Following the news reported by YWN a few hours ago, that criminal charges have been filed against the owners of Agriprocessors, the Orthodox Union is threatening to pull its Hechsher.
According to a report by the JTA, the O.U.'s head of Kosher Supervision, Rabbi Menachem Genack said that�the OU will withdraw its kosher certification from Agriprocessors "within two weeks unless new management is hired".
"Within the coming days, or lets say a week or two, we will suspend our supervision unless there's new management in place," Rabbi Menachem Genack told the JTA.
It is interesting to note, that on May 28 YWN posted an article (HERE) from The Jewish Star which stated that the OU insisted that management be replaced at Agriprocessors.
EXCERPTS OF ARTICLE: It is at the insistence of the Orthodox Union that Sholom Rubashkin is to be replaced as chief executive officer of Agriprocessors, the kosher meatpacking giant his father, Aaron Rubashkin, founded, The Jewish Star has learned.
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"We have said that if there were criminal culpability that we would withdraw our supervision,? said Rabbinic Administrator Rabbi Menachem Genack in an interview Tuesday. "The OU spoke to the company to say that we would suggest �� for lots of reasons �� that they should look for professional management.?
(Dov Gordon - YWN / YW-Lipas)
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=23281
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