Menachem Lubinsky, Founder Of Kosherfest, Slams Beechnut for Dropping OU Certification

Menachem Lubinsky, Founder Of Kosherfest, Slams Beechnut for Dropping OU Certification

Menachem Lubinsky, founder of Kosherfest and a leading expert in the U.S. kosher food industry, strongly criticized Beechnut Baby Foods for its recent decision to drop its Orthodox Union (OU) kosher certification. Calling the move “extremely disturbing” and “offensive” to kosher consumers, Lubinsky described the decision as “shortsighted” and noted that fewer than 1% of food companies have taken similar steps in the past decade—many of whom late…