[Chodosh] Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yher...@earthlink.net CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 2 SEPT 17 THE NEW PROBLEM WITH FLOUR A few weeks ago a very large amount of Gold Medal flour was recalled because of salmonella contamination. As a result, the normal supply chain of wheat to mills has been upset, as mills are trying to get wheat to make up the shortfall. For the Yoshon consumer, this means that the rules that have helped us for the past many years may not be relied on, at least temporarily. This affects national brands such as Gold Medal flour from KC and Heckers and Ceresota flours. It may also affect some of the Jewish brands. Therefore, until further notice, any flour purchased in groceries for home baking can NOT be assumed to be Yoshon unless (1) they have a Yoshon label under hashgocho or (2) have a dating code to indicate that they were packed before Jul 29 ’16. Some sample codes are given below. WARNING ABOUT BARLEY: The O-U has warned that significant amount of worm contamination has been found recently in pearled barley. We have been warning in the Guide for years that barley must be checked for worms before use, all year around. PLEASE NOTE that this is not a Yoshon-related problem, since the worms have been reported even before the Chodosh season has started and no barley has yet been stored for Yoshon use. NOTE TO MASHGICHIM: The revised Chodosh packing date for the Bay State flour mill in Clifton, NJ is Aug 22, not Aug 28. SELECTED DATING CODES FOR *ALL PURPOSE* FLOUR Gold Medal (all mills) Feb 7 ’18. Heckers and Ceresota Jan 29 ‘18 Pillsbury Jan 29 ‘18 Shoprite July 29 ‘17 Stop and Shop Jul 29 ‘18 For other brands and other types of flour, modify the code in last year’s Guide as detailed below, or call the Hot Line. THE FOLLOWING AS OF AUG 28 ‘16 In general, if you have last year’s Guide, you can use the package cutoff code for any item given in last year’s Guide and modify the date to conform to the packing dates given here for each type of grain, spring wheat, oats or barley. Just change the date and the year. If you do not have last year’s Guide, you may get it by sending email to chod...@moruda.com. To change the date, change the year in last year’s Guide by adding 1. For oats (except those listed below) subtract 6 from the date, for wheat (not noodles and pasta) subtract 3 from the date, for pasta subtract 2 days, for barley, add 7 days. Note that any package with a Yoshon label is Yoshon, with the possible exception of some items where the hashgocho for kashrus in the Volover Rav. THE FOLLOWING IS A STARTING SET OF CUTOFF DATES OR CODES AS THEY APPEAR ON PACKAGES BY MANUFACTURER. THESE DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (MOST LIKELY CHANGE TO A LATER DATE) -Quaker oats (hot cereals) Chodosh PACKAGING date Aug 31. Date on the package Feb 22 18. -General Mills cereals, including all Cheerios. Oats Chodosh PACKAGING date Aug 31. Date on the package Sept 6 17. Wheat in all General Mills cereals is Yoshon. (Note that the OU is working to arrange that all Cheerios sold in Israel should be Yoshon till pesach. This is to be confirmed later.) -Nature Valley Granola Chodosh PACKING date of Aug 31. Date on the bars (the date on the individual bars, not on the outside box) Sept 6, ’17. -Post cereals. Chodosh PACKAGING date for oats Aug 31, date on the package for oats is Aug 31 17. -Shoprite oats Jan 20 ‘18 -Village Farms, Sturms oats Jul 20 ‘18 -Kemach, Taanug oats Jul 20 ‘17 THE FOLLOWING OF INTEREST TO BAKERIES AND THEIR MASHGICHIM (IT RELATES TO BAKERY FLOUR, NOT THE FLOUR YOU BUY FOR HOME USE). The mills listed here may continue to produce Yoshon after these dates by special arrangement. -General Mills flour from Buffalo, NY may be Chodosh starting from Aug 29. -Ardent Mills in Albany may be Chodosh starting Aug 12. -Bay State Milling Clifton may be Chodosh Aug 22. *** THE FOLLOWING AS OF AUG 2 ‘16 THE OFFICIAL START OF THE NEW CHODOSH SEASON The Chodosh season has begun this year somewhat earlier than usual due to the agricultural conditions in the growing areas. Our estimates of the start of Chodosh for each crop are based on the reports from the US Department of Agriculture. This year, this information is enhanced by reports sent to me by several mashgichim, for which I thank these mashgichim. PLEASE POST THIS BULLETIN IN SHULS AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE THOSE WHO ARE CAREFUL ABOUT CHODOSH WOULD SEE IT. 1) *Freshly baked items using spring wheat*, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the PURCHASE DATE of Jul 29. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 12. 2) *Packaged foods from spring wheat* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Jul 29, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 12. 3) *Noodles and pasta* may
[Chodosh] Chodosh Bulletin Aug 15 16
GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yher...@earthlink.net CHODOSH BULLETIN-15 Aug 16 In general, if you have last year’s Guide, you can use the package cutoff code for any item given in last year’s Guide and modify the date to conform to the packing dates given here for each type of grain, spring wheat, oats or barley. Just change the date and the year. If you do not have last year’s Guide, you may get it by sending email to chod...@moruda.com. THE FOLLOWING IS A STARTING SET OF CUTOFF DATES OR CODES AS THEY APPEAR ON PACKAGES BY MANUFACTURER. THESE DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (MOST LIKELY CHANGE TO A LATER DATE) -Quaker oats (hot cereals) Jan 10 ‘18 -Cheerios (all types sold outside of Israel) Aug 6 ’17. Cheerios sold in Israel, the OU is working to make that Yoshon. -Nature Valley Granola Jul 26 ’17 (the date on the individual bars, not on the outside box) -Shoprite oats Jan 20 ‘18 -Village Farms, Sturms oats Jul 20 ‘18 -Kemach, Taanug oats Jul 20 ‘17 *** THE FOLLOWING AS OF AUG 2 ‘16 THE OFFICIAL START OF THE NEW CHODOSH SEASON The Chodosh season has begun this year somewhat earlier than usual due to the agricultural conditions in the growing areas. Our estimates of the start of Chodosh for each crop are based on the reports from the US Department of Agriculture. This year, this information is enhanced by reports sent to me by several mashgichim, for which I thank these mashgichim. PLEASE POST THIS BULLETIN IN SHULS AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE THOSE WHO ARE CAREFUL ABOUT CHODOSH WOULD SEE IT. 1) *Freshly baked items using spring wheat*, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the PURCHASE DATE of Jul 29. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 12. 2) *Packaged foods from spring wheat* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Jul 29, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 12. 3) *Noodles and pasta* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 13 and the PURCHASE date of Aug 27. 4) *Barley*, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 9 and PURCHASE date of Aug 23. 5) *Oats*: Oats in all products, including cereals, may be Chodosh starting with a PACKING date of Jul 20, PURCHASE date of Aug 3. (The known exception is for General Mills cereals including all Cheerios, for which the Chodosh packing date is July 31 or later.) 6) *Barley malt* (also listed in the ingredients as “malt”) may be Chodosh as of the *packing* date of *Dec 15*. Package codes should be checked after the *purchase* date of *Dec 15* for *beer *made from barley malt and *Mar 15* for malt in other products. Even though pesach was late on the solar calendar this year, still almost all of the 3 crops of interest were planted after pesach and are Chodosh. The early harvest this year is due to weather conditions in the growing areas. *** THE EMAIL MAILING LIST Those who have access to email can have important corrections and updates sent to their email address automatically. To subscribe to this free service send a blank email message to: chodosh-subscr...@jif.org.il Those who have subscribed last year to the email distribution list do not need to renew this email subscription. *** To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: yher...@earthlink.net. Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: chodosh-unsubscr...@jif.org.il. Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message from the new service to: chodosh-subscr...@jif.org.il. CAUTION: Some anti-spam filters require senders to respond to a challenge in order for their E mail to be received. This E mail distribution list cannot provide such responses. Other filters eliminate all mass mailings such as this one. If you are using such filters, be sure to put these messages on the allowed list of your filter, otherwise you will not receive the updates. __ Project Chodosh is an independent activity, not affiliated with any movement or organization. We thank the Jewish Internet Fund (JIF) for allowing us to use their E mail distribution services. The JIF provides free email and web hosting to Jewish education and outreach organizations. We also thank the sites moruda.com and sefer.org for allowing the public to use E mail to request copies from their facilities of the Guides to Chodosh.
[Chodosh] Chodosh Bulletin: Nature Valley Granola sold in Israel
The O-U had informed us that Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel and made in Spain are all Yoshon provided that there is Hebrew writing on the package. Yoseph Herman
[Chodosh] Chodosh Bulletin #2 for products in Israel
The following Yoshon under the O-U 1) Nature Valley granola bars made in Spain and sold in Israel are Yoshon if with Hebrew writing on the package. 2) All General Mills cereals, including all Cheerios products sold in Israel are Yoshon PROVIDED the label states that they are made in the USA and that they are imported by Osem. Yoseph Herman
[Chodosh] Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH BULLETIN-ADAR 5775 (Feb ’15) Y. Herman and C. Rosskamm. Phone: Chodosh Hot Line 718-305-5133. Email: yher...@earthlink.net Update of the Malt Problem The Guide to Chodosh has a full treatment of the malt problem. It mentioned that some poskim hold that malt added to baking flour, where it is used in tiny amount for its chemical action, is botul. The Guide gave date codes for some flours to serve those who want to be machmir on malt in baking flour. However, in many other applications malt is used for coloring and/or flavoring. In those cases there is more of a reason to be machmir and not to hold that it is botul. Such applications include beer, cereals, pretzels, candies and some baked products. When the ingredients list “malt”, almost always that refers to malt made from barley. In past years, all malt manufacturers agreed that the new, Chodosh barley crop is not used to make malt before Dec. 15. This year, one major manufacturer of malt told us that they are using new-crop barley as early as Oct. 15 to make malt. This malt is used in cereals and maybe other applications. Even though other manufacturers have still delayed the introduction of the new crop to their malt to Dec 15 or later, to be safe, we have urged consumers to avoid products containing malt if packed after Oct. 15, or purchased after Jan. 15. It is possible to make malt from other crops. Companies such as Great Western sometimes produce malt from other crops such as rice. We do not know how widespread is the use of non-barley malt. Nor do we know whether the production of those malts does or does not involve using barley malt during processing. We urge manufacturers and mashgichim of Yoshon products that use malt to start looking now into the possibility of substituting non-Chodosh ingredients next year for the barley malt now being used. It is also possible to avoid malt in applications when it is unusually used. One example of this are pretzels in which barley malt has been almost universally used for both coloring and flavoring. Liebers has been successful in having other non-Chodosh ingredients be substituted for barley malt (see below). THE OVEN PROBLEM For several years we have published a warning that some pizza shops and restaurants use frying oil for possibly Chodosh items such as spicy fries and then use the same oil for food that is supposed to be Yoshon. We have recently become aware of a similar potential problem. Pizza shops and some other establishments sometimes heat Yoshon items such as pizza in the oven at the same time as Chodosh items may be in the same oven. We have not yet had a chance to investigate how common this practice is. We urge mashgichim and consumers to look at this potential problem as it affects them. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE GUIDE *4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers* *Liebers* cookies and crackers without oats are basically Yoshon. However some items susch as crackers may have malt (check the ingredients). This malt may be Chodosh at this time. *4.2 Pretzels and Potato Chips* *א Leiber’s Pretzels all varieties *are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. This includes the honey twists and multigrain products. All these pretzels are produced without any malt. *ד* *Herrs Pretzels* now have a code of November 24, 2014. This code is 14 weeks after packing. *4.3 Rice cakes * *ס Blooms Rice Cakes *that contain spelt are made in Belgium. We have no information as far as the Chodosh/Yoshon status of such products. *5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons* *ב Kemach Heimishe Egg Noodles *are Yoshon through a code of 01-26-2016, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz *5.2 Chow mein noodles* *ב Kemach Chow Mein Noodles *are Yoshon through a code of 1614I (16=day of the month, 14=year, I=September in alph.order). Exception: SPECIAL YOSHON PRODUCTION ONLY with code: 0915B 1015B. Only those 2 codes are Yoshon after the code of 1614I. Under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz. *6.2 Whole wheat flour * *ד Shoprite Whole Wheat Flour *has a Chodosh code of April 18, 2015 (8 months after packing) *6.3 High gluten or bread flour * *ד Gold Medal Bread Flour and Bread Wheat Blend Flour *have a code of Feb. 27, 2016 (558 days after packing). Check the bag. If the best if used by date is followed by a factory code of KC it is always Yoshon. All other factory codes use dates given above. The Better for Bread flour line has been discontinued; however it is still being sold out. Any flour still on the shelves is Yoshon. *ד General Mills Flour *All flour manufactured in the Buffalo Mill is Yoshon through a date code of August 31, 2014. It has a Chodosh code of 31 AUG 4 BF. Bakery flour only has a code of 1 SEP 4 BF. This only applies to flour with a factory code of BF after the date code. This has been verified by the OU. *7.2 Bread and corn flake crumbs and matzo meal* *ד Taanug Corn Flake Crumbs *has a code of 14288 (14-year 288
[Chodosh] Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
Today is January 15. The Guide had recommended that all items that contain malt, for which the dating code is not known, may be purchased assuming that the malt is Yoshon up to the purchase date of Jan. 15. Starting today, one should seek confirmation that the malt is Yoshon. (Note, as mentioned in the Guide, that malt in baking flour, is not a problem according to some poskim.) Liebers pretzels may contain Chodosh malt. We expect more details about this within the next few days. B'Gan/Eden breaded cauliflower is Yoshon. Kineret brownies are Yoshon. Pride of the Farm cookies and Cream ice cream is Yoshon. Items produced under the hashgocho of Chug Chasam Sofer of Bnei Brak are Yoshon, even if produced outside of Israel, for example, Turkey. (Note, this applies only to this hashgocho from Bnei Brak) The Guide incorrectly stated that items from wheat or oats produced in Canada are Yoshon at least up to Sept 22. This is not correct.
[Chodosh] Chodosh Bulletin-Oct 1 14
CHODOSH BULLETIN-1 OCT 14 The following are corrections and additions to the Preliminary Guide to Chodosh for 5775 NOTE IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR QUAKER OATS CEREALS BELOW. *Section 4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers* *Streits* matzo and matzo product are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik. *Section 5.1 Regular noodles* *Streits* noodles are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik. *Section 5.2 Chow mein noodles* *Streits* chow mein noodles are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik. *Section 8.1 Breakfast cereals* *Quaker *oats cereals *manufactured in the USA* have a Chodosh PACKING date of October 1. (For Quaker Quick Oats, Oatmeal, Instant Oats and other hot oats cereals that are cooked, the package date is March 24 16-540 days after packing.) For items *manufactured in Canada* and sold in the USA, the Chodosh PACKING date is Aug 27 (package date for hot cereals is Feb. 18 16.) *Paskesz* cereals with a Yoshon label are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. For those without a Yoshon label, no information known yet. *Section 9.1 Frozen and other packaged products* *Mechel's Fine Frozen Pastry* Yoshon under the hashgochos of the CRC, Star-K and the Vaad Hakashrus of New Square. *Section 13.5 Chicago* *Tel Aviv Bakery* is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. * TO GET THE LATEST GUIDE TO CHODOSH BY EMAIL Send an email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org or 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. To subscribe to this free service send a blank email message to: chodosh-subscr...@jif.org.il chodosh-subscr...@jif.org.il Those who have subscribed last year to the email distribution list do not need to renew this email subscription. *** To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: yher...@earthlink.net. Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: chodosh-unsubscr...@jif.org.il. Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: chodosh-subscr...@jif.org.il chodosh-subscr...@jif.org.il. CAUTION: Some new anti-spam filters require senders to respond to a challenge in order for their E mail to be received. This E mail distribution list can not provide such responses. Other filters eliminate all mass mailings such as this one. If you are using such filters, be sure to put these messages on the allowed list of your filter, otherwise you will not receive the updates. __ Project Chodosh is an independent activity, not affiliated with any movement or organization. We thank the Jewish Internet Fund (JIF) for allowing us to use their E mail distribution services. The JIF provides free email and web hosting to Jewish education and outreach organizations. We also thank the sites moruda.com and sefer.org for allowing the public to use E mail to request copies from their facilities of the Guides to Chodosh.
Preseason Chodosh Bulletin
Text Box: sxc PRESEASON CHODOSH BULLETIN Guide to Chodosh, c/o Yoseph Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952 Address all subscriptions to: Project Chodosh Subscriptions, PO Box 150088, Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Hot Line Phone: 718-305-5133. E mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] June 08 TIME TO RENEW SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH It is time to renew your subscription for the 3 issues of the Guider to Chodosh that we will ??? publish this upcoming season. Please note that the cost of the three issues this year is increased from $17 to *$18*. Please mail your check and the renewal form at the end of this Bulletin to Project Chodosh Subscriptions PO Box 150088 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 All other correspondence should be sent to the Monsey address, listed at the top of this page. SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL FORM Please fill out this form and return with your $18 check made out to Project Chodosh, for the subscription to next seasons Guides. Mail to: Project Chodosh Subscriptions, PO Box150088, Kew Gardens, NY 11415 FIRST NAME:_ FAMILY NAME__ STREET ADDRESS*_* APARTMENT NUMBER__ PHONE NUMBER__ CITY___STATE_ ZIP__ PLEASE CHECK ONE: __RENEWAL (SAME ADDRESS) ; __RENEWAL (NEW ADDRESS); __ NEW SUBSCRIPTION *POTENTIAL MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR YOSHON IN THE FORTHCOMING SEASON* *_THE PROBLEM: _*In the previous years, your local bakeries have been using Yoshon spring wheat flour to produce their breads, challehs, rolls, bagels, pizza, etc. This year, due to the unusual world-wide wheat shortages, we are facing unprecedented shortages of spring wheat that has usually been available this time of the year to be stored for next seasons Yoshon. This is coupled with a corresponding unstable price situation in the futures markets for spring wheat. As a result, it is quite possible that methods used until now of producing Yoshon foods from stored Yoshon spring wheat may be curtailed or be unavailable to your bakeries this coming season. *_A MEETING WAS HELD _*on Jun 16. This meeting, which was called by the Guide to Chodosh, was held at the headquarters of the O-U. It was attended by the mashgichim that give hashgocho on Yoshon and by representatives of the flour mills, flour distributors, pasta makers and others from the food production chain. Some of the conclusions were: · The usual Yoshon spring wheat flour is thus far only being offered for the entire season by one mill, and only to those who commit to purchase this for the entire forthcoming season by June 23. It is not clear how many bakeries are prepared to make this commitment so early is the season. · A second mill can offer Yoshon spring wheat flour, but only until early November. · Even these 2 mills are only offering the Yoshon flour in the New York area. It is not known if any Yoshon spring wheat flour will be available elsewhere in the country. · A second option has been proposed for producing Yoshon baked products without the need to store spring wheat. This method would be applicable anywhere in the county, at any time, without prior reservation or commitment. This involves using a pure winter wheat flour (that is always Yoshon) and enhancing it with added vital wheat gluten. This option has been used successfully by some bakers. However, it does require some experimentation. Not every bakery may be willing to experiment with such new methods. In addition, the price of this new method will not be established until more of the winter wheat is harvested, by mid July. · Gefen expects to have Yoshon barley over the entire Chodosh season. We will probably not know for sure what each individual bakery, pizza shop, catering hall, etc will choose to do until around sukkos time, around mid October, when the second issue of the Guide will be under preparation. _Even bakeries and other facilities that have been producing Yoshon for many years, may choose not to do so this forthcoming season._ This means that the first issue of the Guide will list only very few bakeries and similar establishments, only those that already have made the commitments to use the new methods of Yoshon production by early August. Even these may choose to change their minds depending on their experiments. Therefore _this puts an extra, new task on the shoulders of the Yoshon consumers. They must keep checking and rechecking the Yoshon status at their bakeries, etc, until the situation stabilizes. _We expect all facilities which will choose to discontinue Yoshon, to post prominent signs to that effect. It also means that the first issue of the Guide will become obsolete to a very large extent when the second issue comes out, hopefully by early November
Chodosh Bulletin-Season is about to start
Chodosh Bulletin 29 Jul 03 The new Chodosh season has officially begun with the announcement from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that as of Jul 27 03, 20% of the US oats crop has been harvested. This means, that in theory, Chodosh oats could be entering our newly produced food at any time now. However, it is hard to gage the significance of this because only 1/3 of the oats used in the US is domestically grown. Most comes from Canada where the harvest is much later, mostly starting in September. In the past we have found that some US companies do use domestic oats. These do tend to have early Chodosh dates. However many major ones use Canadian oats with later Chodosh dates. Company specific information will not be available for at least an other 2-4 weeks. Based on crop progress reported by the USDA, we expect spring wheat and barley harvest to begin within the next 14 days. Our updated estimates on the fraction of Chodosh in next years crops is a follows: Hard red spring wheat (breads, chalehs, rolls, pizza, some cereals) 76% Chodosh. Oats 68% Chodosh. Barley 79% Chodosh. Durum spring wheat (noodles and other pasta) close to 100% Chodosh, the exact number can not be calculated accurately. We hope to publish the first issue of the Guide soon after the start of September. The Guide is undergoing a major format revision, in an attempt to make it more user friendly. As in the past, versions of the new Guide will be made available free of charge to be requested by E mail. However, with the significant format change, it is not clear now how the new format will affect the E mail distribution of the Guide. To order printed copies of the Guide to be sent to you by US mail, send a check for $15 for the three issues per year. Make the check out to Project Chodosh. Mail it with your name, address including zip and apartment number, as well as your phone number to: Project Chodosh Subscriptions, PO Box 297279, Brooklyn, NY 11229-7279.
Chodosh Bulletin
CHODOSH BULLETIN 4 DEC 02 The second issue of this season's Guide to Chodosh went to the printer (see Dec 3 below). Attached here is a list of the changes and updates to the first issue of the Guide for your information. Many of these you have seen during periodic updates that I sent out as bulletins to this E mail list. Others are new. SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS ISSUE OF THE GUIDE WARNING: Benzy's, Martisco and Unger barley changes. We suggest that you consult your Rav or Posek before using these barleys as Yoshon. We do recommend these barleys as probably Yoshon if purchased before Oct 5. The company refused to release the dating code therefore we can not use package codes as a guide. The halachic question to ask is the following: The pearled barley production has two basic steps: (1) Storage of the harvested barley grain in a silo. (2) Packing the barley into the 1 pound packages sold in the groceries. Step (1) was completed. Arrangements were made to store a large amount of Yoshon barley in a silo under the supervision of a mashgiach. Enough barley was stored and sealed by the mashgiach to supply the needs of these two companies for the season. Meanwhile, regarding step (2) the packing of barley is continuing throughout the winter Chodosh season, WTIHOUT ANY JEWISH SUPERVISION. The company guarantees that this barley is Yoshon, relying on the assurances of the Gentile managers of Martisco. This defines the potential problem area that needs halachic decision: The company, located in New York State has available the Yoshon barley stored for it in Canada. It can also acquire Chodosh barley, perhaps more easily, from closer sources. The Gentile managers of the company claim that no Chodosh barley is ever brought into the company facilities. Can we rely on the guarantees of the managers without further supervision that no available Chodosh barley is used? Ask you Rov of Posek whether this is an acceptable arrangement. The change in our recommendation from the first issue of the Guide is due to the failure of the company to follow through on the promise of a reliable hashgocho for their packing operations as well. Rabbi Cohen from Canada was contracted to supervise the first part of the production of barley, the storage for Martisco and Unger. That was done satisfactorily. However, neither he nor any other mashgiach as of this printing, was given the opportunity to supervise the actual packing of the individual packages. If there are any changes in this situation, it will be announced via the Hot Line news and by E mail. ADDITIONS AND CHANGES FOR YOSHON PRODUCTS Amnon Kosher Pizza is Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon. This refers both to the wholesale sold in groceries and the retail store at 4814 13th Ave. Brooklyn. 718-851-1758. Barbara Cereals have a date on the package that is 8-9 months after packing. CANADA: For a completely updated and expanded reproduction of the Toronto COR Yoshon Bulletin, see Section 4.13 of this Guide Ceresota flour, see Heckers below. Chopsie pizza is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. The kishke is probably not Yoshon at this time. ConAgra, and Pathmark oats cereals, the revised packing date is Oct 14. Eden Soy and other beverages, the new code is 1 year after packing. Use the Chodosh dates on page 21 of the Guide and add 1 year to get the package code. For other Eden products such as pasta, the code for the probable Chodosh date of Sept 15 is 2258 (2=year, 258=day of the year). For items made in Japan the code is not available. Empire and Upscale frozen pizza (but NOT pizza bagels) are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. Empire blintzes are all Yoshon as indicated on package, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yehuda Shain of the Double U Kosher. Gefen barley is is Yoshon with the package date of Sept 23 01 (note this date was supposed to have been the packing date of the Yoshon barley. The packer marked the year as 01 by mistake, instead of 02. This barley was packed fresh this year and is not held over from last year. It also uses a different coding system than barley packed earlier which is also Yoshon. That had a date code that was 1 year after packing.) Soy Sauce and the Hoisen Sauce are both Yoshon without hashgocho for Yoshon. Seven Bean Soup is Yoshon. Pancake and Waffle Mix Yoshon whole season. Whole wheat matzo, matzo ball mix and matzo meal Yoshon. Gefen and La Jolla croutons are from Israel and are Yoshon. Also Gefen bread crumbs are from Israel and are Yoshon. General Mills cereals come in a great variety. We are relying on you to check the ingredients to see if they contain oats, wheat GERM, barley, or barley malt. (Note that for General Mills cereals the wheat products other than wheat germ, such as wheat, whole wheat flour, wheat starch, wheat bran, etc are all Yoshon. The only wheat problem is added wheat germ.) Then choose the earliest of the following dates
