BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH
18 Mar 05
Liebers brownies, oatmeal cookies, oats cereal and sandwich cookies with oats, all under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl, are now Chodosh.
Kineret onion rings and challehs under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl, are now Chodosh.
Gross cookies with oatmeal with a Yoshon label under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl are Yoshon.
Dependable Food corporation whole wheat flour with code of AL 03/14/05 is Yoshon. The following Alladin wraps with date of March0205 are Chodosh: whole wheat 10 inch size, whole wheat 12 inch size and roasted pepper. Both the whole wheat flour are available in commercial sizes only.
Kedem vodka is kosher for pesach and is therefore Yoshon.
Barilla pasta, the probably Chodosh code is Sept 15 06 (2 years after packing).
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10 Mar 05
REMINDER: The Guide has been recommending that items containing malt or malted barley or barley malt should not be purchased after March 15 unless the codes indicated that the item was packed before Jan. 15. When codes are not known, Mar 15 is the recommended purchase deadline. This date is almost here. (By now it has passed.)
The latest Guide has the following errors:
Duncan Hines: The text on page 4 is correct, the text on page 34 is not. The correct information is: Most mixes contain wheat starch. The probable Chodosh packing date is Aug 20. For those Duncan Hines mixes that have Best If Used bydates, the codes are as follows. All cake mixes have a date that is 1 year after packing. In addition, brownies, muffins and cookies which contain nuts or candies also have a 1 year code. All brownies, muffins, and cookies without nuts or candies have an 18 month code However some items, instead of dates have a different code system. For these the Chodosh code for Aug 20 is 4233621 (4=year, 233=day of the year, 621=not important.).
Kellogs corn flake crumbs, the Chodosh code is Jan 15, 2007 (2 years after packing.)
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4 Mar 05
WARNING: Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel: Page 13 of the 3rd issue of the Guide stated that Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel with an O-U and Yoshon labels are Yoshon. However the March 2005 issue of the Kashrus magazine reports that this is not true for some of these bars. Apparently, those that are imported by S. O. G. S. and are distributed by Eurofood of Rishon LZion have an unauthorized hashgocho and may be Chodosh. The same granola bars are being marketed in Israel by other sources and are Yoshon.
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