BY Kenneth Lasson The subtitle to the book is Verities and Vageries in Deciding What’s Kosher and What’s Not (Carolina Academic Press) A few days after reading our four part series (They Sold Us A Bill Of Goods), a friend handed us the above mentioned book. As much as every crime TV show hammers 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 »
PART ONE WATCH FOR PARTS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR TO FOLLOW ON SUCCESSIVE DAYS INTRODUCTION We believe with all our heart and soul in the value of keeping kosher. We are certified in Nikur (deveining meat according to halacha) by the Jerusalem Chief Rabbinate. We trained to be a mashgiach under two rabbis who each 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 »
Utz Grillin’ Classics Potato Chips Utz teams up with the USO to support military families Utz Quality Foods is teaming up with the USO to support military service members and their families through the launch of a new limited-time product. Utz Grillin’ Classics Potato Chips comes in patriotic packaging and features three unique new flavors Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY BREAKING NEWS: Dubai and Saudi Arabia among 104 Nations That Produce Kosher Certified Products New York- The number of countries that produce kosher certified products has grown to 104, according to kashrus sources. The Orthodox Union (OU) operates in all of these countries and significantly now includes the Gulf states of Dubai Continue Reading »
We admit to a bias when it comes to the Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem. We also will tell you that that bias is well earned by the hotel. Recently, we had an amazing Friday night, sabbath meal at the hotel along with some friends. First of all, all of the food was fresh, attractively Continue Reading »
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