February 22, 2018 from the OU:
Royal Jelly in Raw Honey, Healthy Organic LLC, Union City NJ ahs an unauthorized OU:
The Orthodox Union does not certify Royal Jelly. Some containers of Royal Jelly in Raw Honey bears an unauthorized OU symbol. Corrective actions are being implemented.
Editor's note: Links to articles explaining kosher issues in honey can be found at www.kashrut.com/trade/sweetenerslist.
February 21 2018 from the FDA:
Emerald® Nuts is initiating a voluntary recall for a limited amount of its 6.5oz Glazed Walnuts product, distributed nationwide, due to the potential presence of undeclared peanuts, almonds, cashews and pecans in the product.
The voluntary recall is limited to only the specific production codes listed below. To locate the production code on the package, consumers should look next to the nutrition facts panel. No other production codes, sizes or varieties of Emerald® products are affected by this recall.
Information regarding Emerald product affected by this recall:
| Product Name | Package UPC Code | Package Production Code | Best before date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5oz Emerald® Glazed Walnuts | 0 1030080894 7 | EN1216XX2 | 15 DEC 2018 |
Consumers who may have purchased the product listed above should not consume it but should contact Consumer Affairs for a full refund online at http://slletsconnect.com/emerald/ or by calling 800-438-1880 and selecting #1 between 8am and 5pm Pacific Time, Monday – Friday.
February 20, 2018 from the OK:
Woodpecker Woodpecker Natural Raspberry Flavored Yogurt Pretzels and Woodpecker Natural Blueberry Flavored Yogurt Pretzels, Cibo Vita, Inc., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 has a mistaken Use of OK Pareve Symbol.
A limited amount of Woodpecker Natural Raspberry Flavored Yogurt Pretzels and Woodpecker Natural Blueberry Flavored Yogurt Pretzels mistakenly bear a plain OK symbol instead of the required OK D.
These products are kosher and dairy, and correctly list dairy ingredients in the ingredient panel.
Corrective actions are being taken.
February 21, 2018 - From the COR:
Minute Maid Peach Punch Concentrate Unauthorized Use of COR Symbol This product is NOT KOSHER even when bearing a COR 226 symbol. Corrective action is being taken.
February 21, 2018 from the Star-K:
In the Winter 2018 Kashrus Kurrents, The Chocolate Girl retail store located in Los Angeles, which operates under the name TCG, was incorrectly listed as being certified STAR-D.
The correct information is as follows: The Chocolate Girl retail store located in Los Angeles, which operates under the name TCG, is certified STAR-K. ALL Pareve items are Star-K certified and ALL dairy items are certified Star-K/Cholov Yisroel.
February 21, 2018 - from FoodSafetyNews and the CFIA and CFIA and CFIA:
"Canadian officials posted a nationwide recall of Great Value brand popcorn from Walmart stores after a consumer complained of finding insects in the product."
"Consumers can identify the recalled Great Value brand popcorn be looking for the UPC number “6 81131 76007 2” on the package labels.>
"Three days after the Great Value recall, Canadian grocery retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. recalled “no name” popcorn from stores nationwide. The Loblaw notification on the CFIA website also cited “extraneous material” as the reason for the Class 3 recall."
"The unbranded popcorn subject to the Loblaw recall has a date code of July 26, 2018, and a UPC number of 0 60383 01061 4."
"In December 2017 Metro Brands recalled Selection brand popcorn in 1- and 2-kilogram packages from stores across Canada, also because of 'extraneous materials.'"
"The recalled Selection brand popcorn in the 1-kilogram size has the UPC number of 0 59749 88103 6 and date codes of “BB / MA 2018JL26 to BB / MA 2018SE29.” The recalled Selection brand 2-kilogram packages have the UPC number 59749 88102 and date codes of 'BB / MA 2018JL25 to BB / MA 2018SE29.'"