Kosher Alerts

Brand: Spring Valley Product: Potato Blintzes Company: MilMar Food Group, Goshen NY Issue: We have recently been notified that some packages of Spring Valley Potato Blintzes contained cheese blintzes (non-Cholov Yisroel). This only applies to LOT# 1513MMR7831RE. This does not affect all packages in this lot, however, out of an abundance of caution, all packages from this lot have been removed from the shelf. If you have a package at home, please check it before preparing it to be sure it is potato and not cheese. Corrective actions have been implemented.

Snapple Elemints “Fire” Dragon Fruit Juice Drink contains grape juice. It is NOT Kosher certified and does NOT bear an O/K. Only those Snapple drinks that bear the O/K symbol are Kosher (be sure to check for their pareve/dairy statues. A plain O/K symbol indicates pareve, O/Kd is dairy and O/K de is dairy equipment.

Morocco Kosher Travel Company: Morocco Kosher Travel, New York NY Issue: Unauthorized OU The Orthodox Union does not certify Morocco Kosher Travel. Some ads for Morocco Kosher Travel were published with the statement "The First OU Certified Company To Morocco". This statement is incorrect.

Jalapeno Pistachios, manufactured by Vacaville Fruit Company of Vacaville, CA, bear an unauthorized STAR-K symbol. The product contains small traces of dairy and should bear a STAR-D (non-Cholov Yisroel). Corrective action is being taken.

24 Sivan 5783 – June 13, 2023 Brand: Nature’s Garden Product: Peach Rings Company: Cibo Vita, Inc. Totowa, NJ 07512 Issue: Mislabel A limited amount of Nature’s Garden Peach Rings, sold at Safeway, were mistakenly labeled with the OK symbol. This product is not kosher. Action: Corrective actions are being taken.

Please be advised that cans of Shahia Stuffed Vine Leaves, produced in Turkey and distributed by Lipari Foods with a production code after 4/30/2020, bear an unauthorized STAR-K symbol. Corrective action is being taken.

April 27, 2023: From the Scroll-K: Glutino products with non-kosher filling Brand Name: Glutino Products: Gluten Free Oven Baked Apple Cinnamon Bar – 12/7.05z Gluten Free Oven Baked Blueberry Acai Bar – 12/7.05z Gluten Free Oven Baked Strawberry Bar – Pareve, 12/7.05z and 8/7.05oz Issue: These products were mistakenly filled with a non-kosher filling. This applies only to specific SKUs and Best by Dates as seen below. All products with a different SKU and dates are correctly marked as kosher. Corrective action is being taken. Gluten Free Oven Baked Apple Cinnamon Bar – Pareve, SKU 067852303073 – GT OVENBK BAR APL CIN 12/7.05z Best by dates of 03-Jan-24, 08-Mar-24, 06-Dec-23, 16-Sep-23, 27-Oct-23, 29-Jul-23 Gluten Free Oven Baked Blueberry Acai Bar – Pareve, SKU 067852303075 – GT OVENBK BAR BB ACAI 12/7.05z Best by dates of 02-Jan-24, 02-Mar-24, 08-Nov-23, 09-Nov-23, 16-Dec-23, 15-Sep-23, 26-Oct-23, 30-Sep-23, 12-Jan-24, 02-Sep-23, 13-May-23, 21-Jun-23, 22-Jun-23, 27-Aug-23, 28-Jul-23 Gluten Free Oven Baked Strawberry Bar – Pareve, SKU 067852303081 – GT OVENBK BAR STRWBRY 12/7.05z Best by dates of 09-Jan-24, 10-Jan-24, 13-Dec-23, 14-Sep-23, 01-Sep-23, 26-Aug-23, 31-Aug-23, 23-Jun-23, 01-Jun-23, 10-May-23, 17-May-23 Gluten Free Oven Baked Strawberry Bar – Pareve, SKU 067852303088 – GT OVENBK BAR STRWBRY 8/7.05ozBest by dates of 07-Mar-24, 19-Mar-24, 20-Mar-24, 21-Mar-24, 22-Mar-24, 26-Mar-24, 02-Feb-24, 05-Jan-24, 11-Jan-24, 27-Feb-24, 28-Feb-24, 01-Mar-24, 05-Mar-24, 06-Mar-24, 30-Jan-24, 01-Feb-24, 29-Feb-24, 31-Jan-24, 08-Dec-23, 09-Dec-23, 14-Dec-23, 15-Dec-23, 29-Aug-23, 25-Aug-23, 30-Aug-23, 23-Aug-23, 24-Aug-23, 26-Jul-23, 27-Jul-23, 03-Jun-23, 11-May-23, 24-Jun-23, 12-May-23, 02-Jun-23, 18-May-23, 20-May-23

Brand: D’Italanio Product: Parmesan Thick Sliced Garlic Toast / Pain Tranché Épais à l’ail 672g Issue: This product is NOT KOSHER even when bearing a COR DAIRY symbol in error. Distribution: Sold in grocery stores across Ontario Corrective action has been taken.

Brand: Selection Products: Parmesan Knots / Noeuds à l’ail et au Parmesan, 296g Parmesan Garlic Bread / Pain à l’ail et au Parmesan, 686g Distribution: Sold in Metro stores in Ontario Issue: These products are NOT KOSHER even when bearing a COR DAIRY symbol in error. Corrective action has been taken.

Baybury Brother Sauces Brand: BB Product: All Baybury Brothers Products Company: Baybury Brothers Distribution, Brooklyn NY Issue: Unauthorized OU The Orthodox Union does not certify Baybury Brothers products. Some of their products bear an unauthorized OU mark. If you see these products in the marketplace, please provide details to kosherq@ou.org.

13 Adar 5783 – March 6, 2023 Product Tops Chicken Artificially Flavored Instant Bouillon Tops Chicken Artificially Flavored Bouillon Cubes Tops Beef Artificially Flavored Instant Bouillon Tops Beef Artificially Flavored Bouillon Cubes Company Tops Markets, LLC Williamsville, NY 14221 Issue Mislabel Tops Chicken Artificially Flavored Instant Bouillon and Bouillon Cubes and Tops Beef Artificially Flavored Instant Bouillon and Bouillon Cubes were mislabeled with the OK P symbol. These products are certified kosher pareve, not for Passover. Action Corrective actions are being taken.

Kashrut Alert: March 6, 2023: From the Kof-K: The following Pretzel Pzazz flavored pretzels, have been mistakenly labeled with a KOF-K Parve symbol. These products contain milk, and are certified Kosher Dairy. Sour Cream & Chive Buffalo Blue Cheese Corrective actions are being taken.