Roland FoodsSM launches Vegetable Tray Packs

- Convenient, ready-to-use vegetable packs make easy appetizers, side dishes or
meal accompaniments –

NEW YORK – Roland FoodsSM is pleased to announce the launch of Vegetable Tray
Packs, which contain all-natural, kosher vegetables that are packed in sunflower oil and
are ready-to-use straight from the tray. The Vegetable Tray Packs can be served as an
appetizer, as part of a salad or antipasto, as a side dish, or warmed and served as an
accompaniment to an entrée.
“Our new Vegetable Tray Packs are a convenient and delicious way to save time in the
kitchen without sacrificing taste or fresh flavor, “ said Lisa Kartzman, Director of
Marketing and Public Relations for Roland Foods.SM
Roland FoodsSM Vegetable Tray Packs are available in the following delectable varieties:
Grilled Piquillo Peppers, Grilled Artichoke Hearts, Artichoke Halves, Grilled Eggplant,
Roasted Red Pepper Halves and Grilled White Asparagus.
For more information on Roland FoodsSM please visit www.rolandfood.com or call
800.221.4030.
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Just one question? Are there ANY fish we can eat????????
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Rabbinical Council of California

In the recent weeks the Kashrut world has been preoccupied with the issue of worms in fish. The Anisakis

worm penetrates the stomach and from there it travels and lives inside the flesh! However, this insect is found

in some bodies of water and not others, hence the permissibility of some and prohibition of other members of

the same species.

After extensive research by Rabbis and experts globally, the following advisory has been issued:

All types of fish with the Anisakis worm in their flesh may not be used. These include:

_ Wild Salmon (e.g. Sockeye), Canned Salmon (wild). We are awaiting word from the

certifiers of canned salmon as to their future status.

_ Flounder: Yellow tail/ Wild Dabs/ Black Backs, Sole. At this time there are no known

fresh or frozen flounder fillets that are acceptable, even if certified (e.g Dagim,

Kinneret etc).

_ Wild Halibut, Sea bass a.k.a. Smoked Sable, Red perch, Scrod, Pollack, Cod,

Turbot and Butterfish are all problematic.

_All Farm Raised Salmon is acceptable.

_ Salmon: Wild: (Chinook) from British Colombia, New Zealand: May be used (they

are actually farm raised).

_ Tilapia, Carp, Pike, Herring fillet, Red Snapper, Tuna May be Used.

_ Fish products made from minced fish e.g. fish sticks are ok.

_ Lox are ok.

_ Halibut: Farm Raised is acceptable.

_ Cod :Farm Raised and Chatum are acceptable

_ Pollock : Chatum is acceptable

_ All Gefilte Fish is acceptable.

To recap:

_Butter Fish: May NOT be used

_Cod / Sable if Farm Raised or from Chatum: _May be used

_Cod /Sable (Smoked): May NOT be used

_Flounder: Fluke, Georges Banks, Channel, Tilapia: _May be used

_Flounder: Yellow fin sole, Dabs,(wild), Black Back: May NOT be used

_Hake: May NOT be used

_Halibut: Alaskan, Pacific, Atlantic: May NOT be used

_Halibut: Farm Raised: _May be used

_Pollock (Fresh & Frozen) from Alaska or China: May NOT be used

_ Pollock from Chatum: _ May be used

_Red Perch from Canada or Iceland: May NOT be used

_Salmon Wild: Alaskan (Sockeye): May NOT be used

_Salmon Wild: (Chinook) from British Colombia, New Zealand: _May be used

_Scrod: May NOT be used

_Sea Bass a.k.a. Smoked Sable from Chili or Peru: May NOT be used

_Sole (Yellow fin, rock sole): May NOT be used

_Turbot: Canadian Frozen: May NOT be used

FROM THE O/U:

MEMORANDUM

Date: Feb 1 2010

FROM: Rabbi C. Goldberg

TO: RCs

CC: Rabbi Genack

Rabbi Elefant

RE: OU Policy on Worms in Fish

Rabbi Eli Gersten arranged a conference call for Rav Belsky and myself to discuss the current situation regarding the worms in wild salmon and other fish on Tuesday Jan 26th (a conversation with Rav Belsky on the 28th lead to some further clarifications and amendments from the previous memo).

Rav Belsky confirmed unequivocally that OU policy remains that there is no checking necessary and no prohibition of the worms found in wild salmon and other fish, in accordance with S”A Y”D 84:16 for the following reasons:

1. Shulchan Aruch does not limit the permissibility of tolayim (parasites) found in the flesh of fish to any species of tolaas. The halacha states that a tolaas found in the flesh of a fish is mutar because of the rule of minei gavli [Chulin 67B], (that the parasite found in the flesh of the fish is permissible since it grew bigger in the fish) [Rav Belsky cited Rashi in the Gemara as using the term “gavul” to mean that it “became bigger”, and he understood this to mean even if the worm originated and was visible to the naked eye outside of the fish, it would be permitted if it grew in the fish flesh], Rav Belsky felt there is no reason to believe the tolayim present today are any different from the tolayim discussed in Chulin and S”A.. Rav Belsky felt this reason itself was sufficient to permit the matter, but added additional reasons to permit as follows.
2. On his audio presentation for OU Radio last year (available for review at http://www.ouradio.org/index.php/ouradio/comment/9742/), Rav Belsky noted that Shulchan Aruch did not require one to be an expert in the tolayim found in the fish flesh to know how they got into the flesh, either from the viscera or from some other source. Rav Belsky further feels that it is irrelevant whether the tolaas entered from the viscera or from some other way, whether it happened when the fish was alive or after it died. As proof, he notes that S”A (ibid) says that tolayim which come after the death of the fish are permitted. Rav Belsky felt these tolayim must have come from the viscera, because there was no other reasonable source for tolayim entering a fish after death.
3. Some are concerned that the tolayim found in the flesh are actually the forbidden tolayim found in the viscera (Shulcah Aruch forbids the tolayim found in the viscera). Rav Belsky felt this claim is not based on any significant research. Rav Belsky felt that his own inquiries from qualified experts indicate that the opposite is true, and that the tolayim in question are found in the flesh while it was alive. Furthermore, Rav Belsky feels even these tolayim would be permitted (see point #2 above).

1. Rav Belsky confirmed that the size of the tolaas when it is swallowed by the fish is not relevant (even if it is visible while swallowed by the fish and visible when it migrates form the viscera). He also felt that reports that the tolaas is typically 5 mm is an exaggeration of the larger end of the spectrum recorded. He believes that nearly all of these tolayim when they are swallowed are between 1-2 mm long and quite thin (Rav Belsky felt they would be considered ayno nireh laynayim [halachically invisible

FROM KOSHERTOPIA QUICKBITES

Teaneck has one, and now Manhattan has one with Dakshin II opening earlier this week. Dakshin II is Manhattan’s first Glatt Kosher certified Indian restaurant. Dakshin II is located at 1154 First Avenue (between 63rd and 64th Street) and is supervised under the OK (Organized Kashrus Laboratories). Dakshin II brings you upscale Indian cuisine with and extensive menu that will suit any palate. From their vegetarian selections as well as traditional tandoori specialties and seafood entrees, there is literally something for everyone.

(NOTE: Dakshin I located on the UES is not under kosher supervision)