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1,000’s of Esrogim Destroyed

Thousands of Calabria Esrogim imported from Italy were destroyed by toxic sprays while being inspected by the Ministry of Agriculture, the first time officials demanded to inspect them upon arrival in Israel. One seller said they may sue the Department, claiming officials were aware the Esrogim would be damaged by the spray. Photos

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yummy
September 30, 2009 2:44 pm

i love apple pie

to 14
September 30, 2009 9:44 am

mold spreads to areas around it so if one esrog in the box was moldy then…

to 13
September 30, 2009 5:06 am

they all got moldy in exactly the same way?? unlikely
they all got sprayed in exactly the same way?? yes

Duh
September 29, 2009 10:08 pm

That’s mold, plain and simple. Looks like poor storage to me, and now someone’s trying to re-coup their losses by blaming ‘toxic spray’. Um…….. where’s the evidence of a chemical analysis of this so-called spray?

People can be so mind-numbingly naïve sometimes.

To 10
September 29, 2009 5:31 pm

The amount of work that goes into the esrogim to make sure that theyre actually kosher for a mitzva, makes them much more expensive than “just a fruit” . But it’s very typical of the messed up Israeli bureaucracy to do something as stupid as this!!!

to stand up comideian
September 29, 2009 3:23 pm

you are so funny can i get you for a party

Oh NO!
September 29, 2009 11:51 am

Thats hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. No wait, Its a fruit so its about $150 in ACTUAL damages.

TO #8
September 28, 2009 11:36 pm

sorry but what about glorifyng a mitzvah?….

SHAME!!
September 28, 2009 10:46 pm

WHAT A SHAME ON US!!!
DO NOT FORGET WE ARE GOING TO
PAY BIG PRICE FOR IT… GOING UP
OF COURSE… WE ARE THE CHAMORIM
TO PAY 10X MORE FOR THE SAKE OF THE MITZVA!!!

BoredJew.Com
September 28, 2009 10:23 pm

very nice to see that everybody’s katchkes are working..
and i hope that everybody can still find esrogim for yomtov ….

way?????????????????????????
September 28, 2009 10:17 pm

o my g-d…………………………………..

Which country gets sued?
September 28, 2009 10:17 pm
who payed 4 this
September 28, 2009 10:05 pm

crazy!

wow
September 28, 2009 9:46 pm

this is a major chaval
ministry of agriculture needs their heads examined

stand up-comedian
September 28, 2009 9:39 pm

HEY!! i finally got this blackberry working

Wow
September 28, 2009 9:20 pm

Hey I’m writing this comment from a iPod Tuchman

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