Two New DVD’s on the Kashrut of Meat and Birds
Two new OU Kosher DVDs – Meat & Birds now available
Lo Basi Ella L’orer: Creating Adequate Mirsas
Discussion of sensitive ingredients
Lo Basi Ella L’orer: Pasteurizers – Changing the Water
If a kettle is used to cook a non-kosher product then the hot water or steam that was used to heat the kettle becomes non-kosher as well. Chazal tell us that we must be concerned that some non-kosher taste may pass through the wall of the utensil and leach into the product on the other […]
Lo Basi Ella L’orer: Kashering Belts
It is common in many plants to have a product come out of an oven and go onto a belt. If the product is hot and non-kosher and it falls onto a cold belt, how must we kasher this belt?
OU Certification Enhances R.L. Schreiber, Inc.’s Quality Culture
R.L. Schreiber, Inc. is a food base, spice and specialty food company founded in 1968 to serve the food service industry.
Adding Spice to Life: Gel Spice Company Proudly Displays OU Symbol on its Products
Gel Spice Company is a family-owned business which for over a half century has developed tradition of superior quality and freshness.
The OU’s Spice Maven Tells Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
The spice products certified by the Orthodox Union include tropical aromatics (pepper, cinnamon, cloves, etc); leafy herbs (basil, oregano, marjoram, etc.); spice seeds (sesame, poppy, mustard, etc.), and dehydrated vegetables, among others. Spice companies typically produce blends such as curry and chili powders, poultry seasoning and all sorts of other custom blends.
Bishul Akum: Tzuras hapas
Baked items made from the five grains usually fall into the category of bread and as such are not subject to the issur of bishul akum. The Beis Meir and the Pri Chadash (Y.D. 112:6) offer the following definition for bread. Any food on which one would recite Hamotzi if eaten bikvias seuda, as outlined […]
Jelly Belly Candy Company Steps up to OU Kosher Certification: Sunkist Fruit Gems and Fruit Slices
Jelly Belly Candy Company Steps Up to OU Kosher Certification: Sunkist Fruit Gems and Fruit Slices Are Now Made by the Company Known for the Finest Jelly Beans
Spangler and the OU Make a Dandy, Candy Combination
The addition of the OU symbol on Spangler Candy Company packaging as a result of its Orthodox Union certification has had positive results on Spangler Candy’s flagship brand, Dum Dum Pops®, and paved the way for potential sales to additional consumers with special dietary needs.