Community Magazine January 2009

104 Community magazine Kashrut &Health Alerts SupervisionChanges&Withdrawals S WEETOGRAPHY I NC . , Brooklyn, NY is no longer certified by OK Kosher Certification. OK, December 15, 2008 S HWARMAH E XPRESS , 1012 East 15th Street Brooklyn, NY, is no longer under the hash- gacha of the Vaad of Flatbush. Any use of the Vaad’s name or symbol by this estab- lishment is unauthorized. Shwarmah Express is now certified by Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Krausz, the Udvarer Rav. Vaad of Flatbush & Rabbi Krausz, November 10, 2008 Mislabeled B LOCK & B ARREL H OT D OG B UNS , Sysco Corp, with the OK-D symbol on the label is not certified by OK Kosher Certification. Any product found with the OK sym- bol is unauthorized. This product is being recalled. OK, December 18, 2008 S ALLY S HERMAN S EAFOOD S ALAD , Sally Sherman Foods, Mt. Vernon, NY, has been distributed in limited quantities while bearing an unauthorized OUsymbol.Theproductisbeingwithdrawnfrom the marketplace. OU, December 5, 2008 O RIGINAL S OUTH P HILLY C HALLAH , sold in the Philadelphia area bears an unau- thorized KOF-K. The packages have been corrected. Kof-K, December 4, 2008 T REASURES FROM THE S EA , products under this brand whose OU symbol is cov- ered with a sticker are not certified by the Orthodox Union. OU, December 5, 2008 D IETZ AND W ATSON H OAGIE D RESSING , Dietz and Watson, Philadelphia, PA, bears an unauthorized OU symbol and is not certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union. Consumers spotting this prod- uct are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8241 or via email at kashalerts@ ou.org. OU, December 4, 2008 B LACK B EAR OF THE B LACK F OREST H OAGIE D RESSING , Black Bear Enterprise, Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ, bears an unauthor- ized OU symbol and is not certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union. The product with UPC 630003917120, is being withdrawn from the marketplace. Consumers spotting this prod- uct are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8241 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org . OU, November 26, 2008 MislabeledDairy/Parve H OODY ’ S S ERVE & S NACK P ARTY T RAY , Harvest Manor Farms, Cedar Rapids, IA, contains dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredi- ent panel but the dairy designation has been inadvertently omitted. Future packaging will be revised. OU, December 5, 2008 C ONFISERIE L EONIDAS C HOCOLATIER , Madison Avenue, New York, has mistakenly labeled some of their products omitting the dairy des- ignation. All of their kosher products are indeed cRc dairy, halav stam . C h i c a g o Rabbinical Council, December 11, 2008 L OTTIE & B ECK P OWDERED C APPUCCINO D RINK M IXES : F RENCH V ANILLA ; A MARETTO AND M OCHA , North American Tea & Coffee Inc., Canada, contain dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel, but the dairy designation has been inadvertently omitted. Future packag- ing will be revised. OU, December 5, 2008 Other Alerts T ROPICANA B RAND O RANGE J UICE WITH O MEGA 3 , correctly bears an OK-Fish certification. ChicagoRabbinicalCouncil,December18,2008 B OAR ’ S H EAD P RODUCTS , may be mistakenly associated with OU, since placards bearing an unauthorized OU symbol and the Boar’s Head logo, have been distributed to delis. These plac- ards are not an indication of the kosher status of their corresponding products. Corrective action is being taken. Consumers spotting these placards are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8241 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org . OU, December 15, 2008 K NORR V EGETABLE S OUP M IX ATTACHED TO BOTTLES OF H ELLMANN ’ S M AYONNAISE , is not kosher. MK, December 10, 2008 N ORELCO A RCITEC S ERIES S HAVERS , have a lift and cut system which cannot be removed. A number of poskim hold that the lift and cut sys- tem of Norelco shavers should be removed so as not to transgress the prohibition of bringing a blade to one’s face. Those who wish to purchase a shaver with the intent to have the lift and cut removed, should avoid the Arcitec series. Rabbi Moshe Bussu, November 27, 2008 Health Alerts K ASHI GOLEAN P OWDER C HOCOLATE E NERGY S HAKE M IX , Kashi Company, LaJolla, CA, is being recalled because they contain undeclared milk. Consumers who have a Kashi GOLEAN Chocolate Energy Shake Mix 14.8 oz canister with a bar code of 18627 71000 and Better if Used by Date stamped on the bottom between the dates of JAN 17 2009 and NOV 15 2009 should call the Kashi Consumer Response center at 1-877-747-2467. This product bears an OU-D. FDA, December 13, 2008 C RYSTAL L IGHT H UNGER S ATISFACTION S TRAWBERRY B ANANA FLAVOR , Kraft Foods, is unique among Crystal Light varieties in that it contains whey, a milk protein. The product, which was distributed beginning December 1, 2008 is labeled as containing milk in two places on the package. For more information, call (800) 431-1002. This product is dairy - halav stam and bears an OK-D. FAAN, December, 2008 B AGI S HUMANIT S UPER C OLD G REASE R EMOVER , Fantastic Distributors, Brooklyn, N.Y. is being recalled because direct con- tact with this substance can cause burns to skin and eyes. The product, packaged in a white 26.4 fl oz. (750 ml) bottle with a trigger sprayer and manufactured in Israel, lacks required special packaging and warning label. It was sold at various grocery stores in NY, NJ and CT from April 2000 through September 2008 for about $5. Consumers should immediately pour any remaining prod- uct into the toilet, using care to avoid splash- ing. Consumers should return the empty bottle to the store where the product was purchased for a full refund. For additional information, contact Fantastic Distributors at (718) 485-1300 between 9am and 5pm Monday through Friday, or visit www.fantas- ticinc.com . Consumer Product Safety Commission, December 17, 2008 M ORNING S TAR F ARMS G RILLER R ECIPE C RUMBLES ; M ORNING S TAR F ARMS S AUSAGE S TYLE C RUMBLES ; AND W ORTHINGTON C HICKETTE C HUB R OLLS , MorningStar Farms, will contain milk and egg ingredi- ents starting in January 2009. The ingre- dient statement will list milk and egg. Please continue to read all labels for cur- rent allergen information. For more informa- tion, contact MorningStar Farms at (800) 962-0120. FAAN, November 24, 2008 COURTESY OF KASHRUT.COM