Community Magazine November 2012

SupervisionChanges&Withdrawals Q UEENS P IZZA , 116-14 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, NY is no lon- ger certified by The Vaad Harabonim of Queens. Queens Vaad, October 15, 2012. R UBICON S PARKLING P OMEGRANATE D RINK , list- ed as approved parve on page 92 of the London Bet Din list has changed formulation and is not kosher. London Beth Din, October 3, 2012. Mislabeled C ENTURY D AIRY R OCKY R OAD I CE C REAM , were mistakenly labeled as OK-D in contain- ers under lot numbers #152-12 and #207-12. OK Kosher Certification does not certify this product as it contains non-kosher ingredients. Product has been recalled and relabeled. OK Kosher Certification, October 15, 2012. NAC D RY N ATURAL S HRIMP , bears an unau- thorized Star-K, this product is not kosher and corrective action is being taken. NAC Spices are distributed in the NY/ NJ region. Star-K, October 14, 2012. A IRHEADS P ARTY M IX , Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc., Erlanger, KY mistakenly bears an unau- thorized OU symbol. Though the Airheads taffies are certified kosher by the Orthodox Union and each individual taffy wrapper bears an OU Symbol, the Airheads lollipops that are found in the same bag, are not certified by the Orthodox Union and they do not bear an OU Symbol. Corrective measures have been implemented. OU, October 3, 2012. MislabeledDairy/Parve L AUREL H ILL N ACHO M ULTIGRAIN T ORTILLA C HIPS , is incorrectly labeledwith a plain cRc logo which would indicate it being parve. In fact, the product is dairy ( halav stam ) as indicated on the ingredient panel. cRc, October 17, 2012. W EGMANS G LUTEN F REE D OUBLE C HOCOLATE B ROWNIE M IX , were labeled with an OU mark without the D - Dairy designation. This product was withdrawn from the market- place. Consumers who purchased this product prior to the withdrawal should consider it a dairy product. OU, October 17, 2012 S UNKIST C OCONUT I CE C REAM B AR , incorrectly bearsa“cRcDairyEquipment”label.Theproduct is kosher but actually contains dairy ingredients ( halav stam ) as noted in the ingredients and aller- gen information. cRc, October 11, 2012. Other Alerts B LUEBERRIES FROM A RGENTINA , have been checked and found to be highly infested. It is therefore not permissible to eat blueber- ries from Argentina until further notice. MK Kosher Certification on October 19, 2012. Health Alerts A MSELLEM B UTCHER /D ELI MEAT PRODUCTS , 5450 Westminster Ave in Côte Saint-Luc, Montreal Canada, are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Listeria. Affected product was sold until Oct. 3, 2012. Anyone who has these items in their home should throw them out and not eat them. Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria likely will not look or smell spoiled. MK Kosher Certification, October 15, 2012. K ELLOGG ’ S M INI -W HEATS U NFROSTED B ITE S IZE CEREAL , is being voluntarily recalled due to the possible presence of fragments of flex- ible metal mesh from a faulty manufacturing part. Recalled products include only single serve cartons and 18-ounce cartons of Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original (not kosher) and Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size with the letters KB, AP or FK before or after the Best If Used Before date. Consumers with affected product or who have questions should contact the company at Kelloggs.com or call 800- 962-1413. FDA, October 8, 2012. K IRKLAND AND F OPPEN S MOKED SALMON , is being recalled after product tainted with sal- monella has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands. This smoked salmon was sold in the US as a two pack. A list of products that have been recalled (in Dutch) can be found at www.foppenpalingenzalm.nl/recall. US Foodsafetyblog, Oct. 2, 2012. D ALE AND T HOMAS 3.5 OZ A GED W HITE C HEDDAR ; 8 OZ A GED W HITE C HEDDAR ; 8.3 OZ A GED W HITE C HEDDAR ; 9 OZ A GED W HITE C HEDDAR ; 6.5 OZ A LMOND B ISCOTTI ; 7 OZ A LMOND B ISCOTTI ; 7 OZ A MERICAN C HEESE ; 8 OZ A PPLE C RISP ; 3.5 OZ B ACON R ANCH ; 7.75 OZ B ACON R ANCH ; 8.3 OZ B ACON R ANCH ; 6 OZ B LACK & W HITE D RIZZLE ; 7.4 OZ C ARAMEL ; 8 OZ C ARAMEL ; 7 OZ C ARAMEL R OASTED P EANUTS ; 5 OZ C HOCOLATE P EANUT B UTTER ; 5.5 OZ C HOCOLATE P EANUT B UTTER ; 5.5 OZ C INNAMON S UGAR D RIZZLE ; 6 OZ C INNAMON S UGAR D RIZZLE ; 5.5 OZ D ARK F UDGE C HOCOLATE C HIP D RIZZLE ; 6 OZ D ARK F UDGE C HOCOLATE C HIP D RIZZLE ; 9.75 OZ K ETTLECORN ; 14 OZ K ETTLECORN ; 0.7 OZ K ETTLECORN M ULTIPACK 8-P ACK B AG ; 6.9 OZ S ALT & P EPPER ; 5.5 OZ W ASABI R ESERVE P OPCORN , is being recalled because of possible contamination by Listeria mono- cytogenes. The recall affects a limited num- ber of ready-to-eat bags of select flavors of Indiana brand popcorn products. Products involved in the recall should not be con- sumed and may be returned to the point of purchase for a full refund or replacement. The recalled products were distributed with Best By dates of February 4th, 2013 through March 12th, 2013. All other Indiana popcorn products are safe to consume. Consumers with recalled product should contact Dale and Thomas’ dedicated recall hotline (866) 940-7936 or email recall@ daleandthomaspopcorn.com for additional information. FDA, September 28, 2012. G ENERAL M ILLS A LMOND N ATURE V ALLEY S WEET & S ALTY N UT G RANOLA B ARS , vol- untarily recalled a single day’s production of because of a labeling issue where product containing peanuts did not list the allergen on the box’s ingredient label. A produc- tion error resulted in a limited number of properly labeled, individually wrapped Peanut Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut Granola Bar packages being inserted into 6-count boxes labeled as Almond Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut Granola Bars. Affected product has a Better if Used By date of 26FEB2013 Kashrut Alerts COURTESY OF KASHRUT.COM 60 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE