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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 20, 2007

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  GFS Non Dairy Creamer

  Products:

  Non Dairy Creamer

  Company:

  Gordon Food Service- Grand Rapids, MI

  Issue:

  This product contains dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel but the dairy designation has been inadvertently omitted. Consumers should be aware that “Non Dairy Creamers” may, and often do, contain dairy ingredients.

December 13, 2007

• Earth’s Best Organic Dinner Variety Pack

  Brands:

  Earth’s Best Organic

  Products:

  Dinner Variety Pack (For Babies 6 Months & Older) containing:
  
  1. Sweet Potato and Chicken
  2. Summer Vegetable
  3. Vegetable Turkey
  4. Rice & Lentil
  UPC #0-23923-51293-1
  

  Company:

  The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. - Melville, NY

  Issue:

  Some cases of this product have been distributed with an unauthorized OU symbol on the outer tray. The individual jars within the tray are correctly labeled. Consumers spotting this product are requested to contact the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8241 or via email at kashalerts@ou.org.

December 05, 2007

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  Gourmet Hot Cocoa Pot and Frother Set

  Products:

  Gourmet Hot Cocoa Pot and Frother Set (with cocoa and marshmallows)
  UPC #005160755555
  

  Company:

  Samme Hudson Inc.-China

  Issue:

  This product, sold in Linens-N-Things retail stores, bears an unauthorized OU symbol and is being withdrawn from the marketplace.
  

November 28, 2007

• Suntree Assorted Mixes

  Brands:

  Suntree

  Products:

  Chocolate Nut Mix (UPC# 669887502146)
  Trail Mix (UPC# 669887502108)
  

  Company:

  Suntree, LLC- Orosi, CA

  Issue:

  These products contain dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel but the dairy designation has been inadvertently omitted. Future packaging will be revised.

November 27, 2007

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  The Wilder Spice Company Assorted Spices

  Brands:

  The Wilder Spice Company

  Products:

  Assorted Spice Products (including Ground Cinnamon, Pure Black Pepper, Espresso Rub, and Parsley Flakes)

  Company:

  The Wilder Spice Company- Baltimore, MD

  Issue:

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

November 21, 2007

• Bellagio French Vanilla Hot Cocoa

  Brands:

  Bellagio

  Products:

  French Vanilla Hot Cocoa
  UPC: 027825001517
  

  Company:

  Caffe D’Amor- Monrovia, CA

  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.
  
  

November 19, 2007

• Nestle La Lehera Flakes (UPC: 501059-204270)

  Brands:

  Nestle

  Products:

  La Lechera Flakes

  Company:

  Nestle CPW Mexico S. de RL. de C.V.

  Issue:

  Este producto distribuido en México contiene un sobre de cappuccino no certificado, pero la caja del cereal presenta el símbolo OU-D. Solamente el cereal es certificado como OU-D. Los reglamentos de la Unión Ortodoxa requieren que se remueva el símbolo OU cuando una muestra no certificada es incluida en el embalaje.

• Stone Ridge Creamery Sherbet

  Brands:

  Stone Ridge Creamery

  Products:

  Sherbet (Assorted Flavors)

  Company:

  Supervalu Inc. - Eden Prairie, MN

  Issue:

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

November 13, 2007

• Nestle La Lechera Flakes

  Brands:

  Nestle

  Products:

  La Lechera Flakes (UPC: 501059-204270)

  Company:

  Nestle CPW Mexico S. de RL. de C.V.

  Issue:

  This product’s Spanish Label distributed in Mexico contains a non-certified cappuccino bar, but the outer box bears an OU-D symbol. Only the cereal is certified as OU-D. Orthodox Union policy requires the removal of the OU symbol when a non-certified sample is inserted into the package.

November 06, 2007

• Skittles & Starburst Variety Pack

  Products:

  Skittles & Starburst Variety Pack (UPC# E20493)
  
  Containing:
  
  Skittles Original Fruit
  Skittles Sours
  Starburst Original Fruit
  Starburst Mixed Fieldberries
  Starburst Sours
  

  Company:

  Effem Inc. - Bolton, Ontario

  Issue:

  This Canadian product erroneously bears an unauthorized OU-D symbol and is not certified kosher by the Orthodox Union.