Article: TECHNOLOGY MEETS RELIGIOUS LAW GENETIC ENGINEERING OF FOODS RAISES QUESTIONS UNDER DIETARY RULES ON PASSOVER, KEEPING KOSHER ISN'T AS SIMPLE AS IT USED TO BE.(MAIN)

Byline: Washington Post

WASHINGTON It sounds like an exam question for Talmudic scholars: Can a piece of cheese be kosher if it is made with an enzyme genetically engineered from a pig's gene?

Rabbis say such a product, which is being developed, probably could be consumed by Jews, even though Jewish law forbids eating pork. As advances in biotechnology bring new foods and new food processes to the table everything from better-tasting cheese and tomatoes to cows that produce more milk religious leaders are being forced to ponder whether the new technology is in accord with ancient religious rules on food purity.

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