The following chodesh information is from Rabbi Yoseph Herman on October 1, 2014.
The following are corrections and additions to the Preliminary Guide to Chodosh for 5775
NOTE IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR QUAKER OATS CEREALS BELOW.
- Section 4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers
- Streits matzo and matzo product are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik.
- Section 5.1 Regular noodles
- Streits noodles are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik.
- Section 5.2 Chow mein noodles
- Streits chow mein noodles are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik.
- Section 8.1 Breakfast cereals
- Quaker oats cereals manufactured in the USA have a Chodosh PACKING date of October 1. (For Quaker Quick Oats, Oatmeal, Instant Oats and other hot oats cereals that are cooked, the package date is March 24 16-540 days after packing.) For items manufactured in Canada and sold in the USA, the Chodosh PACKING date is Aug 27 (package date for hot cereals is Feb. 18 16.)
- Paskesz cereals with a Yoshon label are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. For those without a Yoshon label, no information known yet.
- Section 9.1 Frozen and other packaged products
- Mechel’s Fine Frozen Pastry Yoshon under the hashgochos of the CRC, Star-K and the Vaad Hakashrus of New Square.
- Section 13.5 Chicago
Tel Aviv Bakery is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U.