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The Following OU Kosher Advisories and Alerts were released by the Orthodox Union’s Kosher Division on the date indicated.

Please remember to always check the label before purchasing any item that needs Kosher certification!

April 19, 2012

• Kashruth Advisory - Grissol Crispy Baguette

  Brands:

  Brand: Grissol

  Products:

  Product: Crispy Baguette – Original

  Company:

  Company: Dare Foods Ltd., Kitchener ON

  Issue:

  Issue: Mistaken "D" designation

• Kashrus Alert - Cold Rush Frozen Yogurt

  Products:

  Cold Rush Frozen Yogurt, Richfield Shopping Center, Clifton, New Jersey

  Issue:

  Coupons for the Cold Rush Frozen Yogurt store in the Richfield Shopping Center in Clifton N.J. bear an unauthorized OU symbol. These coupons were distributed in the Passaic-Clifton area. The Orthodox Union does not certify Cold Rush and has no information about the kosher status of that store.

March 28, 2012

• Mountainside Farms - Milk

  Brands:

  Mountainside Farms

  Products:

  Milk

  Company:

  Mountainside Farms – Roxbury, NY

  Issue:

  All Mountainside Farms milk bearing date codes April 10th through April 21st are OU certified Kosher for Passover. The “OU-KP” stamped after the code was left off some cartons.

March 22, 2012

• Kashruth Advisory: Mon Cuisine frozen meals

  Products:

  Mon Cuisine frozen meals

  Company:

  Alle Processing

  Issue:

  When warming Mon Cuisine frozen meals in a microwave, consumers should double wrap the carton. Mon Cuisine is changing its packaging to alleviate this issue by overwrapping the carton.

March 21, 2012

• EndoMune - Advanced Probiotic Capsules

  Brands:

  EndoMune

  Products:

  Advanced Probiotic Capsules

  Company:

  Medical Care Innovations - San Antonio, TX

  Issue:

  Endomune Advanced Probiotic Capsules bear an unauthorized OU symbol. This product is not certified by the Orthodox Union. Corrective measures have been implemented.

March 20, 2012

• Diva Oliva - Canned Olives

  Brands:

  Diva Oliva

  Products:

  Canned Olives

  Company:

  Veld World, Kiev, Ukraine

  Issue:

  Unauthorized OU
  Diva Oliva canned olives, sold in Ukraine, bear an unauthorized OU. Corrective measures have been implemented.
  

• Blue Bird - Perfect Guacamole Seasoning Mix

  Brands:

  Blue Bird

  Products:

  Perfect Guacamole Seasoning Mix

  Company:

  Blue Bird Trading Company - Laura Scudder’s - Newport Beach, CA

  Issue:

  Missing “D” dairy designation.
  Blue Bird Perfect Guacamole Seasoning Mix is certified by the Orthodox Union as a dairy product. The ingredient panel clearly states that it contains dairy. Some packaging only has the plain OU without the “D”. Corrective measures have been implemented.
  

March 06, 2012

• Dirty Potato Chips - Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips

  Brands:

  Dirty Potato Chips

  Products:

  Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips

  Company:

  Dirty Potato Chips - Gramercy, LA

  Issue:

  Missing D- Dairy designation
  
  Some 2 oz. packages of Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips were mistakenly labeled with a plain OU mark, without the D-Dairy designation. This product contains dairy and should have been labeled OU-D. Corrective measures are being implemented.
  

February 21, 2012

• Dole - Fruit Salad with Extra Cherries/Salade De Fruit Avec Plus de Cerises

  Brands:

  Dole

  Products:

  Fruit Salad with Extra Cherries
  Salade De Fruit Avec Plus de Cerises
  

  Company:

  Dole Foods of Canada - Markham ON

  Issue:

  Unauthorized stylized ”K”
  This product, distributed in Canada, contains Carmine, as indicated in the ingredient panel. The Orthodox Union does not certify products that contain Carmine, and the stylized “K” symbol is unauthorized. Corrective measures have been taken.
  

February 10, 2012

• The Original/L’ Original - Bridge Mixture - Size-105 g only

  Brands:

  The Original/L’ Original

  Products:

  Bridge Mixture - Size-105 g only

  Company:

  Hershey Canada - Mississauga, Ontario

  Issue:

  Mislabeled OU
  This product bears a mislabeled OUD symbol and is not certified as OU kosher. This product is only available in Canada. Corrective measures have been implemented.