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Dental floss on Pesach
April 14, 2016

Question

B'ezrat Hashem I will need to go to the mikva chol hamoed pesach. I have yet to find kasher lepesach floss. What do I do?

Answer

Regular dental floss is fine for Passover use, as long as it is unflavored.

Chag kasher v'sameach!



 

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