"Scales" are insects, common on citrus.

"Scales" are insects, common on citrus. Commercial Orange juices do sometimes contain "scales". Home, kiosk or store squezzed orange juice may also contain scales & must be filtered through a coffee filter.
NOTE: Pictures are for demonstration purposes only.

Blind leading the blind? (kashrus)

A prominent Kashrus Organization contracted out their food-service hashgochas to another smaller certifier, to monitor & set standards. The smaller certifier knows the "buzz" words, but not reliable in foodservice operations. The dollar is the guideline. 

A foodservice operator that has lost at least 3 hashgochas due to violations of kashrus is now being certified by this large certifier. A dollar is a dollar.

Reliable source for Bais-Yosef beef

A Reliable source for Bais-Yosef beef is

SOLOMONS & Fischels. It's under the hashgocha of New Square Bais din.

It's strictly North american beef.

Alle / Meal Mart has changed their Bais Yosef standards in the North american beef.

The Muchad / NPGS / Lakewood Co-op's beef, even though much of it is labeled as Bais Yosef, it should not be relied upon to be Bais yosef.

Lakewood SHOPPER joins Lakewood's VOICE in promoting not kosher

Lakewood SHOPPER joins Lakewood's VOICE in promoting non kosher establishments / recipes, etc.

ACLU wins court order to block N.J.'s new driver's license rules

Published: Monday, May 07, 2012, 7:24 PM Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012, By Mike Frassinelli/The Star-Ledger The Star-Ledger



NJ MVC New Jersey was set today to join eight other states in issuing a driver's license with a gold star in the upper right corner. But the ACLU won a court order blocking it.

The ACLU has won a court order blocking New Jersey’s stricter new driver’s license requirements, putting into limbo plans requiring 6 million drivers to show additional proof of ID before securing a license.

See video on strawberries under Hisachdus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uUUADpMTM&feature=player_embedded

http://kleenfarms.com/

"It is a given that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth."

Infestation: Strawberries are worse than Romaine

Strawberries are worse than Romaine to check for infestation. Romaine lettuce can be checked if one is expert and has the required equipment. Strawberries are infested with thrips that hide under the seeds & it's impossible to see them till they come out.

Therefore fresh strawberries must be peeled completely.

All of the frozen strawberries with a hashgocha or Ishur must be cooked, pureed, etc prior to use.

New York Kosher Label Act Is Constitutional, Court Says

New York Kosher Label Act Is Constitutional, Court Says-By Bob Van Voris - May 10, 2012

A New York law regulating the marketing and labeling of kosher food doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled, rejecting a First Amendment challenge.

A three-judge panel of the court in New York today affirmed a lower-court ruling that upheld the law, which replaced an earlier version the court overturned in 2002. The appeals court said the Kosher Law Protection Act of 2004 doesn’t violate First Amendment provisions restricting laws relating to religion.

Re: pre-checked vegetables

There is a recent new company with pre-washed vegetables "Kleen farm". They use market produce "not green-house" grown. They do a washing under the supervision of a mashgiach, who checks a relatively small amount of samples to ascertain if the washing is working.

Kleen Farm may be the solution to the many if not most foodservice establishments that don't have trained expert mashgichim for checking infestation. It just doesn't compare to the trained expert on site mashgiach or to the positive system which starts with green house grown product. 

Numerous food service establishments that have been using the greenhouse grown & superior inspection " Positive" brand have recently opted (or were instructed) to use the kleen-farm brand. Prior to using a food service establishment ascertain what they are using in their menu. 

Re: Asifa of the Mashgiach Rav Maitisyahu Solomon

Sure it's very confusing, but the Mashgiach is being guided strictly by the Gedoilim of Eretz Yisroel in this Asifa.  Yudel Shain(a blogger) purchased his ticket & intends to go. Join the Mashgiach in the Asifa.

Sun dried tomatoes "infested"

The Sun dried tomatoes with hashgochas were found to be "infested"

Cholov Stam / Cholov Akum = CHOLOV TREIFE! R'L- The consumer has nothing to rely on

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RE: Cholov Stam-Cholov Akum is actually חלב טריף Per Rav Eliyashev Shlita and Rav Shmuel Wosner Shlita.

The European Hashgochas mistakenly believe that they don't have the problem because the Veterinarians say "in Europe we don't have those problems". The cold facts are that europe has the problem just as much as the USA.

We and others spoke to the European vets & vet. associations re the procedures. The proclaimed that an incidence of 1-2% for each type of procedure is considered "we don't have the problem". There are 2-3 common procedures that will render a cow a treifah, so we have 4-6% of procedures in europe that make the cow a treifah. Therefore their milk ic cholv treifah. We understand that not all of the European Cholov Yisroel hashgochas remove the procedured cows, so even their cholov yisroel is cholov treif. This affects their chocolate bars as well.

Public opinion & politics

A recent report in The Wall Street Journal illustrates

"how public opinion can be misled and manipulated by agenda-driven politics".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HlQJD3UWLY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Lakewood BOE? will there be a "coverup"?

Lakewood BOE realized (after the dust settled) that they must order immediately a full forensic accounting of the past few years. They also realize that the outcome may have a very negative affect on certain individuals bar none.

They bit the bullet (responsibly so) and decided to move ahead. The ones that are in fear of the results are trying to stop it at all costs. (even through illegal means-if need be, there is too much at stake). Don't tell us that the Vaad & the Igud are behind this scheme!

They are trying to use political strong arm tactics to have the State of NJ take over the BOE and close the books on all of the previous "FRAUD", etc.

Write to Your State legislators to not allow the books to be closed-we want open books & a full forensic accounting.

Chris Cerf-Acting Commissioner

New Jersey Department of Education

100 River View Plaza

P.O. Box 500

Trenton, NJ 08625

Telephone (609) 292-4450

Fax (609) 777-4099

Senator Robert Singer-

Phone: 732-901-0702

Web: http://singer.senatenj.com

Email: sensinger@njleg.org

Nobody wants the NJ AG's office to have to step in.

The AIDAH Yerushalem tread$ on new turf

מאושר  APPROVED !????

When a product does not meet the strict guidelines of the Aidah, but there are leniencies that can be relied upon, etc it becomes מאושר approved not under the Hashgocha per se.

e.g. Frozen checked strawberries from China, the Aidah will not certify it for home use, but for commercial use (food service / bakeries) it will most likely be baked or cooked so it will be nisrasek....it becomes approved.

Let's see how many hundreds of items may fall into the new category. Will they be "mi'asher", bitul bi'shishim, kitnious she'nish'tanu, linas lai'lah, aino ben yomoi, pas palter, etc?

Kashrus alert: Livers in plastic bags in ducks, turkey, chicken

Kashrus alert: Livers in plastic bags in ducks, turkey, chicken become "kovush" and you can't even broil them-you must dispose of them.

The livers are not yet broiled (kashered), hence kovush makes them "ossur".

The Chazir, in yidish is the lowest you can call someone-Why?

The Chazir from the outside (w/ split hoofs) seems to be a very kosher animal, but on further observation-Inside, he's as non-kosher as it comes "a real traifenah-bain". Don't judge a book by it's cover.

Kosher alert: Carmel wines use only with Bdatz Mehadrin logo

Don't use if the Bdatz Mehadrin Seal is not on each bottle.

The Grass is a lush green

Usually there may be a cesspool underneath.

Kol  hakesseff, iz oif yennems cheshbon R"L

Don't misjudge any situation-ask "yourself" the following:

חזון איש- מי הרודף ומי הנרדף ? 

BEWARE: Mail theft still going on in Lakewood

Why not in Shop-Rite & other Lakewood stores?

Walmart Has Magazine-Free Checkout Aisle For "Torah-observant"

Best Buy sponsoring Islamist ???

Think again before buying your next computing device from Best Buy, according to a report on IslamistWatch.

Rabbi Ronald Greenwald Talks Tachlis!

Its Our Kids!!!
A Must For Every Jewish Parent! Watch In Its Entirety!

http://theunorthodoxjew.blogspot.com/2012/04/its-our-kids-4-suicide-notes.html

Quote

"Perseverance is not a long race;
it is many short races one after the other."

SHATNEZ fraud IN MONSEY?-YES! (It's worse than you think!) Lakewood Branch???

Update: This was reconfirmed

Since this past Rosh Hashonah, Lakewood "Kreitman" branch also is unqualified & misses shatnez.

Background: Monsey shatnez test center is unqualified to test, and they put on non-shatnez labels on clothing that have shatnez. R"L = All clothing must be rechecked!

SHATNEZ TESTING: The Monsey Shatnez Test Center does testing in Monsey, Queens, Englewood & other areas as well.

Romaine for Pesach- What happened?

Romaine for Pesach- What happened?

Bodek & Bertram were supposed to have fresh Romaine for Pesach, rthere was nothing in the market, Only Positive & Israeli Meshek-Man.

Wines?

Recommended-Kedem New York with Tzelem Rav.

Carmel Israel only with the Bdatz Mehadrin emblem.

Zegbach, Wagshall, Skver Hashgochas.

Not recommended-Herzog-Calif., Italian, w/ Gorelik or other Lubavitch.

Cauliflower, Raisins, Blackberries, Grapes

Cauliflower? Out of luck.

Raisins? Make wine & filter.

Blackberries? Out of luck.

Grapes? Wash & rub well very carefully being careful not to push any of the insects into the grape stem area.

Strawberries-What's the options?

Strawberries- options?

Nice fresh large firm strawberries e.g. Driscoll brand, cut off green top, peel & eat.

Get the frozen with a reliable hashgocha, puree or cook...then use.

Brocolli-What's the solutions?

Brocolli Solutions-

Buy fresh, remove all florets....For soup you don't have to peel, for other uses it's suggested to peel.

Buy the chopped or whole stems "100% floret free".

Why many stopped completely eating Lamb?

Many shechitas shecht lamb at the rate of 120-160 @ hour. The ratio of glatt runs between 60-80%+. That means the bodek has to check about 95 @ hour (1.5 @ minute?).

There is usually 1 shoichet & 1 bodek & they change off. They feel very uncomfortable with the quality of the bedika especially after the first 100 at that speed.

Can we use Chinese frozen strawberries?

How to build a community Mikveh "at cost"?

How to build a community Mikveh "at cost"?

Many have contracted with a Lakewood based mikvah expert to build them a Mikvah "at cost".

Note: He could also do residential home with a Mikvah-"at cost". Not limited to Lakewood, anyplace on the Globe.

It always ended up costing more (up to 50%+) than if they would have used a qualified commercial builder.

The question remains, what does "at cost" mean?
"Don't be taken", there is no such thing as a "free lunch".

Are the International Kosher certifiers rubber stamping the Heimish certifications?

Yes they are! sadly, to the kosher consumers detriment.

"Broineh-zeklach" pesach hashgochas.

Pesach "grubbeh-zaltz" Salt packaged "without a mashgiach" in a facility that packages chometz  items all year. Pesach Potato starch from a foreign facility without a mashgiach. Pesach Sugar packaged in a facility that previously had flour in their silos. Pesach Oil processed with citric acid, (in a facility that uses chometz, kitinious citric acid) without a mashgiach for the production. 

Please speak to your kinderlach "now"!

http://theunorthodoxjew.blogspot.com/2012/04/please-speak-to-your-kids-about-safety.html

MasterMind is one of the "only" systems that work

http://www.mastermindla.org/

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