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March 11, 2026 from VinNews:

"The National Labor Court rejected an employee’s lawsuit against the Yochananoff supermarket chain for compensation over alleged harassment, invasion of privacy, and wrongful dismissal, after an argument broke out between him and a kashrus supervisor at one of the branches regarding clarification of the employee’s Jewish status.

"The employee worked for Yochananoff as a chef in the prepared-food departments of two company branches. Shortly after beginning work at the Rehovot branch, a dispute erupted between him and the kosher supervisor, after which the supervisor demanded that the employee present his ID card in order to verify whether he was Jewish. When the employee did not provide the ID, the kosher supervisor ordered him to stop cooking until the matter was clarified. The employee refused to comply, and the supervisor threatened to revoke the department’s kosher certification.

"The following day, the employee reported to work while various company officials held discussions with representatives of the local religious council in an attempt to reach a practical solution. Eventually, it was decided that the employee would temporarily work only in the cold kitchen while his Jewish status remained in question. A few days later, a meeting was held between the company’s legal adviser and managers and representatives of the religious council. It was agreed that until the matter was clarified, the employee could return to working as head chef in the hot kitchen, but with certain restrictions, such as a prohibition on lighting fires.

"Ultimately, relations between the parties deteriorated following an incident in which the employee allegedly performed actions in the kitchen that violated the imposed restrictions. Several weeks later, the company informed him that he was being dismissed.

"The Regional Labor Court rejected all aspects of the employee’s lawsuit. Among other things, the ruling stated that verifying Jewish status, in itself, does not contradict Israel’s Equal Employment Opportunities Law, and that there was no flaw in either the dismissal or the hearing process that preceded it.

"The employee appealed to the National Labor Court. In its ruling, the court, by majority opinion, upheld the appeal’s rejection, largely adopting the Regional Court’s reasoning. However, it added several preliminary comments and focused on the key issue: whether the employer’s conduct toward the employee was lawful and whether the dismissal decision was legal.

"The majority opinion ruled, among other things, that within the employer-employee relationship, the company had fulfilled its duty of good faith. The employer attempted to minimize the impact of the investigation on the employee, worked with the religious council to explore ways to return him to work, and continued paying his full salary throughout the process.

"n addition, the court found no reason to interfere with the Regional Court’s determination that the employee’s conduct, specifically violating the restrictions by lighting a fire, justified summoning him to a hearing and dismissing him.

"A public representative who joined the majority opinion acknowledged the discomfort arising from the fact that an employer has no authority or practical ability to intervene in decisions made by the external body supervising the kashrus inspector. Nevertheless, she agreed that the employer had fulfilled its duty of good faith and that it was difficult to see what more the company could have done.

"The dissenting opinion argued that the appeal should have been accepted, reasoning that in employer-employee relations the worker is the weaker party and the employer owes an enhanced duty of good faith. According to the dissent, this vulnerability is not limited to the relationship with the employer itself, but also exists regarding external bodies that determine a worker’s eligibility to perform the job."

May 7, 2026 from the CPSC :

Analemma Water Bottles have been recalled because the recalled water bottle’s inner glass liner can break, posing a risk of serious injury or death from laceration and ingestion hazards.

This recall involves all Analemma-branded water bottles. The stainless-steel water bottles were sold in black or white and have a glass inner liner and a screw-on top. The Analemma logo, “24 oz” and “Analemma The Architect of Life” are printed on the front of the water bottles.

Consumer Contact: New Earth Technologies toll-free at 844-841-2711, email at info@analemma-water.com, or online at www.analemma-water.com/pages/recall or www.analemma-water.com and click on “Support” and then click on the “Recall Information” button for more information.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water bottles and contact New Earth Technologies d.o.o. for a full refund or a free repair, including shipping. The repair consists of a stainless-steel mesh insert and instructions on how to insert it into the water bottle.

Sold Online At: Analemma-water.com from November 2025 through February 2026 for about $250.

May 1, 2026 there have been stories around the web about a frum family in Lakewood that thought they were order ing from a kosher restaurant Smash House Burger but instead ordered from a treif on SmashBurger. An article about is here:

Some of the lessons from this are:

• Verify the current kosher status of the restaurant that one is ordering from
• Only to accept a kosher delivery if it is correctly sealed with the identifying marks of the kosher certifier

March 30, 2026 from Green Queen:

"Mississippi has banned the production and sale of cultivated dairy products, such as milk, cheese and more, becoming the first state in the country to do so.

"The law will come into effect on July 1, and businesses found violating it could have their licenses revoked or suspended, and be fined up to $500 a day, with a maximum penalty of $10,000.

"It comes a year after Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill to prohibit the sale of cultivated meat, which is produced using a similar technology.

"The bill was introduced by Representative Bill Pigott, a beef and dairy farmer who has long been an opponent of alternative proteins.

"HB 1153 defined cultivated dairy products as those “intended to replicate or to substitute for milk” and “derived from animal cells cultured outside of a live animal”.

"It doesn’t include precision-fermented products, which do not use animal inputs in their products, instead relying on yeast to produce recombinant dairy proteins and fats. Several companies have already received approval and commercialised animal-free dairy products produced with this technology.

"Pigott’s proposal travelled through the legislative chambers without much opposition, which is why Governor Tate Reeves allowed the bill to pass without his signature.

"The attack on cultivated dairy seems a bit futile, given that no such product has reached market anywhere in the world so far. And very few companies seem to be working on this specific technology, such as Opalia, Wilk, Senara, and Brown Foods.

April 23, 2026 from the CPSC :

AMZCMJ DGD Children’s Tower Stools have been recalled because the recalled tower stools can collapse or tip over while in use and a child’s torso can fit through the openings on the tower’s sides, posing a risk of serious injury and death due to tip over, fall and entrapment hazards.

Consumer Contact: AMZCMJ DGD by email at dgdtoddlertowerrecall@dchskj.cn.

Description: This recall involves AMZCMJ DGD-branded children’s tower stools. The wooden kitchen stools measure about 15 inches deep, 22 inches wide and 34 inches tall. They are foldable and convert into a table and a chair and have a blackboard. The brand name is printed on the product’s order receipt.

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled tower stools immediately and contact AMZCMJ DGD for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to destroy the stool by writing "recalled" in permanent marker on all sides, disassembling it and sending a photo of the destroyed stool to dgdtoddlertowerrecall@dchskj.cn. Consumers should then dispose of the destroyed product.

Sold Online At: Amazon.com from February 2025 through March 2026 for between $85 and $100.