Community Magazine October 2012

SupervisionChanges&Withdrawals N ANA R ESTAURANT , 1509 S. Robertson Blvd Los Angeles, CA is closed and will be moving to a new location. The former loca- tion will operate as a non-kosher entity under new ownership. R a b b i n i c a l Council of California, September 12, 2012. K ANAKIS I LIAS E XTRA V IRGIN O LIVE O IL , is no longer certified by OK Kosher Certification as of July 1, 2012. OK Kosher Certification, September 6, 2012. E ILAT P RIME M EATS , 497 Middle Neck Rd. Great Neck, NY is no longer under the super- vision of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens. They are now certified by Rabbi David Navarro, Congregation Midrash David. Vaad of Queens & CMD, September 6, 2012. S YLVIA W EINSTOCK C AKES , is no longer certified by OK Kosher Certification as of September 3, 2012 due to kashrut violations. OK Kosher Certification, September 5, 2012. G IFFORDS I CE C REAM , is no longer under Star-D Certification. Any continued use of the Star-D symbol is unauthorized. The final production date-code # is 05042013. (Code: year after final production). This should not be confused with Gifford’s Ice Cream, Skowhegan, ME which is under Quality Kosher Supervision, Rabbi Aryeh Spero. Star-K & QKS, September 4, 2012. P OPZ M ICROWAVE S WEET P OPCORN , is now made in a non-certified factory and is not kosher approved. Popz Microwave Butter Salted Popcorn is only certified when bearing the OK logo. London Beth Din Twitter feed, September 3, 2012. A NCHOR PRODUCTS , are no longer licensed as kosher by KAWA. No hechser appeared on the products. The de-certification is immediate, existing stock may be used. KAWA, August 23, 2012. Mislabeled A GROFOOD DRIED FRUIT ; NUTS AND GRANOLA , bear an unauthorized Star-K. The Star-K has never certified these products. Corrective action is being taken. Star-K, September 13, 2012. F LORA F OODS A RTICHOKE H EARTS AND A RTICHOKE Q UARTERS , bears an unauthorized Kof-K. The product is sold primarily in Florida and on the Internet. Future packaging will not bear the Kof-K. Kof-K, September 13, 2012. K IRKLAD S IGNATURE F UNHOUSE T REATS , added a candy that is not certified by the Orthodox Union to the variety recently. The product is sold at Costco in a bag that contains a variety of small individually wrapped candies. Until recently, all the candies in the Funhouse Treat bag were certified by the Orthodox Union. Some outer bags of product that is not certified inadver- tently bear an OU symbol. Costco is correct- ing this error and the new bags will no longer have the OU. The individually wrapped can- dies with an OU or OU-D are certified by the Orthodox Union. OU, September 7, 2012. H EIRLOOM F ARMS P OMEGRANATE J UICE , bears an unauthorized OK symbol on the label. These prod- ucts are not certified by OK Kosher Certification. Corrective measures are being taken. OK Kosher Certification, August 31, 2012 D ALLAS G OURMET B AKERY L AVASH W RAPS , bear an unauthorized OK symbol. This prod- uct is not certified by OK Kosher Certification. Corrective measures are being implemented. OK Kosher Certification, August 29, 2012. T ERRAFINA C HOC N N UTS Y OGURT C OVERED C RANBERRIES AND D ARK C HOCOLATE P RETZEL B ALLS , mistakenly bear an unauthorized OK-D symbol. These products are not certified by OK. OK Kosher Certification, August 28, 2012. P ANER B HURJI V EGETARIAN R OLLS , bear an unauthorized OV Symbol and are not certi- fied kosher by the Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis. Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis, August 27, 2012. H AMMOND ’ S C ANDIES E NGLISH T OFFEE , bears an unauthorized OU symbol. This product is not cer- tified by the Orthodox Union. Corrective measures have been implemented. OU, May 18, 2012. MislabeledDairy/Parve R EADY R OAST P RALINE P ECANS G RANULES , contain butter, as indicated on the label. This product is certified by the Orthodox Union as an OU-D Dairy product. Some labels bear a plain OU without the D-Dairy designation. Corrective measures have been implemented. OU, September 20, 2012. S WEET D REAMS C INNAMON C RUMB C OFFEE C AKE M IX , is missing the dairy designation on the kosher symbol. This product contains dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredients panel. This product is sold at BJ’s. Kosher LA, September 10, 2012. D.E. H AMMOND ’ S C HEWY C HOCOLATE C ARAMEL ; V ANILLA C ARAMEL ; C ARAMEL M ARSHMALLOW , were mistakenly mislabeled without a dairy des- ignation. Corrective measures have been imple- mented. Vaad of Denver, August 30, 2012. T RADER J OE ’ S F ROZEN G REEK Y OGURT , is mis- takenly labeled with a Kof-K, without the necessary dairy des- ignation. The product has skim milk in it and should be labeled dairy. Future labels will be corrected. Kof-K, August 22, 2012. H AMMONDS C HEWY C ARAMEL , is mistakenly labeled Scroll K DE. It is a Scroll K dairy product as it contains dairy halav stam ingredi- ents. Corrective measures are being implement- ed. Vaad of Denver, August 22, 2012. Other Alerts O NTARIO RED CABBAGE , has been found to contain thrip infestation. Until further notice, we recommend the all red cabbage undergo the fol- lowing 10-step procedure: 1. Discard loose outer leaves. 2. Cut head into 4 quarters. 3. Peel off the outer leaf of one of the quarters directly over the light box. 4. Gently tap the leaf on the lightbox. 5.Examine for small white moving thrips. 6. If even one insect is found, the cabbage may not be used. 7. If no insect is found then repeat steps 3-5 again and then again a third time. 8. If no insects are found on the light box then you may proceed to shred or cut the leaves. 9. Soak the leaves in a soapy solution and rinse well. 10. Check the water for thrips. The other option would be to purchase pre-washed red cabbage with a reliable kosher certification. If you have any questions feel free to contact COR at 416 635-9550 or ques- tions@cor.ca. COR, September 9, 2012. Health Alerts T RADER J OE ’ S C REAMY S ALTED V ALENCIA P EANUT B UTTER , is being recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was distrib- uted to Trader Joe’s stores nationwide and comes in a 16 ounce, plastic jar with an expi- ration date stamped below the lid. All code dates are included in this recall. Customers who have purchased this item are urged to not eat the product, and to dispose of it or return it to any Trader Joe’s for a full refund. Contact Trader Joe’s Customer Relations at (626) 599-3817. FDA, September 22, 2012. M ETRO O NTARIO O RBITAL F RUITY I CY P OPS A SSORTMENT , is being recalled because of unde- clared milk. The wrong product was put into the box. These products were distributed in Ontario and Quebec. CFIA, September 4, 2012. C HAMP ’ S S LICED C RIMINI M USHROOMS , is being recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The 8 oz. packages bear the UPC 6 78286 88877 5 and 0 33383 67600 5 with the packed on date of, PO 10AUG2012 or PO 11AUG2012. This product is known to be distributed in British Columbia and Alberta, but may have been distributed in other provinc- es. CFIA, August 22, 2012. Kashrut Alerts COURTESY OF KASHRUT.COM 54 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE