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October 15, 2020 from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate Facebook Page:

Following information received from the rabbinate Givat Brenner about removal of a Kosher Certificate from Milkha ׳, It was held instead of criticism by the southern coordinator of the Kosher Fraud Enforcement Unit of the During the review, dairy products were found in place that were packed and displayed as Kosher and this without having a kosher certificate and supervision. In addition, stickers were found in place that were meant to present the dairy products as kosher, and this is against the law of prohibition of fraud in Kosher.

Rabbanut of Givat Brenner Alert (translated by David Chazin):
"As a result of the announcement of the Rabbinate of Givat Brenner concerning the withdrawal of kashrut certification from the "Milka" dairy, an investigation was conducted by the southern coordinator of the unit for the enforcement of matters relating to fraud in kashrut of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel."
"In the course of the investigation, there were found at the location [the dairy] milk products that were packaged for sale as kosher, despite the fact that the dairy does not have a kashrut certificate or supervision. Moreover, there were found at that location stickers that presented the products of the dairy as being kosher, which is contrary to the law for the prevention of fraud in kashrut."

October 16, 2020: From the COR:

McCormick Canada - Club House Cheese Sauce Mix 35g Product is NOT Kosher

This product contains a non-kosher ingredient and is NOT KOSHER even when bearing a COR 94 Dairy symbol. UPC: 66200004941

Distribution: Grocery retailers across Canada

This product is being recalled and corrective actions are being taken.

October 12, 2020 from the OU

Coca Cola in Cans, The Coca Cola Company, Atlanta GA:

The El Paso, TX and Abilene, TX canners of Coca-Cola products have retained the services of a new company to supply aluminum cans and lids. The company does not yet have the tools to emboss the lids with the OU symbol. Therefore, for several weeks cans of products from these two locations will not bear the OU symbol. The Kashrut of the products is, of course, not impacted.

These two plants produce a limited range of Dr. Pepper products that are produced under the supervision of the Orthodox Union. They too will lack the symbol during this transition period but product purchased in El Paso or Abilene will be acceptable.

We want to assure you that all efforts are being made to enable the new supplier to emboss the symbol on the lids as soon as possible to minimize any inconvenience to the consumer.

October 1, 2020 from the OU Twitter Feed:

Kosher alert: “The El Paso TX and Abilene TX canners of Coca-Cola products have retained the services of a new company to supply aluminum cans and lids. The company does not yet have the tools to emboss the lids with the OU symbol.

"Therefore, for several weeks cans of products from these two locations will not bear the OU symbol. The Kashrut of the products is, of course, not impacted.

These two plants produce a limited range of Dr. Pepper products, and these are also produced under the supervision of the Orthodox Union. They too will lack the symbol during this transition period but product purchased in El Paso/Abilene will be acceptable

Ed. note: Kashrut.com Recommended Soda & Beverage List is here

The Drinks of a New Generation from the Star-K explains kosher issues in beverages and soda. From the article: "Less questions surface at the bottling facility, where the soft drink flavors are filled with filtered water sweetened and carbonated. Soft drinks are cold filled and, as a rule, are not pasteurized so the equipment does not present a problem. However, intermittent review is always necessary to maintain the kosher integrity of the finished product."

October 13, 2020 from the FDA:

Red Monkey Foods, Inc. out of an abundance of caution is voluntarily recalling select organic parsley as part of a recall initiated by High Quality Organics (HQO). HQO has issued a recall for a lot of parsley because a sample was tested by one of HQO’s customers and was found to be potentially contaminated with Salmonella. A portion of the lot recalled by HQO was supplied to Red Monkey Foods, Inc and subsequently repacked into consumer containers for parsley and was also used to manufacture herbes de provence which was then sold in consumer containers.

The potentially affected product consists of retail packages weighing 0.3-0.65 oz.

The "Best By" date information can be found on the square bottom of the glass bottle. No other "Best By" dates are being recalled.

The products in question were distributed to all fifty states and Puerto Rico. The product was produced for sale at retail.

Consumers who have purchased the product with the listed "Best By" dates are urged not to consume the product, but to discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers or Media with questions may call our Customer Service Center at (417) 319-7300 or by e-mail at customerservice@redmonkeyfoods.com for more information. Customer Service will be available in person from 8am to 5pm CST Monday to Friday.

October 10, 2020 from health.gov.il

In a small number of packages of: "Poultry (Chicken and Turkey) Knackers" sold under the
"Reinhold's" brand,
barcode 7290012228261, "Best before" date: 24.01.21
a wrong front label was attached as a result of human error, mislabeling it as "Chicken and Beef Bockwurst" (another product in the Reinhold's brand.
This product is made from chicken and turkey and does not contain beef. See the product's detail on the back label, which is the correct one. We should stress that these products are perfectly fit and safe for consumption.
We apologize to our customers for this error.
Any consumer who bought this product and didnot wish to consume it may call Soglowek's customer service center at 1-800-555-000,and their request will be processed. Attached above are pictures of the product: