Does Cream of Tartar present a Yayin Nesach issue?
• ANSWER: The question of whether this ingredient presents Kosher concerns was considered by the Poskim at the OU. Specifically, Rabbi Hershel Schechter, Rabbi Yisroel Belsky, Rabbi Genack have all pored over this issue and have all come to the P’sak Halacha that Cream of Tartar present no Shailoh of Nesach and is an acceptable ingredient. Rabbi Belsky’s Teshuvah on this issue has been published in Rabbinical journals.
