The following is a list of stores where chometz can be purchased after Pesach from Star-K and the Denver Vaad and the Detroit Koshergram and other information obtained by the editor posted on April 4, 2010.
National Stores
A&P
Acme
Albertsons
BJ's
CVS
Costco
Family Dollar Stores
Food Lion
Giant
K-Mart
Mars
Petco
Petsmart
Rite-Aid
Royal Farms
Safeway
Sam’s Discount Warehouse
Shaw's
Shoppers Food Warehouse
Stop & Shop
Superfresh
Target
Trader Joe’s
Walgreens
Walmart
Wegman's
Whole Foods
Winn-Dixie
Stores in Baltimore, MD
A-Z Savings
Cocoaccinos
Dugan’s Liquor
Dunkin Donuts (1508 & 7000 Reisterstown Road)
7-Eleven (Fords Ln, Hooks Ln, Old Ct Rd, Reisterstown Rd north of Slade Ave)
Savings Center (4003 Seven Mile Lane)
Seven Mile Market
Sunsplash
Village Liquors
Stores in Denver
7-11
Amusmints
Auerbach’s Kosher Foods
Bonnie Brae Ice Cream
Crystal Kosher Cuts
Dining with Finesse
East Side Kosher Deli
Grapevine Wines and Liquor
Hammond’s Candies
King Soopers
Millenson Catering
Mont Blanc Gourmet Hot Cocoa
Occasions by Sandy
Old Fashioned Bavarian Bakery
Pete’s
Robinson Dairy
Rocky Mountain Foods
Rocky Mountain National Laboratories
Rocky Mountain Spice
Shalom Park
Singer Catering
Sweets Candy
The Bagel Store
The Liege Waffle Factory
Udi’s Granola
Detroit
All COR certified establishments
Aldi
Farm Fresh
Fruitasia
GFS (Gordon Food Service)
K-Mart
Kroger
Meijer
Nutrifoods
One Stop Kosher Market
Randazzo
Save-A-Lot 11 & Greenfield and 9 & Woodward
Westborn
Ed. note: This list will be updated as more information is received. Check with your own rabbi for local information.
An announcement on April 2, 2010 concerning Glick's Passover potato chips by Rabbi Avrohom Tzvi Halevy Glick and Rabbi Moshe Elefant of the Orthodox Union is posted at www.kashrut.com/Passover/PAlerts/glick.pdf.
The following revised Passover alert is from the Kof-K on March 28, 2010.
A production of Kosher for Passover 12oz cans and 1 liter bottles of Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Dr Brown's Black Cherry Soda included high fructose corn syrup in the ingredient legend. The products were manufatured with kosher for passover invert syrup under constant rabbinical supervision and are certified kosher for passover by the KOF-K. Most fo the cans indicate on the bottom "MADE WITH SUGAR".
Information on Quinoa
The following Passover alert is from the COR on March 3, 2010.
Biased on current information the COR is not recommending quinoa with
the COR 541 for pesach even to those that do use quinoa.
The following revised information is from a reader's observation and posted on March 28, 2010.
Trader Joes Quinoa is useable for Passover when bearing a Half-Moon K or Star-K. Trader Joes Quinoa in West Cost stores is from a different company. This is an OU certified plant that also does chometz. The West Coast Trader Joes Quinoa package is shown here. This package also bears a wheat allergen notice.
Ed. note: A small amount Trader Joes Quinoa in Midwest and East Coast bears an OU. This product does not bear any allergin notice.
The following Passover notice is from the Streit's on March 22, 2010.
Plain Streit's quinoa with the code of PD 34809 is kosher for Passover even without Passover certification (for people who eat kitniot). Other codes are not kosher for Passover.
The following Passover alert is from the Star-K on March 26, 2010.
Various varieties of Ungers peppers were mislabeled with packaging stating that it may be used for Passover. The vinegar is kitniyos and the peppers are not kosher for Passover.
The following kashrus and Passover alert is from the Rabbinical Council of New England on March 25, 2010.
We have been informed that both Stop and Shop and Shaw's are distributing free shank bones. Please be advised that these bones are NOT certified as kosher.
The following Passover alert is from the Star-K and Rabbi Bess on March 23, 2010.
Please note that information regarding Metamucil Wafers was listed
incorrectly in the 2010 Passover Guide to Cosmetics and Medications
published by Kollel Los Angeles and in the 2010 Passover Directory published
by Star-K. The correct information is as follows: Metamucil Wafers are
chometz and should not be consumed on Pesach. Please note that the all
Metamucil powders are chometz free as listed in the guide and the Metamucil
Original texture is also Kitniyos Free.
