28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 From Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Update 019/5773 The product, Mei Veradim (Natural Essential Oil & Water) is being marketed by importer Jallal Drabi, 51 Matlon Street in Tel Aviv. The label says “kashrus mehuderet” with authorization from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel Import Division has read more
28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 From Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Update 019/5773 Olive oil sold under the label “Suri Biladi” claims to be “kosher” and “kosher for Passover” on the label. However it t does not have any hashgacha.
28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 From Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Update 019/5773 Olive oil sold under the “Yerushalmi’ label bears the Chief Rabbinate National Kashrus and Chug Chassam Sofer Bnei Brak logos. The Chief Rabbinate reports the product is not under its supervision. The report does not comment on the legitimacy of the Chassam Sofer read more
28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 From Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Update 019/5773 The Sadah Fish store located at 180 Ramaz Street in the old Ashkelon Shuk advertises itself as “kosher mehadrin” yet it sells various treif seafood items. The bogus kosher claim includes displaying the logos of the Machon L’Mitzvos Tluyos B’aretz and Chug Chassam read more
28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 From Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Update 019/5773 Ground beef and kebabs packaged under the name “Ohf B’Emek” were found in a grocery store in Moshav Tel Katzir in the Golan Heights. The label says the product is kosher under the supervision of the Jordan Valley Rabbinate. The factory producing these read more
28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 From Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Update 019/5773 The Basher Cheese Bistro Restaurant located at 21 Aggripas Street in Jerusalem displays a mehadrin hashgacha from the unauthorized Keter Kashrut. The store advertises itself as “kosher mehadrin” on its Facebook page as well. The teudah is not generally on display, but kept read more
28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 From Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Update 019/5773 The Pinat Tamar Restaurant located at 2 Smilinsky Street in Netanyahu displays a bogus teudat hechsher claiming to be under the supervision of the Netanya Rabbinate when this is not so. This restaurant has been caught numerous times in the past feeding patrons read more
28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 From Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Update 019/5773 Rujum Winery located in Mitzpei Rimon has begun marketing its product under the “hashgacha” of the Conservative Movement. The Chief Rabbinate does not authorize this body to give kosher supervision and therefore, the product is banned from all establishments with supervision from a read more
28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 From Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Update 019/5773 A quantity of treif meat packaged under the name “Prime” was apprehended in the Shipud Eilat Restaurant located at the Moria Promenade. The restaurants hashgacha was immediately pulled. After a number of weeks and an in-depth probe, the decision was made to restore read more
28 Elul 5773 September 3, 2013 I have loaded the PDF Hebrew version of the last Chief Rabbinate Kashrus update of 5773. It is my sincere hope that sometime later today I will find time to post the English translation. 019שעג