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March 30, 2021 from the Ira Axelrod, a Boston based food distributor:

"It has come to our attention that a large number of bottles of Taam Tuv red horseradish, supposedly intended for Passover use, did not have the appropriate Passover markings on the jars. It is possible that it was only a printing or labelling error. But it is also possible that jars NOT meant for Passover got mixed in with the Passover batch. Apparently, a significant number of these jars wound up in the Boston area."

"Until the situation is fully investigated and is concluded to everyone's satisfaction, it has been recommended that, if you have any of these jars, you refrain from using them."

From the OK in response to a question from the editor: Any chometz in the formula would be botul.

March 26, 2018: From the Beth Din of Johannesburg:

It has just come to our attention that the supplier sent non-Kosher for Pesach KEGLEVICH VODKA together with the Kosher for Pesach product.

If you have bought this product from any outlet, please make sure that it specifically says Kosher for Pesach -⁨ כשר לפסח⁩ (in Hebrew).

March 26, 2021 from the COR Detroit

PSAK HALACHA regarding status of food prepared with the non-Kosher for Pesach B'GAN UNSALTED MARGARINE SPREAD: The poskim that were consulted have ruled that any food that was already made with the margarine, in which the margarine is less than 50% of the recipe, may be used for Pesach. No kashering is required. Any unused product should not be used for Pesach.

From earlier in the day: Urgent Pesach Notice – B’gan Unsalted Margarine Spread

Some one pound blocks of B’GAN UNSALTED MARGARINE SPREAD have Kosher for Pesach marking on the outer cardboard box, but on the printed wrapping inside do not have Pesach marking and list non-Pesach ingredients. .

March 23, 2021 from the cRc Twitter Feed:

TOOTHPASTE UPDATE - The following Tom's of Maine toothpastes may be used for Pesach 2021:

• Adults - Whole Care Peppermint
• Adults – Whole Care Spearmint
• Children - Silly Strawberry

March 25, 2021 from THE cRc

Please be advised that in recent days we have been finding romaine lettuce to be more infested than usual. In particular, we have been finding more thrips than would be expected. Accordingly, extra care and diligence should be used when preparing romaine lettuce for the Seder. The “thrip cloth method” (https://www.crcweb.org/askcrc/Thripcloth.php) remains effective, but the procedure may have to be repeated several times to remove all insects. An alternative method is to separate the leaves, soak them in soapy water, and then rub all parts of each leaf with a sponge or scrubber. The leaves can then be used as is.

The above concern is also true for cRc certified romaine from Starr Catering. Because of the unusually high levels of infestation in romaine lettuce, we have just determined that the usual washing process has not been sufficient in some instances. Therefore, we recommend that the Starr Catering whole leaf romaine lettuce be rewashed by placing the leaves into soapy water and then rinsing each leaf front and back under running water. The chopped variety may be used as is, without additional washing.