UPDATE FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH-14 MAR 07
Please post in shuls, Yeshivas and other places where this may be interest.
The third and last issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the season has been
mailed out to all the subscribers. The following are corrections and
additions to the third Guide.
Williamsburg Hand Matzo Bakery 718-599-5878. The spelt matzos are Yoshon
under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yehuda Y. Gruber.
Gluten-free Oats matzos from Rabbi Kestenbaum, London England, also sold in
the USA, are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Westheim.
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THE FOLLOWING AS OF 13 MAR 07
REMINDER: As of March 15, all items that contain malt in the ingredients
should not be used unless
* It has hashgocho for Yoshon, from other than the CRC-Hisachdus, the
Volover Rav, the KAJ, the Kof-K, Rabbi Gruber, CRC (Chicago), and the
Kehilah Kashrus of Brooklyn. These hashgochos do not check for the Yoshon
status of malt.
* If the dating code indicates that the item was packed before Dec 15,
then the malt is Yoshon
* If the malt is in the form of malted barley flour, or malt in baking
flour, then according to many poskim this is botul. Check with your posek.
However, malt as a flavoring or coloring is more serious. Examples of the
latter are some cereals and candies.
Heckers whole wheat flour, the code has changed. The Chodosh code is Feb 9
08 (18 months after packing.)
Chicago Shmura Matzo Factory is not operating this year. It may resume
operation in future years.
Rose Castle, 380 Flushing Ave, 718-797-5500. Yoshon catering is available
on request, under the hashgocho of the Nirbater Rov, Rabbi Teitelbaum.
Chaims Heimishe Bakery, 4204 14th Ave, Bk 718-854-4141, produces packaged
items with a Yoshon label. The Yoshon hashgocho for these is from the
Belzer Dayan, Rabbi Eckstein.
The Chodosh Hot Line (845-356-5743) has been upgraded with an additional
voice mail service. It is now possible to record a message or a question,
even if the Hot Line itself is busy servicing an other phone call. Now when
you call, you will never get a busy signal. However, to hear recorded
answers and other recorded information, you may still have to call back if
the system is busy with an other caller.
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THE FOLLOWING AS OF 25 FEB 07
General Mills cereals in Israel: The dates for Israel given on page 33 of
the Guide are not correct. The following are the corrections. All forms of
Cheerios, plus Fiber1 code is 372 days after packing. For items containing
oats this gives the Chodosh date of Aug 1 07. For wheat but no oats the
date is Aug 16 07. For Multigrain Cheerios, the package date is 310 days
after packing For oats this gives the package code of May 31 07. For wheat
but no oats the date is Jun 15 07.
The following are under the hashgocho of the O-U for Chodosh: Smunchies
brand spelt products: Hamantashen, Honey Yums, Mr. Soft, Mrs. Soft. Also
Yoshon are Honey Yums from wheat.
We have received a report that some Yoshon pizza shops use Yoshon flour for
the pizza. However, they use semolina flour that may be Chodosh to line the
oven floor. For these pizza shops, care must be taken to switch to some
flour with no possibility of Chodosh for lining the oven to avoid questions
of Chodosh.
We have received reports that some commercially produced chopped liver
contains wheat flour. Check the ingredients, since such wheat flour may be
Chodosh.
WHAT ABOUT PRODUCTS NOT LISTED IN THE GUIDE?
To try to determine the Yoshon status of items not listed in the Guide to
Chodosh carry out the following steps:
* If it is made in Israel with a reliable hashgocho for kashrus, it is
Yoshon.
* If it has the hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerushalaim, or Rabbi O. Y.
Westheim, or the Kedassia of London, then it is Yoshon.
* If it has a Yoshon label and some kashrus hashgocho printed on the
same label, other than the CRC, the Hisachdus dRabonim or the Volover Rav,
it is Yoshon. (See the GuideSection 3.3 for policy of some hashgochos
regarding malt.)
* If it has none of the above and it is not listed in the Guide, try to
call the company information phone number listed on the package. For items
with oats in the ingredients, ask the company what is the dating code used
to indicate the packing date for Jul 26, 06. Any item packed on or later
than that date may be Chodosh. For items without oats, but containing wheat
other than pasta and noodles, and for barley (not malt or malted barley),
the Chodosh packing date is Aug 9 06. For pasta and noodles, the Chodosh
packing date is Aug 16 06. For barley malt, the packing date is Dec 15 06.
Try to find out from the company what is the package code for the
appropriate packing date to determine if your package is Yoshon or not.
* If the above is not available, you may try to call the Chodosh Hot
Line at 845-356-5743. However, we can not investigate every product that
comes up. Step 4 above is your best bet if it can be applied.
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