Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 227:5

ת"ש בן חבר שרגיל לילך אצל אבי אמו עם הארץ אין חוששין שמא יאכילנו דברים שאינם מתוקנים מצא בידו פירות אין זקוק לו אמר רבי יוחנן בדמאי הקילו

there is no need to apprehend that [the latter] might feed him with [levitically] unprepared foodstuffs;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Produce of the land on which the levitical dues have not been given. ');">¹⁹</span> and if fruit<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., any land produce, liable to levitical dues. ');">²⁰</span> was found in his<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The child's. ');">²¹</span> possession, it is not necessary [to take it from] him!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., he may eat of it, though, as the fruit of an 'am ha-arez, on which the necessary dues may not have been given, it is forbidden for consumption. From this it follows that there is no need to prevent a child from transgression. An objection against those who hold the contrary view! ');">²²</span> — R. Johanan replied: The law was relaxed in respect of <i>demai</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H], land produce belonging to an 'am ha-arez (v. Glos.), since the prohibition of such produce is due to suspicion only. It is not certain that the prescribed dues were not given by the 'am ha-arez. ');">²³</span>

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