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FOX NEWS JUST FOUND OUT WHAT WE HAVE KNOWN FOR SIX YEARS NOW!

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FOX NEWS JUST FOUND OUT WHAT WE HAVE KNOWN FOR SIX YEARS NOW!

Posted on September 7, 2010

visible shrimp could very well be living in every drop of water you drink — but that’s OK, they’re nothing to worry about. A photo posted to the online sharing site Reddit has the Internet abuzz. It shows a tiny animal — a shrimp-like crustacean called a copepod — and announces that the reader found Continue Reading »

THE END OF HAVING IT YOUR (KOSHER) WAY??

Posted on May 14, 2010

Here’s a Whopper: Burger King leaving Israel May 11, 2010 JERUSALEM (JTA) — Burger King will shut down its Israel stores this summer. The 55 Burger King fast food restaurants will be renovated and reopened as Israeli Burger Ranch restaurants, the Israeli business daily Globes reported. Orgad Holdings, the company that owns franchise rights to Continue Reading »

KOSHER PIZZA GOES GOURMET!!

Posted on May 13, 2010

Have our prayers been answered? From Kosher Today (Mon,May 10, 2010) Gourmet Pizza: The Culinary World’s Hottest Trend Goes Kosher New York…by Tamar Ross…One of the more notable trends in food nowadays is the upscaling of “ordinary” foods to gourmet. Pizza was certainly never thought of as anything but a quick bite on the cheap Continue Reading »

GUEST COLUMN RE: FLAVORINGS

Posted on April 30, 2010

On a discussion list in which we participate, a question came up about the kashruth of a certain energy drink. Here is a response that appeared. We reprint with the author’s kind permission. Keeping with the Kashrut angle alone, there are two major issues: 1. There are those rabbis who opine that any substance that Continue Reading »

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE RABBINICAL COUNCIL OF CALIF GOES UGLY ON FISH

Posted on March 3, 2010

This group cites UN-NAMED “EXPERTS” as the basis for their ban. Harumpf! Just one question? Are there ANY fish we can eat???????? *********************************** Rabbinical Council of California In the recent weeks the Kashrut world has been preoccupied with the issue of worms in fish. The Anisakis worm penetrates the stomach and from there it travels Continue Reading »

FISH MY WISH- THE OU WEIGHS IN ON THE SIDE OF SANITY!

Posted on March 2, 2010

FROM THE O/U: MEMORANDUM Date: Feb 1 2010 FROM: Rabbi C. Goldberg TO: RCs CC: Rabbi Genack Rabbi Elefant RE: OU Policy on Worms in Fish Rabbi Eli Gersten arranged a conference call for Rav Belsky and myself to discuss the current situation regarding the worms in wild salmon and other fish on Tuesday Jan Continue Reading »

FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE FISHES……

Posted on February 26, 2010

Bagel, no lox? By Michael Orbach • THE JEWISH STAR Salmon Anisakis, a roundworm, typically does not grow to more than two centimeters long and about the width of a human hair, but the parasite may cause big problems for kosher fish lovers. Some charedi rabbonim in Israel as well as a number of their Continue Reading »

DANGER WILL ROBINSON, WARNING, WARNING!!!

Posted on February 5, 2010

FROM THE STAR-K February 1, 2010 Celestial Seasonings Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride Tea was incorrectly labeled with a Star-K. The tea is certified dairy, non cholov Yisroel by the Vaad Hakashrus of Denver and should bear the Scroll-K dairy symbol. Corrective measures were taken.

MEA CULPA! WE MESSED UP!

Posted on January 21, 2010

We meant to change the line in the previous post about the Hollandaise sauce being good on chicken! We meant to change it to fish!! Needless to say, we took the recipe from a non kosher source and were sloppy in our editing. Please forgive us!!

KASHRUTH ALERTS FROM THE STAR-K

Posted on January 5, 2010

Brunswick Sardines in Olive Oil – A consumer reported fi nding krill, a small crustacean similar in appearance to a small shrimp, in some cans of Brunswick Sardines in Olive Oil. The product code of the cans in question is 0215CB Best By Aug 2015. Sardines are a small herring and are a natural seafood Continue Reading »