Community Magazine July 2012

SupervisionChanges&Withdrawals S ALLY ’ S BY C REATION F ROZEN U NBAKED PROD - UCTS ;Y OGURT C AKES ; S UFGANIYOT , are no longer under COR certification as of June 12, 2012. All products, even when bearing COR 287, are not kosher certified. COR, June 20, 2012. J ONA ’ S P IZZA , located at 5650 Sterling Road, 544 W. 41st St, 2530 N.E. Miami Garden Dr, and 2520 N.E. 186th Street, Miami, FL, is no longer certified by OK Kosher as of June 14, 2012 due to kashrut violations. For more information please contact OK Kosher Certification at 718-756-7500, info@ok.org. All four restaurants are now under the supervision of Rabbi Asher Suissa of Congregation Ohr Yaakov. OK and Kashrut.com, June 18, 2012. M ETRO G ARDEN , located at 116-35 Metropolitan Avenue Kew Gardens, NY, is no longer under the supervision of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens. Vaad of Queens, June 14, 2012. C ARVEL , located at 11037 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90025 is no longer certified by the RCC. R a b b i n i c a l Council of California, May 30, 2012. C AFÉ H ARVARD , located at 5688 Monkland Avenue in Montreal no lon- ger bears MK Kosher Certification. Montreal Kashruth, May 30, 2012. C HIC R ENTALS , located at 8600 Darnley in Montreal no longer bears MK Kosher Certification. Montreal Kashruth, May 23, 2012. Mislabeled M ONSOUR P APA G UAVA N ECTAR ( PROD - UCT OF E GYPT ) , Monsier Papa, Hialeah, FL bears an unauthorized OK (parve) symbol. This product is not certified by OK Kosher. Product has been recalled and labels are being corrected. OK, June 22, 2012. T ERRAFINA B UTTERSCOTCH L OVERS M IX , bears an unauthorized OK symbol. This product is not certified by OK Kosher Certification. Product has been recalled and labels are being corrected. OK, June 21, 2012. T WO FOR THE R OAD S COTCH M INTS , David Roberts Food Corp. bears an unauthor- ized COR 564. This product is not kosher. Corrective measures have been taken. Product has been recalled by the manufacturer. Kindly contact the COR office at 416-635- 9550 if you should find this product bear- ing a COR. COR, June 20, 2012. O RGULLO M EXICANO Q UESO C OTIJA , bears an unauthorized OU mark and is not certified by the Orthodox Union. The cheese was sold in the NY, NJ area and possibly elsewhere. Corrective measures are being implemented. OU, June 13, 2012. K RISPY K REME MINI - CRULLERS , distributed in Kroger’s with the number 65 on the bag have an unauthorized OK on their label and are not recommended. Krispy Kreme products with “AKC” or “#149” are acceptable. Atlanta Kashruth Commission, June 7, 2012. T ROPICAL D ELIGHT E XOTICS S TRAWBERRY B ANANA B EVERAGE , was labeled with an unauthorized COR 13. This product is not kosher certified and contains non-kosher grape juice. Corrective measures have been taken. COR, June 1, 2012. V ILLAGE H ALAWA , distributed in Johannesburg, South Africa bears an unauthorized OU. The Orthodox Union does not certify this product. Corrective measures are being implemented. OU, May 30, 2012. U NDERGROUND C OFFEE C OMPANY , has been using an “OU” lookalike logo on its products which it registered in New Zealand. The “OU” issued a legal challenge in 2009. This case has not yet been resolved. OU, May 30, 2012 H AMMOND ’ S C ANDIES E NGLISH T OFFEE , bears an unauthorized OU symbol. This product is not certified by the Orthodox Union. Corrective measures have been implemented. OU, May 18, 2012. MislabeledDairy/Parve F RED ’ S T ACO S EASONING M IX , contains whey, a dairy ingredient as listed on the ingredi- ent panel. Some products were mistakenly labeled with a plain OU, without the “D” dairy designation. Corrective measures have been implemented. OU, May 29, 2012. Health Alerts S IENNA B AKERY W HITE C HOCOLATE M ACADAMIA N UT COOKIES , are being recalled because they have potential undeclared walnut allergens as master cases may contain retail boxes that are labeled as White Chocolate Macadamia Nut but have Oatmeal Walnut Raisin cookies inside. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to walnuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they con- sume these products. Affected product was sold through GFS Marketplace stores from May 11th through June 7th in the states of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Consumers with additional ques- tions regarding this recall may contact Debra Dartsch, CEO at Best Maid Cookie Company at 1-888-444-0322. FDA, June 8, 2012. B EN & J ERRY ’ S C HOCOLATE N OUGAT C RUNCH I CE C REAM ; S WEET C REAM I CE C REAM WITH F UDGE C OVERED W AFER C OOKIES ; AND C HOCOLATE N OUGAT C RUNCH , are being recalled because they are missing the allergen advisory statement: “Fudge covered wafer piec- es have been manufactured on shared equip- ment that processes peanuts and tree nuts.” This allergen advisory statement should be at the end of the ingredients list of pint sized containers, but was inadvertently omitted from the recalled product. Consumers who have purchased Chocolate Nougat Crunch pints may call 877-270-7397, which is operational 24 hours a day seven days a week, for a replace- ment coupon. FDA on June 12, 2012. C ASTLE F ARMS “U NPASTEURIZED ” R AW F ARM M ILK , should not be consumed due to pos- sible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Castle Farms, located at 1051 Route 249 in Irving, New York, holds a Department permit to legally sell raw milk at the farm. To date, no illnesses are known by the Department to be associated with product from Castle Farms. Meadmedia, June 12, 2012. T RUITT B ROS P ACIFIC N ORTHWEST P REMIUM N AVY B EANS , may contain undeclared soy. People who have an allergy or severe sen- sitivity to soy run the risk of serious or life- threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Product affected is 15oz cans with code: MDSB S1GTD, Best By: 7/18/14 (located on the top or bottom of the can), UPC: 8222524145. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 503- 362-3674. FDA on June 15, 2012. O SKRI “P EACH G RANOLA ” , was recalled because it may contain undeclared cashews. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to cashews and/or other nuts run the risk of seri- ous or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The recalled product was distributed nationwide to travel plazas and retail stores. The prod- uct comes in a 3.53 ounce, flexible plastic bag, UPC 666016111743, marked with the following stamp, which can be found on the front of the bag in the upper right corner: P 3/3/12 EXP 9/9/13 LOT 75. C ontact Alisha Smith of Oskri’s Quality Department by emailing quality@oskri. com or by calling 1-920-648- 8300. FDA,May30,2012. Kashrut Alerts COURTESY OF KASHRUT.COM 78 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE