Purchasing Pineapple After the End of the Shemitah Year
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Question
Can Israeli pineapple be purchased anywhere, or is there a concern regarding Shemitah?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
According to the basic law, there is no prohibition since pineapple from abroad is available [although there is a distinction in that the crown is not cut off in Israeli ones]. However, for those who are stringent and do not purchase until most of the produce is from the eighth year's planting, Israeli pineapple should not be bought until Chanukah 5784 without supervision. [Pineapple known to be purchased from non-Jewish fields poses no issue].
Source
Rambam (Shemitah, Chapter 4, Halacha 13); Chazon Ish (Shemitah, Siman 7, Section 16 and Siman 9, Section 17).