Kosher food inspectors for New York State will find themselves out of work beginning on January 1, 2011, leaving the borough and the rest of the state without government-regulated kosher standards, said State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky.
Stavisky slammed the layoffs.
“Unfortunately, these cuts would undoubtedly mean that untrained Agriculture and Markets inspectors would monitor kosher food, resulting in little or no protection from fraudulent products,” said Stavisky.
She noted that these eight inspectors earned about $45,000 to $50,000 annually and were not ideal targets for budget cuts. The layoffs would save $800,000 from the $10 billion deficit, she said.
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