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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!

May 13, 2005

• Tuti’s Ice Cream and Frozen Fruit Bars

  Brands:

  Tuti’s

  Products:

  Ice Cream and Frozen Fruit Bars (assorted flavors)

  Company:

  A.J. Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA

  Issue:

  These products bear an unauthorized OU symbol and are not certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union. Products are being withdrawn from the marketplace.
  

May 09, 2005

• El Burrito Mercado Pork Flavored Tamales

  Brands:

  El Burrito Mercado

  Products:

  Pork Flavored Tamales

  Company:

  El Burrito Mercado Products, Ltd., St. Paul, MN

  Issue:

  This product’s label had been printed with an unauthorized OU symbol. It was to have been restricted from sale, yet a few packages were inadvertently sold in Super Target stores in North Carolina. The product has been withdrawn from the marketplace.
  

• Mundo Organico White Grape Juice Concentrate in drums

  Products:

  White Grape Juice Concentrate in drums

  Company:

  Mundo Organico, Mendoza, Argentina

  Issue:

  Due to technical issues, drums bearing OU seals 0030321-0030342 and 0030344-0030458 do not meet OU kosher standards. These drum numbers were included on a letter of certification dated April 4, 2005. This letter was amended and replaced by a letter dated May 3, 2005. All other drums with OU seals are OU certified.
  

April 29, 2005

• Spring Valley Passover Potato Blintzes

  Brands:

  Spring Valley

  Products:

  Passover Potato Blintzes

  Company:

  MilMar Food Group, Goshen, NY

  Issue:

  Some boxes of Spring Valley brand Passover Potato Blintzes may actually contain Passover Cheese Blintzes. Please check your box of Potato Blintzes for a date code of 0825 MMR 0101 (located in a white area on the back of the box). If this date code appears on the box, it may contain Cheese Blintzes.

April 20, 2005

• Mehadrin Shmurah Matzo Bakery

  Brands:

  Mehadrin Shmurah Matzo Bakery

  Products:

  Matzos

  Issue:

  Some Mehadrin Shmurah hand Matzos from our bakery have been discovered to contain white specks of flour. Those Matzos with white specks should not be used on Pesach.
  
  Product can be returned to point of purchase for a full refund.
  

April 19, 2005

• Blooms 24 Pack Assorted Passover Potato Chips

  Brands:

  Blooms

  Products:

  24 Pack Assorted Potato Chips
  

  Company:

  Bloom Packaging

  Issue:

  Non Passover Onion & Garlic Potato Chips
  Some cartons mistakenly contain non- Passover certified, (without an OU-P), Onion & Garlic Potato Chips. The other flavors in carton are certified for Passover. Spiced Onion Flavor Potato Chips are certified for Passover.
  Note: Cartons of Assorted Fries & Stix are not affected
  

April 13, 2005

• Dr. Praeger’s

  Brands:

  Dr. Praeger’s

  Company:

  Ungar’s Food Products, Elmwood, NJ

  Issue:

  Products continue to be under the high standards of kosher supervision of the Orthodox Union.
  

April 11, 2005

• Shamrock Refrigerated Mashed Potatoes (food service)

  Brands:

  Shamrock

  Products:

  Refrigerated Mashed Potatoes (food service)

  Company:

  Shamrock Foods Company, Phoenix, AZ

  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.
  
  

April 08, 2005

• Brach’s

  Brands:

  Brach’s
  

  Products:

  Star Brites Peppermint Candy and Brach's products

  Company:

  Brach’s Confections Inc., Dallas, TX

  Issue:

  Brach's products, including Star Brites Peppermint Candy, are not certified as Kosher by the Orthodox Union.

• Hooka Cafe, Los Angeles

  Issue:

  Hooka Café, 8879 west Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA has been representing the café as OU certified. The Café is not certified by the Orthodox Union. Consumers to whom this representation is made are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8169 or via email at howardk@ou.org.