12) A TA’AM (TASTE) IS ONLY ACTIVE FOR 24 HOURS

The only time a TA’AM (taste) of a substance is just as severely forbidden as the IKAR (primary substance), is when the taste is considered TARI (‘fresh’), i.e. within 24 hours. When the TA’AM is more than 24 hours old, it dissipates and loses its effect.

This, however, would only apply to a TA’AM in a vessel, but not to a TA’AM in an actual food substance. Thus a TA’AM (taste), say of milk absorbed in a piece of meat, would remain prohibited even after a 24 hour period.

REMEMBER: TA’AM (taste) in a vessel remains active only for 24 hours, while that in a food substance always remains active.