A quick note before we move into high gear with our shuk Pesach shopping, primarily consisting on the perishables usually purchased closer to the yomtov than items purchased in supermarkets ahead of time.
Motzei Shabbos – March 28, 2009 YWN has many a time released articles seeking to explain that not all that is advertised as kosher or mehadrin kosher in Eretz Yisrael actually is. In some cases, what is advertised as mehadrin may not even conform to the most minimum standards of kashrus. Many a visitor and read more
March 22, 2009 26 Adar 5769 (Alert number 12 is directed as professionals in the Israel kashrut industry, giving operational guidelines for Passover preparations. Therefore, it was not translated and distributed). BOGUS KASHRUT CERTIFICATES In a raid conducted by inspectors in the Rechovot area, a number of establishments were found to be displaying unauthorized kashrut read more
March 5, 2009 9 Adar 5769 The Chief Rabbinate Fraud Division has learned that a quantity of ‘sodium cyclamate 13’ with a fraudulent certification has been introduced into the market and is being used in some food manufacturing factories. Inspectors raided the importers warehouse and found the suspected product, bearing an unauthorized certification from the read more
The following article has been selected by me for I believe it gives a fair insight to the complexities of the kosher industry. I often look at an item as ask myself “what can be wrong”. I used to believe candy is made of sugar, perhaps corn syrup and coloring. Doesn’t get much more basic read more
