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KRAFT MAYO HAS A BIGGG MOUTH!

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KRAFT MAYO HAS A BIGGG MOUTH!

Posted on February 28, 2005

Kraft recently sent its mayo jar for some major plastic surgery. The new jar is plastic. The new jar is oval shaped. The new jar fits on your ‘fridge door. The new jar has a large mouth, making it very convenient to use, especially with a spoon. In addition, inside the flip lid, there is Continue Reading »

PEANUT BUTTER STICKS

Posted on February 25, 2005

Yeah baby! Peanut butter sticks- heaven on earth in the grocery section of your local market! Baking with peanut butter or even cooking with it can be messy and imprecise. But the good folks at JIF have corrected that messy situation. Announcing new JIF peanut butter sticks. Each stick is one cup and is clearly Continue Reading »

THIS JUST IN……

Posted on February 3, 2005

TRADER JOE’S FUDGE BROWNIES bears a mislabeled Star-K. The product is Star-D certified, a non-cholov Yisroel certification of the National Council of Young Israel administered by the Star-K. Future packaging will be corrected.

EMPIRE CHICKEN RECALL

Posted on February 3, 2005

A New York firm is recalling about 5,760 pounds of chicken products because of possible listeria contamination, the Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Monday. Schreiber Processing Corp. of Maspeth has received no reports of illness, the recall said, but to be safe, the product is on recall. The products were produced on Continue Reading »

LITE HARVEST COOKIES GO KOSHER

Posted on December 29, 2004

Lite Harvest Foods, makers of the EnchantmentsTM brands of no trans fat, sugar free and low carb cookies, announced that they have received the KOF-K kosher certification and have added the KOF-K kosher symbol to their cookie packaging. The company has this to say about itself: Lite Harvest Foods? was created for one purpose: to Continue Reading »

WARNING, WARNING, DANGER WILL ROBINSON!

Posted on December 24, 2004

The Star K today sent the following kosher alert: December 23, 2004 Effective immediately, YOGI’S KOSHER INDIAN VEGETARIAN CUISINE, located at 2450 Route 9 South, Howell, NJ, is no longer under Star-K certification and is not kosher certified. There must be a punch in there somewhere, but we are too bummed to think of one! Continue Reading »

A VEGEMITE SANDWICH, PLEASE!

Posted on December 21, 2004

O joy, O rapture! Kraft Foods has announced that they will be producing certified kosher Vegemite. So what is Vegemite, you ask? In 1922, Fred Walker (1884-1935) of Melbourne, Australia decided to try to make a special “yeast extract” that would be as delicious as it was nourishing. The chief scientist in the company was Continue Reading »

OH NO, ANOTHER KOSHER SCANDAL

Posted on December 20, 2004

It looks like another scandal is going to hit the OU. One has to wonder- at what point does the so called “teflon” hashgacha (no scandal ever seems to stick to them) begin to stagger against the ropes? Mrs. Smith’s pies sure were good. So good, in fact, that people used to say, “Wow, this Continue Reading »

FLAVORED WATERS ARE COMING

Posted on December 16, 2004

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Since the 1990s, bottled water has become a fixture in American health clubs, offices and sports stadiums, emerging as one of the most popular and fast-growing drinks on the market. Now, Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Nestle are betting that flavored water will find a sweet spot among U.S. consumers who find Continue Reading »

KOSHER ALERT

Posted on December 14, 2004

TROPICANA 100% GRAPE JUICE is NOT certified by the OK. The OK on the label is a mistake. 14 OZ bottles were distributed in the NY, Washington/Baltimore and Atlanta areas. On the other hand, the following products are kosher: Pepsi Holiday Spice, Pepsi Edge, Mountain Dew Pitch Black and 7-UP Plus. Crystal Lite Orange Pineapple Continue Reading »