From The COR: Vernors Black Cherry Ginger Soda
Vernors Black Cherry Ginger Soda, available in Michigan and the Toledo, Ohio area, is Kosher and Pareve with no kosher symbol required.
From The Star-K: Newly Certified – Cosmo Olives and Capers
Cosmo brand Capers in Brine, Gaeta Olives, Green Olives and Oil Cured Olives are now certified Kosher under Star-K supervision.
From The Star-K – Newly Certified: Food To Live Pasta
Food To Live brand Organic Chickpea Pasta Fusilli and Organic Red Lentil Pasta Penne are now certified Kosher under the Star-K.
From The COR: Restaurants in Niagra Falls
The COR is pleased to announce the COR certification of two restaurants in Niagra Falls, which compliments the existing supervision of Rabbi Zalman of Chabad Niagra. These restaurants are…
Top Nosh Kosher Pizza
Taste (meat fine dining)
Both are located in the Chabad of Niagra Falls complex at 6417 Main St. in Niagra Falls, Ontario.
Star-K Slurpee List
STAR-K UPDATE
June 27, 2023
Kosher Slurpee Flavors
The Slurpees listed below are recommended only when produced in the USA. Flavors refer to both Regular and Diet versions and are certified by either STAR-K or by reliable kashrus agencies.
Since the kosher status of flavors can change at any time, STAR-K takes no responsibility when changes occur.
STAR-K does not certify individual 7-Eleven locations. Consumers are urged to use discretion when patronizing any particular store.
The following list is for consumer information only and is accurate at the time of printing.
Click here to download a PDF of the most current Kosher Slurpee List – https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/kosher-slurpee-listing.pdf
From The O/U: Marshmallow Fluff
Marshmallow Fluff, manufactured by Durkee-Mower, does not bear an O/U symbol on some 16 oz. containers due to a printing error, but it is, in fact, Kosher and pareve.
From The COR: Hard Mountain Dew Malt Beverage
Hard Mountain Dew Zero Sugar Malt Beverage in several flavors is Kosher when bearing the Star-K symbol.
From The COR: New Kosher Slurpee Syrups
The following new Slurpee Syrups are Kosher and pareve (no symbol required):
Fanta Dragon Fruit Zero Sugar FCB
Fruitworks Lemon Candy Freeze FCB
From The COR: New Kosher Sodas
The following new sodas are Kosher and pareve (no symbol required):
Mountain Dew Summer Freeze
Pepsi X Peeps (marshmallow flavored Pepsi)
Sunkisht Mango Orange
Sunkist Watermelon Lemonade
From The KIB: Pita Bu Restaurant in Malibu
Chabad of Malibu (Rabbi Cunin) has taken over running and the hashgacha of what was Fish Grill on Pacific Coast Highway across from the Malibu pier. It is now called Pita Bu, with an Israeli cuisine.
From The O/U: Hard Cheeses
The O/U reminds us about the rule of refraining from consuming meat after eating certain types of cheese. In Yoreh Deah 89:2, the Remo writes: “And there are those who are strict and do not consume meat after eating cheese (source: Mordechai and Beis Yosef in the name of Maharam: v. tur Yoreh Deah 90), and such is our minhag: that we do not eat any meat, even poultry, after hard cheese. And there are those who are lenient (and one should not protest their practice), but they must cleanse and rinse the mouth and wash the hands before partaking of meat after cheese. However, it is preferable to be strict (and wait).” This is the basis for waiting the same time period after eating certain cheeses before then partaking of meat that one waits after eating meat before then partaking of dairy. (v. Taz ibid. s.k. 4). (usually 6 hours)
The Shach (ibid. s.k. 16) explains that “hard cheese” as reverenced by the Remo means cheese which has aged (approximately) 6 months. Poskim note that after eating pungent, strong-tasting cheeses, one should similarly wait before eating meat regardless of the cheese’s age. (V. Taz ibid. s.k. 4)
It is the position of the O/U’s poskim that one need only wait between eating aged cheese and meat if the cheese is of a variety that is intentionally aged in production, such as Parmesan (must be aged in production at least 10 months) and Emmental (must be aged in production at least 6 months). One need not wait after consuming non-aged cheese that is then incidentally aged on refrigerator shelves and exhibits the same texture and taste as it should exhibit in its non-aged state.
Some foods that “officially” contain very aged cheeses are often made with less expensive, fresh (non-aged) cheeses. (Aged cheese is more costly, as potential revenue is lost while the cheese ages). For example: eggplant parmesan is frequently made with cheeses other than Parmesan. Many establishments instead use mozzarella as the primary cheese here. Consumers are advised to inquire when purchasing such foods.
The Yad Yehuda (YYK 89:30) comments that one need not wait after eating aged cheese that has been melted (as the cheese’s brittle texture is lost through melting). Many poskim, including those of the O/U, rule like the Yad Yehuda on this point. However, there appears to be a dispute as to which foods the Yad Yehuda’s comment pertains:
1.) The Yad Yehuda’s comment was written in reference to a tavshil shel gevina (a pareve food which contains cheese,k with the cheese indiscernibly melted into the food): many poskim therefore maintain that the Yad Yehuda’s approach pertains only too foods into which aged cheese is melted as an unnoticeable component (i.e. the cheese is NOT b’eyn). The O/U adopts this approach.
2.) However, the logic of the Yad Yehuda (that aged cheese which is melted loses its brittle texture and should be treated like non-aged cheese) would appear to apply to any melted aged cheese, even if the cheese stands alone. Some poskim thus seem to apply the approach of the Yad Yehuda to any melted cheese (see Mesorah Journal v. 20, p. 92 and see also Badei HaShulchan: Bi’urim 89:2 d.h. V Chain nohagin)
Some examples of such (above) cheeses are…
Bleu (pungent cheese) – 2-4.5 months
Cheddar (Medium, Sharp, Aged) – Close to 6 months and up to 7 years.
Double Gloucester – Aged 6-9 months
Emmental Reserve – Aged at least 8 months
Gruyere – 5 months-12 months
Havarti (Aged) – 1 year
Monterey Jack, Dry – 7-10 months
Parmesan – 10-24 months or more
Pepper Jack (Foreign Market) – Can be aged 6 months to 1 year
Provolone, Piccante – 6-12 months
Romano – 5-12 months
From The Atlantic Kosher Commission: Gerbers Baby Food and Pesach
Although last year, there were some Gerber Baby Foods that were Kosher for Pesach even without a KFP, this year, NONE of the Gerber Baby Foods are Kosher for Pesach.
From The KIB: Kosher Krispy Kreme in California and Nevada
The following are the current locations of Kosher Krispy Kreme donut stores in California and Nevada…
CALIFORNIA:
2305 Otay Lakes Rd. in Chula Vista (KSA)
1231 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica (KSA)
121 Curtner Ave. in San Jose (Vaad of Northern Ca.)
1575 Sullivan Ave. in Daly City (Vaad of Northern Ca.)
2146 Leghorn St. in Mountain View (Vaad of Northern Ca.)
32450 Dyer St. in Union City (Vaad of Northern Ca.)
25802 El Paseo Ave. in Mission Viejo (KSA)
4180 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. in San Diego (KSA)
1521 North Victory Pl. in Burbank (KSA)
1548 Asuza Ave. in City of Industry (KSA)
330 City Drive South in Orange (KSA)
4485 Mills Circle in Ontario (KSA)
4034 Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles (KSA)
1199 West Artesia Blvd. in Gardena (KSA)
4760 Los Coyotes Diagonal in Long Beach (KSA)
NEVADA:
2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South in Las Vegas
Excalibur Hotel 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South in Las Vegas
1331 West Craig Rd. in Las Vegas
9791 South Eastern Ave. in Las Vegas
7015 West Spring Mountain Rd. in Las Vegas
From the KIB: Eternae Hydrolyzed Marine Collagen
Trader Joe’s carries Eternae brand Hydrolyzed Marine Collagen, made from fish source. This product is under the O/U supervision.
From The COR of Greater Detroit: Ricola Cough Drops Update
Only the following varieties of Ricola Couygh/Throat Drops are recommended by the cRC (Chicago Rabbinical Council). They do NOT require a certification sticker:
Original (Natural) Herb, Honey Herb and Lemon Mint (regular and Sugar Free).
From The COR of Greater Detroit: Tums Update
Only those Tums products that bear a Kosher symbol are acceptable. Most of the cdertified products bear a Diamond K Pareve symbol: however, Tums Chewy Delights contain milk and is marked as Star-D dairy.
Some containers of Tums assorted Berries Extra Strength 750, Tums Assorted Fruit Extra Strength 750 and Tums Peppermint Ultra Strength 1000 are made by non-certified manufacturers and do NOT bear a Kosher symbol. Check each container.
Tums Naturals Black Cherry & Watermelon variety contains carmine color, which is made from non-Kosher cochineal beetles, and therefore bears no Kosher marking.
Tums Chewy Bites are NOT certified and bear no Kosher marking.
From The COR of Greater Detroit: Products Labeled with a “D” Are Made on Dairy Equipment
The Following Products Labeled with a “D” are Made on Dairy Equipment (“DE”) and MAY be eaten after meat, but NOT TOGETHER with meat…
Nabisco Premium Saltines – O/UD (all varieties)
Trader Joe’s Hot Chocolate Sticks (Dark Chocolate O/UD)
Pamela’s Whenever Bars – Blueberry Lemon, Cranberry Almond, Raisin Walnut & Sice – O/UD (note: Some packages mistakenly bear a plain “O/U” without the “D”)
Chocolove Dark Chocolate Bars – Scroll K Dairy – Those varieite3s that DO NOT list dairy ingredients (check for butter oil or cream) should be considered DE.
