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Kosher Protocol at Coffee Shops
The following information was from the Star-K's Keepting You Kurrent July, 2003.
Due to the flood of consumer inquiries regarding what can and can not be purchased at local coffee shops such as Starbucks, the Star-K has compiled the following information:
- All unflavored, roasted coffees (both regular and decaf.), may be purchased in a disposable cup. Sugar may be added. Milk (not creamer) can be added, and is cholov stam.
- Creamers and flavors may be added separately after the consumer verifies that the label of the original container bears reliable certification.
- Only packaged food items bearing reliable certification may be purchased.
- At Starbucks, bottled beverages bearing a KD are certified kosher, dairy, chalav stam, by R’ Zevulun Charlop.
- Frapuccino, whipped toppings, and other beverages prepared in coffee shops are not recommended since they are made in carafes/pump pots that are not exclusively used for kosher beverages.
Knowing your Beans, The Kashrus of Coffee by Rabbi Boruch Beyer of the Star-K
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