THIS SECTION IS FOR NEWS AND INTERESTING STORIES RELATED TO FOOD, NUTRITION AND FOOD PROCESSING. THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO KOSHER BUT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THE KOSHER CONSUMER, MANUFACTURER OR MASHGIACH.
Belgian Regional Parliament Passes Law Banning Kosher SlaughterJune 29, 2017: from the Algemeiner: "The parliament in Flanders, the predominantly Flemish-speaking province of Belgium, voted by a near-unanimous majority to ban the ritual slaughter of animals on Wednesday."
The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W590 |
Food Poisoning Alert From Mayanei HaYeshua HospitalJune 19, 2017: from the YeshivaWorld: "Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak on Monday morning 25 Sivan released a food poisoning alert after treating a number of patients suffering from salmonella as a result of easting infected tehina in different unconnected instances."
The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W589 |
‘Kosher' and non-kosher meat products made in same factory under Jerusalem Rabbinate supervisionJune 19, 2017: from the Jerusalem Post: The Bisan factory in the Atorot Industrial Zone in Jerusalem was found to be using non-kosher meat to make processed meat products such as sausages, salamis and cold cuts with a kashrut license from the Jerusalem Rabbinate."In addition, the kashrut inspector at the factory knew of this situation but continued to allow the factory to operate in this manner while granting it a kashrut license and failing to report the situation to the Jerusalem Rabbinate or the Chief Rabbinate."
The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W588 |
Ingredient Kashrus alert on sugar from grapesJune 19, 2017: from the editor: An Italian company, Naturalia Ingredients is producing sugar from grapes. This product would be stam yayin and would require kosher certification. The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W587 |
6 Tons Of Black Market Veal And Lamb Apprehended In Time In IsraelJune 15, 2017: from the YeshivaWorld: "Six tons of veal & lamb was confiscated by inspectors in Israel, meat that was suspected to be severely tainted, lacking any veterinary or halachic supervision. It is believed the meat in question were slaughtered after they were poisoned."
The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W586 |
The Kosher Stand at FLL Has ClosedJune 14, 2017: from the Yeahthatskosher and the ORB: The kiosk that provided kosher sandwiches in Terminal 3, JetBlue, at Fort Lauderdale airport, has closed. Please note, though, that the kiosk was never under the ORB's supervision. Their food products came pre-wrapped from an ORB-supervised facility. The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W585 |
NY Court Upholds Kaparos As A Constitutionally Protected Religious RiteJune 7, 2017: from the Vosizneias A Manhattan Appellate court affirmed a lower court’s decision that refused to ban live kaparos because of claims that it is cruel and unsanitary. "Supreme Court Justice Debra James ruled in 2015 that the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaparos did not present proof that the ritual was inhumane or a public nuisance."
The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W584 |
Appliance Light BulbsJune 7, 2017: from the Star-K Please note for all STAR-K certified Sabbath Mode appliances, we strongly advise you not to replace the incandescent bulb that came with your appliance (refrigerator, oven) with the newer LED bulbs.
The Sabbath Mode feature may not operate correctly with a bulb type that is different from the one supplied by the manufacturer.
The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W583 |
Shabbos/Yom Tov mode update on Classic Kitchen Pump PotsJune, 2017: from the cRc We are happy to report that, in consultation with cRc, Classic Kitchen has redesigned their pump pots and urns so that all opinions will agree that cold water can be added on Yom Tov, when the device is in Shabbos/Yom Tov mode. The upgraded models can be identified by checking the “copyright date”; the upgraded models are copyright in 2016, while the older models will show an earlier year. The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W582 |
Kashrus alert on knife sharpening at Cutco, Wilmette, ILMay 19, 2017: from the cRc Effective immediately, due to recent revelations regarding the knife sharpening process, the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) no longer recommends using the Cutco Kitchen store at 3207 W. Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL to sharpen kosher knives. Consumers are reminded that knives should only be sent for sharpening to stores which do not pose a kashrus concern. The two main concerns are that the sharpening companies might wash your kosher knife with other non‐kosher knives, and that they might switch your knife for an identical non‐kosher one. [See http://www.crcweb.org/kosher_articles/knife_sharpening.php" target='crc'>www.crcweb.org/kosher_articles/knife_sharpening.php. The previous item can be cited with the URL: http://www.kashrut.com/News/?alert=W581 |
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