This is just a reminder about malt, as explained in the Guide to Chodosh. The Guide stated that in cases where malt is used for coloring or flavoring such as cereals (corn flakes etc), cookies or pretzels, if the dating code is known, then the malt is probably Chodosh starting the packing date of Jan 15. If the dating code is not know, it is probably safe to assume that the malt is Yoshon up to a PURCHASE date of March 15. That date has now passed. Therefore we recommend that for malt where the packing date is not known, you should assume that the malt is now Chodosh. This is not a hard date, only our best guess. We have written a newly revised and expanded booklet called "A Survey of the US Grocery Scene With Relevance to Purchase of Chometz After Pesach". The Guide to Chodosh was written to be a practical guide to tell the Yoshon consumer what is safe to buy as Yoshon. By contrast, the chometz report NOT a practical guide to the consumer. Its intent was to provide rabbonim and poskim with technical information based upon which they may be able to advise consumers about where it is best to shop for chometz after pesach. Unfortunately, the only firm conclusion you will be able to get from this document immediately after reading it is that the chometz scene after pesach is much more complicated than most people realize. The report gives details about food wholesalers and supermarkets. It also gives the results of last year's survey of the age of chometz products on supermarket shelves. You will have to consult your own Rov or posek about how to interpret this information. To get a free copy of this report by E mail, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the body of the message write: get Chometz.txt PLEASE DO NOT USE THE "REPLY" FEATURE OF YOU E MAIL TO SEND THIS REQUEST TO YHERMAN. YOU MUST SEND TO THE ADDRESS STATED ABOVE! For a printed copy of this report, send $1 with your name and address to Y. Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952. The report will also be available from the self-service box outside my Monsey home at the above address. This report contains at the end a useful cross-referencing index. That index is easier to use in the fully formatted printed form than in the E mail format. Yoseph Herman
