Chief Rabbinate of Israel
Chief Rabbinate of Israel
Fraud Division
Kashrut Alert – 025
September 15, 2009
26 Elul 5769
Hebron Wines
Rabbi Dov Lior Shlita has announced he has approved reinstating the Rabbinate’s supervision on Hebron Wineries. (See rabbis letter on the left side of item one in the original document below)
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Birchat David Mehadrin Greens
Netivot Rabbinate officials report that bug-free greens sold in the city under the name Birchat David mehadrin does not have the kosher supervision as claimed. Officials are checking if this is a deliberate attempt to defraud the public of a inadvertent glitch. In and event, the bags of the bug-free greens are not approved by the Machon Mitzvoth T’Luyot B’Aretz as claimed.
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Mivina Noodles
These quick-prepared noodle meals with Russian writing on the package come in various flavors, including meat, chicken and mushroom. They are manufactured in Ukraine and bear the kashrus of the Rabbanut Ukraine, UK, and approval from the Chief Rabbinate. The Rabbinate has not given approval for the product and cannot vouch for its kashrut integrity and stores are instructed to immediately remove it from shelves. (See item 3, left side in original document below).
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Eden Pickle Products – Karen Baked Products – Pomegranate Seeds
The Givat Ada – Binyamina Rabbinate announced it has revoked the kashrut from the Bayit Shel Eden pickle products. The local rabbinate also sites that baked products under the name Karen with its hechsher are fraudulent. The local rabbinate also states that Pomegranate seeds product manufactured by the Simone family is also bearing an unauthorized kosher claim. (See item 4 in original document below, right side. Report does not contain product barcodes)
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The Shnitzeliya Restaurant located in the Rosenfeld gas station in the Nazareth Industrial Park Gimmel as well as Florentine Pizza, located in Ben-Gurion Center in Nazareth are not under the Nazareth Illit Rabbinate as claimed.
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This document presents the actual facts from the Hebrew original but is not a literal translation.
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Rabbi Yaakov Sabag
Chief of Kashrut Division
Rabbi Rafi Yochai
Chief of National Kashrut Fraud Prevention
