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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!

February 07, 2008

• Asaro White Truffle Oil

  Brands:

  Asaro

  Products:

  White Truffle Oil
  UPC: 6-56285-17108-1
  

  Company:

  Sipa srl- Sicily, ITALY

  Issue:

  This product bears an unauthorized OU symbol and is not certified as kosher by the Orthodox Union. Corrective action is being taken. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8241 or via email at .
  
  

January 31, 2008

• Kashruth Advisory- Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

  Issue:

  Products of Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC), located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada have been certified by the Orthodox Union for many years. This facility, which only processes kosher fish, has been carefully reviewed and accepted by many respected kosher certifying agencies worldwide.
  
  Recent irresponsible and false claims have been published concerning the integrity of the hashgacha as it was administered more than seven years ago, under a previous mashgiach A”H (who is no longer living), alleging that non-kosher fish was sold as kosher. It should be noted that the writer of the piece was identified by the newspaper as “a former fish marketer who believes the FFMC’s monopoly should be broken.”
  
  OU Kosher urges everyone to realize that charges leveled in print can be, and often are, false. The Orthodox Union urges the kosher-consuming public to recognize such spurious innuendo for its true nature.

• Publix Gummy Worms

  Brands:

  Publix

  Products:

  Gummy Worms
  Gummy Bears
  Jelly Beans

  Company:

  Publix Super Markets, Inc. - Lakeland, FL

  Issue:

  This product, sold in Publix Supermarkets, erroneously bears an unauthorized OU symbol and is being withdrawn from the marketplace. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the Orthodox Union by phone at 212-613-8241, or via email at kashalerts@ou.org.

January 29, 2008

• Rocky Mountain White Candy Cane Bar

  Brands:

  Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

  Products:

  White Candy Cane Bar
  UPC: 7 51269 00702 5
  

  Company:

  Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory- Durango, CO

  Issue:

  This certified product contains dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel but the dairy designation has been inadvertently omitted. Future packaging will be revised.

January 22, 2008

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  Macadamia Nut Brittle (UPC #7-07178-10005-0)

  Brands:

  Hamakua Plantations Hawaii

  Products:

  Macadamia Nut Brittle (UPC #7-07178-10005-0)

  Company:

  Hamakua Macademia Nut Company, Kawaihae, HI

  Issue:

  This product is certified OU-D and its ingredient panel lists dairy ingredients. The product label was inadvertently applied in such a fashion as to cover the “D” designation. Corrective action is being taken.
  
  

January 21, 2008

• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Mediterranean Blend

  Products:

  I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Mediterranean Blend

  Company:

  Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

  Issue:

  Mismatched packaging: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Mediterranean Blend (Regular) is OU-D kosher certified. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Mediterranean Blend – Light is not kosher certified. A limited amount of Light product was incorrectly packed in Regular tubs (identifiable by the green stripe/ribbon on packaging) which bear the OU-D symbol. The affected product does bear the correctly labeled Light lid (identifiable by the blue stripe/ribbon on packaging) and only mismatched product is affected. Corrective action is being taken. Please note that the Regular (not Light) variety remains certified OU-D kosher. Consumers spotting the mismatched product are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8241 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org.
  
  
  

January 16, 2008

• HomeBake Cookie Dough

  Brands:

  HomeBake

  Products:

  Assorted Scoop & Bake Cookie Dough Varieties

  Company:

  1st Products Inc., - Golden Valley, MN

  Issue:

  These products, sold at Target Stores, are missing the dairy designation. Please see below for product specific details. Future packaging will be revised.
  
  Peanut Butter- contains dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel.
  Chocolate Chip- manufactured on dairy equipment
  Chocolate Fudge- manufactured on dairy equipment
  
  

January 03, 2008

• Shoprite Yogurt (Assorted Flavors)

  Brands:

  Shoprite

  Products:

  Fat Free Non Fat/Light Fat Free Yogurt

  Company:

  Wakefern Food Corp. - Elizabeth, NJ

  Issue:

  A limited number of these yogurts have been erroneously distributed with foil lids that bear an unauthorized OU-D symbol. Affected flavors include:
  
  Blueberry- UPC# 04119045736
  Cherry- UPC# 04119045733
  Lemon Chiffon- UPC# 0411904572
  Peach- UPC# 04119045734
  Raspberry- UPC# 04119045735
  Strawberry- UPC# 04119045738
  Vanilla- UPC# 04119045771
  
  These products are being withdrawn from sale.
  

January 02, 2008

• Baskin Robbins Sugar Free Candy

  Brands:

  Baskin Robbins

  Products:

  Sugar Free Smooth & Creamy Hard Candy- Pralines ‘N Cream (UPC#070312470242)

  Company:

  BestSweet- Mooresville, NC

  Issue:

  This certified product contains dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel. A limited amount of this product was distributed while bearing the OU symbol without a Dairy designation. Future packaging will be revised.
  
  

December 21, 2007

• Welsh Farms Ice Cream

  Brands:

  Welsh Farms

  Products:

  Chocolate Ice Cream (UPC 078766501246)
  Neapolitan Ice Cream (UPC 078766501437)
  

  Company:

  Welsh Farms Inc. - Ronkonkoma, NY

  Issue:

  These products bear an unauthorized OU symbol. Consumers spotting these products are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8241 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org.