Yudel's "Rest-of-the-Story"

{ If they left out the "D" or Dairy, you can sue} Consumers misled by advertising can sue manufacturer even if product not defec...

  Chitosan is a fiber-like product made from ground shrimp shells that inhibits fat absorption. By Rory Harrington, 28-Jan-2011 Chitosan...

3. Am I eating Tunisian olive oil? If you like olive oil, you love Tunisian olive oil — or, at least, you eat lots of it. What the heck am...

7 Seas Frozen Gravlax Smoked Salmon , 7 Seas Company - British Columbia, Canada, Consumers of OU products are advised not to consume 7 Seas...

There was another Chizuk for Tzinius in Lakewood's Lake terrace adressed by the revered Mashgiach . The underlying cause seems not to b...

NEW YORK — Some of the nutrition information listed in government-mandated food labels will be repeated on package fronts under a new system...

The srawberry season just started in Mexico- Frozen strawberries are going to hit the shelves - DON'T TOUCH THEM. Strawberry Alert fr...

 Update on the Glatt Alim Celery-13 Shevat 5771-January 18, 2011 Yesterday, I reported on Glatt Alim’s celery which enjoys Eida Chareidit ...

Avoid all insect prone vegetables, Chamisho Osur plates, etc that require the consumer to check or wash the product. The consumer is not qua...

Kashrus alert: Does Lamb require a "bedikas chutz"?? There are some Shechitas that do only a Bedikas "pnim" on lamb, t...

New Vegetable Inspection Training Program Has Been Launched A new ongoing training program for inspection of vegetables (and fruits) to se...

The following kashrus notice is from a reader's question and the editor's conversation with Agrexco on January 3, 2011. A reader ...

Brown "kraft" paper is commonly used by restaurants, caterers, food service to put hot & or greasy food directly on the paper....

Poultry are fed a rich variety of feed to enhance and speed their growth. They also receive injections for diseases & the prevention of ...

http://www.shemayisrael.com/ortjetusa/ Sustaining and Growing Jewish Business in The USA The Shema Yisrael Torah Network team has now se...

Coffee filters use some sort of starch to give it body. The starch may be from chometz, legumes, etc e.g. wheat, corn, etc or it may be from...

Kosher Inspectors Eliminated - By SUMATHI REDDY -Wall Street Journal New York state's kosher law-enforcement division has been gutted, ...

Quality Assurance V. Quality Control Kosher Assurance V. Kosher Control: There is a big difference between Quality assurance a...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heCoh4oADXM&feature=related

The mangos being imported by Carmel for the past few months are from Mexico not from Israel.

Chodosh Information – P’sak Halacha- The following is from Y. Herman’s Chodosh list – ( yherman@earthlink.net ) PSAK HALACHA From HaRav Ha...

Kosher certification news The educated Kosher consumer will now have the choice of choosing the highly reliable and sought after kosh...

The following insect infestation alert is from the COR on December 24, 2010. Please be advised that we are receiving reports of insect infe...

Minced fish: meat consists of minced flesh removed from the fish carcasses by cuts made parallel to the backbone. Ground fish: Consits of...

Strawberries are an infested fruit. The thrips hide under the seeds, all of the washing & checking can minimize but not eliminate the in...

Edible flowers come in beautiful shades of various colors and they are edible also. The kashrus issue is the "protein" contained i...

The Pretzel Lady A little old lady sold pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents each. Every day a young man would leave his of...

Heimish pasta has often been infested for a few reasons. Some of the the Heimish  companies produce annually or bi-annualy.  Some of them th...

* * * * * * * Oranges & Tangerines may be coated with Lac resin (an extract from insects). we have seen it printed on the bags ...

Executive Summary To ensure the safety of the domestic and global food supply, demands for brand protection assurance are on the rise from...

The Orthodox Union is suing a Pennsylvania-based seafood-importing company, saying it falsely claimed the OU certified its tilapia fish as k...

http://www.indianfoodrecipe.co.in/video_view.php?query=35754

ששאלתם שקמו אנשים שמשתדלים להיות השלוח' דרבנן בעניני הציבור וכו'' שולחן ערוך חושן משפט, סימן ג' סעיף ד רמ"א וז...

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

A few years ago, the Yerushalayim municipality installed a number of security cameras throughout the Old City. It was a time when there was ...

You!, You are making  the ultimate decision that it meets your kashrus standard, when you put it in your mouth,

In Eretz Yisroel and many in the USA as well don't consume herring anymore due to the anisakis worm. Chopped / ground herring salad do...

נתפס כשחברתו אורזת עלי ירק לא מפוקחים בתוך שקיות הנושאות ציוני כשרות מהודרים והרבנות המקומית עלי ירק המוצגת כמפוקחת (גם אם היא נושאת מותגי כ...

ALL TRUMP (General Mills) is heavily infested at this time. New Square Kashrus Council-Rabbi C. M. Wagshal, Rabbinic Administrator

The following information regarding insect infestation is from the hakhel.info with additional information from the OU and posted on Decembe...

http://www.bhol.co.il/Article.aspx?id=22071

There is at least one family that at all seudas Shabbos & Yom-Tov each adult (including guests) reads out loud 1 page of "the 39 Me...

We owe it to the kosher consumer We in the field of Kashrus have accepted a fiduciary responsibility on behalf of the kosher consumer. Th...

NOTE: Can one rely on the following letter that it's kosher? NO Letter from Colgate About their Vegetarian Products For vegetarian co...

The Princeton Committee on Palestine has sponsored a referendum in next week’s USG elections that asks Dining Services to sell an alternativ...

http://www.jerusalemkoshernews.com/2010/11/can-the-hechsher-hack-it/ http://www.jerusalemkoshernews.com/2010/11/bringing-kosher-standards-t...