This newly proposed law is a good example of that.
MK Orly Abuksis-Levy (Likud Beyteynu) has proposed a law to require food manufacturers to label the kashrut information on their food packages in a clearer way.
Ever pick up some item in the supermarket and feel like you need a magnifying glass to read the name of the certifying kashrut agency, or not have it clear if something is kitniyot on pesach, if something is pareve or dairy, or maybe you can't figure out where the kashrut markings are, etc. ?
Abuksis-Levy's law would resolve that by requiring food manufacturers to print the kashrut information very clearly on the label. As she says, her goal is to help those who keep kosher, those who have a difficult time reading, and new immigrants - all groups of people who might have a difficult time finding and reading the sometimes subtle kashrut information.
The new law, if it would pass, would require manufacturers to label the products kashrut information very clearly. The kashrut markings would have to be in a very visible location on the packaging. In addition, the status of fleishige/milchige/pareve would have to be clearly marked - meaty items would be marked with a red square with a letter bet (bsari) inside, dairy items would get a blue square with the letter chet (chalavi) inside, and pareve items would get an orange square with the letter pey (pareve) inside. Kosher for Passover items would get a yellow circle with the kosher l'pesach status within.
(source: Ladaat)
Something like this is a good example of what i said above. Not everything needs a law specifically written for it. The Rabbanut, or the Ministry of Religious Affairs, should have the authority to make relatively minor changes like this without requiring the Knesset write a new law. It is a good law. If it will make the kashrut status clearer and more understandable, and therefore better for the consumer, it is a good change. But does such a minor rule change really require new laws to be written? Can't the directors of the Rabbanut or whoever just have a boardroom vote on something like this?
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