Kosher Alerts

Kashrus Alert The dates that are being sold in Sobey’s are a product of Israel and are subject to the laws of Shmita. These dates are almost certainly from after the Zman of Byiur. One should not eat or derive any benefit from them. If they have already been purchased they can be discarded only after the dates have decomposed. Casiva Vchasima Tova

September 30, 2016 Kosher Advisory Honey Brand: Product: Honey Company: Issue: Please be aware that “forest honey”, “honeydew honey”, and “beechwood honey” generally refer to honey produced by bees that have consumed the nectar from aphids. They should be avoided. It has come to our attention that some honey blends contain these varieties, which would be identified on the product’s ingredients label. Please check your honey to ensure that these varieties are not listed.

OU KASHRUTH ALERT September 13, 2016 Truwhirl Topping Brand Truwhirl Product Truwhirl (topping) Company Peak Foods LLC, Troy OH Issue Missing D - Dairy Designation The Orthodox Union certifies Truwhirl topping as an OU D - Dairy product. This product contains a dairy ingredient as indicated in the ingredients panel. Some packaging was printed with a plain OU, without the D - Dairy designation. Future packaging is being revised.

6 Elul 5776 – September 9, 2016 Brand Jubilee Marketplace Product Name Yogurt Pretzels Company Terrafina Bronx, NY Issue MISTAKEN USE OF OK PAREVE SYMBOL Jubilee Marketplace Yogurt Pretzels has two labels. The top label mistakenly bears the OK kosher symbol instead of the OK-D kosher symbol. The bottom label has the correct OK-D kosher symbol. Action Corrective action has being taken.

6 Elul 5776 – September 9, 2016 Brand Jubilee Marketplace Product Name Yogurt Pretzels Company Terrafina Bronx, NY Issue MISTAKEN USE OF OK PAREVE SYMBOL Jubilee Marketplace Yogurt Pretzels has two labels. The top label mistakenly bears the OK kosher symbol instead of the OK-D kosher symbol. The bottom label has the correct OK-D kosher symbol. Action Corrective action has being taken.

GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yherman@earthlink.net CHODOSH BULLETIN-28 JUL 16 We have not yet received official confirmation from the US Dep’t of Agriculture of the start of the harvest of the Chodosh spring wheat and barley. However, it is certain that this has begun. We have received a message from a mashgiach that at least one mill received shipments of Chodosh spring wheat on Friday, Jul. 22 and a second mill has received Chodosh on Jul 27. These 2 mills are in the Midwest, near the harvest areas. I will not issue final Chodosh cutoff dates for the upcoming season until the official word is out from the US Dep’t of Agriculture, expected this coming Tuesday. Meanwhile below are the updated revised tentative Chodosh starting dates. 1) Freshly baked items using spring wheat, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the PURCHASE DATE of Jul 29. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 12. 2) Packaged foods from spring wheat may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Jul 29, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 12. 3) Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 17 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1. 4) Barley, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2 and PURCHASE date of Aug 16. 5) Oats: Oats in all products, including cereals, may be Chodosh starting with a PACKING date of Jul 20, PURCHASE date of Aug 3. (The known exception is for General Mills cereals including all Cheerios, for which the Chodosh packing date is July 31 or later.) 6) Barley malt (also listed in the ingredients as “malt”) may be Chodosh as of the packing date of Dec 15. Package codes should be checked after the purchase date of Dec 15 for beer made from barley malt and Mar 15 for malt in other products. Even though pesach was late on the solar calendar this year, still almost all of the 3 crops of interest were planted after pesach and are Chodosh. The early harvest this year is due to weather conditions in the growing areas. Those who want to purchase Yoshon items to store over the Chodosh season should do so now, as soon as possible. The next revised update on this topic is due BE”H one week from now.

20 Tammuz 5776 – July 26, 2016 Brand JACK’S SNACKS Product Name Vegan Nutty Energy Bar Company Jacks Snacks LLC Brooklyn, NY 11223 Issue MISTAKEN USE OF OK PAREVE SYMBOL JACK’S SNACKS Vegan Nutty Energy Bar mistakenly bears the OK kosher symbol instead of the OK-DE kosher symbol. Action Corrective action is being taken.

20 Tammuz 5776 – July 26, 2016 Brand NUTTY NATURALS Product Name Gourmet Mixed Nuts Company Nutty Naturals Holdings Paterson, NJ Issue INCORRECT INGREDIENT PANEL A limited amount of NUTTY NATURALS Gourmet Mixed Nuts, mainly sold in Dollar Tree stores, mistakenly lists dairy ingredients in the ingredient panel. This product is Pareve and is correctly labeled Pareve. Action Corrective action is being taken. We would like to hear your thoughts on how we served you today, Please email us at service@ok.org. We value your opinion!