Why do most of the food packages in american supermarkets have the letter k on them?

Question

I have heard it stands for kosher. why does one religion supercede any other religion.

Answer 1

It means Kosher. It doesn't mean that a religion supercedes another religion, it is just out of consideration for the consumer in the way that some food packages contain a warning that the product may contain peanuts or other nuts for those who have allergies.

Answer 2

The "K" can be on a kosher product but it really doesn't stand for Kosher. Kosher products need a reliable hechsher or kosher symbol on them such as the OU or OK. Some products that are reliably certified kosher by the OU or OK such as some breakfast cereals only have a K on the box. If you want to know if a product is kosher check this site:

http://kosherquest.net/index.asp?theaction=kosherlists

Answer 3

Yes it does stand for kosher.
Kosher mean "fit" or "acceptable" in Hebrew. According to the Torah, or Old Testament (Leviticus, chapt. 11), only certain types of animals are considered kosher and can be eaten.
In additition, three verses (Exodus 23:19, 24:26, and Deuteronomy 14:21) forbid the cooking of a baby goat in its own mothers milk.
From these origins, the rabbis in the Talmud (the book of ancient writings that are the basis of religious authority for Orthodox Jew) developed a detailed set of requirements for raising, slaughtering, preparing, storing, cooking and eating animals.
For Jews who "keep kosher" (many do not), everything from the animals birth to its consumption at mealtime must be done in accordance with these rules. And for a processed food to be labeled kosher, it must be certified by a rabbi who has overseen all of the ingredients... as well as the manufacturing process and equipment.

What food is kosher?
Its detailed, but here are some general rules:
Meat: Animals must be raised without hormones and growth stimulants and must be slaughtered quickly to minimize pain.
Within three days of slaughter, kosher butchers are required to de-vein meat, salt it, and rinse it three times in fresh, flowing water to remove blood.

Kosher: Any animal that chews its cud AND has split hooves (e.g, cows); fish with both fins and scales; all birds except scavengers and birds of prey.

Non-Kosher: Pigs, rabbits, shellfish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians and underwater mammals.

Milk: Meat and dairy products must be kept completly seperate from one anouther. They not only have to be stored apart, but cooked and eaten with seperate dishs, utensiles, pots and pans. (Glass dishes, which are non-porous, can be use for anything.). Especially devout Jews wait six hours after eating meat before eating any milk products, so that the food doesnt even mix in their stomachs.

Pareve foods:Pareve is Yiddish for "neutral." Eggs, fish, tofu, and fruits and vegis are neither dairy nor meat and can be eaten with either milk or meat(if prepared with neutral utensils)
Kosher foods can not be prepared on the same assembly line as non-kosher foods and still be called kosher.
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America certify kosher foods with a letter U in a circle on the package.
The Committee for the furtherance of Torah Observations, uses a K in a circle.

Answer 4

yes, these are Kosher products..I don't think it has to do with one religion superseding any other..it just shows that a Jewish person can legally eat this product..
what is the difference? kosher foods are good for anyone..they are just made under a stricter supervision and the Laws of Moses...Like Nathans Hot Dogs are Kosher and they are my favorite hot dog..no pig lips in this hot dog

Answer 5

I have heard it stands for kosher.(YES Correct!!) why does one religion supercede any other religion. ( How did you make that connection??!!) You must have a very tender ego to stub it on that molehill!)

Answer 6

if the food with the "k" on it said "kosher only" meaning if you belonged to a different religion you can't eat it, then that would be religious superseding, but as long as everybody including Jews can eat the food then that's just fairness, it would seem.

Answer 7

The "nice" people have no end of ingenuity when thinking of creative shakedowns and the kosher stamp is one of those costing food product companies considerable payments to some temple or other for rights to brand their products thusly and of course such expenses to the food companies are passed on in the costs of their products to all consumers, including of course, all other monotheists, and also pagans and atheists who happen to throw such products into their carts. Ingenious, no?

Answer 8

That signifies that the food product was manufactured in a Kosher environment. It's not only ceremonially clean, it's really clean!

Answer 9

it's not a religion superseding another, it's consideration for other religions. Also, those products are made by people who keep kosher FOR people who keep kosher. So... yeah... you're wrong

Answer 10

it does not mean "food made specially for Jews"
it means "some rabbi said it's OK for Jews to eat that"

This is just like that have "vegetarian"/"vegan"/"non-dairy" labels.

Get enough Muslims into the country, and they'll mark Halal foods too. Except Kosher and Halal rules are kinda similar ...