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Links to kosher symbol lists. Each list is obviously only as reliable as its source

cRc: http://www.crcweb.org/agency_list.php

KosherQuest: https://kosherquest.org/kosher-symbols/

Approved alcoholic drinks from the Rabbanut.  http://www.jerusalemkoshernews.com/wp-content/uploads/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf

These are NOT Orthodox: https://sites.google.com/site/nonorthodoxkosher/home (even though some may look legit)


Informative post regarding Kashrus Agencies
Every hashgacha has +&-.


You can also submit any kashrus questions at
https://www.askcrc.org/ask
https://oukosher.org/ask-kosher-question/
https://www.star-k.org/ask-rabbi choose General Consumer Kashrus Questions in the Subject/Topic Dropdown list
https://www.ok.org/contact/ choose Kosher in the Attention Dropdown list



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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6300 on: April 19, 2024, 12:24:58 AM »
Why not? Since when are עבידי לטעמא butel brov?
A specific Kula by קטניות, that is is not אסור if it is בתערובת

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6301 on: April 19, 2024, 12:25:51 AM »
A specific Kula by קטניות, that is is not אסור if it is בתערובת
As part of the original takana?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6302 on: April 19, 2024, 12:26:48 AM »
As part of the original takana?
Seems so

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6303 on: April 19, 2024, 12:27:28 AM »
Why not? Since when are עבידי לטעמא butel brov?

עבידי לטעמא which is generally a דרבנן can't be worse than טעמא ממש and yet still rov is enough by kitniyos.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6304 on: April 19, 2024, 12:34:50 AM »
Why not? Since when are עבידי לטעמא butel brov?



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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6305 on: April 19, 2024, 12:39:01 AM »
M"B סק"ו seems to indicate like that תירוץ of the חק יעקב .... Hence the חומרא
Not seeing the indication

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6306 on: April 19, 2024, 01:07:57 AM »
Technically speaking why is there a need for KFP coke?
Is the kitniyos not בטל ברוב?
many flavors can be chometz made from alcohol. R’ Juravel discusses it here https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/hidden-hazards

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6307 on: April 19, 2024, 01:09:25 AM »
many flavors can be chometz made from alcohol. R’ Juravel discusses it here https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/hidden-hazards
Thanks!

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6308 on: April 19, 2024, 06:38:50 AM »
PSA: there's a severe infestation specifically to romaine but also other varieties from SoCal. We've had to reject a lot and are recommending clients use alternatives for maror including endives and even iceberg or indoor grown with reliable hashgacha, despite the latter two being a machlokes.
Lots of unhappy clients.but as one of my colleagues put it , better an unhappy client than an unhappy g-d
Of course if you can get reliable prewashed , problem solved

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6310 on: April 19, 2024, 08:53:18 AM »
Kosher alert from ORB

Due to the recent kosher alert regarding collagen casings sent out by the OK and Rabbi Eckstein a full audit of our certified locations was conducted.

"Out of an abundance of caution, we would like to inform that the sausages purchased at Meat Master prior to April 4, 2024 should not be consumed.

"In consultation with our poskim it has been determined that any Keilim used for these products DO NOT require koshering."

Please find kosher alerts referenced at https://www.kashrut.com/TradeNotices/?alert=T0926.

Can someone tell me what shaychus an abundance of caution has to do with kashrus? If it's kosher, or these a rov, it should be fine. If not, it's assur. It's not like food poisoning. There are halachos.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6311 on: April 19, 2024, 09:17:19 AM »
Kosher alert from ORB

Due to the recent kosher alert regarding collagen casings sent out by the OK and Rabbi Eckstein a full audit of our certified locations was conducted.

"Out of an abundance of caution, we would like to inform that the sausages purchased at Meat Master prior to April 4, 2024 should not be consumed.

"In consultation with our poskim it has been determined that any Keilim used for these products DO NOT require koshering."

Please find kosher alerts referenced at https://www.kashrut.com/TradeNotices/?alert=T0926.

Can someone tell me what shaychus an abundance of caution has to do with kashrus? If it's kosher, or these a rov, it should be fine. If not, it's assur. It's not like food poisoning. There are halachos.
Halacha is composed of different opinions, and different issurim have different guidelines and levels of severity for when the circumstances or prevailing opinion aren't known definitively.
« Last Edit: April 19, 2024, 09:24:54 AM by PlatinumGuy »
״וזה כלל גדול: שישנא אדם כל דבר שקר. וכל מה שיוסיף שנאה לדרכי השקר – יוסיף אהבה לתורה.״ - אורחות צדיקים

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6312 on: April 19, 2024, 09:24:07 AM »

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6313 on: April 19, 2024, 09:28:11 AM »

+1 but im not sure why you have to bring a באר יצחק.
If something is בטל ברוב by מין בשאינו מינו, obviously the taste doesn't bother us

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6314 on: April 19, 2024, 09:31:15 AM »
+1 but im not sure why you have to bring a באר יצחק.
If something is בטל ברוב by מין בשאינו מינו, obviously the taste doesn't bother us
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6315 on: April 19, 2024, 02:56:30 PM »

I'm not understanding your juxtaposition here...

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6316 on: April 19, 2024, 03:02:01 PM »
I'm not understanding your juxtaposition here...
״צ״ל דהתם ג״כ לא מקרי תערובות כיון דלטעמא עבידא לעמוד במתיקותו״

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6317 on: April 19, 2024, 03:07:29 PM »
״צ״ל דהתם ג״כ לא מקרי תערובות כיון דלטעמא עבידא לעמוד במתיקותו״
See above, מ"ב goes with the second תירוץ.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6318 on: April 19, 2024, 03:09:29 PM »
See above, מ"ב goes with the second תירוץ.
That is irrelevant to the point that some posit עבידא לטעמא is a problem even though it’s בטל ברוב.

Anyway, can you provide the exact citation you are referring to?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #6319 on: April 19, 2024, 03:16:57 PM »

Anyway, can you provide the exact citation you are referring to?
  ומ"מ בדיעבד אם נפל חרדל לתבשיל אינו אוסר תס"ד סק"ו.