Kosher in the Factory
What Food Manufacturers Need to Know About Going Kosher
Originally published on ProFoodWorld.com, Chief Operating Officer of OU Kosher, Rabbi Moshe Elefant, explains how food manufacturers can often achieve certification with minimal changes to their processes and ingredients. Learn how this investment can expand your market share and boost sales. Keeping kosher is an ancient set of stringent dietary laws, derived from the Bible […]
A Friendly Guide to OU Kosher Labeling Requirements
We know that staying on top of labeling requirements is crucial for maintaining your OU kosher certification and ensuring your products reach the right customers. Whether you’ve been with us for years or just need a quick reminder, here’s a friendly refresher on the key OU labeling guidelines. Avoiding Costly Mistakes We all know that […]
Ethanol: From Corn to Kosher Vinegar
The Midwest is known as the breadbasket of America, thanks to its endless fields of grains. Omaha-based Green Plains Inc., which makes corn-based products, was founded in 2004 and is now the fourth largest ethanol fuel producer in North America, with 11 plants in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana and Nebraska. With such a large […]
How is Cheese Made Kosher
An overview of the procedure for making Kosher cheese and answers to some of the frequently asked questions about Kosher cheese.
Online and On Site: A Hybrid OU Kosher Plant Inspection at Angel Yeast in China
The OU recently inspected Angel Yeast, a dry-yeast plant in the city of Chifeng, in Inner Mongolia, thanks to a midnight (U.S. East Coast time) and 1.p.m. (in China) Zoom conference by a rabbinic coordinator working from an office in the United States and Mandarin-fluent Field Rabbi Yonatan Zhook, an OU Rabbinic Field Representative (RFR) […]
What You Need to Know About Certifying Pea Protein
Few would have predicted that the unassuming pea would become one of the globe’s most quickly adopted ingredients and in a surprising variety of foods. ≈But consider: the pea is packed with protein. By isolating that protein and “cleaning” it to remove any pea flavor that would limit its food applications, you get pea protein isolate: a non-GMO, non-allergen, […]
Ask the Rabbi
Dear Rabbi:
Our plant processes and cans fruits and vegetables. The raw fruits and vegetables are of course all kosher. Why would I need to receive OU kosher certification; wouldn’t everyone know that my products are kosher? Can you explain what would be involved in attaining kosher certification for my plant?
Answer by Rabbi Leonard Steinberg
The Very Rapidly Evolving Kosher Beverage Industry
Companies all over the United States have been seeking kosher certification to provide kosher certified non-carbonated beverages to the large growing market of consumers who have asked for them. The growth of kosher certification for the beverage industry has provided a unique challenge to kashrus agencies, because beverage companies require a significant amount of involvement and scrutiny. Kashering demands a level of cooperation between the company, its workers and the kosher supervising staff because of an ongoing necessity to kasher between kosher and non-kosher products.
LINKS to the Past: A Kosher Hot Dog Odyssey
Rabbi David Arfa OU Kosher, Rabbinic Coordinator Call out ‘HOT DOGS!’ at any camp or colony, and prepare for a rush of running feet, and a clatter of plastic plates and forks. There is magic in those hot dogs, painted on the olfactory backdrop of pine trees and swimming pools. But while kosher hot dogs […]
4 Amazing Things To Do With Cauliflower Rice
From Kosher.com: Cauliflower rice is all the rage these days! And there is so much you can do with it! Find out the basics of cooking with frozen riced cauliflower and how to turn your dinner into a cauliflower masterpiece!