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Dafh Ak Ashrus ww ww VOL. u f / NO. 3 ADAR 5778/MARCH 2018 s xc THEDaf a K ashrus A MONTHLYH NEWSLETTER FOR THE OU RABBINIC FIELD REPRESENTATIVE UP 2018 IS “AS GOOD AS NEW” RABBI SHMUEL SINGER GOOD ENOUGH? RC, Passover, Wine, Chocolate RABBI YEHOSHUA REINITZ RC, Liquid and Dry Beverages, Fruit, Snacks THE OU continues to give certification to Passover Quinoa. Quinoa will be available with an OU-P from Goldbaum, Pereg, ONE of the keys to successful hashgocho is the effective com- and La Bonne. Pereg will also be selling quinoa flour. The OU will munication between the Rabbinic Coordinators, Rabbinic Field also continue certifying OU Kitniyot retail items as it did last year. Representatives, and the companies. One of the challenges of com- Flaum’s will be selling Sonny & Joe’s OU Kitniyot hummus and munication is that two people may use the exact same terminology tahini. Ferrero in Italy will have OU Kitniyot Nutella Spread and and mean very different things. It is imperative to understand the Kinder Chocolate. Osem will also have a number of OU Kitniyot other party’s context and perspective. One example of such a phe- items. Telma corn flakes will also be available marked OU Kitniyot. nomenon in the realm of kashrus relates to the kosher status of tank- All these products are clearly marked OU Kiyniyot Ochlei Kitniyot ers and a process called “passivation.” and are all made with Mashgiach Temidi like all OU-P products. Aside from the many kosher guidelines that an OU company abides Manischewitz together with Welch’s will again have concord grape by, there are various industry standards that govern the practices juice and sparkling concord grape juice. Kedem continues to bottle of all companies. Just as kosher standards dictate which products a grape juice under its own name as well as under the Savion and tanker may carry and still be considered kosher, there are also indus- Gefen labels. All these items have always been and will continue try guidelines that dictate which commodities may be carried in a to be Mevushal. Kedem has one not Mevushal grape juice. This is tanker used for food grade. However, according to industry regula- bottled in 1.5 liter glass bottles and clearly labeled Non-Mevushal. tions, after a tanker that is used for food commodities has undergone Kedem also has Fresh Pressed Grape Juice as an OU-P grape juice passivation, the tanker is considered “new.” This means that even made without sulfites. Kedem also has Pomegranate and Sparkling though ordinarily the company must keep records of prior loads, Pomogrape Juices with the OU-P certification. Passover vodka will once the tank has been passivated no such record is necessary. Some be available from David’s Harp and Royal Elite. There will also be of these companies have asked the OU whether passivation can stand Lvov and Pravda OU-P vodka imported from Poland. OU-P liquers in the place of a kosherization as well. will be available under the Queen Esther, Spirit of Solomon & Gold Shot labels. Zachlawi will have OU-P arak and vodka. What is passivation? It is essentially the application of acid to a metal in order to remove and prevent rust. Scientifically however, passiv- Manischewitz continues to bake matzah under OU Passover super- ation is a natural process that occurs in some metals which prevents vision. The OU has also agreed as in past years to place the OU-P corrosion (rust) from setting in. The process is termed “passivation” on Aviv, Osem, Yehuda, Rishon and Holy Land matzah products because the metal does not interact with its environment but rather coming from Israel. The items are supervised by local Rabbanim and maintains its rust-free status quo. A prime candidate for passivation are satisfactorily made with OU Pesach guidelines. In addition, we is stainless steel. certify Yanovsky matzah baked in Argentina. This matzah is widely distributed in Latin America. This company manufactures various Stainless steel contains both chromium and iron. When the oxygen types of matzah. in the air reacts with the iron component, the metal can rust. Before this occurs however, the chromium in the steel reacts with the oxy- Manischewitz has whole wheat matzah meal and whole wheat mat- gen to form an invisible chromium oxide film (about 100,000 times zah farfel. These items are made from Manischewitz OU-P whole smaller than a human hair) on the surface of the metal. This invis- wheat matzah. They also make OU-P spelt matzah. Manischewitz ible film protects the metal and the underlying iron from rusting. also bakes OU-P Matzah under the Horowitz Margareten label. Nevertheless, scraping, brushing, and cutting can break down this They also make Mediterranean Matzah which is regular matzah protective layer which allows for the corrosion even of stainless steel. sprayed with oil and spices after baking. It is not Matzah Ashirah. Manischewitz continues to produce Egg Matzah as well as Passover Another passivation must somehow be engineered if the steel is to Egg Tam Tams. These are made from egg matzah dough and return to its pristine form. marked as Matzah Ashira on the box. Manischewitz also bakes How is passivation engineered? After a thorough cleaning, the equip- machine Shmura Matzah. In addition Manischewitz makes a product ment is sprayed with acid or placed into an acidic bath. The acid continued on page 12 continued on page 14 Published by the Orthodox Union, Eleven Broadway, New York, NY 10004 Please direct your comments to RABBI YOSEF GROSSMAN, EDITOR at 212-613-8212 or [email protected] UP known as matzah crackers. This is an Castle roasted seaweed and roasted spicy seaweed snacks. All these 2018 continued from page 11 ordinary matzah product and is not items are made with mashgiach temidi and Bishul Yisrael. Matzah Ashira. The various Israeli OU matzah companies will all be selling machine shmurah matzah as The OU position remains that OU supervised extra virgin olive well. The OU also supervises hand shmurah matzah under the Holy oil can be used without special supervision for Pesach. Zayit will Land and Rokeach labels. In addition this year Kestenbaum hand oat have OU-P certified olive oil. Mother’s olive oil pan coating spray, shmurah matzah will be available with OU-P. Mishpacha olive oil spray and Manischewitz olive oil spray will also Manischewitz will again have gluten free OU-P crackers and gluten be available with the OU-P symbol. Prepared olives with an OU-P free OU-P matzah style squares. Yehuda will also have these gluten will be available from Gefen, Osem, Kvuzat Yavne, Gilboa and free products as well as gluten free cake meal, fine meal and farfel. Mishpacha. The OU position is that all virgin coconut oil is accept- Kedem will also have Absolutely brand OU-P gluten free flatbread able for Passover. and crackers as well as Jeff Nathan gluten free Panko Flakes. In The OU position continues to be that all granulated white sugar is addition Manischewitz will have Jason gluten free coating crumbs acceptable for Passover. This is not true for powdered sugar which and panko coating crumbs. None of these products are made from requires Passover certification. Brown sugar may be a problem, but matzah and none of them can be used in the place of matzah. This there is a list of various OU year round certified brands of brown is clearly marked on the label. sugar in the directory which are acceptable for Passover. Gefen will Coca Cola will again be available with an OU-P for Pesach in Regular again have Nutra Taste Gold, a new artificial sweetener. It will also and Diet flavors. Aside from the New York metropolitan area, Coke continue to offer Sweet & Low with OU Passover certification. will be available in Boston, Baltimore-Washington, Miami, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Coca Cola items will be made with an OU-P in 2 Health Garden will again have OU-P Xylitol sweetener and liter bottles. All these items, of course, require the OU-P symbol. All Xylitol Vanilla sweetener. Manischewitz also will be selling OU-P the Passover Coke items will be marked with a distinctive yellow cap cotton candy. This year Fox’s U-Bet syrups will be available with in addition to the OU-P symbol on the cap or shoulder of the bottle. OU-P certification. These syrups are all pareve. The Haddar line of Passover products will again be available. The OU position The Barton brand will be back again with the OU-P. A full line remains that regu- of Barricini candy items will be available with the OU-P symbol. lar tea bags, which Manischewitz and Barricini will both have chocolate covered egg are not flavored matzah. Manischewitz is introducing two items, Matzah Pizza and or decaffeinated, Matzah Smores. These are regular Passover matzah in a box contain- are acceptable for ing additional ingredients to add to the matzah to make this into Pesach without either a pizza type product or a candy item. In addition Barton will special supervi- have OU-P chocolate covered regular matzah crackers. The Barton item is not Matzah Ashirah. Barricini also has chocolate covered sion. In addition regular matzah. This is also not Matzah Ashirah. we have clari- fied once again Norman’s has a full line of Cholov Yisroel yogurt. In addition this year that all there will be OU-P Cholov Yisroel goat cheese and sheep cheese Lipton unflavored from Barkanit and mozzarella, provolone and pecorino cheese from decaffeinated tea Yotvata. bags are accept- J&J will have OU-P cottage cheese, cream cheese and farmer cheese.
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