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The following video is from the Star K Kashrus Organization, Baltimore, Maryland, under the supervision of Rav Moshe Heineman. It is essential that families know how to inspect food for bugs, as Hashem commands us to not consume non-kosher living things.

Strawberry Infestation Update - June 18, 2008

Based on information provided by some leading kashrus experts in the field, currently there are extremely high levels of thrip infestation in fresh strawberries originating from all parts of the continent. Research has shown that many of the common washing systems currently in place are inadequate in ridding the strawberries of the thrips. As a result, a number of kashrus organizations in the USA and Canada have disallowed use of fresh strawberries. Even those continuing to allow their use require superhuman, very time-consuming and cumbersome efforts, making it virtuously impossible for a regular person to guarantee that they have sufficiently cleaned their fresh strawberries. We are not saying that no methods of cleaning work; however, with so many methods being used, how are we to know whether they all work? Housewives will probably find the methods too time consuming, at least and probably confusing as well. Restaurants and caterers using strawberries may now shift to using shaved berries. Consumers will wish to know how strawberries are being prepared at a given establishment. We promise an update as soon as available. 

-- Kashrus Magazine Alerts

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