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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 #7300 on: January 15, 2025, 03:46:09 PM »
FDA officially bans Red No. 3
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/15/health/red-dye-no-3-ban-fda-wellness/index.html

What impact will this have on Kashrus?

Carmine is a big issue.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7301 on: January 15, 2025, 03:58:04 PM »
Am I suppose to put my Kirkland maple syrup on hold now? @Alexsei keep us posted on your findings.

KJ Kashrus says that according to their poskim maple syrup doesn't need BY
We have been unburdened by what has been.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7302 on: January 15, 2025, 04:16:55 PM »
KJ Kashrus says that according to their poskim maple syrup doesn't need BY

Thank you!

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7303 on: January 15, 2025, 07:18:56 PM »
FDA officially bans Red No. 3
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/15/health/red-dye-no-3-ban-fda-wellness/index.html

What impact will this have on Kashrus?
So far whatever I picked up has Red #40
We have been unburdened by what has been.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7304 on: January 15, 2025, 09:44:22 PM »
he certifies what we consider gevinas akum
Also what we consider unchecked lettuce in California.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7306 on: January 15, 2025, 10:05:27 PM »
Also what we consider unchecked lettuce in California.
Certified insects!
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7307 on: January 16, 2025, 11:35:16 AM »
Certified insects!

We only certify the lettuce not the bugs
Feelings don't care about your facts

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7308 on: January 16, 2025, 09:00:37 PM »
I disappear for a few hours and can't catch up....
On this comment specifically,  I disagree simply based on how dairies operate. They're collecting milk from dozens, if not hundreds of farmers , most of whom the hashgacha has absolutely no relationship with.
See Sefer Cholov Treifah supporting this fact

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7309 on: January 16, 2025, 11:52:01 PM »
See Sefer Cholov Treifah supporting this fact
no kidding

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7310 on: January 17, 2025, 01:00:31 AM »
I once asked Rabbi Kuber about GF pasta. The brands with hechsherim I eat were all at least 20 shekel a bag, but there was a whole collection of 8-10 shekel bags with hecsherim I was not accustomed to relying on. I was wondering what the issue was - these are exceedingly simple products made with 100% brown rice. Rabbi Berkovits had said he wasn't sure what the difference was - maybe bugs? - and had sent me to Rabbi Kuber. Rabbi Kuber responded that the lesser hechsherim were meikil on bishul akum, saying it wasn't oleh al shulchan melachim. He said he doesn't understand this at all. So what about the other hechsherim, I asked, they do bishul Yisrael? He says, no, those are raw...
Aren’t all pasta typically raw? Was this fresh-pre cooked pasta?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7311 on: January 17, 2025, 01:30:57 AM »
no kidding
Found it :)
Rav Schachter concern is not specific to DA intervention but rather sirchos on slaughtered dairy cows.... That also has serious issues with the metzius.... Namely, they're slaughtered at the end of their milking life because....they're no longer giving (sufficient) milk. How does that reflect on the cows still in the milking cycle and what are the proportions of cows in at the end of their cycle vs the beginning?
See Sefer Chalav treifah for an in depth limud of the relevant metzius and halacha specifically focusing on DA and DA intervention.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7312 on: January 17, 2025, 01:31:55 AM »
Aren’t all pasta typically raw? Was this fresh-pre cooked pasta?
GF pasta or regular pasta?
He said you can easily tell: if prep time is 1-4 minutes, it was cooked. If more like 7+ minutes, it is raw.
He also said if you soak the pasta in water and it becomes edible, that was also a sign it was cooked.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7313 on: January 17, 2025, 01:35:39 AM »
GF pasta or regular pasta?
He said you can easily tell: if prep time is 1-4 minutes, it was cooked. If more like 7+ minutes, it is raw.
He also said if you soak the pasta in water and it becomes edible, that was also a sign it was cooked.
I know that. I was asking what the two brands you were referring to were, raw or pre cooked ? Or was that the difference between the two?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7314 on: January 17, 2025, 01:42:13 AM »
I know that. I was asking what the two brands you were referring to were, raw or pre cooked ? Or was that the difference between the two?
Every brand sold in EY with Bet Yosef, Chasam Sofer, Agudah and the like - Rabbi Kuber says they are cooked. The two brands with COR and CRC are raw. I don't remember what they are called. They also cost more than double, which was why I asked in the first place.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7315 on: January 17, 2025, 01:47:27 AM »
GF pasta or regular pasta?
He said you can easily tell: if prep time is 1-4 minutes, it was cooked. If more like 7+ minutes, it is raw.
He also said if you soak the pasta in water and it becomes edible, that was also a sign it was cooked.
If you are cooking it afterwards then bishul akum isn't a problem (for ashkenazim).

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7316 on: January 17, 2025, 01:50:39 AM »
If you are cooking it afterwards then bishul akum isn't a problem (for ashkenazim).
If it doesn’t need to be cooked then the issue does apply even if you cook it and even for Ashkenazim.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7317 on: January 17, 2025, 01:53:02 AM »
Every brand sold in EY with Bet Yosef, Chasam Sofer, Agudah and the like - Rabbi Kuber says they are cooked. The two brands with COR and CRC are raw. I don't remember what they are called. They also cost more than double, which was why I asked in the first place.
Wow that’s pretty interesting as I thought that the pre-cooked ones are considered specialty items. Don’t the pre-cooked have a shorter shelf life?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7318 on: January 17, 2025, 01:54:30 AM »
If it doesn’t need to be cooked then the issue does apply even if you cook it and even for Ashkenazim.
If it is מצטמק ויפה לו it is fine, IIRC.
Anyway, clearly it needs to be cooked
if prep time is 1-4 minutes

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7319 on: January 17, 2025, 02:13:09 AM »
If it is מצטמק ויפה לו it is fine, IIRC.
Anyway, clearly it needs to be cooked
It has to be מצטמק ויפה לו through bishul but in this case all it needs is to be heated up to be tasty (cold food doesn’t taste too grand) it’s not considered as needed to be cooked since you can soak it in hot water for a bit and will get the same result as he mentioned above.
He also said if you soak the pasta in water and it becomes edible, that was also a sign it was cooked.