Donald Trump’s tariff regime has drawn an unusual opponent: one of the largest Orthodox Jewish organisations in the US, which says proposed duties on vegetable-based fatty acids could disrupt the supply of basic ingredients used in kosher foods, according to a report by Bloomberg .
The Orthodox Union, which describes itself as the world’s largest kosher certification agency, raised its concerns in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. It warned that tariffs on fatty acids derived from palm and other vegetable oils could increase costs for kosher food without necessarily encouraging meaningful domestic production.
