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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Glatt kosher?
Message-ID: <4299@alice.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 21:34:34 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 10 21:34:34 1985
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> Meat animals (beef, lambs, etc) must have their lungs inspected after
> sh'chita.  Certain defects in the lung render the animal treif.  It
> therefore takes a mashgiach with much knowledge to examine scabs/sores/etc.
> within the lung to determine if the animal is kosher.  If the lungs are
> found to be tottaly smooth (smooth=glatt) then there is no question on
> the kashrut of the animal (at least in terms of questions that arise 
> from the lungs).  It is considered a hidur (lit. beutification)
> to use only glatt kosher meat, and some will only use such.  However,
> it is only a hidur and is NOT more kosher than regular kosher meat
> (assuming the mashgiach knows what he is doing).

Fascinating.  Care to post more detail?