Kashrut of a Bakery Providing Mehadrin Goods
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Question
Hello, I live in Maale Adumim, and there is a branch of the "Nechama" bakery near me. All closed products have Badatz Edah Chareidit kashrut, while the pastries sold by weight have Mehadrin kashrut from the Maale Adumim Rabbinate. The store does not prepare the pastries; they receive them from the central bakery, which has Badatz Edah Chareidit kashrut, and only bake them on site. Is it permissible to eat these pastries baked under the Mehadrin kashrut of the local rabbinate? Thank you very much.
Answer
Shalom and blessings
According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi A. Fried, shlita, we cannot address specific kashrut certifications on the site.
In general terms:
I checked with bakery owners, and the goods received from the central bakery arrive frozen and in raw form, and the local bakery adds toppings before baking. For example: oil, sesame, chocolate syrup, sugar syrup, and more.
These additions can have many issues, such as tithes, insects, bishul akum, pat akum, and more. Therefore, if you do not trust a specific kashrut, you cannot rely on the supervision and kashrut level of the bakery performing only the final stage.