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(Jewish law) The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat.

Cloven hooves in goats (upper left), pigs (lower left), and cattle (lower right). Horse hooves (upper right) are not cloven.

(Jewish law) The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat.

A 15th-century depiction of shechita

(Jewish law) The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat.

A cocoon found among barleycorns in a commercially available bag of barley. Foods such as seeds, nuts and vegetables need to be checked to avoid eating insects.