12 Elul 5772 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 026/2012. An inspection of the restaurant located at 23 HaChalutz Street in Haifa revealed they are advertising a “kosher mehadrin” using a certificate from the unauthorized Badatz Nachlat Yitzchak agency. The restaurant operates on a regular non-mehadrin standard. What is confusing read more
12 Elul 5772 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 026/2012. Mythos beer is being advertised as under the supervision of Greece Rabbinate. There is no confirmation from the importer to support this claim, so the beer is not to be used in establishments with the rabbinate hashgacha.
12 Elul 5772 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 026/2012. Alert pertaining to Yellowfin tuna steaks (barcode: 7290010679317) “Thunnus Albacares” is advertised as kosher under the Triangle-K (Rabbi Ralbag) with permission of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. The Chief Rabbinate Import Department reports this is a fraudulent claim and the read more
12 Elul 5772 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 026/2012. ‘Next’ energy drink (barcode 4260185881054) is marketed as “kosher halal” without any recognized kashrus from a Rabbanut. From the ambiguously worded alert, it does not appear that the product has a hashgacha from any legitimate kosher certifying agency.
12 Elul 5772 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 026/2012. This alert refers to the Chocolate Way company located in Rosh Ha’ayin which is advertising its product using a bogus kashrus certificate. The update states the company is using a photocopy of a legitimate certificate of the Chocolatte Company (צ’וקולטה) read more
14 Menachem Av 5772 August 2, 2012 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 025/2012. The Haifa Rabbanut reports it has revoked its hashgacha from the Magic Spices (תבליני הקסם) Company. This pertains to spices, sweets, and picked vegetables produced by this company. The company still has the kosher certificate in read more
14 Menachem Av 5772 August 2, 2012 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 025/2012. The Klein Bakery located in Sderot’s new industrial area is distributing baked products with a label claiming to be under the hashgacha of the Sderot Rabbinate. The bakery does not have kosher supervision and the kashrus read more
14 Menachem Av 5772 August 2, 2012 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 025/2012. This alert refers to the annual Jerusalem fair, August 6-18, 2012 that offers a wide array of food. Visitors to such fairs often make the erroneous assumption that all vendors have kosher hashgacha when this is read more
14 Menachem Av 5772 August 2, 2012 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 025/2012. Rabbi Zerach Eliyahu, who heads the Maale Yosef Council Rabbinate announces he does not give a hechsher to Turak Barnea extra virgin olive oil (תורק שמן זית ברנע) or the pomegranate liqueur manufactured in the Galil read more
14 Menachem Av 5772 August 2, 2012 The following is taken from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Update 025/2012. The product is being sold around Israel, barcode 8410655000416, stating it is manufactured in Spain and Imported with approval by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. This claim is bogus and the product is not approved by read more