Badatz Beit YosefBeit Yosef
Jerusalem, Israel
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Leading Sephardic mehadrin certification, especially dominant in kosher poultry/shechita in Israel; follows Maran (R' Yosef Caro / Shulchan Aruch) standards. Widely used by Sephardic communities; estimated very large share of Israeli restaurants rely on its meat standard.
Founded/led by R' Ovadia Yosef until his death in 2013; now run by his son R' Moshe Yosef. Was first agency to certify cigarettes for Passover.
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