Consumer Kosher Articles
Just Another Eggsample
Possible Kosher Concerns with Raw Eggs
What Could Be Wrong With…Gum Arabic
Potential Kosher issues with Gum Arabic
Food Ingredients Label: A Primer on Regulations
Should salmon raised on feed that artificially keeps its flesh pink be labeled as containing “color additives”? That question is the subject of a class action lawsuit in Seattle against major supermarkets there. It is one of a number of lawsuits brewing across the country that center on food labeling, and it brings into focus […]
Vanilla
An exploration of the vanilla industry and its implications for Kosher.
OU Fact Sheet On NYC Water: August 13, 2004
The Creature: Crustaceans of the type called copepods (Copepoda) are appearing in NYC tap water. Several species are present. The primary species is Diacyclops thomasi, a very common type of copepod. It begins life measuring about 90 microns (.09 mm) and grows up to about 0.8 mm (males) and 1.4 mm (females) in about five […]
Thinking Kosher: An Introduction
An introduction to the meaning of the world of Kosher
Shechita In America, Past And Present: A Brief Overview
A history of Shechita in American and its Halachic Implications
What Could Be Wrong With…L-Cysteine?
When is the last time you have seen a harvest? Some of us can think back to last fall’s grape crunch; others can still picture a combine’s quick clearing of a wheat field for Shmurah flour. Most of us, however, could not rapidly identify the last harvest we witnessed. It would surprise many of us […]
Kedem Mevushal / Not Mevushal Update
The Daf HaKashrus discussed at length the designations of Mevushal and Not Mevushal Kedem wines in its Volume c – No. 3 issue. The following is the current status of these wines: The Grape Juice bottles that state on their labels Mevushal are accepted by all as Mevushal. The Grape Juice bottles that state on […]
Food for Thought: Fat For Thought
What are the implications of fat substitutes in food?