*CHODOSH BULLETIN-2 AUG 11*
*From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman*
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*HARVEST OF CHODOSH WHEAT AND BARLEY CROPS DELAYED*
The harvests of this year's Chodosh spring wheat and barley crops are at
least 1-2 weeks behind normal schedule. This is due to the unusually
cool and wet spring weather in the US northern Mid West, where most of
these crops grow. As a result, we have revised the estimated Chodosh
dates in the table below.
*OATS CHODOSH DATES FOR _GENERAL MILLS_ CEREALS*
In the table below you will note that the start of the Chodosh packing
dates for oats products is given the "chumra" date of of Jul 26.
However, the O-U assures us that the oats used in General Mills cereals
should be Yoshon at least up to the packing date of Sept 15, maybe even
later. This date should be used with caution. For most companies, the
oats become Chodosh earlier than the wheat. For General Mills it is the
opposite. Check the list of ingredients of the cereal of interest to
you. If it contains wheat, wheat starch or wheat germ, then the earlier
Chodosh starting date of wheat (this date is given in the table below,
but is not yet firm, as noted above) should be used even if oats are the
main ingredient. For example, the regular Cheerios contains wheat
starch. On the other hand, some of the special Cheerios such as the
Honey Nut Cheerios do not list any wheat ingredient.
*TABLE OF CHODOSH STARTING DATES*
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In the following table the oats dates are firm, the wheat and barley
dates are subject to further revision as further harvest reports are
received.
In the table below we summarize the cutoff dates recommended by the
Guide, based on US Government supplied harvest data.. The "Packing date"
indicates that all packaged goods with dating codes that were before
that date should be Yoshon. Produced on the "Packing date" and later,
they may be Chodosh. The "Purchase date" is the first date for which we
feel it is no longer safe to purchase the foods without checkingfor
dating codes. We also give the first recommended date to stop purchasing
freshly baked items produced at the local bakeries.
_Application__Packing date__Purchase date_
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Packaged foods with oats(not General Mills)Jul 26Aug 9
Oats in General Mills cerealsSept 15Sept 30
*Freshly baked wheat productsAug 17 (Midwest)
Sept 1 elsewhere
*Packaged foods with wheat or barley (not malt)Aug 17Sept 1
*Noodles and pastaAug 24Sept 8
Items with malt (no wheat oats or other barley)Dec 15Mar 15
* These dates are subject to revision
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