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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!

December 03, 2004

• Foodfest Creamed Herring

  Brands:

  Foodfest

  Products:

  Creamed Herring Fillet

  Company:

  Foodfest International, Thornhill, Ontario

  Issue:

  Product is certified OU-D, but the dairy designation was inadvertently omitted. Future packaging will be revised.

November 22, 2004

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  Georgian Wines

  Brands:

  Grammy Collection as well as Russian language labels

  Products:

  Assorted Wines
  1) Khvanchkara-Red Semi Sweet
  2) Kindzmarauli-Red Semi Sweet
  3) Alazanis Valley-Red Semi Sweet
  4) Tuishi-White
  

  Company:

  P.M. Georgia Ltd.

  Issue:

  These wines, manufactured in Georgia, bear an unauthorized OU symbol. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8148 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org.
  

November 18, 2004

• El Burrito Mercado Tamales

  Brands:

  El Burrito Mercado

  Products:

  1) Tamales-Chicken and Green Chile Flavored
  2) Tamales-Pork Flavored
  

  Company:

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

  Issue:

  This product, sold exclusively in Super Target stores, bears an unauthorized OU-D symbol. The product is not kosher and is being withdrawn from the marketplace. (Other El Burrito Mercado Products are kosher when bearing the OU symbol.)

November 17, 2004

• Sysco Iodized Salt

  Brands:

  Classic Sysco

  Products:

  Iodized Salt (25 lb. Package)

  Company:

  Sysco Corporation, Houston, TX

  Issue:

  This product bears an OU-P symbol and is not certified as Kosher for Passover. Product is being withdrawn from the marketplace.

November 11, 2004

• Jovy Fruit Roll

  Brands:

  Jovy

  Products:

  Fruit Roll

  Company:

  Procesadora de Alimentos CALE S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jalisco, MEXICO

  Issue:

  This product, sold in Costco stores in Mexico, bears an unauthorized OU symbol.

November 08, 2004

• French’s French Fried Onions

  Brands:

  French's

  Products:

  Original French Fried Onions

  Company:

  Reckitt Benkiser

  Issue:

  Product has in the past been certified as OU-Dairy. It has been reformulated and is now OU-parve. Although the label incorrectly bears the words "made on same equipment as products containing milk", product is in fact parve.
  
  Any product still bearing an OU-D is Dairy.

November 03, 2004

• 

  Rafaello Astri Spumante

  Brands:

  Rafaello

  Products:

  Astri Spumante Sparkling White Wine

  Company:

  American Wholesale Wine and Spirits, Northbrook, IL

  Issue:

  Product bears an unauthorized OU symbol and is not certified as Kosher by the Orthodox Union. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8148 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org

November 01, 2004

• A Coupla Guys

  Brands:

  A Coupla Guys

  Products:

  Assorted nut and snack packages (i.e. Nacho Taco Mix)

  Company:

  A Coupla Guys Beverage Company, Inc., Bensenville, IL

  Issue:

  This product, distributed in the Chicago, IL area, bears an unauthorized OU symbol. The product is being withdrawn from the marketplace. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8148 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org.

October 26, 2004

• Guest House Cocoa Supreme

  Brands:

  Guest House

  Products:

  Cocoa Supreme (hot cocoa mix)

  Company:

  Performance Food Group, Richmond, VA

  Issue:

  This product, sold in single serving packets, is certified as OU-D (the ingredient panel lists whey as an ingredient). The dairy designation has been inadvertently omitted. Future packaging will be revised.

October 25, 2004

• Hanover Broccoli

  Brands:

  Hanover Silver Line
  Hanover Gold Line

  Products:

  Frozen Broccoli

  Company:

  Hanover Foods, Hanover, PA

  Issue:

  Due to changes in production, these products will no longer be certified. Customers should only buy products that still bear the OU symbol.