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What is this "vvk" or "AAk" hechsher?
It is the hechsher of Rabbi A Adler of Gateshead UK, see
http://www.hechshers.info/kashauth/147.htm
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Hechsher: Magen David with word "Kosher"
It looks like that's not the mark of any kosher-certifying agency, but just the company's own unvetted assertion that its products are kosher. The logo is on another product from the same brand with ...
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Why are junk foods, which are poor for your health, certified kosher?
My Rebbe Rav Shmuel Dishon (mashgiach ruchni Karlin Stolin) once asked us how do we think Kashrus organizations are allowed to issue "kosher" status on things that are damaging to the human body (...
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Certified vs. Uncertified Costco Salmon
R Sholem Fishbane, the Executive Director of the Associated Kashrus Organizations (AKO), an umbrella group of major kosher-certifying agencies and the and the Kashruth Administrator of the CRC kosher ...
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Why would aluminum tins need a Kosher L'Pesach hechsher?
The OU has a long article explaining the possible issues with aluminum foil and aluminum pans. Due to the concerns raised in the article there are those who manufacture aluminum in a way to avoid a ...
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Does anybody recognize this kashrus symbol? Rectangle K US
It looks like this is the trademark of "United Kosher Supervision", which is apparently headed by a R' Yaakov Spivak of Monsey, NY.
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Who certifies the hechsher magen David with a K replacing the right side?
Trader Joes shows this hechsher as
79 Kosher in Greece Vassileos Irakliou 26, 54624. Thessaloniki, Greece
+302310-275.701 Rabbi Rav Shitrit Eliahu [email protected]
Kosher Food In ...
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Maris ayin and kosher certification
As Rabbi Yehuda Spitz explains, for many dairy-look pareve products there is an understanding among the general population that, even though it looks like it's dairy, it's not, and, because of that ...
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Does lemon or lime juice need a Hechsher
Per crc Chicago
Yes. It needs Kosher certification.
For this reason, all pasteurized juices require reliable kosher
certification, even if they do not contain any kosher-sensitive
ingredients.
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Shochtim who learned from translated materials
There are many rabbonim who won’t give kabbala to a Shochet that doesn’t show a strong grasp of the Hebrew terms and precise language of the text in Hebrew. Potential Shochetim have failed tests ...
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Is Soylent kosher certified?
As of 2021, all products in Soylent's "Ready To Drink" product line are certified kosher by the OU: source on the OU website. (This does not include their "Complete Energy" energy ...
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Is Cup-K reliable?
Cup-K shows the citation below. Note the Stringency line (Conservative) on the hechsher listing. This would raise a question in my mind.
One question would be what is done on Shabat and could the non-...
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Why would aluminum tins need a Kosher L'Pesach hechsher?
Although the OU includes disposable baking tins and Star-K (pg 5: "All disposable foil products may be used") as things which don't require a hechsher for Pesach, it seems the OK would require a ...
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Does soy milk need a hechshir
Per London Bais Din website:
"All plain soya milk is permitted. Other types of Dairy Free Milk are permitted if listed as approved or certified"
http://www.kosher.org.uk/koshersearch
However this ...
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Frequency of inspection at vegan restaurants
It seems to me that a constant mashgiach would still be required.
For background, there are 4 main problems with a vegan restaurant without any mashgiach, as summarized from ok.org, and chabad.org:
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Swallowed medicine hechser
First of all, Consult Your Own Local Rabbi (CYOLR).
Star-K writes with regards to taking non-kosher tablets:
In tablets, the most common possibly non-kosher ingredients are magnesium stearate, ...
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Does peanut butter need a Hechsher
There are actually two questions here, though they are related:
A.) Do we recommend today that people buy peanut butter without a kosher certification?
Really not a good idea. Today's peanut butters ...
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Who certifies the hechsher magen David with a K replacing the right side?
Eliyahu Shitrit is no longer in Thessaloniki but in Volos. There is NO Shomer Shabbat community anywhere in Greece. The only reliable Kosher restaurant located in Athens, Greece is operated by Rabbi ...
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Is this "Crown PL" a kosher symbol?
Had the very same question and found this post in my search. Here is the answer. I finally found it what this symbol means. It is not a kosher symbol. It is a trademark for a beverage packaging ...
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Is this "Crown PL" a kosher symbol?
This logo does not appear on the list of kosher products in Poland (see p. 50 of here). They list (p. 35) salted herring as kosher without symbol but only when with salt and water only.
The product ...
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Do those who keep Cholov Yisroel eat products marked "K-DE"?
The Rama writes (in Yoreh Deah 115:1):
חָלָב שֶׁל עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים אוֹסְרִים כֵּלִים שֶׁנִּתְבַּשְּׁלוּ בָּהֶם כִּשְׁאָר אִסּוּר, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ רַק סָפֵק שֶׁמָּא עֵרֵב בָּהּ דָּבָר טָמֵא.
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Why would a disposable plastic containers need a hechsher?
A number of kashrut certification agencies (led by Star-K and the OU) discovered that plastic packaging material suppliers were using animal-based additives (e.g., tallow, animal fat) in the plastic ...
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Why do we check clothing for Shaatnez - isn't it a מיעוט (שאנו מצוי)?
Reb Moshe in Igros Moshe YD 1:72 at the end of the Teshuva says that although Midina it would be permitted not to check, since it’s possible to check it out conclusively, we try not to rely on miyut, ...
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Choosing a Hechsher
The CRC has a list of hechsherim here: CRC Kashrus Agency Listing and they have an article that explains how they go about determining which hechsherim are reliable.
With that being said, what is ...
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Maris ayin and kosher certification
Halachically Speaking (vol. 5, Issue 12, p. 3) does give a reason for permitting kosher food which imitates non-kosher food. It quotes the Gemorah in Chulin that says that “Yalta the wife of Rav ...
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Why doesn't the OU put DE on food packages anymore?
Was out shopping today and found OU-DE products in the store. Per the OU website they do have a DE designation that they currently use.
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Are there any kashrut issues with Kay Kosher?
I sent an email to the stark and got an answer that it is kosher when marked kosher for Passover on the cap.
Update I sent an email about the rest of the year received a statement that it is a ...
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Is Dr. Pepper Kosher?
According to the CRC the following flavours are kosher:
Original
Berries and Cream
Cherry
Cherry Vanilla
Chocolate Cherry
Heritage
Red Fusion
Ten
Vanilla ...
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Do fresh noodles need a hashgacha?
I am not certain about Asia, but I can say that in some South American countries (e.g. Peru), flour is legally required to be enriched with vitamins and minerals -- which is most often from a "non-...
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Just the word "kosher" on a package
Avrohom Yitzchok's answer offers a good web site for some info on common kosher symbols used in U.S.
I would strongly recommend looking at or purchasing The Kosher Supervision Guide from http://www....
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