OU to stop kosher certifying controversial slaughter method

The Orthodox Union (OU) has told its approved beef purveyors in South America to stop using a controversial slaughter method.

The OU, which is the largest kosher certifying agency in the United States, sent a letter to its meat purveyors in June notifying them that it would no longer accept meat slaughtered using the “shackle and hoist” method, said Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of the organization’s kosher division.