification, it is proper to insist on it.
It is explained there that the filling contains a substance called glycerin, and significant percentages of glycerin are derived from non-kosher fat, and there are also certain percentages derived from animal fat which is certainly non-kosher.
I cannot comment on specific kashrut certifications within the framework of the site, but as our teacher wrote, 'it is possible to obtain with a meticulous kashrut certification'.