Marit ayin issues with the “new milk”
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Question
Today there is a “milk” on the shelves that does not come from cows at all, but looks, smells, and behaves exactly like real milk in every respect (to the point that it is forbidden for people who are allergic to milk).
https://www.gad-remilk.co.il/
The kashrut certifications of Rav Rubin and Rav Westheim (Yotvata and Gad respectively) have signed it as pareve.
My question: Is it permitted to cook it/eat it together with meat?
If you say it is forbidden, is it permitted to drink it in the same meal?
If you say it is forbidden, is a shake made from it, which does not look dairy (since there are also pareve shakes), also forbidden?
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https://www.gad-remilk.co.il/
The kashrut certifications of Rav Rubin and Rav Westheim (Yotvata and Gad respectively) have signed it as pareve.
My question: Is it permitted to cook it/eat it together with meat?
If you say it is forbidden, is it permitted to drink it in the same meal?
If you say it is forbidden, is a shake made from it, which does not look dairy (since there are also pareve shakes), also forbidden?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
It is indeed pareve.
Nowadays it is permitted to cook it together with meat, since it is clear from the carton that this is something different.
It is permitted to drink it at a meat meal, on condition that it is placed on the table in its original carton, so that it is evident that this is not milk.
And it is certainly permitted to make a shake from it when it is not apparent that it contains milk.
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