Author Topic: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread (Read 984083 times)

yakrot · « **Reply #800 on:** August 24, 2015, 02:53:03 PM »

Quote from: Dan on August 24, 2015, 02:49:38 PM

Based on what happened in CLE, the national did a better job than the local mafia which served me treif. So it's a non-factor for me.

Why judge every local mafia as one?

I try and judge every hechsher to the best of my ability separately. Just because local mafia was worse in cle than national mafias doesn't make it so everywhere.

What it comes down to is who is in charge and what kind of reputation do they have. Seems like your saying that in Cleveland the local mafia hired the wrong ppl

Dan · « **Reply #801 on:** August 24, 2015, 02:55:00 PM »

Because it's my opinion that this stuff is 100% political and I don't see why a local hashgocha is any better than the OK.

Dan · « **Reply #802 on:** August 24, 2015, 03:01:15 PM »

Why do you trust any OK certified food then?
What's the difference if it's packaged in a warehouse in FL or served in a restaurant in FL?

dovidb · « **Reply #803 on:** August 24, 2015, 03:10:40 PM »

Quote from: Dan on August 24, 2015, 02:11:10 PM

Sounds like pure politics to me.

What ingredients do you think these places use if not OK/OU/etc?

-1 big difference between factory products and local products
Local products depend on the local rabbi who does not necessarily have the necessary Kashrus education

yakrot · « **Reply #804 on:** August 24, 2015, 03:11:15 PM »

Quote from: Dan on August 24, 2015, 03:01:15 PM

Why do you trust any OK certified food then?
What's the difference if it's packaged in a warehouse in FL or served in a restaurant in FL?

What it comes down to is who is actually responsible for the food your eating.

According to many in the kashrus business the OK has good policies and supervision when it comes to factories that they supervise.
However they have been known to put blind trust in ppl locally to set thier own standards in regards to policies and supervision for local hashgacha.

Look at it like a franchise. If you trust the local rabbi in charge of the local OK branch then your good to go. If not you can still trust the flagship to be reliable in regards to the standards he is in control of non local branches.

Shauly101 · « **Reply #805 on:** August 24, 2015, 05:28:18 PM »

what i heard of a owner of a food company in brookyln:
he never ate only ok till he opened his company and took ok for the nation together with a NY Ultra Hashgacha to serve the local community as well.
now he wold recommend everyone to trust ok blindfolded and NOT to eat the local hashgacha when its the only certificate on a product...

mancunian · « **Reply #806 on:** October 07, 2015, 07:57:50 PM »

I worked for the ok, and wasn't comfortable doing hashgocho at a certain restaurant because it seemed the owner was up to no good. Pretty sure after I left the ok dropped the restaurant. Then the place shut down. Was one of the fanciest restaurants in NYC.

Centro · « **Reply #807 on:** November 01, 2015, 12:50:30 AM »

Carlson Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, any idea if it's kosher?

dealvr · « **Reply #808 on:** November 23, 2015, 01:16:45 PM »

Anyone know if Ben & Jerry's stores are kosher? Can I get ice cream in a cone?

aygart · « **Reply #809 on:** November 23, 2015, 05:14:34 PM »

Quote from: dealvr on November 23, 2015, 01:16:45 PM

Anyone know if Ben & Jerry's stores are kosher? Can I get ice cream in a cone?

pretty sure you would need a hechsher on the individual store.

henche · « **Reply #810 on:** November 23, 2015, 07:25:14 PM »

Quote from: aygart on November 23, 2015, 05:14:34 PM

pretty sure you would need a hechsher on the individual store.

Depends whom you ask. I'm comfotable buying ice cream from any ben and jerrys. Out of town folks tend to think of this issue differently from in town folks. I dunno nutin about the cones.

henche · « **Reply #811 on:** November 23, 2015, 07:27:09 PM »

Anyone ever heard of a KORC?

username · « **Reply #812 on:** November 23, 2015, 11:09:30 PM »

Quote from: henche on November 23, 2015, 07:27:09 PM

Anyone ever heard of a KORC?

Detroit?
On the CRC good list

Mech · « **Reply #813 on:** December 05, 2015, 08:10:30 PM »

Does anybody know if this is reliable?

MisterHock · « **Reply #814 on:** December 05, 2015, 08:13:08 PM »

Depends what you consider reliable.

skyguy918 · « **Reply #815 on:** December 05, 2015, 08:21:51 PM »

What does the part about the berries mean? Don't get anything with berries? The store doesn't have anything with berries?

yuneeq · « **Reply #816 on:** December 05, 2015, 08:32:53 PM »

Quote from: Emkay on July 19, 2015, 11:05:46 PM

No.it.doesn't. End of story, I don't care how many online sources you bring me.
Either way as you said this isn't the proper place to ask halacha questions

http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=48086&hilite=8402017c-7c7f-4f6c-b598-aa7494421605&st=%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%94+%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94&pgnum=466

moko · « **Reply #817 on:** December 05, 2015, 08:35:48 PM »

Quote from: skyguy918 on December 05, 2015, 08:21:51 PM

What does the part about the berries mean? Don't get anything with berries? The store doesn't have anything with berries?

anything in the store made with berries is not certified

@Yehuda · « **Reply #818 on:** December 05, 2015, 08:39:07 PM »

From someone who lives in NYC (where Rabbi Mehlman gives many hashgachos) there is quite the debate as to whether he is reliable...

Mech · « **Reply #819 on:** December 05, 2015, 08:47:57 PM »

Ok. Thanx

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