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JUDAISM DISCOVERED 371 MICHAEL HOFFMAN
Rav Yosef Eliyahu Henkin strongly opposed
consuming any fish unless a mashgiach was
present in the fish plant, and examined each
fish. Rav Henkin maintained that one may not
rely on a goyishe company's claim that they
checked each individual fish.
Gentiles are not to be be trusted
"...a gentile's word is totally discounted regarding ritual prohibitions.
Hence, food may be eaten even though a gentile declares that he made it traif
(not kosher). However, a Jew should refrain from eating the food if it appears
that the gentile is telling the truth.
"If both a Jew and a gentile have stored wine in the same warehouse,
and the gentile could enter and lock the entrance in a manner which would
prevent the Jew from entering, the wine would be forbidden. This stricture
applies even if the Jew's home is above the warehouse. However, the wine is
not forbidden if it is possible to observe the gentile's behavior from a window.
"If a gentile is found in a warehouse which contains only Jewish wine
and the entrance is locked in a manner which would prevent Jews from
entering, the wine would be prohibited. If it were possible for a Jew to enter
at any time, the wine would be permitted. If a gentile is frightened of the
punishment he will receive from the local authorities for causing a financial
loss to the Jew, the wine is permitted. Due to his fear of apprehension, we
can be assured that he did not touch the wine.