They were cited for having higher standards than the law required. Today those standards are still upheld in the big lesson. I'm here in Quincy Michigan.

Why do kosher hotdogs come in packs of seven? Only one kosher brand on the planet does that, and it's because seven hotdogs equal about 1 pound. But that same brand also offers larger packs as well.

History. The Hebrew National Kosher Sausage Factory, Inc., was founded on East Broadway, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1905. The company was founded by Theodore Krainin, who emigrated from the Russian Empire in the 1880s.

OUR STANDARDS HAVE. BEEN STRICT SINCE 1905. Our strict process makes sure that every hot dog is made with premium cuts of 100% Kosher beef because in a world that feels like it has less rules, we think hot dogs should still have some.

But it wasn't until 1965 that the company adopted its famous slogan, “We answer to a higher authority” - a reference not only to their claim to have better quality meat than their competitors, but also to the fact that their products are kosher, abiding by Jewish dietary law.

References to dachshund sausages and ultimately hot dogs can be traced to German immigrants in the 1800s. These immigrants brought not only sausages to America, but dachshund dogs. The name most likely began as a joke about the Germans' small, long, thin dogs.

Ingredients. Kosher Beef, Water, Contains 2% or Less of Salt Spice, Sodium Lactate, Paprika, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Garlic Powder, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate, Flavoring, Sodium Nitrite.

Some reports say German immigrants first sold them from push carts in New York City's Bowery in the 1860s. Another story claims Charles Feltman, a German butcher in 1871, served the sausages with milk rolls from his stand on Coney Island.

According to accusations made in the complaint, Hebrew National products are not being made from 100% kosher beef and the food processing plants used by the company fail to follow the procedures necessary to meet its kosher definition.

Kashrut. While McDonald's operates several Kosher and non-Kosher restaurants, all the meat served in the restaurants is kosher beef. The difference is that the non-Kosher branches open on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, in addition to serving dairy products and cheeseburgers.

There is no Jewish prohibition against owning pets, and while data on Jewish pet ownership was difficult to locate, anecdotal evidence suggests that pet ownership is not uncommon among Jews, even in the Orthodox community. Today, some Jews have even created Jewish life cycle rituals and mourning rites for pets.

The German immigrants brought not just sausages but also dachshunds when they came to the United States. The name 'hot dog' possibly began as a joke about their thin, long and small dogs. In fact, the Germans called their dish 'dachshund sausages' or 'little dog', thus connecting the term 'dog' to the hot dog.