* CHODOSH BULLETIN-1 FEB 12* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman*
* Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yher...@earthlink.net The following are additions and corrections to the second issue of the Guide. *Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies and Crackers* Baker’s Harvest Crackers, Graham Crackers and Saltines, Chodosh code: Feb 11 12 (6 months after packing) or letter, 3 numbers, letter for example (A001B). If the numbers are 227-365 or 001-042 it is Yoshon. Fiber Gourmet Crackers - All, Chodosh code: Aug 14 12. (365 days after packing) Mrs. Pure’s ginger snaps have a Chodosh code of Aug 15 12 (1 year after packing). *Section 4.2 Pretzels* Anderson’s Pretzels: Chodosh code: 15JAN12 (5 months after packing) Haddar Honey Wheat Pretzels are Yoshon both in the large and small sizes, even without the Yoshon label. Under the hashgocho of the CRC. Liebers Pretzels Snacks whole wheat rings are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. New York Pretzels have a Chodosh code of code: 2271 (227-day of year 1-year) or August 14, 2012 (365 days after packing). *Section 5.1 Regular Noodles, Pasta, Mandlen and Croutons* Barilla Fediccini code is Apr 22 14 (32 months after packing). Ronzoni Catelli and Lancia pastas from Canada Chodosh codes: Regular white pasta Nov 24 13, Smart, Whole Wheat, Egg noodles, and vegetable pasta Nov 24 12; Multigrain Oct 26 12. Fiber Gourmet Pasta has a Chodosh code of Aug 21 13, 2 years after packing. Goodman Pasta. Egg noodles Chodosh code: Aug 21 13 (2 years after packing), All other pasta has a code of Aug 21 14 (3 years after packing). Taaman Pasta is Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerushalayim and is Yoshon *Section 6.1 All Purpose White Flour* Best Kamut white flour with a Yoshon label is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gruber. *Section 6.2 Whole Wheat Flour* Best Kamut whole wheat flour with a Yoshon label is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gruber. *Section 6.5 Cake and Other Mixes* Fiber Gourmet Cake Mixes - All, Chodosh code: Aug 14 13. *Section 7.1 Barley* Martisco Barley - out of Business - Old supplies are Yoshon, but may be wormy. *Section 7.2 Bread and Corn Flake Crumbs and Matzo Meal* Jason Bread Crumbs have a Chodosh code of code of 2273 (227-day of year, 3-year+2) or August 15, 2013 (2 years after packing). *Section 8.1 Cereals* Bob’s Red Mill Oat FLOUR has a Chodosh code of Feb 15 13 (18 months after packing). General Mills sold in Israel. Claims have been made that the O-U has provided special communications to authorities in Israel regarding the Yoshon status of American cereals under the O-U hashgocho that are marketed in Israel. For example, the O-U has been reported to certify that the Chodosh dates for certain Cheerios cereals are later than the dates given in the second issue of the Guide to Chodosh. The O-U denies ever supplying such information. In fact, the O-U certifies Yoshon in Israel for General Mills products only on special runs of Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel where both the O-U symbol and Yoshon are printed on the label. General Mills cereals. The oats Chodosh PACKING date is revised to Feb 29, ‘12. This only applies to oats. Cereals that have wheat or wheat starch would have the earlier date published in the Guide. Code for oats only: Mar 7 13. Kemach cereals, the Chodosh malt packing date will start at March 1, ‘12. Therefore, for Kemach cereals where the only Chodosh prom is malt, such as corn flakes, crisp rice, wheat flakes, bran flakes, cocoa munchees, sugar flakes, the Chodosh code is March 1, ‘13 (1 year after packing.) Kemach Toasted Oats and Honey Nut Toasted Oats Chodosh date Oct 1 12. Up to this date the oats and all wheat products are Yoshon. The Quaker table on page 36 of the Guide has an error. The oats date for 360 days should be Nov 8 12 for USA produced cereals and Sept 21 12 for those made in Canada. Quaker Oat Bran has a shelf life of 540 days, not 270 Wheatena cereal is listed in the Guide as being Yoshon, since it is made with winter wheat. However, it contains what germ and wheat bran that may be Chodosh. Code not known yet. *9.1 Frozen and other packaged goods* Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream: Cookies and Cream, Vanilla Crunch, Chocolate Crunch and any other flavor with wheat have a Chodosh code of Feb 15 13 (18 months after packing). Chef’s Kingdom should be category “bais’ not “aleph” Gefen Pie Crusts have a Chodosh code of AUG 15 14 (3 years after packing) Gefen Egg Roll Wraps have a Chodosh code ##11H (##-first two numbers not important, H=month in alph order, other characters not important). Keebler’s Pie Crusts have a Chodosh code of Aug 15 12 (1 year after packing). Lightlife Smart Ground Original and Smart Ground Mexican Style: Chodosh code: ###1227## (first 4 numbers- not important 1-year 227-day of year, last 2 numbers - not important). Manischewitz pie crusts have a Chodosh code of 2272 (227-day of year 2-year+1) or Aug 15 12 (1 year after packing). Morning Star Farms Chick Patties Original and Griller’s Prime Veggie Burgers, Chodosh code: FEB15 13 (18 months after packing). Smackin Good Frozen Pancakes ( not the mix) under the hasgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl are CHODOSH. Tofurky Italian Sausage and Peppered Deli Slices have a Chodosh code of 11227 (11-year 227-day of year) or 12/13/11 (120 days after packing). Ungar Cheese Blintzes are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Mordechai Unger *Section 9.3 Soups and soup mixes* Kedem soup mixes the Chodosh code is 12281 (1=year, 228=day of year, 1=not important.) Kemach vegetable and minestrone soups Chodosh code is 0164 (016=day of year, 4=year +2) *Section 9.5.1 Beer* Coors Beer, the Chodosh code should be 4 15 12. *Section 9.6 Baby Foods* Gerber baby foods in boxes, the code is 1 year after packing. For oats the Chodosh date would be Jul 26 ‘12, for wheat and barley the code is Aug 15 ‘12. *Section 9.7 Candies* Jolly Rancher uses winter wheat only and is Yoshon *Section 12.1.2 Wholesale Bakeries* Korn, New York Kosher, Sterns and other brands made by the 15th Ave Food Corp were listed as a “beis” category. They should have an “aleph” rating. *Section 12.1.5 Kew Gardens and Queens* Abraham Bakery. Not everything is Yoshon, Ask. As stated in sign in store. D&G Bakery is no longer Yoshon. *Section 12.2 Monsey* Rockland Kosher: Everything produced in the store is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Meshulam Polatsek. *Section 13.1 Baltimore* Cocoaccinos 2831 Smith Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21209. Only one type of sandwich and the pizza dough is available as Yoshon upon request. Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Zvi Weiss. **************************************************************** To receive a copy of the Guide to Chodosh by email, free of charge, send an email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org <chod...@sefer.org> chod...@moruda.com *********************************************** THE EMAIL MAILING LIST Those who have access to email can have important corrections and updates sent to their email address automatically. 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