Lawsuit alleges Hebrew National is non-kosher.

[Kedd]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/19/us/heb...her/index.html

The largest kosher food brand in the United States, Hebrew National, known for its tagline "We Answer to a Higher Authority," is being sued in federal court for allegedly not meeting the kosher standards it famously advertises. The lawsuit, which was first filed by 11 plaintiffs in May, alleges that the popular brand has been negligent and violated several consumer fraud laws when it failed to follow its own standards for kosher meat.
According to accusations made in the complaint, Hebrew National products are not being made from 100% kosher beef and the food processing plants used by the company fail to follow the procedures necessary to meet its kosher definition...

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[Ray G.]

Hm, that would be disturbing, if that was the case.

But there's like 20 different versions of Kosher and people argue over them all the time, so who knows what standards the plaintiffs are using?

[The Zevad]

I KNEW IT!



No I didn't.

[Matthew Brown]

They are delicious, though. Always grab these or Nathan's.

[WillieLee]

Food laws. That's something that people should still believe in.

[Jason California]

They are delicious, though. Always grab these or Nathan's.

Nope.

[BriRedfern]

I enjoy kosher hot dogs, but only because I know they are all beef. I am sure they are not sneaking any swine in there.

[Kedd]

Hebrew national is the only brand I get normally.

[I've Got the Monkeys]

Hm, that would be disturbing, if that was the case.

But there's like 20 different versions of Kosher and people argue over them all the time, so who knows what standards the plaintiffs are using?

From the story - the AER plant that ConAgra makes HN hotdogs is evaluated under the Triangle K hechsher. It's Halachic measures are up to most conservative Kashrut standards, but they also certify non glatt foods.

from CNN:

But according to the lawsuit, certain AER employees involved in the process have complained to supervisors at both AER and Triangle K that certain procedures were rendering the meat not kosher. The lawsuit alleges that despite warnings, little or nothing was done to fix the problem, "rather, the persons making the complaints were terminated or otherwise threatened with adverse retaliation, such as job transfers."

So, it sounds like the problem was in the halachic slaughtering or the preparaion, before it went to the HN factory for hot dog making.

[gibbEy]

I don't care what they're made of, they're fantastic, and the only dogs I buy.