Consumer Kosher Articles
Explaining Unauthorized OU Symbols
As the largest kosher certifying agency in the world, the OU is deeply concerned about protecting the integrity of our kosher symbol.
Fraudulent Claims! How To Be Your Own Detective
Here is an interesting question worth pondering. A supermarket displays a large sign which reads: “Super Sale! Kosher Chickens — Tzippor Tohor Brand — 79 cents/lb.”
Emulsifiers
We are experiencing a “new age” of technological advancement in the food industry. This unique technology has ramifications throughout food production from the very inception and creation of the product until its final packaging and sale. Tremendous gains have been made in improving the nutritional quality, taste, texture, and appearance of food products. The importance […]
The Saga Of The Dixie Belle Artificial Cheese Flavored Moon Cookie
You have just arrived at the San Juan airport in Puerto Rico after a long day of business negotiations. Famished, you are looking forward to the kosher meal that will be served on the plane, only to discover that your flight has been delayed for five hours. You search the snack area desperately for some […]
Sweet-Talk: Inside The Kosher Bakery
Certificating an industrial bakery is a complicated matter. Here are some of the issues involved in making supervising bakeries.
Salmon Colored With Astaxanthin
Although kosher fish are usually identified only by the presence of scales [1], the Orthodox Union has a long standing policy of accepting as kosher all reddish-pinkish fillets, even without a piece of skin by which the fillet can be identified. The basis for this policy is that there is no fish [2] that has a reddish-pinkish […]