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• Latest alert posted on Tue August 9th, 2011

August Alerts - Please be advised that as of August 15, 2011, Love Bakery, located in Encino, CA, will no longer be certified by the RCC.



Safeway Hamburger buns are incorrectly labeled Kof – K dairy. They should not be used.




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The following Kellogg’s Cereals will be changing their status from Pareve to Dairy and will be marked as such with the KD symbol:


All Bran


Cinnabon Crunchy Cinnamon

Eggo Cereal




From the OU



BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. - Freshly Baked Bagels Several BJ’s Wholesale Club stores sell freshly baked bagels. The Orthodox Union does not certify any of the BJ’s bakeries. Some bags for these bagels display an unauthorized OU. BJ’s Wholesale Club is changing their bags and are removing the bags with the OU.



Totem Smokehouse - Smoked Salmon - Totem Smokehouse Smoked Salmon bears an unauthorized OU. This product is not certified by the OU. Corrective action is being implemented..



Miss Leone's All products, including mozzarella cheese stuffed olives. Miss Leone's products are not certified by the Orthodox Union, some have an unauthorized OU symbol and contain non kosher ingredients. Corrective measures are being implemented.



32 Degree Froyo - Great Neck, NY This frozen yogurt store is displaying an OU symbol on some of its signs and cups. This store is not certified by the Orthodox Union, and the Orthodox Union cannot comment on the kosher status of products sold in this store.



Arrezzio - Pizza Sauce With Cheese This foodservice product bears an unauthorized OU symbol and contains non kosher ingredients. This product is distributed in Canada, and is being withdrawn from the marketplace. Consumers who see this product with an OU should please contact the OU at kosherq@ou.org or at 212-613-8344. For general Kashruth inquiries, please call 212-613-8241.



Newman’s Own Pasta Sauces Products: Issue: Some stores are selling 3 jars of Newman’s Own pasta sauces wrapped together in a clear plastic. Please note that these wrapped jars may contain both kosher and non kosher varieties of Newman’s Own pasta sauces. The OU symbol only appears on the kosher varieties. Please check the jars before buying them



West Coast Select - Maple Nuggets Smocked Sockeye West Coast Select Maple Nuggets Smoked Sockeye bear an unauthorized OU symbol. This product is not certified by the Orthodox Union, and it is being withdrawn from the marketplace.



Thomas Kemper - Purely Natural Vanilla Cream Handcrafted Soda This product contains dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel but the dairy designation has been inadvertently omitted. The amount of dairy is botul (nullified).



Planters - Brittle Nut Medley A small quantity of Orthodox Union certified Brittle Nut Medley was labeled without the “D”. Brittle Nut Medley contains yogurt covered raisins that are OU Dairy. Corrective measures were implemented.



Quaker - S’mores Chewy Granola Bars Some individually wrapped S’mores Granola Bars mistakenly bear an unauthorized OU-D. This product is not kosher. The item in question can be found in both cartons of S’mores and Variety Pack cartons. Corrective action is being taken. The other varieties of Granola Bars are correctly labeled OU-D.



Chewits – Candies Some Chewits packaging have a logo that looks like an OU symbol. Chewits are not certified by the Orthodox Union. This product is mostly sold in the UK. Note on above: many candies produced in the UK are sold in Israel



Healthy Sweet – Drinks These products bear an unauthorized OU and are not certified by the Orthodox Union. They may also be dairy. The products are being withdrawn from the marketplace. Consumers who see this product should please contact kosherq@ou.org.



Silver Spring - Cream Style Horseradish Some jars of Silver Spring Cream Style Horseradish mistakenly bear an OU, without the D. This certified product contains dairy and should be labeled OU-D. The company is withdrawing this product from the marketplace for relabeling.






· H.E.B. Multi-Fit Flakes Original
Multi-Fit Flakes with Berries


Some Multi-Fit Flakes breakfast cereals display an unauthorized OU symbol. These products are not certified by the Orthodox Union and contain dairy. The product is being withdrawn from the marketplace.









From the Beth Din of Johannesburg

· The food served as “Kosher” on 1time Airline is not supervised by the Beth Din. We have been advised that non-kosher items are served in their so-called “Kosher Platter”. We have offered our services to 1Time in an effort to rectify this problem but have not received a response as yet.





From the CRC



· Contrary to statements made on their website and in their stores, the cRc does not certify any Red Mango products or locations.





From the OK



· A limited number of boxes of Post Grape Nuts Cereal contain a promotional Grape Nut Cookie that is not certified by the OK. However, it is certified kosher and dairy by Kof-K as the packaging indicates







From the Kosher Supervisors of Wisconsin



· Trader Joes Pita Chips with Sea Salt are Kosher but were mislabeled Pas Yisrael.







From Israel

· Update from Badatz Mehadrin - The Red Heifer Steakhouse (http://www.redheifersteakhouse.com/), (02-624-0504), located at 38 King George Street, Jerusalem, is now under the supervision of Badatz Mehadrin (Rabbi Avraham Rubin). The restaurant is under the same ownership, just a different hechsher.





· Update from Badatz Beit Yosef


The following are now under the badatz hashgacha:


1. Orna Pizza (dairy) 20 HaBanim Street, Tiveria (04-672-6115)


2. Doda La’Pizza (dairy) 8 Ben Hoz Blvd., Holon (03-726-6673)


3. Pizza Kimat Chinam (dairy) 48 Herzl, Bat Yam (03-648-5555)





www.jerusalemkoshernews.com - jerusalemkn@gmail.com








From Kehilla Kosher



· As of July 6, 2011, Kehilla no longer certifies Shawarma Express, located at 5577 Reseda Boulevard in Tarzana, CA.







From the COR

· Consumers should be advised that the following brands of COR certified potato chips will have their status changed from “pareve” to “Dairy Equipment (DE)”:


Lay’s BBQ,


Lay’s BBQ Ribs,


Lay’s Fries and Gravy,


Lay’s Honey Mustard,


Lay’s Old Fashioned BBQ,


Ruffles All Dressed,


Ruffles BBQ,


Wavy Lay’s Old Fashioned BBQ


It should be noted that the pareve status of other COR certified potato chips remains unchanged






· From Our Mailbag



We recently received the following from a subscriber:


I recently wrote to Jell-O in regards to the K on their gelatin products. I wanted to know according to halacha how gelatin that comes from pork can be kosher for a yid to consume .
Here is Kraft's response:
“JELL-O Gelatin and Sugar Free Gelatin are certified Kosher with the "K" symbol by Rabbi Sheldon Goldsmith.”

I wanted to get back you about the question you had on gelatin. Gelatin is made from collagen, a protein that comes from animals used for food, like beef or pork. The majority of gelatin used in our products is derived from North American pork. The very small amount of beef used to make our gelatin is primarily from the United States, as well as from several other countries in North and South America, specifically, Canada and Brazil.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) carefully supervises the production of gelatin. During the production process, gelatin changes chemically so that the final product is not the same in composition or identity as it was in the original protein form. Because of this, gelatin isn't considered a meat by the United States Government




Note: Due to the above we obviously do not recommend this product.






· In regards to the many rumors concerning Kahlua being kosher, the following response from the company was received by a consumer:


Regarding case #96768, Question on Kahlua.com


Dear Irving,

Unfortunately, there are no current plans to produce a kosher. Thanks for your email and your interest in Kahlúa.

Kahlúa.


If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.


Best regards


Hedvig


Consumer contacts


The Absolut Company