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Consumer Alerts and Advisories
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!
Consumer Alerts
Kosher Alerts RSS FeedApril 19, 2007
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Good Start Baby Formula
- Brands:
- Good Start
- Products:
- Baby Formula
- Company:
- Nestle, Glendale, CA
- Issue:
- Product bearing the OU symbol is certified and does not contain non-kosher ingredients. Production without the OU may contain a non-kosher enzyme as reported by some Kashrus agencies.
April 17, 2007
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Junior’s Cheesecakes Pastries
- Brands:
- Junior’s Cheesecakes
- Products:
- Pastries
- Company:
- Junior’s Cheesecakes, Brooklyn, NY
- Issue:
- Effective April 1st, 2007 products are no longer certified by the Orthodox Union and will no longer bear the OU symbol.
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Granny’s, Great American Dessert and The Cake Stylist Pastries
- Brands:
- Granny’s, Great American Dessert and The Cake Stylist
- Products:
- Pastries
- Company:
- Great American Desserts Co., Flushing NY
- Issue:
- Effective April 1st, 2007 products are no longer certified by the Orthodox Union and will no longer bear the OU symbol.
March 29, 2007
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Important Message Regarding Prenatal Vitamins on Passover
- Issue:
- Due to an error, several prenatal vitamins were mistakenly included on the OU Passover website and Webbe Rebbe emails as not containing any chometz.
In fact, we have no information about the following Prenatal Vitamins with regard to their Passover status:
Novavax: Nestabs RX Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral
Novanatal Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral
Nestabs FA Prenatal Vitamin and Mineral
Novastart Prenatal Vitamin
Ethex: Ultra NatalCare
Ethex: Advanced NatalCare
Ethex: NutriNate
March 27, 2007
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Montana Spinach
- Brands:
- Montana
- Products:
- Spinach
- Company:
- Montana Food Industries- Tarzana, CA
- Issue:
- A limited number of this product has been distributed while bearing an unauthorized OU symbol and is being withdrawn from the marketplace. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8241 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org.
March 26, 2007
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Tibuli Spices and Seasonings
- Brands:
- Tibuli
- Products:
- Spices and Seasonings
- Company:
- Tibuli Inc., Miami FL
- Issue:
- Product bears a Kosher for Passover sticker. This product is certified by the Orthodox Union for year round use. The Orthodox Union does not stand behind the Kosher for Passover status as some varieties contain kitniyos.
March 22, 2007
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Wawa Hot & spicy Peanuts
- Brands:
- Wawa
- Products:
- Hot & Spicy Peanuts (UPC#726191077279)
- Company:
- Wawa Inc. - Wawa, PA
- Issue:
- This product (sold in Wawa stores) bears an unauthorized OU symbol and is being withdrawn from the marketplace. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8421 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org.
March 20, 2007
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Benefiber Pesach Advisory
- Issue:
- In previous years, Benefiber, a nutritional supplement not certified as Kosher for Passover, was neither chometz nor kitniyos.
However, the situation has changed and some forms of Benefiber are now made with “wheat dextrin”, which is chometz.
Currently Retail Benefiber contains actual chometz (chometz gamur) and can neither be consumed nor owned on Pesach.
Institutional Benefiber does not contain chometz or kitniyos, however it is not certified as Kosher for Passover.
If you need to use Benefiber over Passover, it is best to obtain the institutional Benefiber. Institutional Benefiber can easily be identified by the inclusion of “guar gum” in the ingredients as opposed to “wheat dextrin”.
Finally, not all Benefiber products are certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union. Those certified as OU Kosher Pareve will bear an OU symbol on the label.
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Valdoliva Assorted Oil
- Issue:
- An olive oil manufacturer, Valdoliva International, Cincinnati, OH, has placed an unauthorized OU symbol on various oils distributed in the United States. Affected products, grouped by their respective distributors (as appears on the product label) appear below:
Federated Group- Arlington Heights, IL
Brand: Le Torri
Products:
1. Olive Oil Light
2. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3. Pure Olive Oil
IGA Supermarkets- Chicago, IL
Brand: IGA
Products:
1. Olive Oil
2. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Topco Associated LLC- Skokie, IL
Brand: Sistina
Products:
1. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2. Olive Oil Light
3. Pure Olive Oil
Valdoliva International- Cincinnati, OH
Brand: Valli
Products:
1. Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Blend)
2. Olive Oil (Blend)
Brand: Valdoliva
Product: Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Brand: Val TorrE
Product: Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Consumers spotting these products are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8148 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org.
February 28, 2007
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Ma Cohen’s Assorted Herring Products
- Brands:
- Ma Cohen's
- Products:
- Assorted Herring Products
- Company:
- Sea Fare Foods- Detroit, MI
- Issue:
- Ma Cohen’s Herring Products are certified kosher for Passover when manufactured under special supervision. A limited number of products were manufactured without Passover supervision and were distributed while bearing an unauthorized OU-P symbol. These products have a date code system listing the month, date, and year (i.e. Jan1608). The mislabeled products are being withdrawn from the marketplace. Customers are encouraged to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8148 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org if the mislabeled products are found.