Update-ALERT: Strawberries from China, USSR, Egypt, USA, etc.

Yardain - Egypt w/ Chug must be pureed to a liquid.
K'halacha- Under the Hashgocha of Putin/USSR.
Dole & Birdseye- some claim they only have 2 whole insects per 70 after cleaning, washing, freezing. Was muchzuk bi'toloyim prior to the cleaning, washing, freezing. Ask your Rav.

There are frozen strawberries originating from China that was rejected due to infestation.

Another Hashgocha decided to accept it and are certifying them. They were removed for a while, they recently resurfaced.

We were notified by qualified mashgichim that "none of the Chinese" Strawberries are clean from infestation and should not be used unless pureed & cooked, etc.
[muchzuk bi'toiloyim not permitted to blend] ALL CHINESE STRAWBERRIES ARE INFESTED AT THIS TIME.

All fresh/frozen raspberries, blackberries, etc. from are to be considered infested and may not be blended, cooked.

איך נותנים השגחה בכשרות

איך נותנים השגחה בכשרות?

חשדהו , וחשדהו ורק אח"כ כבדהו

וצריכין להחליף המשגיח מפעם לפעם

Shatnez alert

Klein's Naturals w/ heimish hashgucha-Others are removing product from the shelves

Klein's sunflower seeds were found to be infested.

Also their sun-dried tomatoes, raisins, dried blueberries, etc

 Klein's & their Hashgochas denied the cold facts as fiction. The truth is it was checked& found to be infested big time. To ascertain which nuts besides the sunflower seeds one would normally ask Klein's, etc, But you can't rely on their answer.

 Hisachdus of Brooklyn

Many of the "Heimish brands" re-pack Kleins" nuts, which are a poor quality.

Aisle 9 & Farmers market in Lakewood area also uses Kleins nuts. Shoppers Haven in Monsey & many other places use Klein's infested products.

Kosher consumers don't be fooled or sketched by these establishments. Insects are a very serious concern, so is deception.

Pre-Seasoned Iron Skilett requires kashering with Libun Chomur

Due to the oils/fats used in the process of Pre-Seasoned Iron Skilett, it requires kashering with Libun Chomur prior to first use- then you can season it on your own.

It can be a bit difficult to purchase Pre-seasoned cast iron skillets for a kosher home.  Many of the pre-seasoned cast iron cookware has non-kosher shortening derived from pig fat as the agent for seasoning the cast iron skillet cooking surface to make it non-stick.

Some other manufacturers, such as Lodge Cast Iron, which is the leading US manufacturer of cast iron cookware, formerly used Kosher-certified oil in the seasoning process.  They now use non-kosher soy-based vegetable oil to season their cast iron skillets in the factory.  Lodge has removed all indication on their website denoting their cast iron cookware is Kosher certified.

When you bought your Lodge Logic pre-seasoned cast iron skillet, if it stated “kosher certified oil” on the packaging, then you know kosher certified oil was used in the pre-seasoning process in the factory, and you have kosher cast iron cookware.

If there is no “Kosher certified oil” notation on the packaging that kosher-certified oil was used in the seasoning process, then your cast iron skillet is not kosher.