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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 #1060 on: January 24, 2017, 05:54:32 AM »
Thanks
just curious, why do you trust me?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1061 on: January 24, 2017, 05:55:32 AM »
just curious, why do you trust me?
I thought it needed a good hechsher so someone confirming it is enough to make me not drink it, if it was the other way around I may not have
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1062 on: January 24, 2017, 08:22:21 AM »
just curious, why do you trust me?
lchumra is easy. Either way, these bottled juices are pastuerized and the equipment can potentially have been used for non-kosher products. Also, cranberry juice products often have additives which are potential issues.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1063 on: January 24, 2017, 08:22:55 AM »
"JS [is] a fetid cesspool of unvarnished linguistic manure, with lots of useless drivel and post-padding." -Moishebatchy

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1064 on: January 24, 2017, 09:47:28 AM »
lchumra is easy.


but L'Kula is stronger

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1065 on: January 24, 2017, 05:28:02 PM »
lchumra is easy. Either way, these bottled juices are pastuerized and the equipment can potentially have been used for non-kosher products. Also, cranberry juice products often have additives which are potential issues.

Anything that can contain red food coloring is especially problematic AFAIK.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1066 on: January 24, 2017, 05:29:41 PM »
Anything that can contain red food coloring is especially problematic AFAIK.
Correct since it could be cochineal beetle extract
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1067 on: January 25, 2017, 10:39:47 AM »
Correct since it could be cochineal beetle extract
Even if it is, there are very big poskim who are mater it.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1068 on: January 25, 2017, 11:19:11 AM »

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1069 on: January 28, 2017, 10:11:47 PM »
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1070 on: January 28, 2017, 10:36:51 PM »
Any chance this is kosher? 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJOWTYY/?tag=cl03f-20&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
It depends if the glycerin is from vegetable or animal fat. Very difficult if at all possible to know for certain.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1071 on: January 28, 2017, 11:31:09 PM »
It depends if the glycerin is from vegetable or animal fat. Very difficult if at all possible to know for certain.
even vegetable can be treif. In fact alot is. Since Dow chemical closed its Texas operation there is no synthetic glycerin production in the USA (afaik).

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1072 on: January 29, 2017, 02:44:35 AM »
Can formica be kashered?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1073 on: January 29, 2017, 02:45:50 AM »
Can formica be kashered?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1074 on: January 29, 2017, 03:10:48 AM »


even vegetable can be treif. In fact alot is.
Source?


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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1075 on: January 29, 2017, 06:37:35 AM »
Source?
first hand knowledge. If it's a refinery that produces animal and plant based on the same equipment then the vegetable will be treif.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1076 on: January 29, 2017, 06:39:36 AM »
Can formica be kashered?
Formica is plastic. R' Moshe is Mattie kashering plastic during the year but is machmir for Pesach.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1077 on: January 29, 2017, 11:38:29 PM »
I think the point is that they consider even cheeses like mozzarella, which are harder than cottage cheese but not normally considered a hard cheese for the purpose of waiting 6 hours, as fully hard cheeses
If I may chime in on this topic, while it does seem that Kedassia requires 6 hours after pizza or mac and cheese, what is less commonly known if that pizza and mac and cheese in England is usually made with cheddar cheese rather than mozzorela, I think most Rabbis around the globe agree on 6 hours for cheddar cheese.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1078 on: January 30, 2017, 06:57:11 AM »
If I may chime in on this topic, while it does seem that Kedassia requires 6 hours after pizza or mac and cheese, what is less commonly known if that pizza and mac and cheese in England is usually made with cheddar cheese rather than mozzorela, I think most Rabbis around the globe agree on 6 hours for cheddar cheese.
only on cheddar aged 6 months or more. Most chalav Yisrael cheddar available in your local supermarket is not aged 6 months.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1079 on: January 30, 2017, 08:58:14 AM »


Most chalav Yisrael cheddar available in your local supermarket is not aged 6 months.

You're talking about in England or in the USA?