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• Del Monte (Star-KP Required)
• Garden Cut (Star-KP Required)
• Lancaster Foods (Star-K/No P Required)
• Nature's Promise (Star-K/No P Required)
• Sheetz M.T. Go (Star-KP Required)
• The Farmer's Market (Star-KP Required)

• Fairmont Frozen (Star-K/P Required) Cranberries, Rhubarb
• Kosher Taste (Star-K/P Required) Frozen Blueberries, Frozen Pineapple (2020)
• All other brands of frozen unsweetened additive-free (without syrup, citric acid, ascorbic acid, or vitamin C), whole, sliced or formed fruit may be used. The above applies to frozen fruits that do not have an issue with insect infestation, such as sliced peaches, melon balls and cranberries. However, frozen fruit that may be infested (e.g., strawberries) may only be used year-round, including Pesach, when bearing an approved Kashrus symbol. No additional Passover symbol is required.

GRAINS: The following grains (whole grains only) may be used on Passover. Purchase from manufacturers that do not process chometz grains. Consumers are required to carefully check grains BEFORE PESACH for extraneous matter: (Star-K);

• Flax
• Hemp

Maca root powder, raw (Passover) Acceptable without Passover Certification (cRc) (2020)

Hand Sanitizer- If possible purchase before Passover. Can purchase on Passover 2020 due to sakana (Star-K)

Milk and Milk substitutes

• Plain liquid Milk -purchase before Passover if it does not bear Passover certification (Star-K)
• Lactaid capsules: - Caplets may contain chometz and may not be used on Pesach . Lactaid Milk may be used on Pesach if purchased BEFORE Pesach. This product is not Cholov Yisroel.
• In areas where Kosher for Passover milk is not available, milk should be purchased BEFORE Passover. (Star-K)
• Nonfat Dried Milk without additives before Pesach: (Kosherquest.org) (2020)

Meat: raw fresh (not ground) Acceptable without Passover Certification if in original packaging cRc
From the Star-K: All packaged raw meat products should be used with reliable certifying agency Passover approval. If Passover-approved raw meat is not available, or the meat was already purchased without Passover approval, then it should be washed, ideally before Pesach . This should not be done over a Pesach sink. (However, all ground meat products require KFP certification and may not be used on Pesach without KFP certification, even if washed).

• Meal Mart ground beef should not be used on Pesach unless it bears an OU-P. (OU) (2021)
• All Tevya's Ranch meat is Kosher for Passover all year round without a "P". (OU) (2021)
• Solomon's 2020
  • All Solomon’s ground beef, in the original packaging, is Passover approved even without special Passover-designation.
  • All Solomon's RAW meat factory packed whole are KFP without designated symbol
• Beef- factory packed whole
  • All Solomon's RAW meat are KFP without designated symbol

• ground beef is kosher for Passover all year round without any special markings.

• Grow and Behold meat is kosher for Passover year-round with no additional markings on the package. The ground/chopped meats are kosher for Passover without additional markings, with the exception of the Ground Chicken and Beef Patties, which must say "kosher for Passover" on the label. (Star-K) (2021)

• Glatt Ranch Ground Beef requires a "P" to use for Passover
• Glatt Ranch whole meat requires Passover certification or the meat needs to be rinsed prior to using

Noodles

• Shirataki Noodles needs certification

Nuts:

• OU: Raw: whole, pieces and nut meal are acceptable for Passover, No added ingredients. *
• cRc: Whole, slivered, or chopped nuts are acceptable without Passover Certification whether in or out of the shell and even if they are "steam pasteurized", except if they are (a) blanched or roasted (all varieties), (b) finely ground into a powder, such as almond flour, (c) contain BHT or BHA, (d) shelled pecans (all varieties), or (e) peanuts (which are kitnios). (2021)
• OU and Kosherquest: Whole pecans and half pecans do NOT require Kosher for Pesach certification. However, pecan pieces and midget pecans must bear a Kosher for Pesach symbol due to proccesing. (2020)
• Pine Nuts Acceptable without Passover Certification if free of BHT/BHA cRc (2021)
• Star-K: Nurs: Raw, whether they are slivered, whole or chopped nuts (e.g., almonds, pine nuts, walnuts, etc.) without preservatives or other additives, such as BHT or BHA in corn oil, are approved for Passover. If label states that it is processed in a plant that processes kitniyos or chometz, then it requires a reliable KFP certification.
  The following processed nuts require KFP certification: Dry roasted, toasted, blanched, and ground.
  Whole and half pecans are similar to any raw nuts mentioned above; however, pecan pieces and midget pecans must bear a KFP symbol.
  Many consider peanuts as kitniyos, which are not permissible on Pesach. (Star-K) (2020)

• Almond Meal & flour
  • Almond Flour needs Passover certification
  • Costco/Kirkland almond flour with a Kof-K - Passover is acceptable for Pesach (Kof-K) (2021)
  • Costco/Kirkland almond flour with a KORC - Passover is acceptable for Pesach (cRc) (2020)
  • BARNEY BASICS Almond Flour acceptable without Passover certification (OU) (2021)
  • Golden Orchards Almond Meal-Raw Pareve OU Symbol required. Kosher for Passover without special certification. Raw. No additives.
  • Cal-Pure Almond Meal Blanched-Raw Pareve OU Symbol required. Kosher for Passover without special certification. Raw. No additives.
  • Golden Orchards Almond Meal Blanched-Raw Pareve OU Symbol required. Kosher for Passover without special certification. Raw. No additives.
  • Paramount Farms Almond Meal-Raw Pareve OU Symbol required. Kosher for Passover without special certification. Raw. No additives.
  • Paramount Farms Almond Meal Blanched-Raw Pareve OU Symbol required. Kosher for Passover without special certification. Raw. No additives.
  • Cal-Pure Almond Meal-Raw Pareve OU Symbol required. Kosher for Passover without special certification. Raw. No additives.
  • Blue Diamond Blanched Almond Flour when bearing OK-P
  • Bob's Red Mill Almond Meal Flour: OK, Teichman not usable for Passover
  • Trader Joes Blanched Almond Flour is not Kosher for Passover. (OK)

Oil:
Star K info is from here

• Virgin Avocado Oil, is acceptable not acceptable without with just a OU symbol. (OU) (2021)- correction of previous post
• Chosen Avocado Oil & Spray - usable for Passover (OU) (2021)
  • DeLaRosa (Star-KP Required): Avocado Oil, Grapeseed Oil
  • Pompeian (Star-K/No P Required): Avocado Oil, Grapeseed Oil (2020)
  • Unrefined Nutriva Red Palm oil is acceptable for Passover with the OU symbol. (OU) (2021)
• OIL, COOKING SPRAY
  • Arista (Star-K P Required): Avocado Oil, Grapeseed Oil
  • DeLaRosa (Star-K P Required): Avocado Oil, Grapeseed Oil
  • Pompeian (Star-K/No P Required): Avocado Oil, Grapeseed Oil (2020)
  • Overseas Food Trading (Star-KP Required) Avocado Oil
  • Overseas Food Trading (Star-KP Required) Avocado Oil
• La Tourangelle Almond Oil (BJ's)- not usable for Passover (Star-k) -(2020)
• Trader Joe's Herbes de Provence Extra Virgin Olive Oil - not usable for Passover (OU) -(2021)

Quinoa

• Quinoa needs Passover certification, see Still Quonfused about Quinoa
• Star-K: Quinoa is Kosher L'Pesach and is not related to the five types of chometz grains, millet or rice. However, because there is a possibility that quinoa grows in proximity to chometz grains and may be processed in facilities that compromise its Kosher for Passover status, quinoa should be accepted only with a reliable Kosher for Passover approval. The following is certified by the STAR-K:
  • Natural Earth (Star-KP Required)
• Quinoa flour - needs Passover certification
• BJ's- Wellesley Farm Quinoa not usable for Passover cRc

RAISINS:
The following raisins are approved for use on Pesach, provided that "oil" does not appear in the ingredient panel (Star-K:) for more see the OU list:

• Berkley & Jensen (No P Required)
• California Fruit (No P Required)
• Dole (No P Required)
• Essential Everyday (No P Required)
• Great Value (No P Required)
• Market Pantry (No P Required)
• outhern Grove (No P Required)
• Sun Valley Raisins (No P Required)
• Trader Joe’s (No P Required)
• Wegmans (No P Required)
• Weis (No P Required)

Seltzer and Water:

• All unflavored bottled water, seltzer and sparkling water without any additives is Kosher for Passover, even without any Kosher supervision. (OU) (2021)
• SELTZER: Any unflavored seltzer that does not list any citrates as an ingredient may be used. All flavored seltzer requires KFP certification (Star-K)

Sweeteners

• White Granulated Sugar and Brown Sugar: White granulated sugar and brown sugar are approved for Passover when bearing an OU symbol. (OU - 2021)

  All BVK certified brown or plain sugars are fine for Pesach even without a "P". (BVK- 2021)

• Agave Syrup - Must bear reliable Passover certification (cRc) (2021)
• Blue Green Agave Organic Nectar (OK-P - 2021)
• Honey - needs certification (OU) (2021)
• Maple Syrup
  • needs certification for Passover cRc) (2021)
  • 100% pure maple syrup with an OU no longeris acceptable for Passover due to a change in policy at the OU for 2021.
  • Palm Sugar, Coconut Sugar
    • Coconut Secrets Crystals (Star-K) usable without Passover certification
  • Stevia- needs Passover certification
  • Xylitol: OU: needs Passover certification;
    • Health Garden: OU-P
    • Xyla Xylitol no
  • Sugar
    • Lantic (Rogers) Sugar (aside for the icing sugar).(Kosher Check, no P needed)
    • Lantic & Redpath Brown Sugar (no P needed) (MK & COR)
    • US Sugar and any generic of the above bearing a BVK: plain granulated sugar & brown sugar - usable for Pesach (2020)
    • Kirkland Organic Sugar (cRc)
    • Sugar: All 100% Sugar including Organic are KFP. Check ingredient-panel that there is nothing else added. (Star-K) (2020) (ed. note: not brown sugar and not coconut sugar)
    • Domino Sugar & other sugar products bear an OK P year round.

Vegetables:

• Raw vegetables that are usable for Passover do not need a hecksher
• Packaged Baby Carrots  yes if contain on sensitive additives (cRc); OU-wash first
• Fresh Box Farmes- just KVH - no P needed (2021)
• All fresh packaged salads require KFP certification. All fresh packaged salads certified by STAR-K are Kosher for Passover only when bearing the Star-KP symbol.
• Bagged vegetables such as pre-washed lettuce (other than Star-K certified brands above), baby carrots, shredded carrots, shredded cabbage, raw cole slaw mix, etc. are acceptable for Passover use if they do not contain sensitive ingredients. However, they should be purchased prior to Passover and must be checked for insects when necessary. (cRc) (2020)
• Frozen Vegetables- need Passover certification (cRc)
• Sundried tomatoes require certification (cRc)
• SUPREME CUTS Raw Vegetables: Butternut Squash Noodles, Green Zucchini Noodles, Harvest Medley Noodles, Primevera Noodles, Red Beets Noodles, Sweet Potato Noodles, Turnip Noodles, Yellow Squash Noodles usable with plain OU
• Del Monte (Star-KP Required): Butternut Squash, Yams, Yellow Squash, Zucchini
• Lancaster Foods (Star-K/no P Required): Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash, Eggplant, Potatoes, Yams, Yellow Squash, Zucchini
• Nature's Promise (Star-K/No P Required): Organic Butternut Squash, Organic Squash Medley
• The Farmer's Market (Star-KP Required): Butternut Squash, Yams, Yellow Squash, Zucchini
• Veggie Wash: Fit (OU)- wash product with water before using; contains kitniot (2021)

VINEGAR: Requires reliable KFP certification

• Roland (Star-K/No P Required): Balsamic Vinega

Personal Care products

• Lip balm does not need Passover certification (cRc)

* Note: From the Star-K: If label states that it is processed in a plant that processes kitniyos or chometz, then it requires a reliable KFP certification. Note: Many consider peanuts as kitniyos, which are not permissible on Pesach. Also, dry roasted nuts and ground nuts require reliable KFP certification.

The COR -Kashruth Council of Canada explains allergen declarations on labels at Note Regarding "May Contain" Declarations

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