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    Good Food

    Kosher Justice Certification

    A few months ago, an immigration raid at Agriprocessors Inc., the nation's largest kosher meat processing plant, exposed possible unethical treatment of its workers. Rabbi Morris Allen leads the movement for ethical standards in Hekhsher Tzedek, Kosher products certification (justice certification).

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Rabbi Morris Allen leads the movement for ethical standards in Hekhsher Tzedek, Kosher products certification (justice certification). He is the Project Director of Hekhsher Tzedek.

    interview with author Stephen Bloom.

    Music break: Twistin' Those Meeces To Pieces by David Ede and The Rabin Rock Band

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    Cuisines of the Axis of Evil; Mushrooms Clean Up Pollution
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    2. 8:03Mushrooms Clean Up Pollution
    3. 14:56Processed Soy
    4. 22:59Cuisines of the Axis of Evil
    5. 30:54Food Euphemisms
    6. 38:42Kosher Justice CertificationYou’re reading this
    7. 44:25Tacos El Chavito
    8. 50:46The Joy of Fat
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    6 of 8
    Cuisines of the Axis of Evil; Mushrooms Clean Up Pollution
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:03Mushrooms Clean Up Pollution
    3. 14:56Processed Soy
    4. 22:59Cuisines of the Axis of Evil
    5. 30:54Food Euphemisms
    6. 38:42Kosher Justice CertificationYou’re reading this
    7. 44:25Tacos El Chavito
    8. 50:46The Joy of Fat
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