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Israeli produce Alert

December 29, 2019 - From the COR Detroit:Info@crckashrus.org
BELL PEPPERS FROM ISRAEL (red, yellow and orange) are beginning to appear in U.S. stores, and require taking of Terumos and Maaseros. They are being sold locally at Kroger, Walmart, Holiday Market and other stores. The brands include Sunset, Gilad, Pero Family Farms, and others, both regular and organic. Consumers should carefully check the fine print on the package, or the sticker on individual peppers sold loose, for the country of origin. Often the same brand has some peppers from Israel and some from other locations, so each individual package or pepper should be checked.

December 31, 2019 - From the Scroll K of Denver:

Bell Peppers from Israel are being sold at King Soopers stores in Denver. They can NOT be used unless proper tithing (hafroshas terumos uma’asros) has been performed.

Posted January 1, 2020_ from the Kosher Trader Joes Group- Israeli peppers have been seen at Trader Joes. Check the labels on the veggies. See below on how to take Teruma and Maaser.

December 5, 2019 - From the COR Detroit: Some additional examples of Israeli produce commonly found in the U.S. include tomatoes, carrots, citrus fruit (oranges, grapefruit, lemons, mandarins, clementines and pomelos), persimmons ("Sharon Fruit"), mangos, dates, dill and parsley. Check the sticker, bag label or original case for the country of origin.

Information on tithing can be found here