Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh

[Y. Herman]

approved:yoshon1


BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH

 

27 Jan 04

 

Gefen barley is Yoshon at least up to the packing date of Dec 8 code 8 DE 05. Gefen chocolate wafers, Tam Tam crackers and Tariaki sauce are all Yoshon.

 

Circa Restaurant, 1505 Ave J, Brooklyn. The following are Yoshon without hashogocho: pizza, wraps, pasta and pastries. The following are Chodosh: breads, bagels, French fries.

 

Lekach Tov Bakery, 4809 New Utrecht Ave, Brooklyn, 718-435-5650. All chalehs, cakes and cookies are Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon.

 

Mishpacha flours, all purpose and high gluten, are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. Also Yoshon are Mishpacha baking spray with flour, bread crumbs, matzo balls. All items that are Yoshon have a Yoshon label on the package. NOT Yoshon is Chow Mein noodles.

 

Hodgson Mills spelt flour and wheat germ are both Yoshon (without hashgocho).

 

Barilla Pasta code given in the Guide is correct, with a slight modification: The probable Chodosh date of Sept 15 may have a code like 436583. (Start from the last digit, 3=year. Take the next 3 digits before the last one, 658 and subtract 400 to yield 258, the day of the year for Sept 15. The first digits such as 43 are not important.)

 

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22 Jan 04

 

UPDATE ON FOODS UNDER THE HASHGOCHO OF RABBI M. WEISSMANDL

 

LIEBERS PRODUCTS:

Warning: Liebers brownies are now Chodosh.

The following Liebers products are Yoshon until pesach: all soup mixes and cup soups, all cookies and cereals without oats, (with oats they are probably Chodosh) bread crumbs, corn chips, ice cream cones, all cake mixes, licorice, candies, Coat & Bake baking spray.

Smackin Good potato knishes are Chodosh now. Waffles are Yoshon now but may be Chodosh very soon.

Kineret frozen chalehs are Yoshon. Also Yoshon are other Kineret and Kosherrific fish products and onion rings.

Larom products including frozen dough items are Yoshon now, but may be Chodosh soon.

Old City pasta and pizza products are Yoshon.

Old City Café products, including burritos and macaroni and cheese dinners, are Yoshon.

Tovli ice cream sandwiches are Yoshon.

Setton International licorice is Yoshon.

 

ConAgra H&H (Hotel and Restaurant) flour from factory MC (code such as MC101503, number not important) is always Yoshon.

 

 

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28 Dec 03

 

WARNING: We have been informed that many restaurants that serve Chinese food may not realize that almost all soy sauces contain wheat which may be Chodosh at this time. Apparently the soy sauce is a common ingredient in many of their dishes. As stated in the last Guide, we are only aware of two brands of soy sauce that are Yoshon, Gefen and LaChoy (La Choy does not contain wheat, check ingredients for oats and barley or malt.) We urge all those who want to order Chinese Yoshonfood, to check on the soy sauce.

 

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25 Dec 04

 

Gefen Barley packed on 24 Nov 03 (code 24 NO 05) is Yoshon.

 

Glicks baking spray with flour is Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon.

 

Vita spelt flour from Purity Foods. The whole grain spelt flour is Yoshon. The white spelt flour may be Chodosh starting with the packing date of Sept 1, code March 1 04 (6 months after packing.)

 

Hodgson Mills products have a code change. The date on the packing is now 2 years after packing.

 

Weiss Wholesale Bakery, 143 Front St., Brooklyn, NY 11201. All items baked are Yoshon without hashgocho for Yoshon.

 

Landau Whole wheat pretzels are Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon.

 

Rice Dream. The Guide states that Rice Dream does not contain any wheat, oats and barley. In fact it does contain a tiny amount of barley protein. We are trying to ascertain the Yoshon nature of this additive.

 

 

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16 Dec 03

 

WARNING: Duncan Hines cake and cookie mixes. The Guide has always stated that these are from winter wheat, inferring that they are always Yoshon. According to the O-U mashgiach, the flour used for the mixes is indeed winter wheat. HOWEVER, the wheat starch is mostly from spring wheat and is probably Chodosh starting with a packing date of Aug 15. The code for Aug 15 is either 3227 (3=year, 227=day of the year) or 227M3 (227=day of the year, M=not important, 3=year).

 

PDF versions of the Guide to Chodosh. The E mail address for ordering these was incorrectly given in the E mail Bulletin of Dec 15. Please see the corrected address below.

 

Goodmans Rice with Vermicelli has the Chodosh date of Sept 1, code 2445 (244=day of the year, 5=year+2).

 

Weinz potato chips may be Chodosh at this time according to the mashgiach.

 

Sabra Salads when displaing the B'Datz Mehadrin logo are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yehudah Shain.

 

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15 Dec 03

 

Landau Whole wheat pasta from the Landlev Corp is Yoshon (without hashgocho for Yoshon) until pesach.

 

Gotta Getta Bagel shops 311 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY 11559 (516-374-1131) and 1039 Broadway, Woodmere, NY (516) 569-6628. All items produced in the stores are Yoshon (without hashgocho for Yoshon).

 

Quaker Crunchy Corn Bran has a date that is 12 months after packing.

 

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