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The following Passover information is from the Star-K for Passover 2009.
All fresh packaged salads bearing the Star-K symbol are Kosher for Passover without any additional Passover symbol. Please note exception: Dole Very Veggie Salad Blend contains peas which are Kitniyos and may not be used on Passover.

The following Passover information is from the OU for Passover 2009.
Baby Carrots under the OU are fine to use for Passover without special Passover certification.

The following Passover information is from the cRc for Passover 2009.
Fresh Vegetables: All RAW products from E-Z Spuds, Evanston, IL, may be used for Pesach with the exception of their cole slaw which is a processed product and is not certified for Pesach.

The following Passover information is from the Kof-K for Passover 2009.

Pepsi products which are marked kosher for Passover say sugar and or corn syrup on the label. IN FACT THERE IS NO CORN SYRUP IN IN THE KOSHER FOR PASSOVER PRODUCTS. In addition, the only Pepsi products that are certified for Passover are those with the KOF-K-P or KP on the label or cap. Color coding is not an indication of Passover certification.

The following revised Passover alert is from Beth Din of Johannesburg on March 24, 2008 and March 18, 2009.

In the days and weeks leading up to Pesach, many supermarkets have dedicated special sections and shelves for Pesach products, both local and imported. The Beth Din does not have any control over the stocking of supermarket shelves, and as such, we cannot guarantee that all items on these shelves are in fact kosher for Pesach. Consumers are advised to check each and every item to ensure that it has a reliable hechsher for Pesach.
Also please be careful when purchasing Israeli imported products, as many of these are kosher for Pesach, but only for those who eat kitniyot. This will be specified on the label, either in Hebrew, English, or both.
Products imported from the USA with the hechsher of the Orthodox Union, and the Star-K, will have either the “OU” (a circle with a “U” inside), or a Star with a “K” inside, printed on the label. The letter “P” next to the symbol will indicate that the product is kosher for Pesach, and not that it is “parev”.

The following Passover pet food alerts are from the Chicago Rabbinical Council on March 31, 2008 and confirmed for 2009 and March 17, 2009..

Some of the following Evanger’s products may have “Brewers Dried Yeast” listed on the ingredient panel. These products should not be used on Passover even when [incorrectly] bearing “Kosher for Passover” on the label):
CATS: Beef & Liver Dinner, Chicken Dinner, Chicken Liver & Tuna, Seafood Dinner;
DOGS: 100% Beef, All Natural Puppy Food, Beef & Beef By-Products, Beef Chinks Dinner, Beef with Chicken, Beef Chicken & Liver, Beef with Liver, Chicken & Rice Dinner, Chopped Beef Dinner, Chopped Turkey Dinner, Cooked Chicken, Lamb & Rice Dinner, Senior Dinner, Turkey Chunk Stew;

The following information on Passover foods for pets is from various sources and posted on March 17, 2009.

Some common chometz ingredients in pet food from the Star-K:
Wheat (cracked, flour, germ, gluten, ground, grouts, middlings, starch), barley (cracked, flour), oats (flour, grouts, hulled), pasta, rye, and brewer's dried yeast. Any questionable ingredient should be reviewed by a competent rabbinic authority.

Some common ingredients which may be kitniyos but are permitted in pet food:
Beans, buckwheat, brewer’s rice, corn, grain sorghum (milo), millet, peanuts, peas, rice, safflower, sesame, soybeans, soy flour, and sunflower.

Ed.note: A product listing both meat and dairy ingredients may not be used any time during the year.

Ed. Note: Any pet food should be purchased before Passover, so that any possible chometz in the vitamins would be batuled.

From Kosherquest.org: Only clay or wood-based Kitty Litter may be used on Pesach.

Feed available at zoos is often chometz and should not be purchased or fed to the animals on Pesach.

The following Passover alert is from the OK on March 6, 2009.