Are some supermarkets scamming the consumer?

Check the prices in the supermarket that's being rung up they may not be the price displayed on the shelf. At times they don't even have a posted price (illegal) and charge an inflated price.  When you bring the discrepancy to the cashiers attention they refuse to change it to the posted price.

Kashrus wise, should one rely on their repacked meat, poultry or anything else for that matter.

Eating at an affair from utensils that were not toiveled.



דעת מרן החזון איש זצ"ל היתה שלא לאכול במקומות אלו שלא טבלו הכלים, וכן דעת הגר"מ פיינשטיין זצ"ל במאסף לתורה והוראה חוברת ב עמ' 20 שאסור לאכול במלון או באולמות שלא הוטבלו הכלים

ALERT: Mousse and Apple coblers

ALERT: chocolate Mouse glass desert and the Apple coblers crock made by Chantilly bakery are not being toiveled. The Igros Moshe y"d 3, 22  and in the "miasef litoirah" Reb Moshe says one should not eat it. The Chazon Ish also says not to eat from a restaurant or caterer that doesn't toivel their utensils.

UPDATE: Copepods (zooplankton) insects in CANADIAN city water

Copepods insects in NYC city water supply was discovered a few years ago. Therefore filters were installed by NYC's food facilities under Hashgocha.

It was recently found also by the facilities out of NYC e.g. Canada that are processing prechecked vegetables, and they were not aware of the problem. Check with the hashgochas of the prechecked vegies.

Copepods are larger than mites. If the filters & Mashgichim didn't cath the copepods, they missed all of the mites as well.

UNLESS they never had filters, Mashgichim only saw the thrips & aphids. We're in trouble, I'm afraid.

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."

Rav Shmuel Wosner, Shlita said

   Rav S. Wosner's position is that all hashgochas must adhere to this basic requirement.

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COCHINEAL - Red Bug extract

Warning over cochineal extract in Japan-By Ankush Chibber, 05-Jun-2012

Authorities in Japan have sounded an alert over cochineal extract, a commonly used food colorant, over fears it could trigger intense allergic reactions amongst consumers.

All the "show n tell" of properly cleaning infestation from vegetables & fruit,

All the "show n tell" of properly cleaning infestation from vegetables & fruit, etc does it work in the real world?

[see Chasam Sofer # 130, brought in Mishnah Berurah-Pesach]-First, one must be trained to become profecient in knowing what to look for. Second, one must be trained in the proper methods of cleaning. One must have patience and good eye sight. The chasam Sofer sstates, otherwise one may not do his own checking As the Ramoh says in hilchos nikur "these thing one can't learn from books, only from experts.

An person that was not trained & tested by an expert remains unqualified to check infestation for himself, others or as a mashgiach. R"L