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Passover Kashrut Alerts


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STAR-K Chometz-Free Cosmetics - Clarification

March 11, 2021 from the Star-K:

STAR-K has determined that various cosmetics sold by the following companies are chometz-free:

Please note that STAR-K DOES NOT certify any of these items for use on Shabbos or Yom Tov.

Items approved as chometz-free for 5781/2021 are listed on letters issued by STAR-K. Most items are also listed in this year’s STAR-K Pesach Directory.

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0617

Passover information on Fish

March 9, 2021 from the Kof-K:

Unfortunately, due to a change in production methods in some companies in Chile involving citric acid (which is Kitniyos), the Kof-K can no longer make a blanket statement regarding fish for use on Pesach that is under their supervision.
Therefore, frozen fish under Kof-K supervision requires Passover certification on the packaging.

Exceptions: The following brands of frozen raw unseasoned Whiting and/or Salmon with regular Kof-K certification, that comes from Chile (not the USA or China), may be used on Pesach without special Passover supervision.

March 2, 2021 - From the OU:

The following OU Certified fish products that do not require OU-P: Pure frozen fish portions, not spiced, seasoned or smoked:

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0610

Kashrus Alert - Camille Bloch Swiss Chocolate

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0615

Passover information - Blue Diamond Blanched Almond Flour

March 5, 2021 from the COR Detroit:

BLUE DIAMOND ALMOND FLOUR with a plain OK symbol may be used for Pesach.


March 18, 2020 from the OK in response to a question from the Kashrut.com editor:

The Blue Diamond Blanched Almond Flour in a 1 lb bag with an OK P is currently the only Blue Diamond consumer product that the OK certifies for Passover when bearing the OK-P. The OK certifies various other Blue Diamond Flour products for Passover, but they are available only on an industrial scale.

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0570

Passover alert - GREAT VALUE CONFECTIONERS POWDERED SUGAR

March 7, 2021 From the COR Detroit:

GREAT VALUE CONFECTIONERS POWDERED SUGAR (Walmart): Some on-line pictures of this product mistakenly show a UMK-P symbol. This contains corn starch and is not Kosher for Pesach. The actual product does not bear Pesach marking.

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0614

Passover Information - Fresh Box Farms Produce (Bracha and Marror)

March 5, 2021 from the KVH:

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0613

Passover Shopping Cautions - Kitniot Containing Del Conte Belgium Chocolate in the Passover section of Costco

March 4, 2021 from a reader:

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0612

Passover Shopping Cautions -Kitniot containing snacks such as Bamba and Pretzels being sold in the Passover section

March 3, 2021 from the Kashrut.com editor:

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0611

Passover Information - Elite Passover Chocolate Spread

March 2, 2021 From the editor with information from the OU:

The Passover Elite Chocolate Flavored Spread Passover is certified for Passover by the OU, even when missing the "P" when the package states kosher for Passover/כשר לפסח

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0609

Passover Information Baby Food

From the OU and OU Passover Section

The previous item can be cited with the URL: https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/?alert=P0605
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