BEGINNING JANUARY 2013, THE LVKC WILL REPORT JUST ON LOCAL KOSHER ALERTS.
THERE ARE KOSHER ALERTS EVERY DAY, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE LVKC STAFF TO UPDATE THE LIST EVERYDAY. WE RECOMMEND YOU LINK TO www.kashrut.com/Alerts AND REGISTER TO RECEIVE DAILY KASHRUT ALERTS. MRS. MATHES-SCHARF HAS BEEN REPORTING KASHRUT ALERTS FOR YEARS, AND HAS BECOME VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY.
June 28, 2013
at 353 S Cedar Crest Blvd. Allentown, PA 18103 (only)
is now under LVKC supervision.
Please note that no toppings (even those with the Menchies kosher logo) are kosher supervised at this time.
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** KASHRUT ALERT **
January 1, 2013
Beginning JANUARY 2, 2013
MANHATTAN BAGEL
located at 3100 Tilghman Street (VILLAGE WEST SHOPPING CENTER), will ONLY have kosher bagels certified three days a week – Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday. They will only be taking advanced orders for kosher certified bagels by the LVKC on those days. Only the bagels marked with an LVKC certified Signature label will be certified by the LVKC. Please plan accordingly, and call your orders in advance.
The following health alert is from the Foodpoisoningjournal.com, and Giant Foods on January 7, 2013.
GIANT Food Stores, LLC and MARTIN’S Food Markets, following a recall by Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC, announced it removed the following varieties of smoked salmon from sale due to possible contamination by listeria monocytogenes: The following products are included in this recall:
UPC – Product
7303080368 – Nathans – Nova Salmon – 3 OZ
The production codes for this item are 278, 279, 284 and 285.
7303080369 – Nathans – Nova Salmon – 8 OZ
The production codes for this item are 279 through 282.
7284001703 – Lascco – Smoked Salmon – 3 OZ
The production codes for this item are 247 through 254.
Customer may return to the place of purchase for a full refund or contact Ocean Beauty hotline at 800-368-7699 for further information.
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The following kashrus alert is from the BusinessWeek.com posted on December 25, 2012.
Blue Moon’s New ‘Ale’ is half wine. Blue Moon is producing beer wine hybrids that are 49% wine and are not kosher. There are other ales with contain wine including Allagash Victoria Ale with Chardonnay grapes, and Milton (Del.) craft beer maker Dogfish Head Noble Rot using viognier and pinot gris grapes.
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The following kashrus alert is from the COR posted on December 25, 2012.
Grapple apples are not kosher. Grapple apples are apples that are infused with a grape flavor that is derived from grapes.
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The following kashrus alert is from the Scroll-K (Vaad HaKashrus of Denver) on December 23, 2012.
Please be advised that ‘The Bakery’ Pumpkin Pies sold at Walmart stores have been labeled with the Scroll K, erroneously omitting the DAIRY designation. This product is Scroll K – DAIRY certified. Corrective action is being taken.
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February 15, 2012.
“Please be advised that as of February 14, 2012 OK KOSHER CERTIFICATION has revoked certification of Rimon Winery (Keren Ben-Zimra, Israel) manufacturer of Pomegranate Wine due to kashrus violations. For more information please contact OK Kosher Certification at 718-756-7500, info@ok.org.”
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February 10, 2012.
Please be aware that the following brands of fresh salads such as Potato Salad, Cole Slaw and Macaroni Salad are no longer under the certification of the cRc.
• Orval Kent
• Sysco
• US Foodservice
• Walmart
• Sam’s Club
As always, buyers should be diligent when making any food purchases and should look at each label for a kosher certification. Any remaining products still bearing the cRc logo are kosher certified.
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February 6, 2012.
Please be advised that the kosher foodservice program at the Hopkins Hillel Smokler Center, located at 3109 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21218, is no longer certified by the STAR-K.
Ed. note: It is now ceritfied as kosher by the OU.
The “Kosher Korner” foodservice stand, located in the student dining hall at Johns Hopkins University 3400 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21218, continues to be certified by the STAR-K.
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January 24, 2012.
PRODUCE FROM ISRAEL is beginning to appear in local stores , and requires taking of Terumos and Maaseros. Some examples are peppers (red, yellow, orange), tomatoes and persimmons. Other produce that sometimes appears from Israel include oranges, mangos, dates, pomelos and clementines. Frozen baby carrots from Israel has also been found. Check the sticker, bag label or original case of all produce for the country of origin.
Ed. note: Information on taking trumos and maasros can be found at www.kashrut.com/consumer/vegetables/#TITHING.
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February 3, 2012.
Tabatchnick Soup Singles New York Style Chicken Broth With Noodles And Vegetables manufactured by Tabatchnick Fine Foods, Somerset, NJ was inadvertently labeled as KOF-K PARVE. the product is in fact certified as KOF-K MEAT. Labeling is being corrected by Tabatchnick.
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December 26, 2011
ACCENTS GRILL ON THE ATRIUM, located at 2839 Smith Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21209, is no longer kosher certified by the Star-K.
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December 26, 2011
COCOACCINOS, located at 2831 Smith Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21209, is no longer kosher certified by Rabbi Sholom Salfer.
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December 19, 2011
Please be advised that the following flavors of Snapple 11.5 cans made by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, St. Louis, MO are now made on dairy equipment and are labeled OK-DE:
- Diet Lemon Tea
- Green Apple Juice
- Kiwi Strawberry
- Lemon Tea
- Mango Madness
- Orange Mango
- Peach Tea
- Raspberry Tea
Note: Any Snapple cans of these flavors still on the market with labels bearing the OK symbol (not marked DE) were produced on pareve equipment.
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December 13, 2011
Effective after closing on Monday, December 12, 2011, the Kosher Subway will no longer be Kosher. The facility is being sold and will become a Non-Kosher Subway store. They will remove the “Kosher Subway – Star-K” sign above the store and place signs on each door stating, “This location is NO LONGER kosher”. This change does NOT affect the Subway in the Rockville, MD, Jewish Community Center.
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December 2, 2011
A small amount of Quaker Instant Oatmeal Weight Control Instant Oatmeal, Cinnamon flavor and Banana Bread flavor, Quaker Foods & Snacks – Chicago IL were mistakenly labeled with an OU Symbol without the “D”. These products are dairy and corrective measures were implemented.
