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• Latest alert posted on Mon September 6th, 2010

Rosh Hashana Alerts - From the O/K:
As of May 1, 2010, due to Kashrus violations Meals on Wheels made by Benicor U.S.A., Brooklyn, N.Y., are no longer certified as Kosher.
A limited number of America’s Choice Cheese Cinnamon and Apple Danishes (4 pack) were labeled O/K instead of O/Kd. The product is actually dairy
O/K does NOT certify any Tasti-D-Lite Ice Cream Stores. Only their packages ice cream premises are certified by the O/K
Provence Olives Balck Olive Paste and Green Olive Paste containing anchovies were mislabeled with the O/K symbol. The O/K supervision does NOT certify this product.
The 24 pack of 20 oz. plastic bottles of Snapple made by Snapple Beverage Corp. has been incorrectly labeled O/K pareve. Each 24 pack contains 3 flavors: Mango Madness and Kiwi Strawberry are Kosher (O/K certified), however the Fruit Punch is NOT certified and NOT Kosher.
Some Jello Strawberry Cheesecake Snacks recently produced by Kraft Foods, were incorrectly labeled with an O/Kd. The O/K does not certify this product due to the fact that it contains gelatin. IF you have purchased this product and would like a refund from Kraft, please call the 800 number on the package.

From The O/U:
Original Kashkaval Sheep’s Cheese (made in Bulgaria) from Corfu Foods Inc (Bensenville, Il) is NOT certified by the O/U and bears an unauthorized O/Ud. The product is being withdrawn from the market.
New Harvest Naturals Gluten Free Pound Cake from Abe’s Place Gourmet Delicacies (Allentown, Pa.) are no longer certified by the O/U. Products in packages that bear the O/U certification symbol were produced under supervision and may be used.
Woeber’s Mayo Gourmet – Roasted Chipotle Mayonnaise contains dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel but the dairy designation has been inadvertently omitted. Packaging has been revised. The dairy content is insignificant and therefore is botul (nullified).
America’s Choice Hot Cocoa (26 Oz. Hot Cocoa) has a limited amount of canisters that inadvertently contain non-Kosher marshmallows. Affected product is limited to those products bearing the date code “Best if used by 05/04/11 MCA”. Product with the code RCA is correctly labeled.
The O/U has terminated its certification of Shanghai Kerry Oils & Grains. Any oils made by Shanghai Kerry Oils & Grains are to be deemed NON-KOSHER even when bearing the O/U.
Triple Cheese Hot Wings and Blue Cheese and Crunchy Curls Y Limon Potato Chips (made by C.J. Vitner) bear an unauthorized O/U symbol and are NOT Kosher.
Some 12 pack boxes of Greenseas Sweet Chilli Tuna and some 12 pack boxes Greenseas Tomato and Onion Tuna bear an unauthorized O/U. These products are NOT certified by the O/U and were distributed in Australia.
Regarding Northern Catch Salmon Fillets in Cajun Spice Sauce, Salmon Fillets in Lemon Sauce, Salmon Fillets in Dill Sauce and any other variety: These products mistakenly bear an unauthorized symbol and are NOT Kosher.

From the Star K:
Southgate brand Canned Red Beans & Rice, produced by Choice Foods of America (Nashville) is made with authentic Chef Pauls’ Magic Seasoning Blends spices. The Magic Seasoning Blends logo appears on the Southgate label.
The “I’ in Magic Seasoning is dotted with a Star K, as part of their logo. Magic Seasoning Blend is Star K certified, however, the Southgate brand beans are NOT certified by the Star K and are NOT Kosher.

From the Rabbis of Chabad of the Conejo (Ca.):
Effective immediately, the Falafel Grill in Agoura Hills, Ca. will no longer be a Kosher establishment.



From the COR:
Pasta Quistini products are Kosher certified only when bearing special COR hologram stickers, which indicate a specific Kosher supervised production. Any Pasta Quistini product which bears a pre-printed COR symbol is NOT certified Kosher.

From The Beth Din of Johannesburg:
Please be aware that Woolworths Calamari, Prawns and possibly other seafoods have erroneously been labeled with a Beth Din Kosher logo. These products are not Kosher and Woolworths have removed them from their stores.

From the cRc
It has come to our attention that certain frozen yogurt stores under the “Yoz” name are selling products claiming to be certified by the cRc. The cRc does not certify this frozen yogurt mix that they are selling and do not certify any of their stores.
Additionally the Yoz website lists their frozen yogurt as being certified by the cRc. This is also not true.

From Blue Ribbon Kosher
Kashrus Administrator - Rabbi Baruch Meir Cleinascadian Farms Sherbet - Cascadian Farms Organic Sherbet, all 4 flavors: Harvest Berry, Orange, Rainbow and Wild Strawberry, under Blue Ribbon Kosher Supervision and bearing the Blue Ribbon Kosher symbol, contain dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel but the “D Stam” designation has been inadvertently omitted. The product is being withdrawn from the marketplace.

From Badatz Rambam, France:
Dolce Plus Gummy Candies, imported from Spain claim to be Kosher mehadrin, under the supervision of Badatz Rambam, France. In reality, he Badatz agency does not certify these candies.

New Zealand Bans Kosher Slaughter
New Zealand has banned Shechita in their country.
The country’s new animal welfare code, which recently took effect mandates that all animals for commercial consumption be stunned prior to slaughter to ensure that they are treated “humanely and in accordance with good practice and scientific knowledge”
This regulation has shocked the Jewish community.
“This decision by the New Zealand government, one which has a Jewish prime minister, is outrageous,” said Rabbi Moshe Gutnick, acting president of the Organization of Rabbis of Australasia. “We will be doing everything possible to get this decision reversed”.
“I am sure there will be objections made that this action is an infringement of the right of Jews to observe their religion” said David Zwartz, chairman of the Wellington Jewish Council.
Agriculture Minister David Carter rejected a recommendation that Shechita be exempt from the new code.
The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee did recommend a dispensation for Kosher slaughter in 2001, but the new code does not allow any exemptions.
Among other countries that have banned Shechita are Iceland, Norway and Sweden.