Community Magazine June 2009

122 Community magazine Kashrut &Health Alerts SupervisionChanges&Withdrawals L ISTERINE P OCKET P AKS , Johnson & Johnson, will be discontinuing kosher certification as of July 1, 2009. In anticipation of this change, Johnson & Johnson has revised packaging to no longer bear the KOF-K Kosher symbol. Due to potential consumer confusion, Kof-K Kosher Supervision recommends Listerine Pocketpaks only when bearing the Kof-K symbol. The product is viewed Kof-K as a food item falling under the purview of hilchot kashrut and contains kosher sensitive ingre- dients such as Polysorbate 80 and Glyceryl Oleate. Once a kosher product is no longer certified, the company may obtain ingredients from non-kosher sources. Contact Listerine at 800-524-2624. Kof-K, May 22, 2009 C ORN T ORTILLAS , Walsroder Packaging Group, are no longer certified by the cRc even when bearing the cRc on the label. cRc, May 11, 2009 S ENSIBLE E DIBLES B AKERY , in Long Island is no longer kosher certified. OU, May 1, 2009 O SSIE ’ S F ISH M ARKET , is no longer certi- fied by the Star-K. They are now certified by OU. Star-K & OU, April 27, 2009 Mislabeled S NAPPLE F RUIT P UNCH , Snapple Beverage Corporation, has been incorrectly labeled OK Parve. The product was included in 24 packs containing 20 ounce plastic bottles with three flavors. Two of the flavors, Mango Madness and Kiwi Strawberry are kosher, OK certified and have the OK symbol on the label. The Fruit Punch is not certified and not kosher. Labels are being corrected. OK, May 21, 2009 G RAPE D RINK , Highland Dairy, is not cer- tified by the cRc even when bear- ing a cRc on the label. cRc, May 6, 2009 S TICKNEY & P OOR B LUE C HEESE D RESSING , Four-In-One Co., bears an unauthorized OU symbol and is being withdrawn from the market. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the OU at 212-613-8241 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org . OU, May 1, 2009 C AROLINE ’ S S WEET B LUE C HEESE D RESSING , Cain’s Foods, bears an unauthorized OU sym- bol and is being withdrawn from the market. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the OU at 212-613-8241 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org . OU, May 1, 2009 MislabeledDairy/Parve O RGANIC B UCKWHEAT P ANCAKE & B AKING M IX , Organic Arrowhead Mills, was mislabeled as OK Dairy. The product is in fact parve. Labels are being corrected. OK, May 21, 2009 R OUNDY B RAND D ARK C HOCOLATE C ASHEWS ; N ATURAL D ARK C HOCOLATE A LMONDS ; D ARK C HOCOLATE C RANBERRIES ; M ILK C HOCOLATE C HERRIES ; C HOCOLATE D OUBLE D IPPED P EANUTS ; C HOCOLATE M ALT B ALLS ; C HOCOLATE R AISINS ; C ASHEW AND C ARAMEL W HITE C LUSTERS ; P EANUT B RITTLE ; Y OGURT C HERRIES ; Y OGURT C RANBERRIES ; Y OGURT P RETZELS ; Y OGURT R AISINS ;M ARDI G RAS M IX ; AND T ROPICAL B LEND , were mis- takenly distributed without the “Dairy” designation. All of the varieties are cRc dairy (halav stam). cRc,May12, 2009 J&JW HOLE F RUIT P EACH S ORBET , J & J Snack Foods, in one pint containers has an OU-D designation, but is actually parve. OU, May 4, 2009 S NAPPLE N ATURALLY F LAVORED G O B ANANAS , Snapple Beverage Corp., has been inadver- tently labeled OK parve. This product is kosher but contains milk (as stated in the ingredients). Labels are being corrected. OK,April22,2009 Other Alerts V ANILLA T OFUTTI C UTIES , is undergoing a limited precautionary recall due to pos- sible trace amounts of dairy. These traces, if they exist, were inadvertent and batul hala- chically. Anyone with this product should call Tofutti at 908-272-2400 for a refund. All Tofutti products continue to be certified Kof-K Pareve. Kof-K, May 15, 2009 M RS . J AY ’ S C OOKIES , Jay Co. New York, are certified kosher, parve by OK Kosher. OK, May 11, 2009 Health Alerts M ARKET P ANTRY C HOCOLATE C HIP C HEWY G RANOLA B ARS , Leclerc Foods, sold at Target, has been voluntarily recalled in limited quan- tities affecting a single lot which may con- tain peanut butter. Products bear the UPC Code 85239 20124 and a “Best By” date of 18JAN2010. Consumers can return this prod- uct to Target for a full refund or call Target Guest Relations at 800-316-6151. For addition- al information contact Leclerc Foods Customer Service at 800-463-6144. FDA, May 5, 2009 K LEIN ’ S N ATURALS P ISTACHIO P RODUCTS , Brooklyn, NY, is being voluntarily recalled as a precautionary measure because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. All retail customers who have purchased these items should return them to the store of purchase for a full refund or replacement. Contact Kliens at 718-499-4299. FDA, April 30, 2009 S IMPLY E NJOY P INA C OLODA W HITE C HOCOLATE G OURMET C OOKIES , Brent and Sam’s, announced a voluntary recall on 31 cases of the product because it may contain undeclared pecans. This product was distributed to Stop n Shop stores in NJ, NY, NH, ME, CT, RI. The product is packaged in an individual metal- ized, 7 oz. net weight package. Consumers are urged to return the item to a Stop n Shop store for a full refund. Contact Phil Brooks at 704- 554-5548. FDA, April 22, 2009 COURTESY OF KASHRUT.COM