In the Plain of Spain, an OU Rabbinic Consultant Seeks Out Olives and Other Kosher Products
Spain – the very name evokes images of sunny Mediterranean beaches, Flamenco dancing and bull fighting. For the OU, Spain evokes images of artichokes, olives, fish and a plethora of other kosher food products. Nearly 50 Spanish enterprises turn to us for their kosher certification. The OU has several dedicated field representatives who work in […]
The Olives of Seville: Loreto Specialty Foods S.L. from the South of Spain
The Olives of Seville: Loreto Specialty Foods S.L. from the South of Spain, Supplies OU Certified Olives to Worldwide Market, Including United States
La Morella Nuts Provides Ingredients for Recipes that are Both Tasty and Healthful
La Morella Nuts was established in 1986 to take advantage of the precious raw materials — hazelnuts and almonds — that come to us from our surrounding fields. We are based in a hazelnut region in Reus, Spain, and from the very beginning we have learned how to carefully treat each type, origin and variety […]
Mario ® Camacho Foods Merges Seville with Omaha with Quality and Safety as the Goals
As of January 1, 2008, Mario Olive Company and A. Camacho Inc. joined forces creating a company with even greater capabilities, Mario® Camacho Foods. This privately owned, independent company is a joint venture between Westin Foods of Omaha, Nebraska, a family owned producer of high-quality, value-added protein products in the United States, and Angel Camacho […]
Aceites y Salsas Muela Expands into the Olive Oil Business with Help from the OU
Aceites y Salsas Muela, S.L. is located in a nature reserve in Cordova, Spain. Founded in 1993 by Manuel Muela, the company started out bottling and packaging vinegars and sauces, then following an excellent reception from clients, branched out into olive oil. The olive oil packed by Aceites y Salsas Muela, S.L. is chosen carefully […]
Hydroponics and Greenhouses
One of the greatest challenges in kashrus for Rabanim Hamachshirim today is protecting consumers from tolaim. One method that has become popular, especially in Eretz Yisroel, is to grow vegetables in greenhouses. Also known as glasshouses or hothouses, their objective is to provide a pest-free environment. Farmers working in conjunction with Rabbanim Hamachshirim have successfully perfected this method, which has proven to be an invaluable tool in the fight against tolaim in produce.
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?
