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*CHODOSH BULLETIN-20 JAN 09*
*From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman*
*Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yher...@earthlink.net*
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*Liebers *wafers and bagel chips, both made in the USA, may be Chodosh
at this time, according to the mashgiach. When the mashgiach provides
dating codes for the latest batches that were still Yoshon, I will
announce the codes. In addition, Liebers whole wheat and garlic cookies,
crackers and pretzels made in Brazil are not recommended as Yoshon, if
purchased after Jan 7 09.
Audolized yeast is Yoshon.
Maltodextrin as an ingredient is usually made from non-Chodosh sources.
Sometimes it may be made from wheat which may be Chodosh. However, in
that case, wheat should be listed in the ingredients.
*Kemach* egg noodles without a Yoshon label should be assumed to be
Chodosh if purchased at this time, regardless on any codes.
*Glicks *home baking flour, regular or whole wheat, are both Yoshon
under the hashgocho of the O-U, including the malt.
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*THE FOLLOWING AS OF 13 JAN 09*
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*Mezonos Maven* baked products sold in groceries in the New York area
are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U.
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*Weetabix* (this cereal is misspelled in the Guide as Wheatabix) the
wheat in all cereals is winter wheat and is Yoshon. The malt in all
organic cereals is Yoshon until pesach. For non-organic cereals, the
malt may be Chodosh with a package code of Jan 15 10 (1 year after packing.)
Beginning Monday, January /5, /2009, the GREENSPUN BAGEL COMPANY will
*_no longer_* be producing Yoshon bagels. Any product that states
Yoshon on the label was manufactured prior to this date and *is
*Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of the Star K.
Victory Market-Bakery Dept, 4811 South State Rd #7, Davie, FL
954-584-7790. All items baked locally at the bakery are Yoshon under the
hashgocho of the Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward & Palm Beach
Counties (ORB).
*Bobs Red Mills* cereals. Cereals containing oats have a Chodosh date
of Jan 26 10 (1 ½ years after packing.) All other cereals have a code of
Aug 1 10 (2 years after packing.)
*Grandpa Ohl Southern *cakes may be Chodosh if purchased after Jan 5 09.
*Taanug *corn flake crumbs, Chodosh code is 2898 (289=day of year,
8=year). The code could also be 8289 (8=year, 289=day of year.)
*Kitov* breadsticks and flatbreads are Yoshon under the hashgocho of
Rabbi Shlomo Gissinger, even without a Yoshon label and even without the
name of Rabbi Gissinger on the label. Other Kitov products may be Chodosh.
*Empire Bagel Shop* in Cleveland is now called Bagel Shoppe and has
moved to 1982 Warrensville Center Road, South Euclid, OH. The phone
number is the same. It is still Yoshon under the hashgocho of Cleveland
Kosher.
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*FOLLOWING AS OF 1 JAN 09*
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*POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH BAGELS-IMPORTANT REVISED NOTICE*
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The following notice concerns bagels that were produced at Main Street
Bagels in Kew Gardens Hills, but it may apply elsewhere as well. This
bagel bakery was making regular bagels from Yoshon flour and whole wheat
bagels from Chodosh flour. Bagels have to be cooked before baking. The
Rav of one of the shuls in Queens noticed that the bakery used the same
cooker to cook both the Yoshon bagels and the Chodosh bagels, sometimes
even both kinds the same time! He alerted the mashgiach from the Vaad
Harabonim of Queens which certifies the Yoshon status of this this
store. The hashgocho notified the Guide and we sent out the initial
warning on Dec 28. Regarding Main Street Bagels, the problem will be
rectified as of Thursday, Jan 1, 09. The store will discontinue the use
of Chodosh flour. From Jan 1 onward, the whole wheat bagels, as well as
everything else in the store will be made only from Yoshon flour. We
wish to thank the Vaad Harabonim of Queens, the proprietor of Main
Street Bagels and the local Rav for the quick and forthright manner that
this problem was discovered, rectified and publicized. However, there is
no guarantee that such problems were unique to this bakery alone.
Mashgichim and consumers who deal with bagel bakeries making both Yoshon
and Chodosh bagels must make sure that the same boiler is not used for both.
*Kemach* minestrone soup Chodosh code in 3170 (317=day of the year, 0=year+2). Vegetable soup code is 3030.
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FOLLOWING AS OF DEC 28 08
*? Korn Bakery**, * 1378 Queen Anne Road. All products except 6-grain
bread are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Binyomin Taub of the
Rabbinical Council of Bergen County (RCBC). (Warning: this hashgocho
does not check the Yoshon status of malt which may be a problem after
Oct 15.
*? Fiber1 *Crunchy snack bars have a date that is 248 days after
packing. If they contain oats, they may be Chodosh starting with a code
of March 31 09. If they contain wheat but not oats, then the Chodosh
date would be Apr 6 09.
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FOLLOWING AS OF DEC 21
*Columbia *egg noodles have a Chodosh code of Aug 15 09 (1 year after
packing). The macaroni, spaghetti and other pasta have a code of Aug 15
10 (2 years after packing.)
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THE FOLLOWING AS OF DEC 4 08.
*Brills Bakery* in Spring Valley, NY (This is misspelled in the Guide
as Brulles Bakery) and *Taam Eden Bakery* in New Square. All baked
items are Yoshon including whole wheat bread. The only exceptions are
6-grain and 9-grain breads which may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of
the Beis Din of New Square.
/?/* Garden of Eat-In*, 1416 Ave J. (718)252-5289. The following are
Yoshon: zucchini muffins, breads, rolls (excluding hamburger rolls, and
hamburger buns), blintzes, and bialys. /_Yoshon pasta available on
requests_/_. _All products breaded in the store are also Yoshon. _The
following are NOT Yoshon_: baguettes, English muffins, white bread,
bagels, barley, most of the pastas, hamburger rolls and buns, and
anything fried. Low-fat or fat-free muffins are probably NOT Yoshon
please contact the Kehila Kashrus office at the telephone numbers
718-951-0481 or 646-739-2465. Under the hashgocho of Kehila Kashrus of
Brooklyn.
*? Ave P Appetizer*, 466 Ave P, Brooklyn, 646-302-6372. All products may
not be Yoshon. For questions, contact Kehilah Kashrus at (718) 951-0481.
. (Warning: this hashgocho does not check the Yoshon status of malt
which may be a problem after Oct 15. For a discussion of malt, see
Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 10.1.)
*Ungers* pizza crust (regular, not whole wheat) has the Chodosh code of
Feb. 26 2009. The Strudel leaves have a Chodosh code of 08303 (08=year,
303=day of year.) If there is no code printed on the package, then it is
not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of information.
*Ostrovsky Heimishe Bakery*, 1201 Ave J, Brooklyn. All items Yoshon
under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Kahana of the CRC.
*Rabbinical Council of California (RCC)* the current policy is that all
facilities certified by the RCC as being Yoshon also are checked to make
sure that they use Yoshon malt, unless stated otherwise. Therefore, the
following establishments in Section 13.3 of the Guide that are under RCC
hashgocho should be changed from category ? to category ?: Classic
Bakery, Schwartz Bakeries.
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