OU Universal Kosher Database Now Available to the Public
The Universal Kosher Database, (UKD), a listing of thousands of certified products, has gone public, and suppliers and distributors who work with OU Kosher certified companies are the beneficiaries of the decision. Now they will be able to easily secure Letters of Certification, signed by OU Kosher CEO Rabbi Menachem Genack.
OU Launches Selichot Sichot, 9/5 to 9/21, to Enhance High Holiday Experience
Selichot SichotTo enhance the High Holiday experience, OU Radio will launch Selichot Sichot daily programming, which will feature five to fifteen minutes presentations on the selichot prayers by rabbis on the staff of the Kashrut Division of the Orthodox Union. The series will run from Wednesday, September 5 to Friday, September 21.
OU Announces New Edition of OU Guide to Checking Fruits, Vegetables, and Berries
The Orthodox Union, conscious of challenges today’s consumers are faced with when it comes to keeping kosher, announced today the release of the second edition of The OU Guide to Checking Fruits, Vegetables and Berries, a comprehensive guide designed to promote awareness in areas of insect infestation in fruits, vegetables, and berries.
OU Calls on Domestic Airlines to Provide Kosher Meals and Snacks for Sale on Board
In its role as “the premier source for all kosher needs,” and in response to complaints by travelers that kosher food is no longer an option on domestic flights, the Orthodox Union Kosher Division today called on eight major domestic airlines to make kosher meals and snacks available for purchase on their flights, just as the airlines offered a kosher option when meals were included in the cost of a ticket. Since the airlines stopped providing the free meals, kosher passengers either must bring meals on board with them, or have nothing to eat on flights, even those of transcontinental length.
Kosherfest 2007
Kosherfest 2007 will showcase the latest in kosher food and beverage November 11-12, 2007 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. New for 2007, Restaurant Row highlighting the latest in new, exciting kosher restaurants in the tri-state area; Kosher 2007 State of the Industry featuring Menachem Lubinsky, Kosherfest founder and president of Lubicom; and […]
Taking the Show on the Road to LA: 3-Day OU Halachic Event Wins Raves
It was called the Three-Day Los Angeles Halachic Adventure, and was devoted to exploring “The Mesorah (tradition) of Kosher Birds and Animals” through lectures, food tasting and site visits for kosher professionals, but don’t let the “Los Angeles” designation fool you – the impact of the event held earlier this month at OU West Coast Region headquarters, the Prime Grill Restaurant in Beverly Hills, and processing plants in Oxnard, Fullerton and Corona, went far beyond the confines of Southern California.
Milk from a Possibly Treif Cow
Halacha states that milk from a tereifah animal – meaning an animal which suffers from a mortal wound, as understood by Chazal – is non-kosher. (Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah 81:1) This prompts a good question: How can one know whether or not the milk he consumes is from a tereifah cow?
“Achieving Success in America:” An Educational Seminar for Foreign Trade Commissions and Consulates
Food Management Partners, the Orthodox Union and the Food Institute joined forces to present “Achieving Success In America,” a seminar to educate foreign trade commissions and consulates about the correct procedures needed for international food manufacturers to successfully launch their products in the U.S.
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Keeping Veggies Free of Bugs: and Yes, Do This at Home!
For I am Hashem your God – you are to sanctify yourselves and you shall be holy, for I am holy; and you shall not contaminate yourselves through any teeming thing that creeps on the earth. (Leviticus 11:44)
OU Branches out with New Kosher Cooking Show Initiative: Simply Kosher!
Negotiations in progress to make programming available to worldwide television audiences.