FROM ARUTZ SHEVA A debate has recently been raging in Israel’s haredi, or ultra-Orthodox community. Is a new form of imported chicken kosher? The chicken breed, called Braekel, has actually existed for centuries, but was never exported to major Jewish communities abroad, and originates from a region of Belgium where Jews have never historically resided Continue Reading »
Knowing the Kosher Code Words Fear of law suits has made all of the kosher agencies very careful in what they say about other hashgachot (supervisions). The phrase NOT RECOMMENDED is their way of saying they believe the product is not kosher, or, at least, not acceptable to them. This plays out in many ways. Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY JUNE 26, 2017 Kosher Food at Many Airports Only a Matter of Time Despite Setback, Experts Say New York – When the kosher stand at the Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (Terminal 3) abruptly closed several weeks ago, some kosher food experts expressed doubt about the future of kosher availability at airports. In Continue Reading »
The Silk non dairy Milks are labeled OUD, but in fact, its true status, at the present time, is DE (Dairy Equipment). The following products are labeled OUD, but in fact, its true status, at the present time, is DE (Dairy Equipment): Haagen Dazs Chocolate Sorbet Haagen Dazs Cranberry Blueberry Sorbet Haagen Dazs Mango Sorbet Haagen Dazs Orchard Peach Sorbet Haagen Dazs Continue Reading »
PART ONE PART TWO, PART THREE, PART FOUR CAN SOMEONE PLEASE FIND ME A MASHGIACH WHO KNOWS SOMETHING We attended a dairy catered bat mitzvah party. The family was, and is, rigorously Orthodox. In the goodie bags, they included M &M bags. The mashgiach insisted that the candy was not kosher. I pointed out to Continue Reading »
PART ONE PART TWO, PART THREE, PART FOUR SCANDALS IN THE KOSHER MARKET A tragic fact of life is that there will always be those who cheat, lie, and steal. In the kosher world, fraud exists. Even the big nationals have had their fair share of scandals. The difference between the big boys and the Continue Reading »
PART ONE PART TWO, PART THREE, PART FOUR THE LOCAL VAADS (AGENCIES) The local agencies all are busy looking over their shoulders to see what more right-wing groups are doing and saying. As a result, local agencies have gone out of their way to sell us on standards that bear little or no relation to Continue Reading »
* Tea prices climb after dry weather in top producers India, Kenya * Deadly flooding could hit tea transportation in Sri Lanka * Markets expected to climb further * Higher prices will help tea suppliers in Asia, Africa By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI, May 29 The price of tea is likely to climb further this year Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY Some Israeli Rabbis Float Privatization of Kashrus as Response to Devastating State Comptroller Report Tel Aviv- by Menachem Lubinsky- Kashrus officials, most notably the Chief Rabbinate, are reeling in the aftermath of a damming report by State Comptroller Joseph Shapira that was released on the eve of Israel 69th anniversary. In his Continue Reading »
PRESS RELEASE Limited-Edition Pepsi Fire Pepsi Fire, a cola with a cinnamon flavored twist, will be available in stores nationwide for an eight-week period May 17, 2017 That’s not all that is heating up this summer. From May 22 through July 16, fans who find specially marked packs of Pepsi Fire, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Continue Reading »
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