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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 #2340 on: August 30, 2019, 01:13:41 PM »
They told me.
Ahh. You can't trust them.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2341 on: August 30, 2019, 05:30:46 PM »
Ahh. You can't trust them.
Correct, although I tried to ask him מסיח לפי תומו


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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2342 on: August 30, 2019, 05:38:57 PM »
Correct, although I tried to ask him מסיח לפי תומו


Not so simple to do especially when there are reasons aside from kosher for him to lie.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2343 on: September 01, 2019, 02:57:27 AM »
Correct, although I tried to ask him מסיח לפי תומו
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2344 on: September 01, 2019, 12:02:14 PM »
Are all certified vegan products kosher even without a hechsher?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2345 on: September 01, 2019, 12:14:36 PM »
Are all certified vegan products kosher even without a hechsher?
No
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2346 on: September 01, 2019, 12:48:37 PM »
Are all certified vegan products kosher even without a hechsher?
Is there a reason why one would think that?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2347 on: September 01, 2019, 12:55:56 PM »
Are all certified vegan products kosher even without a hechsher?
There is no real rules to what can be called vegan.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2348 on: September 01, 2019, 01:10:19 PM »
Are all certified vegan products kosher even without a hechsher?
There is no real rules to what can be called vegan.
And no one is checking for bugs even if it is vegan.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2349 on: September 01, 2019, 01:25:44 PM »
And no one is checking for bugs even if it is vegan.

That would only be relevant if it contains bug sensitive ingredients and arguably only if it is not cooked.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2350 on: September 01, 2019, 01:27:58 PM »
That would only be relevant if it contains bug sensitive ingredients and arguably only if it is not cooked.
True. More of an issue with vegan restaurants, the usual LA question

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2351 on: September 25, 2019, 06:46:19 AM »
Anyone have any info on this hechsher?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2352 on: September 25, 2019, 06:49:44 AM »
Anyone have any info on this hechsher?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2353 on: September 27, 2019, 12:55:42 AM »
anyone know about this on coffee flavored vodka from Finland? Laplandia


ETA - seems to be the same parent company as these goons: https://collive.com/moses-vodka-fake-hechsher/


« Last Edit: September 27, 2019, 01:01:42 AM by thaber »

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2354 on: September 27, 2019, 03:18:00 AM »
anyone know about this on coffee flavored vodka from Finland? Laplandia


ETA - seems to be the same parent company as these goons: https://collive.com/moses-vodka-fake-hechsher/


Is it just coffee and vodka or are they using coffee flavoring?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2355 on: September 27, 2019, 10:50:28 AM »
Is it just coffee and vodka or are they using coffee flavoring?
No idea. Gonna let it go, doesn't seem to be anything reliable behind it

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2356 on: September 27, 2019, 10:52:31 AM »
No idea. Gonna let it go, doesn't seem to be anything reliable behind it
If it's just vodoka and black coffee, it shouldn't even need a hechsher.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2357 on: September 27, 2019, 10:55:18 AM »
If it's just vodoka and black coffee, it shouldn't even need a hechsher.
You could say that about any flavoring almost, no? The recommendations are unflavored only without a hechsher. Who knows. If the company didn't already have a chezkas shakran I'd be more charitable.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2358 on: September 27, 2019, 10:58:57 AM »
You could say that about any flavoring almost, no? The recommendations are unflavored only without a hechsher. Who knows. If the company didn't already have a chezkas shakran I'd be more charitable.

Is that really true, chezkas shakran? the other hechsharim approved of it. if all of them came out and said the same thing then fine but there are so many possibilities of what could have happened.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #2359 on: September 27, 2019, 10:59:56 AM »
You could say that about any flavoring almost, no? The recommendations are unflavored only without a hechsher. Who knows. If the company didn't already have a chezkas shakran I'd be more charitable.
Depends if it's a flavoring or a mixture of 2 fundemenally kosher ingredients.

Yes, if the company lies, that's different.