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Updated September 17, 2026

• OU Pas Yisroel List for 5787-2026 is here. OU link is here
• KVH Certified Pas Yisroel List is here
• The Star-K Yoshon Quick Reference Guide is here
• The Star-K Pas Yisroel Guide is here,
• Kof-K Pas Yisroel List is here
• MK updated Yoshon updates will be here
  • Ardent Mills and Costco Flour: We would like to advise that Ardent Mills flour and the flour sold at Costco with code COR 323 are the first products expected to transition to Chodosh. While there is no exact date yet, both flours are expected to become Chodosh in one to two weeks. Those who wish to stock up should do so now. We will update the community once a definite date is available.
  • Soft Wheat and Barley: Please note that the soft wheat used for Dafina from Cedar, Zina, Clic, and other brands will be Yoshon throughout the entire season.
    Barley bearing the MK is Yoshon for now and are expected to switch over in the coming weeks. We will provide codes once they are available. Other barley brands produced in Canada are still assumed to be Yoshon.
• COR Canada Pas Yisroel List is here
• Scroll K Rosh HaShana Food Guide and Pas Yisroel List is here
  September 9, 2026 from the Scroll-K: ’chaim Kosher Restaurant was inadvertently omitted from our Pas Yisroel list. We would like to clarify that all L’chaim products are Scroll K certification, Pas Yisroel and Bishul Yisroel.
• cRc Pas Yisroel and Yoshon Information 2026 is here
• Atlanta: AKC Local Standards for Pas YisroelPas Yisroel Announcemnt Sept, 11, 2026 is here
• September 1, 2026 Pas Yisroel Information from the COR Detroit:
  PAS YISROEL: The K-COR reminds consumers of the accepted custom to be stringent on Pas Yisroel during Aseres Yemei T’shuva. Please be advised that many K-COR certified establishments produce or sell some bread and cake products that are not Pas Yisroel. Ask the Mashgiach or call the K-COR office for details regarding specific establishments.
  • The following establishments are totally Pas Yisroel, except where noted: BAKE STATION, DAKOTA BREAD COMPANY, ZEMAN’S, JERUSALEM PIZZA [except packets of Oyster Crackers served with soup] , PIZZA STOP, PASTA MAVENS, ESS IN, PRIME 10, SOUL CAFÉ RESTAURANT, BAGEL TIME CATERING, KAPLAN CAKES, SAY CHEESE, SUGAR & CRUST and YODELS ‘N MORE. At THE GROVE FRESH BAKERY dept., all items that are sold loose, or repackaged with a Grove label, are Pas Yisroel.
  • KORDAS’ BREADS, ROLLS, AND BUNS from Metropolitan Baking Co. that bear the K-COR symbol are Pas Yisroel*. Note that Kordas’ Greek Style Pita Bread and Kordas’ English Muffins are not K-COR certified.
  • MILANO BAKERY BREADS and ROLLS that bear the K-COR symbol are Pas Yisroel* except for Milano Bread Sticks which are not Pas Yisroel.
  • SPECIALLY SELECTED brand SMALL BATCH SOURDOUGH LOAF, SMALL BATCH ITALIAN LOAF, ITALIAN BREAD and any other Specially Selected breads at Aldi that bear a Scroll K symbol are Pas Yisroel, and state “P.Y.” under the symbol in fine print. [Note that some Specially Selected breads with other symbols may not be Pas Yisroel, or may not have reliable certification. Some bear no certification at all.]
  • TRADER JOE'S brand of CHOCOLATE BROOKLYN BABKA and HALF MOON COOKIES that bear OU Pareve are Pas Yisroel. [The OU has confirmed that although the Half Moon cookies are not on the OU Pas Yisroel list, they are Pas Yisroel.]
  • TRADER JOE’S ORGANIC FRENCH BAGUETTE that bears MK certification [Montreal] is Pas Yisroel*.
  • TRADER JOE'S CHALLAH - BRAIDED EGG BREAD with an Earth K symbol is Pas Yisroel, as stated on the label.
    NOTE: Trader Joe's Sprouted Wheat Sourdough Bread and Sprouted Wheat Multigrain Bread bearing a Star-K are not Pas Yisroel.]
  • KRONOS PITA BREAD with a cRc symbol is Pas Yisroel*, as stated on the label.
  • FOOD FOR LIFE EZEKIEL SPROUTED GRAIN BREADS with the Kof-K symbol are Pas Yisroel*. [Note: Their bracha is Hamotzi.] The Pocket Bread, however, is not Pas Yisroel.
  • MATT’S BAKERY COOKIES that bear a plain OK symbol are “Pas Yisroel”*, as stated on the label. Those that bear OK-D or OK-DE are not Pas Yisroel.
    * per the “glow-bar method” [an electrical heating element turned on by the Mashgiach], which most Kashrus agencies consider Pas Yisroel. (The OU, however, does not accept this as Pas Yisroel, based on the psak of Rabbi Yisroel Belsky zt’l.)

Kashrut.com posts information on yoshon and pas yisroel year-round at www.kashrut.com/consumer/baked_goods

April 4, 2025 and September 16, 20206 from Star-K:

Jars of Jasmine Gourmet Roasted Eggplants, produced in Greece and distributed by A TO Z of Brooklyn, New York, bear an unauthorized STAR-K symbol.

NOTE: Product also bears another agency's certification for Passover, but that certification informed STAR-K that they have no knowledge of the production. Consumers are therefore advised not to use this product year-round or on Passover.

September 16, 20206 from Star-K: Consumers who find this product for sale are asked to please email STAR‑K with the location at info@star-k.org

September 10, 2026 - from the CDC

Evergreen Fresh Sprouts LLC of Moyie Springs, IDAHO is recalling 215 cases (6/4oz bags per case) of Broccoli Sprouts, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella,

The Broccoli Sprouts were delivered to three distributors in WA between 8/24/26 and 9/2/26, and product may have been further distributed and sold in retail stores to consumers in ID, MT, and WA.

The affected Broccoli Sprouts were packaged in clear plastic 4oz. Zip lock bags, UPC code 8 38796 00105 1, and have the Use By dates of 9/07/26, 9/09/26, 9/11/26, 9/14/26, and 9/16/26.

Consumers who have purchased affected Broccoli Sprouts are urged to immediately discard product. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-208-267-4258, Monday-Friday, 7am-2 pm GMT.

Canada: no name brand chopped walnuts recalled due to shell fragments

September 15, 2026: From Government of Canada:

Chopped Walnuts were recalled because of Extraneous Material
Audience: Retail
Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan

Information on the rcalled products can be found here

September 11, 2026 - from the California Department Public Health

The California Department Public Health (CDPH) is warning consumers and businesses not to eat, serve, or sell recalled Happy Hens brand in-shell eggs due to potential contamination with Salmonella.

Happy Hens recalled eggs details:

• Product description: In-shell organic eggs (all grades and sizes)
• Egg Handler Code: CA-0677
• Lot/Date codes:
  • 223 Sell By Sep 10
  • 226 Sell By Sep 13
  • 237 Sell By Sep 24
• Brand name: Happy Hens
• Package sizes:
  • Consumer: 1-dozen carton, 18-count carton, 20-count flats, 30-count flats ​
  • Foodservice: 15-dozen cases (contains 6 flats with 30 eggs each)

    list of stores selling recalled eggs is here