*CHODOSH BULLETIN-4 FEB 09*
*From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman*
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The third and final issue of the Guide to Chodosh has been sent to
the printer. The local distributors and individual subscribers
should receive this around Wednesday, Feb 11 09. Meanwhile you can
request the new Guide by email from the two usual sources, by
sending a blank email to either chod...@sefer.org
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The following are all the changes and additions to the new Guide. Many
of these you have seen in the earlier Bulletins that were sent out. Some
are new items.
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE
*WARNING: POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH BAGELS*
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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 store. The
hashgocho notified the Guide and we sent out the initial warning on Dec
28. Regarding Main Street Bagels, the problem was rectified as of Jan
1, 09. The store discontinued the use of Chodosh flour. From Jan 1
onward, the whole wheat bagels, as well as everything else in the store
are 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 cooker is not used for both.
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*? Ave P Appetizer*, 466 Ave P, Brooklyn, 646-302-6372. All products may
be Chodosh. 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.)
*Audolized yeast* is Yoshon.
*? **Bagel Mentch**,* 176 Middle Neck Rd., Great Neck, Queens.
Everything may be Chodosh as of Jan 29 09. Under the hashgocho of the
Vaad Harabonim of Queens.
*? 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.)
*? Brills Bakery* in Spring Valley, NY (This was misspelled in the
Guide as Brulles Bakery). 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.
*? Columbia *egg noodles have a Chodosh code of Aug 16 09 (1 year after
packing). The macaroni, spaghetti and other pasta have a code of Aug 16
10 (2 years after packing.)
?* Coors* Beer, The corrected code is FEB 4 09 (Feb 4 is 112 days after
packing,.
*? 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.
*? 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.
/?/* 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
request_/_. _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. (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.)
*? Glicks *home baking flour, regular or whole wheat, are both Yoshon
under the hashgocho of the O-U, including the malt. Glicks noodles and
pasta products, only those with a Yoshon label are Yoshon under the
hashgocho of Rabb Benyamin Arye Glick of the CRC. Glicks Fine Egg
Noodles have no Yoshon label and are not Yoshon.
*? Grandpa Ohl Southern *cakes may be Chodosh if purchased after Jan 5 09.
*? Greenspun Bagels *Beginning Monday, January /5, /2009, 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.
*? Kemach* minestrone soup Chodosh code is 3170 (317=day of the year,
0=year+2). Vegetable soup code is 3030. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen
Horowitz.
*? 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.
*? Korn Bakery**, * 1378 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck, NJ. 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.
*? Liebers* cookies, crackers, snackers are all Yoshon with the
following exceptions: (1) All items with oats are Chodosh. (2) All items
that contain malt in the ingredients may be Chodosh as of a purchase
date of Jan 15. (3) All wafers made in the USA and all bagel chips are
Chodosh as of a purchase date of Jan 7 09. (4)All crackers produced in
Brazil, may be Chodosh starting with a purchase date of Jan 1. Under the
hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.
*Maltodextrin* when used as an ingredient in foods produced in the USA
does not have any Chodosh problems according to the O-U. However when
used in foods produced in Europe, it may be made from wheat which could
be Chodosh. It is not clear whether wheat must be listed in the
ingredients in that case.
*? Mezonos Maven* baked products sold in groceries in the New York area
are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U.
*? Mishpacha *flours, regular and high gluten. We are awaiting an answer
from the mashgiach regarding the Yoshon status of the malt in these
flours. Those who choose to be machmir on malt in baking flour may want
to check with the Hot Line for possible updates.
*? Ostrovsky Heimishe Bakery*, 1201 Ave J, Brooklyn. All items Yoshon
under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Kahana of the CRC. The
malt in the flour that is used is Yoshon. However, some bakeries use
flavorings and additives that may contain malt. We are waiting for
further information about the possibility of such malt being used.
*? Quaker *oats cereal The table has been corrected for start of Chodosh
oats in Canada on Sept 15.
*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-both locations.
*? Ronzoni Smart Taste* pasta Chodosh code is Aug 16 2010 (2 years after
packing.)
*? Sabra* pretzels and humus are always Yoshon, under the hashgocho of
Rabbi Weissmandl.
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*? Shibolim, *a new line of products made in Israel are all Yoshon with
the hashgocho, the Badatz of Yerushalaim, printed on the package . The
products include crisp bread, crackers, soup croutons, matzo ball mix,
pasta.
*? 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.
*? 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.)
*? 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. Under
the hashgocho of the Beis Din of New Square.
*? 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).
*? 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.)
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