Rav Chaim Kanievsky is being quoted as having said that the hetter mechira is worthless according to all opinions. It cannot be relied upon.
sources: Bechadrei and Kikar
I am familiar with the Ashkenazi Haredi opinion on the hetter mechira, and I know they consider it unacceptable. Rav Elyashiv used to say one must kasher pots before using them if they were previously used for cooking hetter mechira produce. They reject it completely.
That is fine. They have the right to a halachic opinion.
I just wish that when rabbis make such a definitive statement they would also explain their words a bit. Explain what is so bad about hetter mechira. Explain why it cannot even be relied up bdieved.
Explain what you mean when you say "according to all opinions" - especially considering that it is not true. There were, and are, great rabbis that support the use of hetter mechira. Even if you or I choose not to use such produce and not rely on those who allow it, I do not deny that great rabbis are in the list who allow it. does "according to all opinions" really just mean "according to all opinions that I agree with and accept"?
I wish they would explain, so that we could understand what is wrong with it to the extreme, for learning's sake.
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