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The Ktchn, Los Angeles, CA - change in certification

June 2, 2019 - from the Kosher LA:

New Kosher LA Certified Eatery:
The Ktchn, The Sandwich Spot, 9516 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 is Kosher LA certified.
All Meat products - Glatt Kosher
Mashgiach Temidi on premises at all times
Bishul Yisrael

May 31, 2019 - from the OK:

Please be advised that The Ktchn, located at 9516 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA is no longer certified by OK Kosher Certification. Action Corrective actions are being taken.

Kashrus Alert - NY Bagel Cafe & Deli, Brooklyn, NY

May 30, 2019 - from the OK:

NY Bagel Cafe & Deli, located at 501 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11223, is displaying an unauthorized OK Kosher certificate. This establishment is NOT certified by OK Kosher Certification. Action Corrective actions are being taken.

May 13, 2018 from Hakhel Organization:

KOSHER ICE CREAM TRUCK REMINDER! As the summer months approach, frum neighborhoods have now begun to hear the musical sounds of “Kosher Ice Cream” trucks moving slowly through the streets. One must be careful not to allow his amazement at this new phenomenon to overcome his common sense. When it comes to any new food store or establishment, one should determine the Hashgacha and its standards--the ice cream truck should be no different.

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• Is there a Kashrus certificate? ·
• If there is one--is it for this truck (or a photocopy)? ·
• Is it current? ·
• Are there cross-outs and smudges? ·
• Is the operator’s name stated? ·
• What is being certified?

One most certainly cannot think of simply relying on the unknown driver of the truck to answer your questions in a responsible manner. It would make sense for the Hashgacha to be called and asked:

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• Do you actually spot check the trucks--or do you just supervise the warehouse that they depart from? ·
• Whose soft ice cream or yogurt mix is it? ·
• When it comes to slush--what is its source? ·
• What is the source of the fruits in the smoothies? Note that some fruits definitely require bedika.

ADDITIONAL POINT: Good Humor and similar trucks selling packaged ices and other packaged items with hashgachos are also attempting to sell soft, unpackaged ice cream in various forms by showing a hashgacha stamped on the side or bottom of ice cream tubs on the truck.

May 13, 2018 from KMD Mexico:

Los churritos de la marca Nopalia en todos sus sabores NO ESTÁN AUTORIZADOS AÚN PORTANDO NUESTRO LOGO temporalmente

Translated by Rabbi Moshe Perets: The Churritos made by Nopalia are not authorized. The KMD symbol on the labeled will be omitted from next productions.

October 9, 2018 from KMD Mexico:

Los churritos de la marca Nopalia temporalmente no cuentan con nuestra supervisión aún portando nuestro logo.

Translated by Google Translate: Nopalia Churritos temporarily do not have KMD supervision even carrying the KMD logo

Pas Yisrael information: Natural Ovens, S. Rosen's and Alpha Baking Company

May 27, 2019, 2018 from the COR Detroit:

• Natural Ovens Organic 100% Whole Grain Wheat Bread with CK [Cincinnati Kosher] certification, sold at Costco, is not Pas Yisroel.
• Natural Ovens Better Wheat Buns (retail product) with an OU is Pas Yisroel per the “Glow Plug method” [an electrical heating element turned on by the Mashgiach], which most Kashrus agencies consider Pas Yisroel. (The OU, however, based on a psak of Rabbi Yisroel Belsky zt’l, does not accept this as Pas Yisroel.)
• S. ROSEN’S BREADS, BUNS AND ROLLS (retail products) with an OU are Pas Yisroel per the “Glow Plug method” [see above].

March 19, 2019, 2018 from the cRc:

• Alpha Baking Company: The Chicago Rabbinical Council is proud to announce that as of March 8, 2019 all breads baked by Alpha Baking Company are now Pas Yisroel. This includes all their retail products under the brand names: Natural Ovens, S. Rosen, Marry Ann, Kreamo, Golden Hearth, and Castle labels. The cRc would like to thank Rabbi Simcha Smolensky and Rabbi Dovid Jenkins of the OU for their help in facilitating this tremendous accomplishment.