alerts-september06

Due to the recent very hot weather, the likelihood of infestation in stored food (e.g. flour) is very great. Please check these items before use.

Kashrus consumers should be aware that hospitals often serve meat meals coming from certified caterers together with dairy items. They may even take the airline-type kosher meal and shrinkwrap it with non-kosher items. Unless the certification symbol appears on the outermost wrapping, one cannot be sure the kashrus agency approved these combinations or added items.

Starbucks Frappuccino - Unlike other varieties of Starbucks bottled drinks, the Frappuccino Strawberries & Crème in the 9.5oz bottle is NOT certified kosher.

Campbell’s Vegetarian Vegetable Soup - is no longer certified as kosher by the OU. Product bearing the OU symbol was manufactured prior to the termination of the kosher certification.

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Star-K PAS YISROEL Products / Retail Establishments

Accents Grill - All except wraps, seven grain subrolls, and pitas

Brasserie - upon request

Caramel’s Pizza - All

Catering by Weiss - upon request

Catering by Yaffa - upon request

David Chu’s China Bistro - upon request

Eden Cafe (Park Heights and Owings Mills) - Pizza and pita are Pas Yisroel; inquire in store for other items

Ester’s Catering - upon request

The Knish Shop - upon request

Goldberg’s Kosher Bagels - All

Goldman’s Bakery - All

Grandma Taylor - mandelbread

Kosher Bite/KB Szechuan - inquire in store for specific items

Mama Leah’s Gourmet Pizza - All except wraps and panini bread

Milk and Honey Bistro - inquire in store for specific items

O’Fishel Caterers - challah and rolls. All other items upon request.

Pariser’s Bakery - All

Platter Palace - upon request

Rosendorff’s - All

Royal Restaurant - upon request

Seven Mile Market Bakery - All

Schmell & Azman Uptown Bakery - All

Shindler Fish - All

Sion’s Bakery - All

General Guidlines for Pas Yisroel
Foods that are not Oleh Al Shulchan Melachim, fit for a wedding or state dinner, need not be Pas Yisroel.

Examples of items that do not need to be Pas Yisroel are as follows: cereals, pretzels, granola bars and donuts.

Examples of companies that produce Pas Yisroel products are as follows:

Blooms, Gefen, Liebers, Kedem, Osem, Paskez, Manischewitz - Tam Tams, Reisman’s.

Stay tuned for the YOSHON Products / Retail Establishments list.