I had to come back because something is still bothering me here
jphone wrote: I once asked a “sticker Rav” what additional chumros were adhered to during the special run with which his stickers were affixed, he answered there was no special run and nothing was different. The consumers recognized his name and the distributor felt it would sell better. He should turn down parnassah because of this? I know I wouldnt.
I, as a consumer, always assumed that the “Sticker” Rabbi did more than just stick his name on something – example: at a minimum, validate that the Certifying Agency is actually certifying the product. If he is doing nothing at all, would this not be considered g’navos da’as (spelling?)?
Joseph,
On the packages with the hechsher, one could say as you do, however, on the packages without the hechsher and without checking with Rav of the certifing agency what did the “sticker” Rabbi rely upon?
Back to jphone: To answer mdlevines questions. Who says the sticker does anything BUT rely on the other hechsher? PLEASE go back and read what I wrote numerous times. The “sticker” Rabbis was putting his sticker on packages without a hechsher AND without supervising the Company AND without checking with the Rav who certifies the Company. On what was he relying on?