Community Magazine January 2012

SupervisionChanges&Withdrawals I RISH M IST W HISKY L IQUEUR , has changed formulation and is not kosher. London Beth Din, December 15, 2011. A DAMS B UBBALOO C OLA AND S TRAWBERRY , have changed formulation and are not kosher. London Beth Din on December 15, 2011. M ORRISONS M EAT F REE C HICKEN S TYLE P IECES ; M ORRISONS M EAT F REE H OT D OGS ; M ORRISONS M EAT F REE S AUSAGES L INCOLNSHIRE ; S AINSBURY ’ S M EATFREE H OT D OGS ; S AINSBURY ’ S M EATFREE L INCOLNSHIRE S AUSAGES AND T ESCO M EATFREE G ARLIC C HEESE K IEVS , are no longer made in a supervised factory and are therefore not approved and should not be used. . Old stock which states on the packaging “Made in Israel” is still approved. London Beth Din, December 15, 2011. 5 S POKE C REAMERY , Port Chester, NY is no longer under Kof-K Kosher Certification. Kof-K, December 13, 2011. S UBWAY , in Baltimore will no longer be kosher. The facility is being sold and will become a non-kosher Subway store. They will remove the “Kosher Subway – Star-K” sign above the store and place signs on each door stat- ing, “This location is no longer kosher”. This change does not affect the Subway in the Rockville, MD, Jewish Community Center. Star-K, December 12, 2011. G REEN O LIVE R ESTAURANT , 300 E. 45th St, New York, NY, has had their certification revoked due to kashrut violations. They are now certified as kosher by Badatz Beis Yosef of Queens. OK, December 9, 2011 N ASICHA R ESTAURANT , 98-92 Queens Blvd, Rego Park, NY, is no longer under the supervision of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens. Vaad of Queens, November 22, 2011. H AMSA R ESTAURANT , Tenafly, NJ, is no longer certified by the OK. It is now certi- fied by the Chabad of Tenafly. O K and Chabad of Tenafly, November 22, 2011. P ITA P OCKET E ATERY , 582 Townshipline Road in Cheltenham, PA, is no longer under the supervi- sion of Mekor Baruch. Mekor Baruch Orthodox Supervision, November 22, 2011. K ING OF P ITA B AKERY , is no lon- ger under Kof-K Kosher Certification. Kof-K, November 10, 2011. Mislabeled I SRAELI OLIVE OILS : T EVEL ; M AAYAN H ASHEMEN ; AND K ATIT M E ’ ULAH G ALILEE P RESS AMONG OTHER , are produced with false and unauthor- ized certification claims. The National Rabbanut hechsher should be accepted on olive oil only if accompanied by a hologram. Tevel olive oil falsely claims certification from Badatz Beit Yosef. Maayan Hashemen falsely claims Chug Chatam Sofer Bnai Brak. Katit Me’ulah Galilee Press falsely claims Badatz Yoreh Deah. Israeli Chief Rabbinate on December 20, 2011. N UTTY N ATURALS C HOCO A LMOND ; P EANUT ; P RETZELAND R AISIN ,havemistakenlybeenlabeled with the OK-D symbol and are being recalled. These products are not certified by OK kosher certification. OK on December 20, 2011. L OLIBAR ; L OLI C RUNCH AND R EAL F RUIT , bear an unauthorizedOKsymbol on the label. These prod- ucts are not certified kosher. Corrective measures are being taken. OK December 19, 2011. F OOD B AZAAR S UPERMARKET , has been label- ing many products with the OK Kosher sym- bol without the permission of the OK Kosher Certification. These products are not certified by OK Kosher certification. Corrective measures are being taken. OK, December 12, 2011. M OJOMILK C HOCOLATE M ILK M IX , bears an unauthorized OK symbol on the label. This product is not certified by OK kosher cer- tification. Corrective measures are being taken. OK dated December 9, 2011. P RESIDENT ’ S C HOICE B ANNOCK T OPPED P IE , has an OVbutisnotcertifiedbytheVaadHoeirofSt.Louis (OV). COR and OV, December 9, 2011 F INE L INE S ELECT C HOPPED S PINACH , bears an unauthorized Star-K symbol. This product is not certified by Star-K. Corrective measures are being taken. Star-K, November 23, 2011. E LRON T RADE BBQ K ING BARBECUE PEANUTS , bears an unauthorized Star-K. This product is not certified by Star-K. Corrective measures are being taken. Star-K, November 23, 2011. MislabeledDairy/Parve SMA B REAST M ILK F ORTIFIER , listed as approved parev on p.33 of The Really Jewish Food Guide 2011, is in fact Dairy. London Beth Din on December 15, 2011. Q UAKER W EIGHT C ONTROL I NSTANT O ATMEAL CINNAMON FLAVOR AND B ANANA B READ , mis- takenly omitted the dairy designation from the label of a small amount of this product. These products are dairy and corrective measures were implemented. OU, December 2, 2011. Other Alerts J OHN W EST C ANNED S TRAWBERRIES , contain E120 (red food coloring made from crushed beetles) and are therefore not kosher. London Beth Din on December 15, 2011. K AWARTHA D AIRY M OOSE T RACKS I CE C REAM , is incorrectly labeled as “Chocolate Ice Cream” in 1.5L size with UPC code: 0 62229 08913 6. CFIA, December 6, 2011. H EINZ P URE A PPLE C IDER V INEGAR SMALL BOTTLES , doesn’t have a COR because it is made on a line with non kosher wine vinegar. COR, November 16, 2011. Health Alerts G REENWOOD M USHROOM F ARM SLICED MUSHROOMS , is being recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria mono- cytogenes. CFIA, December 10, 2011. P ACIFIC I NTERNATIONAL M ARKETING C ILANTRO , is being recalled because it may contain sal- monella. A total of 6,141 cartons distributed in Pacific International Marketing packs of 60 bunches, 30 bunches and 20- 3 bunched sleeves. The bunched cilantro is labeled “Pacific” on the twist tie and bears UPC code 33383 80104 and 40695 80104. The product was distributed in California, Arizona, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Indiana, South Carolina, and Missouri through retailers. Cilantro purchased after November 16 th but before December 10 th is affected and con- sumers who have purchased affected product are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Contact Pacific International Marketing at 831 755 1398. FDA, December 9, 2011. T EJAVA P REMIUM I CED T EA , is being recalled in 12 oz glass bottles, because they may contain glass fragments which could be harmful if swal- lowed. Production lots being recalled include UPC 6-54871-24901-2, four pack UPC 6-54871- 04901-1, and single bottle UPC 6-54871-00901- 5. Consumers who have purchased the recalled products are asked to return the product to the store where it was purchased and cou- pons, product replacement, or credit will be issued. The 1 liter size of Tejava® Premium Iced Tea is not affected and is not part of this recall. FDA, December 9, 2011. O CEAN S PRAY O RIGINAL F LAVOR C RAISINS , is being recalled because it may contain metal pieces. Product sold in 5-ounce, 10-ounce and 48-ounce packages as well as bulk sweetened dried cranberries in 10-pound packages may contain very small hair-like metal fragments that are unlikely to cause consumer injury. No injuries or adverse effects have been report- ed regarding these products to date. No other Ocean Spray brand products are affected. Consumers who have purchased the recalled products are urged to destroy the product, save the UPC label and best by date and contact Ocean Spray FDA, November 25, 2011. S MUCKER ’ S N ATURAL P EANUT B UTTER C HUNKY (16 OZ .) , is being recalled because it may be con- taminated with salmonella. The affected product has UPC: 5150001701 (located on the side of the jar’s label below the bar code) production codes: 1307004 and 1308004 best-if-used-by dates: August 3, 2012 and August 4, 2012. The impacted product would have been purchased between November 8 - 17, 2011 No other products of The J.M. Smucker Company are affected by this recall. Consumers who have purchased this product are urged to discard it immediately. FDA, November 18, 2011. B UMBLE B EE C HOCOLATE C RISP O RGANIC E NERGY B AR , is being recalled because of undeclared allergens: milk, peanut, soy. The bars are stamped DE (dairy equipment). The product does not contain dairy ingredients, but is processed on the same line as dairy. CFIA, November 4, 2011 Kashrut Alerts COURTESY OF KASHRUT.COM 50 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE