Traces of pig DNA were found in Cadbury
chocolate bars in Malaysia. The Muslims that live there are religious, and
their religion prohibits the consumption of or contact with pigs. Naturally
they were very upset. Since the British chocolate company was purchased by
Kraft Foods, questions were raised regarding the other dairy products of Kraft
(like Oreo cookies). (In the past pig milk, a very fatty milk, could be used to
“enhance the quality” of cow milk or compensate for watering down the cow
milk.)
Coney Island RITA'S web site "falsely" claims to be certified by the OU and the KOF-K. http://yeahthatskosher.com/2014/05/ritas-italian-ice-now-open-at-coney-island-brooklyn-ny/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YeahThatsKosher+%28YeahThatsKosher.com++%7C++Your+Jewish+%26+Kosher+Travel+resource%29
The Kof-K says they do not certify any Ritas Stores.
Shrimp cocktail: In the spirit of New York City’s “WaterWeek,” here’s a little (microscopic, actually) fun fact. Did you know NYC’s tap water isn’t technically vegan or kosher? Nope. As we speak, copepods—tiny crustaceans that love to eat mosquito larvae—are swimming their way through the city’s pipes and down the pipes of New Yorkers. (And we're all pretty fine with it, because streaming clean water into your home is awesome!) Inhabitat
Mehadrin poultry aka= Birdsboro Poultry is truly a Mehadrin poultry in kashrus. The owners and management are always looking for ideas to improve the kashrus and the quality of their product.