Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread

[CS1]

I'll make this offer...if anyone is in Boston and would like to see how KVH Kosher operates, I'll personally (bl"n) give them a tour of a food service facility of their choice. Answer any question they ask...

do they certify a lot of the Trader Joe's items, too ?

[henche]

I'll make this offer...if anyone is in Boston and would like to see how KVH Kosher operates, I'll personally (bl"n) give them a tour of a food service facility of their choice. Answer any question they ask...

Deal

[moko]

Deal

you moved out...you could have asked me whenever you wanted...

[thaber]

I think you are missing the point that many have been making here. Your cop-out solution is really no solution at all. There are two criteria for kashrus. You are ignoring one. So much so that you are not understanding that those who bring it into the picture are not belittle the one aspect which you are looking at.

BTW, as far as I know the large organizations (OU, OK, Star-K, Kof-K, cRc) provide reviews at cost. You only pay for travel expenses.

To this point, and I hope @churnbabychurn is listening, the OU did an audit on the most chareidi of supervisions here, which is a Beis DIn backed hashgocha, and their conclusion was to recommend a comprehensive list of best practices and protocols to bring it up to date. Their protocols to that point had been antiquated by about 30 years.
This is another clear advantage of a national, cutting edge, sophisticated hashgocha.
Another hashgocha, which was not used for a long time by the chareidi public, is now considered fully acceptable since they upped their standards and supervision just to enter into buyout talks with one of the national hashgochos.

[sky121]

Does anyone here know more about kashrus and cheese enough to explain to me how they finally made the parmigiano reggiano cheese kosher?

[thaber]

Does anyone here know more about kashrus and cheese enough to explain to me how they finally made the parmigiano reggiano cheese kosher?

any specific brand? I'd imagine they just got involved in production from milking on, or at least from putting the rennet and on
definitely have to wait 6 hours after...

[sky121]

any specific brand? I'd imagine they just got involved in production from milking on, or at least from putting the rennet and on
definitely have to wait 6 hours after...

Bertinelli.  And as far as I understood there was maybe rennet involved. ?

[henche]

@moko on way. Do I get to pick establishment? I pick milk st. Thx

[myi]

Would such vitamins need a hechsher?

[aygart]

Does anyone here know more about kashrus and cheese enough to explain to me how they finally made the parmigiano reggiano cheese kosher?

From what I found online the OU was not accepting it as kosher.

[sky121]

From what I found online the OU was not accepting it as kosher.

I believe it's certified by the OK.

[churnbabychurn]

Bertinelli.  And as far as I understood there was maybe rennet involved. ?

Maybe it's kosher rennet

[DrDanny]

Would such vitamins need a hechsher?

It's Vegetarian not Veagan I'd be worried it contains some egg based product, in which case it would need a Hechsher.

[aygart]

Would such vitamins need a hechsher?

It can be from animal sources notwithstanding their claims otherwise. Keilim are also a concern.

[incendia]

Would such vitamins need a hechsher?

Is it roi le'achila?

[Alexsei]

Is this kosher?
http://www.naturesway.com/Product-Catalog/Activated-Charcoal-100-Caps

[incendia]

Is this kosher?
http://www.naturesway.com/Product-Catalog/Activated-Charcoal-100-Caps

Is it roi le'achila?

[Alexsei]

Capsule is gelatin

[shaulyaakov]

Maybe it's kosher rennet

"Animal rennet and lipase can be kosher, however. If the kosher source animal is slaughtered, de-veined, salted and processed according to kosher law, its rennet and lipase are fine for kosher use. (There is no halachic problem with using animal-derived enzymes in cheese [mixing meat and milk] since the amounts used are miniscule. Moreover, the enzymes are not cooked with the milk, and they are flavorless. Also, the davar hama’amid principle cited earlier only applies to non-kosher substances, and the enzymes are actually kosher.) Still, even cheese made with glatt kosher animal rennet and lipase is considered gevinat Akum when manufactured by without special rabbinic supervision, as the sages created a general ban on such cheese"

https://oukosher.org/blog/consumer-kosher/say-cheese/

[Alexsei]

ETA:

Response from company:

I understand that you would like to know the source of the gelatin. I am happy to help you in whatever way I can. The gelatin is derived from a mixture of bovine (beef) and porcine (pork).