Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH NEWS AS OF 22 NOV 01 The second edition of the Guide to Chodosh for the current season has now been completed. It is scheduled to be returned from the printer approximately on Monday or Tuesday, Nov. 26 or 27. As soon as it is delivered, it will be available for purchase that evening outside my home, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey. It should be mailed to the other dealers and the individual paid subscribers within a few days. Meanwhile some of you with E mail service are able to request (free of charge) an unformatted, text file version of the full Guide by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On the first line of the message type: get Guide.txt (This only works if you copy the message exactly, including capitalization.) The file is large, 200 KBytes. It will be sent to you by return E mail. Meanwhile, attached below is the summary of changes and news taken from the beginning of the new Guide. This contains some new information, plus all of the information which I had been sending out piecemeal in earlier E mail updates. Yoseph Herman A SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS EDITION OF THE GUIDE This is a summary of the changes that have become known since the printing of the last issue of the Guide. These changes are gathered here and listed in alphabetical order, to permit a quick review by the reader. The reader who is very familiar with the previous edition of the Guide may choose to merely review this list of corrections. However, for the convenience of everyone, each of these corrections has been inserted in the appropriate locations in the Guide below as well. In addition, in the body of the Guide, below, the attention of the reader is called to each item that has been corrected or added in this edition by bold print and a bullet marking next to the changed section. In a few cases where the changes are very lengthy, only a brief mention is made in this summary. IMPORTANT WARNINGS Spicy Fries. The Kehilah Kashrus of Brooklyn points out that most pizza stores (at least in Brooklyn, maybe elsewhere) sell Spicy Fries. These items may be Chodosh and should be avoided until further clarification, even in stores that are otherwise fully Yoshon. Barley Warning: Some people may be claiming that the following barleys are Yoshon: Unger, Benzys and Martisco. In fact these companies have made some efforts to produce barley that is Yoshon. However, so far they have failed to explain adequately the reliability of their processes. Therefore, these are still not recommended as Yoshon until further notice unless the store already had them in stock by Sept 1. REVISED PROBABLE CHODOSH DATE FOR PASTA Noodles and other pasta for which no specific Chodosh date is given can be assumed to be probably Chodosh starting with a packing date of Oct 27, or to be probably Chodosh if purchased after Nov. 17. FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS UNDER HASHGOCHO FOR YOSHON Bread Basket Bakery, 703 Kings Highway, Brooklyn. All items Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gornish. Classic Caterers, 2818 Ave. K, Brooklyn, NY 11210. (718) 692-3100. . Yoshon available only by arrangements through the offices of Kehilah Kashrus. Elis Bagels, 58 N. Myrtle Ave, Monsey. All baked goods are Yoshon under hashgocho for Yoshon of Rav Gruber. Note that this only applies to baked goods. Other items such as the barley, for example in cholent, may be Chodosh. EmJay Caterers, 2902 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11229, (718) 338-5000. Yoshon available only by arrangements through the offices of Kehilah Kashrus. Essex on Coney, Brooklyn. Corrected listing:, American side is Yoshon, including the noodles and pasta, but excluding the egg rolls, hamburger and frankfurter buns and some fancy cakes. Under the Yoshon hashgocho of Kehilah Kashrus. On the Chinese side, nothing (even flour) is Yoshon. Gourmet on the Bay, Brooklyn, Corrected listing. Nothing is guaranteed to be Yoshon, unless requested from the offices of Kehilah Kashrus. Kol Tuv Restaurant, 118 Route 59, Monsey. All baked goods are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Gruber. Mendelsons Pizza, 4418 18th Ave., Brooklyn. All items, including the frozen pizza, are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. Strauss Bakery, 5209 13th Ave., Brooklyn, (718-851-7728). All items are Yoshon, including the apple strudel. Under the Yoshon hashgocho of the O-U. FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS YOSHON WITHOUT HASHGOCHO FOR YOSHON NOTE: The following establishments, we believe, have reliable supervision for kashrus. However, the kashrus supervision does not take responsibility for Yoshon. Therefore, these, from the Yoshon point of view, may be less preferred than those establishments where a qualified mashgiach checks the ongoing arrangements for Yoshon, such as the establishments listed above, or listed in italic print in the Guide. Circa-NY Restaurant, West 33rd St, New York, NY. Only a few items are Yoshon. Caution is
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH NEWS AS OF DEC 2 01 It was called to my attention that some issues of the second edition of the Guide that was just mailed out have several pages out of order. If you received one of these, please notify me of your name and address by E mail or the Hot Line and I will send you a replacement copy. The following changes and additions to the Guide are since the printing of the second edition: KEMACH macaraoni, spaghetti and lasagna. According to the Guide, the Chodosh date is Oct 1. In fact the Chodosh date is later, Nov. 1, package code Nov. 1 2002 (1 year after packing.) ARROWHEAD MILLS. The following items are now from winter wheat only: Wheat bran, wheat germ, regular whole wheat flour, whole wheat pastry flour, vital wheat gluten, bulgur, puffed wheat, cracked wheat cereal. Still from spring wheat is puffed kamut. Chodosh date for kamut is Sept 25, code 2681 (268=day of the year, 1=year.) WILLMARK makes mixes used by bakeries. The following mixes are Chodosh at this time: donut mix, yeast raised dough. These mixes are available in Yoshon form only to those establishments that reserved Yoshon before the start of the Chodosh season. Cake mixes are always Yoshon. LAKEWOOD HEIMISHE BAKE SHOP, 225 2nd St. Lakewood, (732) 905-9057. This bakery has now provided the requested information: All challahs, rolls, cakes, pastries, as well as 2 lb rye breads, white bread, whole wheat bread, club bread are all Yoshon. The kashrus hashgocho does not take responsibility for Yoshon. However, six-grain breads, breads not listed above and bran muffins are NOT Yoshon. MARTISCO, UNGER AND BENZY'S BARLEY STILL NOT RECOMMENDED AS YOSHON, DESPITE THE CLAIMS OF MARTISCO: I have received a copy of a letter being sent out by Martisco to prove that these barleys are Yoshon. The letter states that all this barley comes from Yoshon crop that was sealed by Rabbi Abraham Juravel (of the O-U). It invites all interested parties to check with the owner of the bins that contain this barley or to go to Idaho to verify this information. The fact is that Rabbi Juravel did seal bins of Yoshon barley in Idaho. However, we explained in detail in Preface A-3 of the Guide, barley takes several steps between the storage bins mentioned in Martisco's letter and your grocery shelf. It is first transported from the bin to a pearling company that removes the outer shell of each barley kernel. This company does pearling of barley from all sources, most of them being Chodosh at this time. This is also done in Idaho. Then the pearled barley is shipped in bulk to Martisco in New York State which packs the barley into individual 1 pound bags. We have explained to the representative of Martisco and Unger that in order to be considered Yoshon throughout the Chodosh season we need to have reliable mashgichim verify that Yoshon barley that leaves the bins sealed by Rabbi Juravel is the only barley that is contained in the shipments that go East from Idaho and are packed by Martisco. This representative explained to us that they can not afford to pay for the additional hashgocho due to the small profit that can be earned by selling barley. We do not insist that they hire any mashgichim when they can not afford to do so. However, we do feel obligated to inform the Yoshon-observant public, that so far the company has not been able to show how they verify the Yoshon status of this barley in a manner that Orthodox Jews consider reliable. We have contacted Benzy's which originally claimed that their barley is Yoshon based on such assurances from Martisco. So far as we know, they understood our objections and are no longer claiming that their barley is Yoshon. The management of Ungers refused to discuss this matter with and referred the questions back to the representative that does not return our numerous phone calls. (Yoshon barley seems hard to find now. People are urged to look for Geffen barley that is Yoshon at least up to the packing date of Oct 15, code 15 OC02 or Goya barley which has a revised Chodosh date of Nov. 1, code 030501 (0=not important, 305=day of the year, 02=year +1.) CHODOSH NEWS AS OF 22 NOV 01 The second edition of the Guide to Chodosh for the current season has now been printed and most have been mailed out to the paid subscribers. To request an unformatted E mail version to be sent to you (free of charge) send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On the first line of the message type: get Guide.txt (This only works if you copy the message exactly, including capitalization.) The file is large, 200 KBytes. It will be sent to you by return E mail. Meanwhile, attached below is the summary of changes and news taken from the beginning of the new Guide. This contains some new information, plus all of the information which I had been sending out piecemeal in earlier E mail updates. Yoseph Herman A SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS
About Chometz after pesach from Yoseph Herman
Last year I published a report titled: A Survery of the US Grocery Scene with Relevance to Purchase of Chometz After Pesach. In that report, I listed many major grocery food distributors and supermarket chains, paying attention to questions of Jewish ownership. Such ownership of chometz over pesach is relevant to its purchase after pesach. I am now in the process or updating this report. I am inviting suggestions of what I may look at for this year's report (bli neder). Please send all responses to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yoseph Herman
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The third and final issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the season is back from the printer. I hope that it will be mailed out by US mail to all printed-copy subscribers by Monday or Tuesday. So most people should get it before the Feb. 15 expiration date of the previous issue. Meanwhile: 1) Those who want to get an E mail version of the last issue of the Guide should send an E mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message type (exactly as show here) get Guide.txt 2) Attached below is the front section of the new Guide that contains all of the updates from the previous issue. Those on this E mail distribution list have seen most, but not all of this information before. However, here it is all organized in more coherent fashion. A SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS EDITION OF THE GUIDE WARNING: We have been advised that some takeout stores, pizza shops and similar food establishments that fry foods in oil may use the same oil to fry both Chodosh and other food items. For example, egg rolls and other Chodosh pastas may use the same oil as foods that one would not suspect of being Chodosh such as vegetables and fried potatoes. It has been stated that some of these stores advertise Yoshon and go to the effort of producing pizza, for example, from Yoshon flour, not realizing that the oil frying could be a problem. We would appreciate some feedback about how prevalent this problem may be. Please ask your local Yoshon pizza shops, restaurants and takeout places if this situation exists in their stores and let us know via the Hot Line or E mail. WARNING ON CEREALS: Some cereals contain barley (the actual grain, not just the malt). Apparently these include Multi-Grain Cheerios. Check the ingredients for barley. The probable Chodosh packing date for barley is Sept 15. This date should be used if it is the earliest date for all possibly Chodosh ingredients. We have revised the cereal listings for General Mills, Kellogs, Post and Quaker to make such cutoff date determination easier. See Section 3.11. UPDATE ON THE BARLEY SITUATION MARTISCO, UNGER AND BENZYS BARLEY STILL NOT RECOMMENDED AS YOSHON, DESPITE THE CLAIMS OF MARTISCO We have received a copy of a letter being sent out by Martisco to prove that Martisco, Unger and Benzys barley (or any other brand that they pack) are Yoshon. The letter states that all this barley comes from Yoshon crop that was sealed by Rabbi Abraham Juravel (of the O-U). It invites all interested parties to check with the owner of the bins that contain this barley or to go to Idaho to verify this information. The fact is that Rabbi Juravel did seal bins of Yoshon barley in Idaho. However, we explained in detail in Preface A-3 of the Guide, barley takes several steps between the storage bins mentioned in Martiscos letter and your grocery shelf. It is first transported from the bin to a pearling company that removes the outer shell of each barley kernel. This company does pearling of barley from all sources, most of them being Chodosh at this time. This is also done in Idaho. Then the pearled barley is shipped in bulk to Martisco in New York State which packs the barley into individual 1 pound bags. We have explained to the representative of Martisco and Unger that in order to be considered Yoshon when packed throughout the Chodosh season, we need to have reliable mashgichim verify that Yoshon barley that leaves the bins sealed by Rabbi Juravel is the only barley that is contained in the shipments that go East from Idaho and are packed by Martisco. This representative explained to us that they can not afford to pay for the additional hashgocho due to the small profit that can be earned by selling barley. We do not insist that they hire any mashgichim when they can not afford to do so. However, we do feel obligated to inform the Yoshon-observant public, that so far the company has not been able to show how they verify the Yoshon status of this barley in a manner that Orthodox Jews can consider reliable. We have contacted Benzys which originally claimed that their barley is Yoshon based on such assurances from Martisco. So far as we know, they understood our objections and are no longer claiming that their barley is Yoshon. The management of Ungers refused to discuss this matter with us and referred the questions back to the representative who does not return our numerous phone calls. GEFFEN BARLEY YOSHON WITH HASHGOCHO (but see comments below) Geffen barley is Yoshon at least up to and including the packing date of Dec 24 (code 24DE02, 1 year after packing). There is hashgocho for the Yoshon status of this barley up to a point. Normally, when we state that a product is under hashgocho for Yoshon, we mean that the mashgiach certifies the Yoshon status up to and including the packing of the individual packages that the consumer buys. The situation with Geffen
Chometz report-From the Guide to Chodosh
My revised report on grocery distributors and supermarkets is ready for you to request by E mail. The Guide to Chodosh was written to be used my laymen. By contrast the chometz report is geared to Rabbonim, to provide information to possibly help them pasken questions related to the purchase of chometz after pesach. Those looking for halacha and practical guidance will not find it in this report. The printed version of this report is available by US mail. To request it, send $1.50, check made out to Project Chodosh, with your name and address to Y. Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952. The E mail version is identical to the printed version (there is no charge for the E mail version) except the printed version has an index added to the back. The index should be useful to find references to specific supermarket names. You could get the same function from the E mail version by doing an electronic computer search through the downloaded file for specific names of interest. To order the E mail version DO NOT SEND E MAIL TO ME DIRECTLY. Instead, send an E mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message type: get Chometz.txt I hope some of you will find this report useful. Y. Herman
Very sorry, wrong Chometz report
I sent out E mail to the Chodosh list advising that my updated report on chometz in supermarkets is available for you to request by issuing a get command. It appears that due to a technical difficulty those who requested this report got LAST YEAR'S version, not the correct current version that I stored on the computer. I have communicated with the owners of the jif computer site. I will let the list know when the correct report is actually available. Meanwhile, those who have downloaded the chometz report this week should please discard it, since it is outdated. Sorry about the confusion. Y. Herman
Pre-season message from the Guide to Chodosh
Now that pesach is just over, probably the last thing you want to know about is the next Chodosh season. So please forgive me for a brief report. One of the things we want to know is how much of the new crop was planted at least 3 days (or according to others 2 weeks) before pesach. Such crop would be fully Yoshon. I am afraid that such planting will not help us much this year. According to the US Department of Agriculture, as of Mar. 31 (3 days before pesach) only 1% of the spring wheat, 2% of the barley and 4% of the oats were planted. Therefore, you can enter the summer Chodosh-free season secure in the knowledge that after the summer we will have more or less the same Chodosh problems as in the past. Kol Tuv Yoseph Herman
Pre-season bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
I am reproducing below the Preseason Chodosh Bulletin that is being mailed out in the next few days. Please note that the reminder to renew subscriptions refers to the printed Guide that will be mailed out by U.S. mail. Those of you who have subscribed to this E mail list do not need to renew their subscriptions. However I ask very much that if you change E mail service providers, please unsubscribe from this E mail list first and then resubscribe from your new service. The instructions on how to do this are given at the end of this message. TIME TO RENEW SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH The new Chodosh season will start soon (see estimates below.) Now is the time to renew your subscription to have the three issues of the Guide mailed to your home. The Guide project does not accept any donations. All expenses are covered by the sales of the Guides. Postage paid subscriptions for the three issues cost $15. Individual copies sold by local distributors are $5 per issue. The first issue of the Guide is due to be mailed out approximately mid September, to be followed by the other two issues in December and February. To subscribe, please send your checks made out to Project Chodosh to the Guide address given at top of the page. We have had difficulties in the past because not everyone included their full mailing address. Please fill in the renewal form given below. In particular, you must supply the Zip code and the apartment number, if applicable. THE AGRICULTURAL SITUATION The progress of the new Chodosh crops is running about average this year. Almost none of the potentially Chodosh crops were planted before pesach. Specifically the approximate amount planted before pesach was 1% of spring wheat, 2% of the barley and 4% of the oats. In terms of total crops available after the harvest, we anticipate that during the upcoming season, the majority of spring wheat, oats and barley will certainly be Chodosh. However, we do not have specific estimates since the US Department of Agriculture has not yet published data from which we calculate the percentages of Chodosh for each of the crops in question. We plan to publish numerical estimates on the Chodosh Hot Line recorded news and by E mail, after mid July, and in the Guide. It is also noteworthy that about 1/3 of all the oats in the USA will be imported, mostly from Canada. Canadian oats are also mostly Chodosh, however, the harvest is considerably later than in the US. This means that those companies that use US-grown oats could start Chodosh as early as start of August. However many large companies import Canadian oats for their cereals. Their Chodosh starting date is usually in early October. In the past, several of the major companies that used Canadian oats in their cereals included General Mills, ConAgra and Ralston. We have not yet checked on the arrangements of these companies for the new season. ESTIMATED CHODOSH STARTING DATES The following are preliminary estimates only. Corrections and updates to these will be posted when available on the News section of the Chodosh Hot Line and by E mail to those who subscribe to the E mail list (see below.) The corrected dates will be published in the first edition of the Guide. Freshly baked products in local bakeries such as breads, challehs, rolls, bagels probably Yoshon if purchased up to: Sept 7 in the East and Far West, Aug 25 in the Mid West. Packaged foods containing wheat, other than pasta probably Yoshon if purchased up to Sept 15. After that package codes have to be used. Packaged pasta probably safe if packed before Sept 30, probably safe to purchase up to Oct 15. Foods containing oats may be Chodosh as early as the purchase date of Aug 15. However, they are probably safe if packed up to Sept. 15, probably safe to purchase up to Oct 8. (The reason for this range of dates is that US-grown oats is harvested starting late July, but many large companies use Canadian oats that is harvested much later, as explained above.) Foods containing barley (other than malt) probably safe if packed up to Sept 15, probably safe to purchase up to Oct 15. A NOTE TO OWNERS OF YOSHON-PRODUCING ESTABLISHMENTS If you are a producer of Yoshon foods, please note that the Guide would like to list your products. Such listing, which is at no charge to you, is a service to the Yoshon consumer and is free advertising for you. Please send full details including name and address of your establishment, the telephone number (voice and fax), the name of the person in charge, the name of the mashgiach who takes responsibility for Yoshon (if there is such a mashgiach) and a complete list of the Yoshon products that you offer. Fax this information to 845-356-5999. Alternatively, you can mail it to: Yoshon Producer Information, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952. (It is important that the address be specifically to Yoshon Consumer Information. Otherwise your letter will be
Chodosh News
UPDATE FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Preliminary news as of Aug 14 The harvest of the Chodosh crops is very much in progress, with about 1/3 of the new spring wheat, about ¼ of the barley and about ¾ of the oats already harvested. I expect that some bakeries in the Mid West may already be using Chodosh spring wheat flour. More specific information will (BEH) be forthcoming in the next few weeks in a series of these E mail bulletins, as well as news messages recorded on the Chodosh Hot Line (845-356-5743). Regarding the three crops of interest, we expect that about 82% of the spring wheat will be Chodosh the upcoming season. Similarly, 94% of the durum spring wheat (used for noodles and other pasta), about 80% of the barley and about 73% of the American oats crop will be Chodosh. To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can request several reports by sending an E-mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then in the body of the message type the command: get (without the quotes) followed by the name of the file that you want. Type each request on a new line. Make sure that you copy the file name exactly as spelled including capital letters. These reports are now available: get Guidelines.txt This gets a long report on Guidelines to Mashgichim on Chodosh. This has not been updated in the last two years, but is still substantially valid. get News.txt This gives the latest news bulletin, such as this note. __ 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.
Aug 15 Message from the Guide to Chodosh
UPDATE FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Important new information is being received almost daily now. The Guide can not be published until all required information has been received. We currently estimate that the Guide will be ready around mid September. Meanwhile we plan to disseminate information on a frequent basis via E mail and news recordings on the voice Hot Line (845-356-5743). If you find the frequent E mails annoying, you may unsubscribe from the E mail list, as described below. News as of Aug 15 Freshly baked bakery products such as breads, chalehs, pizza that are not baked from special Yoshon flour are probably Chodosh starting Aug 20 in the Midwest (such as Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland) and Aug 30 or later in the other parts of the USA. The earliest Chodosh date found so far is for spring wheat bakery flour from Cargill with a code of M2242 (M=factory, 224 is the day of the year for Aug 12, 2=year). We estimate that packaged wheat products should be Yoshon at least up to the purchase date of Sept 5. Dates are not yet available for oats and barley. Current estimates are that both should be Yoshon at least up to the purchase dates of Sept 10. These dates are subject to change. General Mills cereals sold in Israel. If the box has the O-U hashgocho symbol printed on it, then the American dates and codes apply. News as of Aug 14 The harvest of the Chodosh crops is very much in progress, with about 1/3 of the new spring wheat, about ¼ of the barley and about ¾ of the oats already harvested. I expect that some bakeries in the Mid West may already be using Chodosh spring wheat flour. More specific information will (BEH) be forthcoming in the next few weeks in a series of these E mail bulletins, as well as news messages recorded on the Chodosh Hot Line (845-356-5743). Regarding the three crops of interest, we expect that about 82% of the spring wheat will be Chodosh the upcoming season. Similarly, 94% of the durum spring wheat (used for noodles and other pasta), about 80% of the barley and about 73% of the American oats crop will be Chodosh. To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can request several reports by sending an E-mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then in the body of the message type the command: get (without the quotes) followed by the name of the file that you want. Type each request on a new line. Make sure that you copy the file name exactly as spelled including capital letters. These reports are now available: get Guidelines.txt This gets a long report on Guidelines to Mashgichim on Chodosh. This has not been updated in the last two years, but is still substantially valid. get News.txt This gives the latest news bulletin, such as this note. __ 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.
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH BULLETIN 1 Oct 02 The Guide to Chodosh was published and mailed out right after Yom Kippur. The following are changes, additions and corrections to the Guide. New pasta dates and codes: For the following brands Ronzoni, Creamette, Giorgio, American Beauty, Skinner and Prince, the new Chodosh packing date is Oct 28, 02. The revised code is 2301 (2=year, 301=day of the year). General Mills cereals. The table on page 19 of the Guide has an error. The Chodosh cutoff package code for 248 days for wheat germ should be Apr 25 '03. The package code for 372 days and malt should be Jan 22 '04. Further clarification: the wheat, wheat bran and wheat starch in General Mills cereals is from winter wheat. However if wheat germ is listed in the ingredients (instead of just wheat) then it may be from spring wheat. That is the reason that the table on page 19 only lists wheat germ as a wheat problem for General Mills cereals. Quaker cereals. The table on page 20 of the Guide has an error. For 360 days and malt, the package date should be Jan 10, '04. Smackin Good pancakes under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl may be Chodosh after the purchase date of Oct 2 '02. Cereals in Israel. The Guide stated that all General Mills/Nestle cereals sold in Israel with on O-U hashgocho have the same dating code as the Guide lists for each cereal sold in the USA. It is possible that this is not true, that the dating code for all such cereals sold in Israel may be one year after packing. We hope to have this matter clarified in about 2 weeks and will issue a further update on this. Mendy's Bakery, at three sites, produces Yoshon without hashgocho for Yoshon. These are 2213 65th St. Brooklyn (718) 837-0782, 4611 13th Ave, Brooklyn (718) 851-6624 and 72-22 Main St. Flushing, NY (718) 544-8736. Circa-NY Restaurant, 22 West 33rd St, New York, NY (212) 244-3730. This restaurant has many items that are Yoshon. There is a posted sign to indicate which items are Yoshon and which are not. For further information, ask the full-time O-U mashgiach Rabbi Shia Wurtzberger. (Note that the O-U officially only gives a hashgocho for kashrus. Therefore, the mashgiach's information on Yoshon will be unofficial.) Moshe's Supermarket, 325 Ave. M, Brooklyn. The bakery section gets their products from Korn Bakery. See page 29 of the Guide under 15th Ave Food Corp and Korn for further details. The Guide incorrectly listed Bernie's Place in Brooklyn as being Yoshon under hashgocho. In fact, this store has closed and is out of business. Page 34 of the Guide listed two establishments for Queens, NY, the Pizza Professor under hashgocho and the Pizza Warehouse without hashgocho. In fact the Pizza Warehouse listing should have been deleted. It has been replaced by the Pizza Professor. The corrected phone number for the Pizza Professor is (718)261-. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXACT REPRINT OF THE YOSHON UPDATE FOR CANADA FROM THE COR IN TORONTO: Yoshon Update # 2 Date: September 30, 2002 The Yoshon cutoff dates for the following products are as follows: Robin Hood Multifoods Old Mill Oats, Robin Hood Oats - Imprinted code must be 2612 or lower. Robin Hood Organic Oats - Imprinted code must be 2253 or lower Robin Hood/Monarch Retail Flour (excl. Cake and Pastry, Organic) - If the last digit of the imprinted production code is S, the first digits must be 2632 or lower. If the last digit is M, the first digits must be 2273 or lower. Robin Hood/Monarch Retail Flour (Cake and Pastry) - Imprinted code must be 2632 or lower. Robin Hood/Monarch Retail Flour (Organic) - Imprinted code must be 2882 or lower. Quaker Oats Products containing oats - Embossed code must be 0814P2 or lower. Puffed Wheat and Malt Flavoured Shredded Wheat - products are still yoshon. Muffets Shredded Wheat and Quaker Puffed Rice are always yoshon. General Mills (mf'g in USA, for export to Canada only, OU certified) Regular and Apple Cinnamon Cheerios are yoshon, will change in Nov. We currently don't have accurate information on other Cheerios products. Weetabix Weetabix, Corn Flakes, Bran Flakes and Raisin Bran, are still yoshon. Alpen and Grain Shop - products are still yoshon. Presidents Choice (COR 123) Toasted O's, Honey Nut O's, Fruity O's, Frosted Oats and Fibre First Multibran - products are still yoshon. Post Cereals (COR 38) and (COR 114) Products are still yoshon. Kelloggs Canada - products are still yoshon. Barley - Product currently in stores is possibly Chodosh. Kolbo has yoshon barley. Equality (Dominion) and Our Compliments (Sobeys) - All purpose flour is still yoshon. Five Roses Flour - (up to and incl. 10 kg sizes) Products are still yoshon. Pasta Unico - Products carrying the OU - First digits of the embossed code must be 091204 or lower. Products carrying the MK are still Yoshon. Italpasta - is still yoshon. Primo - is still yoshon. Pita (COR 64 only) is still Yoshon. No Name Instant Oatmeal (flavoured packets) COR
Chodosh Bulletin
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the agent and Unger with the same request. Despite the agents assurance about a week ago that Rabbi Shore will call me, that call never came. Perhaps, Rabbi Shore is out of town ? I have several serious questions about this letter. Since Rabbi Shore has not called me back yet I have no choice but to detail my questions here. When you ask your Rov of Posek whether or not to use Benzys, Martisco or Unger barley, add the following questions regarding Rabbi Shores letter: · How significant is Rabbi Shores finding that all of the barley at Martisco was Yoshon based on only one visit, especially since it appears that the visit was expected and prearranged by the company (the agent told me ahead of the time that the visit will take place) ? · There is no reason to suspect that Martisco will necessarily bring in Chodosh barley to include in their packing. However, how can Rabbi Shore guarantee that in writing? · How can Rabbi Shore give assurances that all of the barley packed by Martisco will be Yoshon the entire season, when he does not even claim to have been there at any of the packing? OTHER ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE GUIDE LE CHAIM FRUIT BARS. The Guide states that they are all Yoshon under the hashogocho of the Mechon LHoroah of Monsey. The Mechon has asked that we warn the public that the latest packing of these candy bars may be Chodosh. The following package codes should be avoided: 23501, 23502 and 23512. ARROWHEAD MILLS whole wheat bread flour is from winter wheat. MRS. SILBER, 6 Maple Leaf Road Monsey sells 3 kinds of whole wheat flour. At this time these are Yoshon without hashgocho for Yoshon. They may be Chodosh in the future, ask. AMNON frozen falafel balls are Yoshon. _ Now, for the first time, we are offering on an experimental basis a formatted version of the Guide by E mail, in the PDF format. This file can only be read if you have the free Acrobat reader (available from www.adobe.com/acrobat.) This preserves most of the format of the full, printed Guide. The page layout is slightly altered, so that the table of contents and the index may be off by 1-2 pages. This version is also available to you free of charge on the condition that if you print it out it should be for your own use only, that you do not distribute it to others. To request this send an E mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and request the PDF version of the Guide. The file that you will get is large, about 304 KB in size. Make sure that your E mail system allows such large attachments to received mail messages. Y. Herman To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can request several reports by sending an E-mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then in the body of the message type the command: get (without the quotes) followed by the name of the file that you want. Type each request on a new line. Make sure that you copy the file name exactly as spelled including capital letters. These reports are now available: get Guide.txt This gets the unformatted E mail version of the current Guide to Chodosh Get Cereal.txt This gets the cereal tables for Quaker and General Mills that can not be read in the Guide.txt received from the previous command. get Guidelines.txt This gets a long report on Guidelines to Mashgichim on Chodosh. This has not been updated in the last two years, but is still substantially valid. get News.txt This gives the latest news bulletin, such as this note. __ 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.
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. --- THE FOLLOWING AS OF 29 DEC 02 The second issue of the Guide to Chodosh has been mailed out to all the subscribers. The following are additions and corrections to the second issue of the Guide. BENZYS MARTISCO AND UNGER BARLEY UPDATE. The second issue of the Guide described in great detail the halachic questions raised by these brands of barley. Refer to that Guide for the details. We suggested that you consult your Rov or Posek for halachic guidance. After the publication of the second Guide, on Dec. 13, 02 a letter was issued by Rabbi Evan Shore of the Young Israel of Syracuse. It states that Rabbi Shore visited Martisco (that packs all 3 brands of barley in question) and verified that all of the barley at Martisco on that date was of the Yoshon batch sealed under the hashgocho of the Ottawa Vaad Hakashrus. Based on that one time inspection, the letter concludes, in the words of Rabbi Shore, Without reservation I can say that the barley packaged by the Martisco Bean Company is Yoshon.I had left two telephone messages on Rabbi Shores answer machine asking that he call me back for clarifications. I also left a telephone message with Unger/Martiscos agent asking that Rabbi Shore call me. I sent a fax to both the agent and Unger with the same request. Despite the agents assurance about a week ago that Rabbi Shore will call me, that call never came. Perhaps, Rabbi Shore is out of town? I have several serious questions about this letter. Since Rabbi Shore has not called me back yet I have no choice but to detail my questions here. When you ask your Rov of Posek whether or not to use Benzys, Martisco or Unger barley, add the following questions regarding Rabbi Shores letter: ·How significant is Rabbi Shores finding that all of the barley at Martisco was Yoshon based on only one visit, especially since it appears that the visit was expected and prearranged by the company (the agent told me ahead of the time that the visit will take place) ? ·There is no reason to suspect that Martisco will necessarily bring in Chodosh barley to include in their packing. However, how can Rabbi Shore guarantee that in writing? ·How can Rabbi Shore give assurances that all of the barley packed by Martisco will be Yoshon the entire season, when he does not even claim to have been there at any of the packing? OTHER ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE GUIDE LE CHAIM FRUIT BARS. The Guide states that they are all Yoshon under the hashogocho of the Mechon LHoroah of Monsey. The Mechon has asked that we warn the public that the latest packing of these candy bars may be Chodosh. The following package codes should be avoided: 23501, 23502 and 23512. ARROWHEAD MILLS whole wheat bread flour is from winter wheat. MRS. SILBER, 6 Maple Leaf Road Monsey sells 3 kinds of whole wheat flour. At this time these are Yoshon without hashgocho for Yoshon. They may be Chodosh in the future, ask. AMNON frozen falafel balls are Yoshon. _ Now, for the first time, we are offering on an experimental basis a formatted version of the Guide by E mail, in the PDF format. This file can only be read if you have the free Acrobat reader (available from http://www.adobe.com/acrobatwww.adobe.com/acrobat.) This preserves most of the format of the full, printed Guide. The page layout is slightly altered, so that the table of contents and the index may be off by 1-2 pages. This version is also available to you free of charge on the condition that if you print it out it should be for your own use only, that you do not distribute it to others. To request this send an E mail to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] and request the PDF version of the Guide. The file that you will get is large, about 304 KB in size. Make sure that your E mail system allows such large attachments to received mail messages. Y. Herman To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can request several reports by sending an E-mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then in the body of the message type the command: get (without the quotes) followed by the name of the file that you want. Type each request on a new line. Make sure that you copy the file name exactly as spelled including capital letters. These reports are now available: get Guide.txt This gets the unformatted E mail version of the current Guide to Chodosh Get Cereal.txt This gets the cereal tables for Quaker and General Mills that can not be read in the Guide.txt received from the previous command. get Guidelines.txt This gets
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CHODOSH BULLETIN 11 MAR 03 Kemach crackers and cookies, the Chodosh date for malt was given as Jan. 23, with a code of 1P023N. In fact only the three digits in the middle of the code are relevant. The other letters and numbers can be ignored. If those three digits are 023 up to the day of the year for the current date (for example up to 065 for Mar. 6) then the malt may be Chodosh. For high numbers such as from 200 to 365, the item was produced last year and the malt is Yoshon. Kehilah Kashrus has asked that we remind the public that both in the restaurants and pizza shops under their supervision and in many other restaurants, the fries, the spicy fries and the Cajun fries may be Chodosh. Since these are fried in the same oil as other fried items, all fried items may be Chodosh due to the oil in which they are fried. This warning has been printed in detail in the Guide at the beginning of the restaurant listings for each city. Post cereals contain a confusing statement. To clarify: the bran in Post Shredded Wheat is Yoshon. The bran in other Post cereals may be Chodosh. Liebers cereals the code given in the Guide is incorrect. The correct code is not available. Kashi cereal update. The date on Kashi Pilaf cereal is the actual date of packing. For the Heart and Headcereal the package date is 10 months after packing. For the Honey Puff Kashi it is 9 months after packing. For all other cereals, the date is 12 months after packing. Check the ingredients. For wheat, the probable Chodosh packing date is Aug 20, for oats and barley it it Sept 14. For barley malt or plain malt, it is Jan 15. Weetabix cereal update. The wheat in Weetabix, Alpen and Graifield Raisin Bran is winter wheat. If there is malt in the ingredients, the probable Chodosh date is Jan. 15, code is CRJA 15 04 (CR=not important, JA=month, 15=day, 04=year+1). CHODOSH BULLETIN 28 Feb 03 The third and last issue of the Guide to Chodosh has been mailed out. The following are additions and corrections since the publication of the Guide. Schreiber Bakeries, 3008 Ave M, Brooklyn and 409 Ave M. Everything is Yoshon except muffins and whatever contains oatmeal. Under the hashgocho for Yoshon of the Kehilah Kashrus. Le Chaim Fruit Bars. The example given on page 31 is wrong. The code of 2350 should have stated (2=year, ). In addition, any Le Chaim bar that states Yoshon on the label is Yoshon without the need to check codes. CHOMETZ INFORMATION Over the past several years, I have published a collection of data on supermarkets from the perspective of buying chometz after pesach. This is meant as a guide for Rabbonim, with little specific data for the average consumer. In this respect, it is very different from the Guide to Chodosh. The first draft of this years report is available for you to look at. I invite comments on this. In particular, I have not found a good way to figure out when to stop and start buying chometz in questionable stores after pesach. How does one trace the path of a package found in a store after pesach that is, say 150 from its packing? Any suggestions about this would be welcome. To see the draft report send E mail to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message type: get Chometz.txt Make sure that you capitalize as shown. _ Now, for the first time, we are offering on an experimental basis a formatted version of the Guide by E mail, in the PDF format. This file can only be read if you have the free Acrobat reader (available from http://www.adobe.com/acrobatwww.adobe.com/acrobat.) This preserves most of the format of the full, printed Guide. The page layout is slightly altered, so that the table of contents and the index may be off by 1-2 pages. This version is also available to you free of charge on the condition that if you print it out it should be for your own use only, that you do not distribute it to others. To request this send an E mail to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] and request the PDF version of the Guide. The file that you will get is large, about 304 KB in size. Make sure that your E mail system allows such large attachments to received mail messages. Y. Herman To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can request several reports by sending an E-mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then in the body of the message type the command: get (without the quotes) followed by the name of the file that you want. Type each request on a new line. Make sure that you copy the file name exactly as spelled including capital letters. These reports
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approved:yoshon1 BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH 27 Jan 04 Gefen barley is Yoshon at least up to the packing date of Dec 8 code 8 DE 05. Gefen chocolate wafers, Tam Tam crackers and Tariaki sauce are all Yoshon. Circa Restaurant, 1505 Ave J, Brooklyn. The following are Yoshon without hashogocho: pizza, wraps, pasta and pastries. The following are Chodosh: breads, bagels, French fries. Lekach Tov Bakery, 4809 New Utrecht Ave, Brooklyn, 718-435-5650. All chalehs, cakes and cookies are Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon. Mishpacha flours, all purpose and high gluten, are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. Also Yoshon are Mishpacha baking spray with flour, bread crumbs, matzo balls. All items that are Yoshon have a Yoshon label on the package. NOT Yoshon is Chow Mein noodles. Hodgson Mills spelt flour and wheat germ are both Yoshon (without hashgocho). Barilla Pasta code given in the Guide is correct, with a slight modification: The probable Chodosh date of Sept 15 may have a code like 436583. (Start from the last digit, 3=year. Take the next 3 digits before the last one, 658 and subtract 400 to yield 258, the day of the year for Sept 15. The first digits such as 43 are not important.) *** 22 Jan 04 UPDATE ON FOODS UNDER THE HASHGOCHO OF RABBI M. WEISSMANDL LIEBERS PRODUCTS: Warning: Liebers brownies are now Chodosh. The following Liebers products are Yoshon until pesach: all soup mixes and cup soups, all cookies and cereals without oats, (with oats they are probably Chodosh) bread crumbs, corn chips, ice cream cones, all cake mixes, licorice, candies, Coat Bake baking spray. Smackin Good potato knishes are Chodosh now. Waffles are Yoshon now but may be Chodosh very soon. Kineret frozen chalehs are Yoshon. Also Yoshon are other Kineret and Kosherrific fish products and onion rings. Larom products including frozen dough items are Yoshon now, but may be Chodosh soon. Old City pasta and pizza products are Yoshon. Old City Café products, including burritos and macaroni and cheese dinners, are Yoshon. Tovli ice cream sandwiches are Yoshon. Setton International licorice is Yoshon. ConAgra HH (Hotel and Restaurant) flour from factory MC (code such as MC101503, number not important) is always Yoshon. ** 28 Dec 03 WARNING: We have been informed that many restaurants that serve Chinese food may not realize that almost all soy sauces contain wheat which may be Chodosh at this time. Apparently the soy sauce is a common ingredient in many of their dishes. As stated in the last Guide, we are only aware of two brands of soy sauce that are Yoshon, Gefen and LaChoy (La Choy does not contain wheat, check ingredients for oats and barley or malt.) We urge all those who want to order Chinese Yoshonfood, to check on the soy sauce. PDF versions of the Guide. We have received several E mail messages from people who have tried to get the PDF version of the Guide (see below) by sending a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and have not received any response. At least in some of those cases, it was due to the fact that the E mail service that they were using would block the return message which is supposed to contain an attachment that is as large than 500 Kbytes. If your mail service does not block large attachments and have trouble getting the PDF file, send me a message at [EMAIL PROTECTED]. *** 25 Dec 04 Gefen Barley packed on 24 Nov 03 (code 24 NO 05) is Yoshon. Glicks baking spray with flour is Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon. Vita spelt flour from Purity Foods. The whole grain spelt flour is Yoshon. The white spelt flour may be Chodosh starting with the packing date of Sept 1, code March 1 04 (6 months after packing.) Hodgson Mills products have a code change. The date on the packing is now 2 years after packing. Weiss Wholesale Bakery, 143 Front St., Brooklyn, NY 11201. All items baked are Yoshon without hashgocho for Yoshon. Landau Whole wheat pretzels are Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon. Rice Dream. The Guide states that Rice Dream does not contain any wheat, oats and barley. In fact it does contain a tiny amount of barley protein. We are trying to ascertain the Yoshon nature of this additive. ** 16 Dec 03 WARNING: Duncan Hines cake and cookie mixes. The Guide has always stated that these are from winter wheat, inferring that they are always Yoshon. According to the O-U mashgiach, the flour used for the mixes is indeed winter wheat. HOWEVER, the wheat starch is mostly from spring wheat and is probably Chodosh starting with a packing date of Aug 15. The code for Aug 15 is either 3227 (3=year, 227=day of the year) or 227M3 (227=day of the year, M=not important, 3=year). PDF versions of the Guide to Chodosh. The E mail address for
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approved:yoshon1 BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH 18 Feb 04 The third and final issue of the Guide for the season was mailed out on Thursday, Feb. 12. Meanwhile you can receive via E mail a copy of this Guide free of charge using the addresses and methods described at the end of this message. We issued the notice that the newest Guide is available by E mail about a week ago. However, those who requested the plain text version only received the earlier, second issue. That item has now been updated to the latest issue. Please request that again for the updated version. We apologize for the trouble. THE FOLLOWING ARE NEW ITEMS SINCE THE PRINTING OF THE 3RD ISSUE OF THE GUIDE WARNING: We have received a warning from a mashgiach regarding soy sauce and teriyaki sauce. In the 3rd issue of the Guide we warned that soy sauce is used very frequently with Chinese foods. It appears that some restaurants which claim to be Yoshon are not aware of the fact that soy sauce may be Chodosh if it contains wheat flour. This mashgiach from a (non-Yoshon) non-Chinese restaurant pointed out that soy and teriyaki sauces are used by chefs in a great variety of foods as a standard condiment, even in non-Chinese foods. His restaurant even uses it in tuna fish salad! Many such sauces contain flour and may be Chodosh. We share his concern about how many Yoshonrestaurants and caterers are aware of this problem. Meanwhile let the consumer beware and ask before eating in restaurants. I would appreciate communications from those reading this. Do you know how widespread this problem may be? Please send me E mail (do not respond to this message. Rather, send me E mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) if you have any relevant information about either the frequency of use of these products or about the manufacturing processes of the sauces that may be relevant. We have received many voice calls on the Hot Line about a product that sounded like Em Zee Fruit Flicks. If someone has a wrapper from this item, can they please E mail me the exact spelling of the company, the product and a sample code. General Mills cereals that contain oats, the Chodosh packing date has changed from Oct 20 to Nov 11. All of the codes mentioned in the Guide for General Mills cereals with oats should be adjusted accordingly. Namely, for 248 days, the oats date is changed from Jun 24 04 to Jul 15 04. For 279 the Jul 25 04 date is changed to Aug 16 04. For 310 days, the Aug 25 04 date is changed to Sept 15 04. For 372 days, the Oct 26 04 date is changed to Nov 16 04. Directly below is the first section of the Preface to the new Guide, summarizing the changes from the last issue. SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS ISSUE OF THE GUIDE NEW WARNINGS: We have always stated that items made from spelt are always Yoshon. That was based on the fact that still holds that US-grown spelt is always Yoshon. However, with the increased imports of grain from Canada, some items made in the US are now from Canadian spelt that may be Chodosh. One example is Vita spelt (see below.) We are now in the process of reexamining the status of some domestic spelt products to see the source of their spelt flour. Some items using flour made from winter wheat also list wheat starch in the ingredients. We used to state that the wheat starch is not a Chodosh problem. However, that may not always be accurate. An example of this is Duncan Hines products listed below. · We have been informed that many restaurants that serve Chinese food may not realize that almost all soy sauces contain wheat which may be Chodosh at this time. Apparently the soy sauce is a common ingredient in many of their dishes. As stated in the last Guide, we are only aware of two brands of soy sauce that are Yoshon, Gefen and LaChoy (La Choy does not contain wheat, check ingredients for oats and barley or malt.) We urge all those who want to order Chinese Yoshonfood, to check on the soy sauce. · Malt in Kellogs cereals. We have always been informed that the Chodosh malt is never shipped before Dec 15 of each year. The COR of Toronto informed us just before this Guide went to the printer that Kellogs in the USA may have received Chodosh malt as early as Nov 21. We have not had the time to investigate this further. Meanwhile we have revised the Kellogs listing to recommend Nov 21 as the Chodosh packing date for malt. Thusfar we are not recommending any changes in the malt dates for other companies, pending further investigation. OTHER NEWS AND CHANGES Gefilte Fish. So far as we know, all gefilte fish are Yoshon. Most contain matzo meal. AB Gefilte fish contains bread crumbs, but they use only Yoshon bread. HADAR PRODUCTS-PLEASE Please DO NOT CALL the Chodosh Hot Line regarding Hadar products. The mashgiach for Hadar insists that we respond to all inquiries by stating that only items stating Yoshonon the label are to be accepted as Yoshon. All others may be Chodosh and no dating codes will be given. Ð Liebers. The
Update of the Yoshon flour problem: Bakery list
approved:yoshon1 CHODOSH BULLETIN ON THE YOSHON FLOUR PROBLEM Yoseph Herman, the Guide to Chodosh List of Yoshon bakeries and their situations As I noted in the previous urgent Chodosh Bulletin, some of the flour from one of the major mills supplying Yoshon to the metropolitan New York region was found to have instances of worm contamination. As a result, many bakeries that were until now supplying Yoshon had to switch to new Chodosh flour. The following is a partial list of which bakeries are still supplying Yoshon and which had to switch to Chodosh in the greater New York area. The list below is currently true to the best of our knowledge. However, the Yoshon flour situation is very much in the state of flux now. If there is any difference between the information given here and the information given by the baker, check with the management of the bakery (not the clerk behind the desk.) The information provided by the management should be regarded as the most current and valid. 12 Mar 04 Wholesale: Korn, Kohen, Sterns, 15th Ave Food: All chalehs, breads, rolls, Chodosh. Yoshon are cakes, marble, sponge, 7 layer, roll, decorated. Note this applies to Korn WHOLESALE products only, plus the outlets at 1278 49th St Brooklyn and KRM Supermarket and Kosher Palace Supermarket. It does not apply to the Korn retail stores (see below). Franczoz, All items Chodosh, including whole wheat bread, starting Tuesday, Mar. 16. Mezonos Mavin, all Yoshon as before. Reisman Bakery, Monroe-Chester. All Yoshon as before. Retail Korn retail stores. The Guide to Chodosh lists Korn retail bakeries in Brooklyn at 5004 16th Ave, 4106 18th Ave, 5818 18th Ave, 914 Kings Highway, 4309 13th Ave, the bakery section of KDS Supermarket 1507 Coney Island Ave. These are still Yoshon as of now. Kaff Bakery, Brooklyn, all Yoshon as before. Weiss Bakery, 13th Ave and Ave M Brooklyn, All Yoshon as before. Philadelphia some Yoshon, not all. Essex on the Coney, Brooklyn, Not Yoshon. Franks Bakery Monsey all Yoshon. Glauber Bakery, Monsey. Yoshon at least for a few more days, ask. Laromme Bakery, Pathmark Monsey, Chodosh
Updated bakery list for Yoshon products
approved:yoshon1 CHODOSH BULLETIN ON THE YOSHON FLOUR PROBLEM The following is relevant for the Metropolitan New York area only. I apologize to others for bothering them. List of Yoshon bakeries and their situations As I noted in the previous urgent Chodosh Bulletin, some of the flour from one of the major mills supplying Yoshon to the metropolitan New York region was found to have instances of worm contamination. As a result, many bakeries that were until now supplying Yoshon had to switch to new Chodosh flour. The following is a partial list of which bakeries are still supplying Yoshon and which had to switch to Chodosh in the greater New York area. The list below is currently true to the best of our knowledge. However, the Yoshon flour situation is very much in the state of flux now. If there is any difference between the information given here and the information given by the baker, check with the owner or the management of the bakery (not the clerk behind the counter.) The information provided by the management should be regarded as the most current and valid. 13 Mar 04 Wholesale: Korn, Kohen, Sterns, 15th Ave Food: All chalehs, breads, rolls, became Chodosh last week, as per the ads in the newspapers. Yoshon still Yoshon were cakes, marble, sponge, 7 layer, roll, decorated. As of Friday, Mar. 12, they were able to locate limited supplies of Yoshon flour. They will start producing 2 pound rye bread, medium egg chalehs, rugelach and kakash cakes that are Yoshon. HOWEVER THESE ARE YOSHON ONLY WITH A SPECIAL YOSHON LABEL THAT STATES THAT IT USES FLOUR SIFTED AFTER MARCH 10. Note this applies to Korn WHOLESALE products only, plus the outlets at 1278 49th St Brooklyn and KRM Supermarket and Kosher Palace Supermarket. It does not apply to the Korn retail stores (see below). Franczoz, All items Chodosh, including whole wheat bread, starting Tuesday, Mar. 16. Mezonos Mavin, all Yoshon as before. Reisman Bakery, Monroe-Chester. All Yoshon as before. Retail Gruenebaum Bakery with outlets in Manhattan, Monsey, Teaneck and elsewhere may become Chodosh this week. Check for signs in the stores. Korn retail stores. The Guide to Chodosh lists Korn retail bakeries in Brooklyn at 5004 16th Ave, 4106 18th Ave, 5818 18th Ave, 914 Kings Highway, 4309 13th Ave, the bakery section of KDS Supermarket 1507 Coney Island Ave. These are still Yoshon as of now. Kaff Bakery, Brooklyn, all Yoshon as before. Weiss Bakery, 13th Ave and Ave M Brooklyn, All Yoshon as before. Philadelphia some Yoshon, not all. Essex on the Coney, Brooklyn, Not Yoshon. Franks Bakery Monsey all Yoshon. Glauber Bakery, Monsey. Yoshon at least for a few more days, ask. Laromme Bakery, Pathmark Monsey, Chodosh Lakewood Heimishe Bake Shop uses Korn wholesale products. See above. Classy Cakes, Lakewood. Yoshon. Gelbstein Bakery, Lakewood. Some items Yoshon. Ask.
Annual Chometz report available from Guide to Chodosh
Each year we update and publish a report titled: A Suvey of the US Grocery Scene with Relevance to the Purchase of Chometz After Pesach. This report is meant to provide background information to Rabbonim who need to judge which chometz may be purchased after pesach. It does not provide any practical guidance to the average consumer. In that sense, it is completely different from the Guide to Chodosh which is aimed primarily at the consumer. Those who read this report will be left with more questions than answers, since it highlights the complexity of today's grocery marketing scene. Please do not address any questions of halachic nature on this matter to us, but only to your posek. This report is available in two forms: 1) A printed booklet with a thorough index in the back to help find the corporate connections of various supermarkets and food producers. This is available free of charge to Rabbonim and those in the kashrus field. For all others, there is a charge of $1 per copy. To order this send me E mail, or US mail to Yoseph Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952 and indicate that you want the chometz report. 2) There is an unformatted copy of this report that is available by instant return E mail. This is free of charge. To get this send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message type get Chometz.txt (make sure you capitalize as shown.) Again, I am not able to answer any halachic questions related to the purchase of chometz after pesach. Those must be addressed to qualified halachic authorities. Yoseph Herman
Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Aug 24 04 This is a reminder that as of Aug 15, freshly baked bakery products in the Midwest (such as Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, etc.) may be Chodosh. The Chodosh crop harvest is now in progress. As of Aug 22, 40% of the Chodosh spring wheat, 48% of the barley and 75% of the USA oats have been harvested. This is about 1-2 weeks later than the normal schedule. We are now in the frustrating blackout period. The Chodosh crop is starting to come in. However, it is too early to get reliable information from the companies. Due to these blackoutconditions, the Guide to Chodosh will not be able to be printed until after Rosh Hashanah. By that time, some Chodosh items are bound to be available in the marketplace. The best we can do is offer the following dates for guidance in the interim: -Freshly baked products in the East USA and Far West may be Chodosh starting Sept 10. -Packaged wheat products, not including noodles and pasta may be Chodosh staring the purchase date of Sept 15. -Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh starting a purchase date of Sept 30. -Oats may be Chodosh already if the company uses USA grown oats. However, since many companies in the USA use Canadian oats whose harvest is much later, most items are probably not Chodosh until a purchase date of Oct 1. Note that Quaker in the past used USA oats, that was Chodosh last year, starting a packing date of end of August. On the other hand General Mills (Cheerios, etc) has been using Canadian oats. -Barley may be Chodosh is purchased after Oct 1. These guess dates will be replace with specific brand-related dates as the information becomes available. Yoseph Herman *** To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ 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.
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH The following as of 3 Sept 04 The first issue of the Guide to Chodosh is expected out BEH around Yom Kippur time. Meanwhile, we will try to keep everyone updated by E mail, Hot Line News recording and the BBS. Freshly baked bakery products are probably Chodosh as of Sept 4 everywhere in the USA. In the Midwest this starting date was Aug 20 Packaged wheat products except for pasta and noodles are probably safe to buy up to Sept 20. Pasta and noodles are probably safe to buy up to Sept 30. Oats probably Yoshon up to a purchase date of Oct 19 (except Quaker, see below) Barley probably safe to buy up to Oct 22. SPECIFIC PRODUCTS: Gefen and Unger barley will be Yoshon under hashgocho all year. Goya barley Chodosh as of packing date of Oct 1. Quaker barley as of Feb 1 05. Barley by Trinidad, Peak, Jack Rabbit, Shoprite, White Rose Chodosh as of packing date of Sept 30. Quaker oats Chodosh packing date is Sept 7, General Mills (e.g. Cheerios, etc) is Oct 15. ** *** To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]. To receive a copy of the Guide to Chodosh and Yoshon for Mashgichim, send a blank E mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Those who have trouble receiving response from this site can download the same document from my new BBS. Call the Hot Line for instructions on how to use the BBS. 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. If you are using such a filter, 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.
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH The second issue for the season of the Guide to Chodosh has been mailed out. The following are corrections and additions to the new Guide. * 29 Dec 04 Quaker oats cereals made in England and sold in Israel are Yoshon until pesach, according the company. However, for Quaker cereals made in the USA, the information in the Guide is believed to be correct. Smackin Good cereals with the Unger label, use the information given in the Guide for Malt-O-Meal. Liebers update: Liebers brownies and all cookies and cereals with oats are now Chodosh. Other Liebers products are Yoshon including other cookies and cakes, candies, soup mixers and cup soups, bread crumbs, Coat Bake spray, licorice, ice cream cones and corn chips. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl. Smackin Good update: Smackin Good pancakes and potato knishes are now Chodosh. Other Smackin Good products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl. Kinneret and Kosherrific update: Kinneret onion rings may be Chodosh starting Jan 12. The Kinneret challehs may be Chodosh starting Jan 19. Other Kinneret and Kosherrific products, including fish products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl. Old City and Old City Café products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl. Gross short cakes are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl. Blochs Best products such as soup mandlen and baked goods are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl. Beechnut baby cereals, the sample code for barley is in error, it should have been Oct 1 06. Gefen barley at this time is Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon. The new packing to take place soon is expected to be Yoshon under hashgocho. More details to be forthcoming. Chadash Pizza, 1919 Ave M, Brooklyn is NOT under hashgocho for Yoshon. All items except items fried in oil are probably Yoshon. Kemach Flat Bread Chodosh code is Nov 1 2005. Eden wraps are available wholesale with Yoshon label. Call 908-862-8200. * Dec 21 04 THE FOLLOWING ARE CHANGES TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE CAUTION: A caller to the Hot Line pointed out that some chocolates may have wheat products in the ingredients. These may be Chodosh. An example is a type of chocolate non-pareil, which is a small disk of chocolate with colored candy sprinkles. Check your chocolates and candies. HO Oats cereals, Chodosh packing date is Oct 10, code Oct 10, 2006, 2 years after packing. Duncan Hines mixes code revision: The probable Chodosh packing date is Aug 20. All cake mixes have a date that is 1 year after packing. All brownies, muffins, and cookies have an 18 month code except those that contain nuts or candies. These latter brownies, muffins and cookies which contain nuts or candies have a 12 month code. Mishpacha soy sauce is Yoshon. Mishpacha barley is probably Yoshon if it was in the stores before Sept 30 04. Kosher Pastry Oven in Silver Springs, MD is no longer producing Yoshon. EM Zee Fruit Flicks are not recommended as Yoshon, according to the manufacturer. GMC Spelt products are Yoshon. Wolf egg challehs are Yoshon at least till Jan 5 05, probably till pesach. JJ Dairy products, such as ice cream products with cookies and wafers and other items. The company advised us that they will not take any responsibility for any Yoshon related information. King Arthur regular white home baking flour, the malt should be Jan 15 2006. Hodgson Mills whole wheat cus cus may be from spring wheat. Probable Chodosh packing date is Aug 20, code is 082006 (2 years after packing.) HOW TO GET COPIES OF THE GUIDES BY E MAIL To get the latest Guide to Chodosh by E mail, in PDF format, send a blank E mail message to either one of the following two addresses: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is a Guide written especially for Rabbonim and Mashgichim. To get this by E mail, here, too, send an E mail message to either on of the following: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To get the latest Update, such as this one, send an E mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message type: get News.txt (Use the above spelling, including capital letter) You can also download these files, without using E mail by using the telephone modem of your computer to dial directly into our BBS, bypassing E mail and the Internet completely. Instructions on how to do this are given below. *** HOW TO USE THE NEW BBS SERVICE? You will need a computer with a dial-up modem (not DSL). We are also assuming that your computer is using some fairly recent version of Microsoft Windows (98, ME, 2000, XP). To access our BBS, do the following one time preliminary setup steps. 1) Activate the program Hyperterminal. (Start-Programs-Accessories- Communications-Hyperterminal). 2) Enter a name such as Chodosh, and choose
Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 2 Nov 05 WARNING: Kemach has announced that there have been reports of bugs in one batch of their high gluten flour. This flour has the dating code on it of Y251051. Kemach recommends that this flour be sifted before use. We are not aware of bugs in any other flour. We also do not believe that this bug problem has any connection to Yoshon. It seems to have been a quality control problem at the factory doing the packing of this one batch. Presser bakery, 1720 Ave. M., Brooklyn. Everything in the store is Yoshon. No mashgiach for Yoshon. Pita Sababa, 540 Kings Hwy Brooklyn. Pita Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gornish. Chopsies kishke and Chopsie's pizza are both Yoshon under hashgocho of the Star K. Benzs kishke is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K. Pillsbury home baking flour information: The all purpose white flour is always made from winter wheat. For those who are concerned about the malt, flour with the date up to June 15, 2007 should have Yoshon malt in it. Pillsbury whole wheat flour and bread flour both have the probable Chodosh date on the package of August 15, 2006. Kemach soup mixes. Split pea soup is always Yoshon. Vegetable soup mix and minestrone soup mix are Yoshon at this time and are expected to be Yoshon for several months. Package code to be supplied shortly. Samuel Adams beer made from barley malt and under the hashgocho of the star K. is Yoshon up to a package date of April 30, 2006. Krasdale oats cereal with the letter S in the date the Chodosh date is two years after packing. In that case the probable Chodosh code is August 2007S. General Mills/Nestle cereals sold in Israel. There is an error on page 11. The oats Chodosh date should be Oct 1. On page 29, the text for the paragraph (not the table) should be amended to read: The date on the package when sold in Israel is one year after packing. Use the packing dates given in this paragraph above. Quaker oats cereals packed in Canada and sold in the USA have a Chodosh packing date of September 1. The code for the hot oats cereal would be 540 days after this date. The package date for this would be February 24, 2007. Tradition Soups on page 39, there is an error in this sample code given. The probable Chodosh date of August 15 would translate to a package date of August 15, 2007, 2 years after packing. *** THE FOLLOWING AS OF 27 SEPTEMBER 05 WARNING: There are indications that some computer viruses are being e-mailed from addresses that appeared to be coming from jif.org.il. This is the address to which you send requests to subscribe and unsubscribe from the Chodosh e-mail list. We at the address [EMAIL PROTECTED] have also received mail from this address with indications that the message may contain a virus. If you receive a message from this address, treat it with the utmost caution. The bulletins we send out should appear to come from our [EMAIL PROTECTED] address and should have plausible subject lines dealing with Chodosh . We never send out any messages that would require you to click on any URL or to respond in any such way directly. Do not ever open up any attachment that might accompany such a message. * The Guide to Chodosh was mailed out to all of the subscribers on Friday, September 23. The following are corrections to the new Guide to Chodosh: Tradition foods instant soups on page 39 there is an error in the code. The Chodosh date should be August 07 not August 06. The probable Chodosh date for General Mills oats is October 1. For the General Mills Peanut Butter Cookie Crisp cereal the date on or packages seven months after packing. For that the Chodosh code would be May 1 2006. For General Mills cookie crisp cereal the date is eight months after packing giving a code of June 1 2006. The malt Chodosh date for Gold Medal flour on page 25 should have been Jul 15 07, 18 months after packing. In Lakewood, Capital Pizza and Madison Pizza were listed as being Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gissinger. These two items should be deleted. Yosis Pita on page 35 is listed as ÒÓ. The category should have been Ò. Rice Dream on page 34 has the incorrect codes. For the Chodosh packing date of Oct 1, the Rice Dream packages that do not require refrigeration have a code of Oct 1, 2006 (1 year after packing.) For refrigerated beverages the code is Nov 15, 2005 (45 days after packing.) The following corrections apply to Baltimore, as forwarded by the Star-K. Café 921 at the Pikes has closed. Schmell Azman Bakery, Baltimore. All items Yoshon except whole wheat products. GoldbergKosher Bagels. The words from store onlyshould be deleted. Fred Weiss Knish Shop should have been called The Knish Shop. For this establishment, all items are Yoshon except (1) sandwich bread is Yoshon only on request, (2) knishes will be Yoshon only for a limited time. A sign will be
Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 29 Dec 05 THE FOLLOWING ARE CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE Pizza Mizza, 305 Ave. K., Brooklyn, New York, telephone 718-692-2800. Everything in the store is Yoshon. No hashgocho for Yoshon. Twizzler candies. The Chodosh status of the wheat in the ingredients is not yet clear. However the code given in the Guide is not correct. The proper Chodosh code should have been 58LYU6H, where the last 2 characters are important. 6=year+1, H=month in alph. order. Eagle Bakery, address correction: 3801 13th Ave., Brooklyn, New York. M M Bakery, address correction: 2610 Ave. U, Brooklyn, New York. Gefen Rice Milk is Yoshon. Liebers graham and saltine crackers may contain small amount of barley malt that is Chodosh starting at this time according to the mashgiach. Kinneret onion rings are now Chodosh according to the mashgiach. Dr. Praeger breaded fish products and fish cakes, all varieties, are always Yoshon as stated in the Guide. Dr. Praeger's veggie burgers, vegetable pancakes, and Nuggets contain some oat bran. All packages with codes such as L05AE use Yoshon oat bran. However packages with the code of W05, where W is the first letter, contain Chodosh oat bran. Paskesz Encore candy bar under the hashgocho of Rabbi Westheim is Yoshon. General Mills Total cereals have a date that is 310 days after packing. Kosher Gourmet produces frozen hospital food packages. These are all Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon. ** AS OF 15 DECEMBER 05 15th Ave. Food Corporation that sells breads throughout the New York metropolitan area in groceries under the names off Sterns, Kohen and New York kosher has announced that they have been unable to secure Yoshon whole wheat flour. As of Sunday, December 11 all whole wheat breads from this company should be treated as Chodosh until further notice. With the exception all whole wheat bread, all items that were Yoshon in the past continue to be Yoshon. King Arthur flour corrections: white whole wheat flour contains spring wheat Chodosh code Aug 15, 2006. Subsational. The address given in a Guide was incorrect. The correct address it is 992 E. 15th St., Brooklyn. Diari pasta and cous cous are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. Primoro pasta and cous cous are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. Spiga pasta and cous cous are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. American Roland pasta and cous cous are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. Gustoro cous cous is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. Everything Spelt Bakery in Monsey. All items are Yoshon at all times, including items containing oats. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl. Liebers brownies are probably Chodosh at this time. Kinneret and are Kosherific frozen chalehs and fish sticks are Yoshon until approximately January 15. Latke mixes are always Yoshon. * The PDF version of the second issue of the Guide is now available from BOTH sites: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The new Guide is also available for downloading by computers with telephone modems without the use of the Internet. You may get the Guide by dialing directly into our BBS. For instructions on how to use the BBS call the telephone hot line at 845-356-5743. *** *** To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]. 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 allowedlist 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 facitlites of the Guides to Chodosh and the Mashgichim. *** *** To send an E mail message to the Guide, please address it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 23 JAN 06 THE FOLLOWING ARE CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE Twizzler and other licorice products from YS Hersey all use winter wheat. For malt, the Chodosh code for Jan 06 is 58LYU7A, where the last 2 characters are important. 6=year+1, A=month in alph. order, day of month not used. 15th Ave. Food Corporation that sells breads throughout the New York metropolitan area in groceries under the names off Sterns, Kohen and New York kosher. As of Chanukkah, they were able to acquire a new supply of whole wheat flour that is Yoshon. As a result, all their whole wheat products are once more Yoshon. Con Agra Harvest all purpose flour with CC in the dating code is from winter wheat. Kemach High gluten flour had a few bags that had worm problems. Most of those bags have been collected back from the stores by the company. The company has now switched to a new supplier that is milling fresh high gluten flour on an ongoing basis and is free of worm problems. The old flour had a code on it that is not a simple date. If any of those are found they should be sifted. The new flour bags can be recognized by a regular date: month, day and year, stamped on the top of the bag. The malt in all Kemach flour, both regular and high gluten, will be Yoshon at least until the purchase date of mid-March. Kemach is also now producing freshly milled Yoshon whole wheat flour in two pound bags. Manischewitz and Gefen Tam Tam crackers are Yoshon, including malt, at least until a purchase date of mid March. Eden Soy Light soy milk. The date on the package is 1 year after packing. For barley (not malt) use Oct 1 06 as the Chodosh date. For barley malt, use Jan 15 07. King Arthur white whole wheat flour is made from winter wheat only, as printed on the flour bag. General Mills Reeses Puffs cereal. Use the codes for 248 days given in the table in the Guide. Btam Yoshon bread crumbs in large, 25 pound bags are available. They have the hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerushalaim. Call 908-862-8200. Bordens Old London and Devonsheer melba toast. The new dating code is 0522761 (05=not important, 227=day of the year, 6=year+1, 1=not important.) Best brand products. A range of Best products are available that are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Gruber. These include white flour, whole wheat flour, light wheat flour, spelt flour, spaghetti, macaroni and spirals. Other items may be added later. With Yoshon label only. Kikkoman teriyaki sauce is listed in the Guide as being Yoshon. Caution is urged since this may contain wine making it non-kosher. Check ingredients. Gefen soups in cups and the pancake mix are Yoshon. All Gefen pasta and noodle products have a Chodosh code of 05233 (05=year, 233=day of the year.) Em Zee Fruit Flicks are Yoshon. Glick Graham pie crust is Yoshon. * AS OF 29 DEC 05 Pizza Mizza, 305 Ave. K., Brooklyn, New York, telephone 718-692-2800. Everything in the store is Yoshon. No hashgocho for Yoshon. Eagle Bakery, address correction: 3801 13th Ave., Brooklyn, New York. M M Bakery, address correction: 2610 Ave. U, Brooklyn, New York. Gefen Rice Milk is Yoshon. Liebers graham and saltine crackers may contain small amount of barley malt that is Chodosh starting at this time according to the mashgiach. Kinneret onion rings are now Chodosh according to the mashgiach. Dr. Praeger breaded fish products and fish cakes, all varieties, are always Yoshon as stated in the Guide. Dr. Praeger's veggie burgers, vegetable pancakes, and Nuggets contain some oat bran. All packages with codes such as L05AE use Yoshon oat bran. However packages with the code of W05, where W is the first letter, contain Chodosh oat bran. Paskesz Encore candy bar under the hashgocho of Rabbi Westheim is Yoshon. General Mills Total cereals have a date that is 310 days after packing. Kosher Gourmet produces frozen hospital food packages. These are all Yoshon, without hashgocho for Yoshon. ** AS OF 15 DECEMBER 05 Subsational. The address given in a Guide was incorrect. The correct address it is 992 E. 15th St., Brooklyn. Diari pasta and cous cous are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. Primoro pasta and cous cous are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. Spiga pasta and cous cous are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. American Roland pasta and cous cous are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. Gustoro cous cous is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K of Baltimore. Everything Spelt Bakery in Monsey. All items are Yoshon at all times, including items containing oats. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl. Liebers brownies are probably Chodosh at this time. Kinneret and are Kosherific frozen chalehs and fish sticks are Yoshon until approximately January 15. Latke mixes are always Yoshon.
Chometz report available from Guide to Chodosh
Our annual report titled:A Survey of the US Grocery Scene with Relevance to Purchase of Chometz After Pesach is now ready for you to view. It is available in PDF format or in the printed hard copy (booklet like the Guide). Unlike the Guide to Chodosh, this report has no information of value for the consumer. It is meant to provide technical background information that may be useful for Rabbonim and other poskim to pasken questions related to purchasing chometz after pesach. The printed booklet is available; -Free of charge to Rabbonim, mashgichim and others dealing with paskening halacha questions. These can request their free printed copy by email (to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) , by recording the request on the Hot Line (845-356-5743), or by sending a written request by mail to Y. Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952. -The booklet is available to all others, not in the above categories for $1 per copy, including postage. Order as in the above paragraph. In addition, you can download a PDF version of the report onto your computer from our BBS directly (for instructions listen to the Hot Line recording at 845-356-5743). You can also get it by email by sending an email message to ONE of the following: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not send me any halachic questions regarding chometz. Instead, for practical halacha consult your rabbinical authorities. Chag kosher v'someach Yoseph Herman
Splenda update from Guide to Chodosh
I just heard from the O-U, which provides kashrus supervision for Splenda. They informed me that Splenda contains kitniyos, not real chometz. That means that it should not be consumed on pesach, but it has no problem of Chodosh. Chag kosher v'someach Yoseph Herman
Guide to Chodosh needs your help
I am trying to find out if I will be able to recommend Pillsbury brand white all purpose flour, in 5 pound bags, as Yoshon for this year, under our new guidelines. Those of you who have such flour at home, or can find it in your local stores, please mark down the full code on the bag, any dates and letters and symbols that are printed on it. Email these codes to me as soon as possible. I am trying to get the new Guide out in a few more days. Thank you, tizku lemitzvos Yoseph Herman
Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF Nov 23 06 All Liebers cookies, crackers without oats are from winter wheat and are now Yoshon. Snackers, Saltines and graham and other items containing malt may be Chodosh after the packing date of Dec 15. Code to be supplied in the future. All Liebers potato and corn chips are Yoshon. All cereals without oats are Yoshon as are bread crumbs. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Smackin Good pancakes and waffles are Yoshon. Knishes are Chodosh at this time. They will try to produce Yoshon in the future. If they succeed, then appropriate dating codes will be supplied. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Kineret and Kosherific . pastry dough, potato latkes are Yoshon..Onion rings and fish sticks are Chodosh. Cookie dough, frozen challehs may also be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Dr Praeger breaded fish sticks are Yoshon. Those that contain oat bran have a Chodosh code of L06xx or W06xx (where 06 is the year and xx are some other characters). Any letter before the digits 06, other than L or W, is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Unger. Monsey Bar B Q on Route 59 is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Unger. Classy Cakes, Lakewood, NJ 732-886-1112. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the KAJ (warning: this hashgocho does not check for malt.) Kaff Bakery 1815 Ave. M, Brooklyn, 718-951-2602. Yoshon under the hashgocho of Belz. Mishpacha chow mein noodles are NOT Yoshon. No code available. CaffeInne Spot Restaurant, 401 West Route 59, Monsey, 845-201-0074. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the KAJ. Wheatena, Maltex and Maypo cereals. For oats in the ingredients the Chodosh code is Jul 26 07 (1 year after packing.) For wheat ingredients, the code is Aug 9 07. Schicks Bakery, 4710 16th Ave Brooklyn. The breads are brought in from the outside and are NOT under hashgocho for Yoshon. Other items baked locally are Yoshon. Zishes Bakery, Main St. Monsey. Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yechezkel Gold. This includes whole wheat and spelt products. Beigels Bakery products do not have any hashgocho for Yoshon at this time. U. S. Mills farina Chodosh date Aug 9 2008 (2 years after packing.) Kemach updates: Cereals: Toasted oats, Honey Nut Toasted Oats, Fruit Whirls, Honey Crunch (like Honeycombs), Corn Crisps (like Kix), Bunch O Crunch, all have a Chodosh date of Nov 1 07. For all spaghetti, macaroni and lasagna, in the 1 pound grocery packages the Chodosh code is 10/15/07 (1 year after packing). The 10 pound bulk packages where the code ends with the letter Z, the Chodosh date is Oct 15, code 2886 31 Z (228=day of the year, 6=year, 31=not important, Z=factory). For the 10 pound bulk sizes where the code begins with the letter P, the Chodosh date is not known yet. Probably Yoshon at least up to the purchase date of at least Sept 15. The 20 pound bulk pasta with no letters P or Z, the Chodosh code is 9/04/08. (2 years after packing.). Kemach high gluten flour is Yoshon, as printed on the label. Malt may be Chodosh starting with the code of June 15 2008 (18 months after packing.) All cookies except those with oatmeal are from winter wheat. Also from winter wheat are Kem Kem crackers, whole wheat Bran crackers, Snackers, Grahams. Malt in crackers may be Chodosh starting Dec 15 (code 6 349). Flat bread (not whole wheat) may be Chodosh starting with the code of Dec 1 2007 (13 months after packing.) Whole wheat flat bread code Oct 1 07. Oatmeal cookies are Chodosh starting with code 6207. (6=year, 207=day of the year.) Arrowhead Mills comprehensive Chodosh codes. For oats use the Chodosh packing date of Jul 26, for wheat and barley, Aug 9. The following is a list of the time between the packing date and the date on the packages: Vital wheat gluten (10 oz)=2 years. Vital wheat gluten (25 pound)=724 days. Wheat bran 540 days. Multigrain bread mix, whole wheat bread mix=1year. Organic oat bran (25 lbs)=540 days. Organic 7 grain cereal=1 year. Organic barley flakes rolled=1year. Organic oat and wheat flakes rolled=1 year. Organic oat flour, pastry flour, spelt flour, whole wheat flours, all other flours=1 year. Whole unground grains of spelt, wheat or barley=2 years. Organic oat groats=2 years. Organic bulgur wheat=540 days. Barley flour=1 year. Oat flour (1.5 lbs)=270 days. Kamut flour, kamut flakes=1 year. Bulgur wheat=540 days. All cereals including multigrain, spelt, kamut, Nature Os, oat bran flakes shredded wheat =1 year. Oat bran=540 days. Instant oatmeal (10 oz)=2 years. Old fashioned oatmeal (16 oz), rolled oat flakes=1 year. Steel cut oats=540 days. WARNING: We have seen reports from kashrus organizations and from individuals that this year they are finding an unusually high frequency of insect infestation in baking flour, pasta and pearled barley purchased in local grocery stores for home use. This problem is not due to any storage for Yoshon, since it is occurring at the beginning
Help needed from Israel by Guide to Chodosh
General Mills just informed me that the package dating code for all forms of Cheerios, plus the Fiber1 cereal, sold in Israel under the General Mills/Nestle label, is 372 days after packing. The exception is Multigrain Cheerios for which the code is 310 day. However, these products can be made in the USA, or Mexico, or France. The codes given here are only for items made in the USA. Can you who live in Israel confirm for me if it is written on the package somewhere where it is made, such as Product of the USA. Do NOT look at the corporate address. It must say where it is produced or made. Please send me any answers urgently by return email, since I need to know for the second issue of the Guide due out very soon. Thank you Yoseph Herman
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.
Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-JULY 15 08* We have just received the latest weekly crop report from the US Dep’t of Agriculture. That report indicates that the harvest of the Chodosh crops is somewhat behind the normal schedule. As a result, we are putting off the starting Chodosh date for _oats_ from Jul 15 to *_Jul 21_*. So far our estimates for the start of Chodosh spring _wheat and barley_ remain at _Aug 1_ and for _noodles and pasta_ the date still tentatively remains at _Aug 15_. These dates are PACKING dates. This means that packaged food items packed on these dates or later may contain Chodosh. Using package codes from earlier Guides should allow you to find Yoshon items on your grocery shelves later than this date. (You may download the last Guide of the previous season by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. However, remember that this is still last year’s Guide and it should only be used as a reference for dating codes. The actual dates and information in that Guide are not to be used for the new season. The first issue of the new season is due out in early Sept.) For _freshly baked_ bakery, pizza shop, etc foods, the preliminary estimate is that the flour they use may become Chodosh as early as _Aug 1_. Please look for future bulletins as more data becomes available. Regarding our earlier fears for the availability of Yoshon in bakeries, etc, the situation has dramatically and unexpectedly improved. As of June 1, we were still being told by the flour mills and flour distributors that most likely there will be no Yoshon spring wheat flour available for the new season. This was because it was expected that there will not be any Yoshon spring wheat left over at the start of the Chodosh harvest. It was at the time that we called for the July 14 emergency meeting of flour producers, sellers, and Yoshon mashgichim. Then the prospects looked bleak indeed. However, in the weeks following that meeting, a complete turnaround has occurred. In fact, there is indeed some left over Yoshon wheat, less than usual, but enough for our needs. By today, almost all of the bakeries and other facilities that have produced Yoshon in the past have already contracted to have adequate supplies of Yoshon for the next season. Therefore, we are cancelling our previously published alert. We now expect the Yoshon scene (and the Guide to Chodosh) to follow patterns established in previous years. If anyone is aware of any food producer who has problems procuring Yoshon flour, please ask them to contact Yoseph Herman at the Guide to Chodosh by email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or by the Hot Line at 718-305-5133. Y. Herman 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. 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 can not provide such responses. Other filters eliminate all mass mailings, or mailings from overseas such as this one (the computer sending out this email is in Israel). 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 and the Mashgichim Guide.
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-JULY 22 08* *Y. Herman/Guide to Chodosh* *STARTING DATES FOR CHODOSH* We have just received the latest weekly crop report from the US Dep’t of Agriculture. That report indicates that the harvest of the Chodosh oats crops is further behind than we anticipated. As a result, we are putting off the starting Chodosh date for _oats_ from Jul 15 to *_Jul 26_*. So far our estimates for the start of Chodosh _spring wheat and barley_ remain at _Aug 1_ and for _noodles and pasta_ the date still tentatively remains at _Aug 15_. (Note that Gefen expects to produce Yoshon barley till pesach.) These dates are PACKING dates. This means that packaged food items packed on these dates or later may contain Chodosh. Any packaged foods that you will find on the grocery shelves after these dates for _at least 2 more _weeks are almost certain to still be Yoshon. Beyond those 2 weeks, using package codes from earlier Guides should allow you to find Yoshon items on your grocery shelves that were packed before the cutoff packing dates. (If you don’t have old Guides, you may download the last Guide of the previous season by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. However, remember that this is still last year’s Guide and it should only be used as a reference for dating codes. The actual dates and information in that Guide are not to be used for the new season. The first issue of the new season is due out in early Sept.) For _freshly baked_ bakery, pizza shop, etc foods, the preliminary estimate is that, for facilities that did not make arrangements for Yoshon flour, the flour they use may become Chodosh as early as _Aug 1_. This is a _purchase date. _ That means that it is possible that those facilities may sell Chodosh starting Aug 1. Please note that these dates are still tentative, subject to change until the US Dep’t of Agriculture confirms that the harvests of Chodosh crops have actually started. Please look for future update bulletins as more data becomes available. *UPDATE ON WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT SEASON* Regarding our earlier fears for the availability of Yoshon in bakeries, etc, the situation has dramatically and unexpectedly improved. As of June 1, we were still being told by the flour mills and flour distributors that most likely there will be no Yoshon spring wheat flour available for the new season. This was because it was expected that there would not be any Yoshon spring wheat left over at the start of the Chodosh harvest.” What was not predicted is that the increased price of spring wheat resulted in a decreased usage of this crop, giving rise to an unexpected surplus. It was at the time that we called for the June 14 emergency meeting of flour producers, sellers, and Yoshon mashgichim. Then the prospects still looked bleak indeed. In fact, there is indeed some left over Yoshon wheat - less than usual, but enough for our needs. This is yet another example of the /seyata d’shmaya/ that the Chodosh project has seen throughout the years. By today, BE”H almost all of the bakeries and other facilities that have produced Yoshon in the past have already contracted to have adequate supplies of Yoshon for the next season. Therefore, we are cancelling our previously published alert. We now expect the Yoshon scene (and even the first issue of the Guide to Chodosh) to follow patterns established in previous years. If anyone is aware of any food producer who has problems procuring Yoshon flour, please ask them to contact Yoseph Herman at the Guide to Chodosh by email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or by the Hot Line at 718-305-5133. Y. Herman 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before you discontinue using an E-mail service, please unsubscribe from this list by sending a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then if you wish to resume receiving these messages from your new service, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. 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 can not provide such responses. Other filters eliminate all mass mailings, or mailings from overseas such as this one (the computer sending out this email is in Israel). If you are using such filters, be sure to put these messages on the allowed list of your filter, otherwise you will not receive
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-2 NOV 08* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]** * * * * *CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH AS * *OF 2 NOV 08* * * MALT UPDATE: Malt included as an ingredient in foods and in beer bay be Chodosh as of a packing date of Oct 15 08. We received confirmation that such Chodosh malt from Canada has been shipped to at least some cereal and beer manufaturers as of about Oct 15. Beigel’s Bakery, maker of wholesale breads and other baked products. All items are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the OK Labs even without a Yoshon label. (Possible exceptions are the multigrain breads whose Yoshon status still is awaiting confirmation.) Klein ice cream products are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Eckstein. (Possible exception may be items containing sandwich cookies. These require further clarification.) Yossie’s Heimishe Bakeries in Brooklyn at 5717 18^th Ave, 14^th Ave, 13^th Ave at 38^th Street, New Utrecht Ave at 53^rd St, are all Yoshon of Rabbi Eckstein. Exceptions are the hamotzy bagette sandwiches which may be Chodosh. Quaker cereals. The table on page 37 of the Guide has an error. The Chodosh date for 540 days and wheat/barley shoud be Jan 30 10. Tofutti Cuties should read: Chodosh code Aug 1=2148(214=day of the year, 8=year) La Choy chow mein noodles the Guide states that the code is 6 months after packing. The company still claims the 6 month code. However, at least one consumer has reported seeing a package clearly indicating that this code is wrong. Due to this confusion, this product is being deleted from the Guide pending clarification. Bagel Deluxe, 421 Rt 59, Monsey, NY. The bagels only are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Steinmetz. * *FOLLOWING AS OF 12 OCT 08* America’s Choice products sold in AP, Waldbaum and Pathmark products have the same code. So far the following are known: pasta, baking flour and barley Chodosh code is Aug 1 09 (1 year after packing.) Other codes such as cereals are not yet known. Unger’s pizza crust has the Chodosh code of Jan 2 09. The frozen pie shell and tart shell have the Chodosh code of 08255 (08=year, 255=day of the year.) Under the hashgocho of the Beis Din of New Square. Hecker’s whole wheat flour is supposed to have a code that is 1 year after packing. By mistake one batch was made with a 18 month code. Kemach egg noodles sold after Oct 15 are to be assumed to be Yoshon only with a Yoshon label. Samuel Adams beer Chodosh code Apr 17 2009 (5 months after packing.) Under the hashgocho of the Star-K of Baltimore. Shrem’s Bakery, Cornwall, NY. All items Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Lipa Klein. * * * *FOLLOWING AS OF 23 SEPT 08* * * REVISED: Pathmark Supermarkets in the Metropolitan New York area have been purchased by AP. Recently, AP has been substituting for the Pathmark private brand products, the AP private brand under the name of “America’s Choice”. All items in the Guide that refer to Pathmark brand products should be disregarded. We are still waiting for information from AP on America’s Choice products. CORRECTED: Kemach pasta code change. Kemach elbow macaroni, spaghetti and lasagna have a Chodosh code of 093010 (2 years after packing.) (The company just recently switched from a code that was 1 year after packing to a code that is 2 years after packing.) Kemach soups in tubes that are currently on the market are all Yoshon. It is not known at this time when the next production of these soups will take place. CORRECTED: Old City Café products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U and Rabbi Weissmandl. The exception is Old City Café macaroni and cheese that is only under the O-U and has a Chodosh code of 2148 (214=day of year, 8=year.) CORRECTED: Peppridge Farms products. The revised codes given in our Sept 15 Bulletin were completely incorrect, due a misunderstanding with the company’s Consumer Office. We believe that the codes printed in the Guide are still correct. Liebers cookies, crackers and pretzels that do not contain oats are Yoshon at all times, under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl. Liebers soup mixes and onion rings are not recommended as Yoshon until further updates from the mashgiach. Kineret and Kosherific onion rings and fish sticks are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl at least until after Sukkos. Further updates needed after that time. Dough products made in Israel are Yoshon. Dough products made in the USA or Canada are not recommended as Yoshon at this time, pending further updates. Smackin Good knishes are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl at least until after Sukkos. Further updates needed after that time. Other Smackin Good
Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-18 NOV 08* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]** * * * * The second issue of the Guide to Chodosh has gone to the printer. It should be available in front of my house at 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey approximately Sunday, Nov 23. The local distributors of the Guide in various cities, as well as the individual paid subscribers should receive it by mail during the week of Nov 23. Meanwhile you may download the PDF version of the latest Guide by sending a blank email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. (The second, sefer site is not yet ready. I will send out a new message when that becomes available.) Below is a summary of the new items in the second issue of the Guide: ANNUAL MALT REMINDER * * For the second year in the row, malt has started to become a problem earlier than in the past years, as early as the manufacturing or packing date of Oct 15. That means that packaged items whose dating code indicates that it was packed on Oct. 15 or later, may contain Chodosh malt. However, when dating codes are not known, we believe that you can rely on the assumption that anything purchased up to Jan. 15 should still use only Yoshon malt. (These dates are 2 months earlier than the dates that we have used during most of the earlier years.) The following applications of malt pose a problem of Chodosh. Malt is used for several purposes. Foods using malt for _flavoring_ or _coloring _should not be used if packed after Oct 15 since that malt may be Chodosh. That includes cereals flavored with malt such as Corn Flakes and Rice Crispies. ? *Pretzels* The Guide has always warned that pretzels conain malt that may be Chodosh. In fact, not all pretzels contain malt. If the ingredients do not list malt, then it can be assumed that the pretzels are Yoshon, _if they do not contain whole wheat flour or oats_. This is since the usual wheat flour used in _crunchy (not soft chewy)_ pretzels is from winter wheat.* *If they do contain malt, then they may still until the purchase date of Jan 15. We do not have any package dating codes for pretzels at this time. There are specialty vinegars such as malt vinegar, terragon vinegar and salad vinegar which are made with high concentrations of malt. However, the vinegar used in almost all food products, also known as ?manufacturers white vinegar? does not have any Chodosh problems. Therefore, the following common products should be free of Chodosh: ordinary household vinegar, and condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, etc. Thus far we have discussed malt used as flavoring or coloring. However, there is another frequent use of malt. It is used in most baking flours for their chemical reaction, which allows the flour to react with the yeast and water so that the dough should rise properly. We have received /psak halochos/ several years ago that baking flour is not a problem so far as the malt content is concerned. This includes baking flour that lists barley malt in the ingredients. (For some baking flours we have included dating codes, as we do for many other products, for those who do not want to rely on this /psak/ that this malt may be used.) _In summary_. if you know the dating code for an item that has a malt problem, then you should avoid that item if the dating code indicates that it was *packed* on or after Oct. 15. If the dating code is not known, then we recommend that the item would probably still be Yoshon if purchased up to Jan. 15. These dates are 2 months earlier than the dates we were able to rely on up to 2 years ago. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE GUIDE *? **Adirim* noodles, farfel and other pasta Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger. *? **America?s Choice* products sold in AP, Waldbaum, Food Emporium and Pathmark have the same code. So far the following are known: baking flour and barley Chodosh code is Aug 1 09 (1 year after packing.) For pasta the code is Aug 16 09. Other codes such as cereals are not yet known. *?** Bagel DeLox*, 421 Rt 59, Monsey, NY. Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Steinmetz. *? **Beigel?s Bakery*, maker of wholesale breads and other baked products. Most items are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the OK Labs even without a Yoshon label. Exception is 6-grain and other multigrain breads. (Care should be taken that products sold at groceries without any label at all not be confused with such products from other bakeries.) *? **CRC (Chicago Rabbinical Council)* has a policy of making sure that the malt used in all of their Yoshon certifications is also Yoshon. (This should not be confused with the CRC (Central Rabbinical Congress-Hisachdus that does not certify Yoshon at all.) *? **Cream of Wheat* farina made by BG Foods. The Chodosh code is Aug 1, 2010 (2 years after packing.) *? **Dependable* update: Following pasta products are Yoshon under
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-21 DEC 08* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yher...@earthlink.net* mailto:yher...@earthlink.net** * * *_YOUR HELP IS REQUESTED ON MALT USED IN BAKERIES-UPDATED_* *_ _* On Dec 4 I asked for your help on forwarding to me data on the use of malt in bakeries. So far I have received one reply which directed me to 2 manufacturers of flavorings used by kosher bakeries. From these I have identified one additive, ?Honey-Like Blend? made by U. S. Chocolate Co. that does contain malt flavoring. I would appreciate further feedback from those who have checked their local bakeries for flavorings and additives. Please let me know whether you did or did not find any malt at your local bakery. (As mentioned below, I am not concerned at this time about malt in baking flour.) _This is my earlier request_: I do not have an adequate understanding of which bakery flavorings and other bakery additives may contain MALT. It is well known that all bakery flour (except cake flour) contains malt. It is known that in Yoshon bakery flour that malt is always Yoshon as well (either because the flour was stored since August, or for freshly-ground bakery flour the O-U makes sure that the added malt is Yoshon.) However I need a better picture of which flavorings and other additives added in the bakery to cakes, cookies and other products may contain malt. I am asking mashgichim and consumers to please check at the local bakeries. Ask them to show you the labels of such flavorings, coatings and other additives. Check the list of ingredients for ?malt? or ?barley malt?. For each item where you find such malt, please note the following: 1. Exact name and use of the additive 2. Name, address and phone number of the manufacturer 3. Sample dating code or ?best if used by? date 4. Is the malt listed in beginning of the list of ingredients, in the middle or near the end? Please forward this data, only to the following email address: yher...@earthlink.net mailto:yher...@earthlink.net Thank you Yoseph Herman CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE FOLLOWING AS OF DEC 21 *Weetabix* (this cereal is misspelled in the Guide as ?Wheatabix?) the wheat in all cereals is winter wheat and is Yoshon. The malt in all organic cereals is Yoshon until pesach. For non-organic cereals, the malt may be Chodosh with a package code of Jan 15 09 (1 year after packing.) *Columbia *egg noodles have a Chodosh code of Aug 15 09 (1 year after packing). The macaroni, spaghetti and other pasta have a code of Aug 15 10 (2 years after packing.) *Kemach* minestrone soup Chodosh code in 3170 (317=day of the year, 0=year+2). Vegetable soup code is 3030. *** THE FOLLOWING AS OF DEC 4 08. *Brill?s Bakery* in Spring Valley, NY (This is misspelled in the Guide as ?Brulles Bakery?) and *Taam Eden Bakery* in New Square. All baked items are Yoshon including whole wheat bread. The only exceptions are 6-grain and 9-grain breads which may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of the Beis Din of New Square. *Liebers.* As the Guide states, all cookies, crackers, snackers that are without oats are Yoshon. However, _whole-wheat_ snackers, pretzels and whole wheat crackers may be Chodosh starting a purchase date of Dec 1. /?/* Garden of Eat-In*, 1416 Ave J. (718)252-5289. The following are Yoshon: zucchini muffins, breads, rolls (excluding hamburger rolls, and hamburger buns), blintzes, and bialys. /_Yoshon pasta available on requests_/_. _All products breaded in the store are also Yoshon. _The following are NOT Yoshon_: baguettes, English muffins, white bread, bagels, barley, most of the pastas, hamburger rolls and buns, and anything fried. Low-fat or fat-free muffins are probably NOT Yoshon please contact the Kehila Kashrus office at the telephone numbers 718-951-0481 or 646-739-2465. Under the hashgocho of Kehila Kashrus of Brooklyn. *? Ave P Appetizer*, 466 Ave P, Brooklyn, 646-302-6372. All products may not be Yoshon. For questions, contact Kehilah Kashrus at (718) 951-0481. . (Warning: this hashgocho does not check the Yoshon status of malt which may be a problem after Oct 15. For a discussion of malt, see Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 10.1.) *Ungers* pizza crust (regular, not whole wheat) has the Chodosh code of Feb. 26 2009. The Strudel leaves have a Chodosh code of 08303 (08=year, 303=day of year.) If there is no code printed on the package, then it is not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of information. *Ostrovsky Heimishe Bakery*, 1201 Ave J, Brooklyn. All items Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Kahana of the CRC. *Rabbinical Council of California (RCC)* the current policy is that all facilities certified by the RCC as being Yoshon also are checked to make sure that they use Yoshon malt, unless stated otherwise. Therefore, the following establishments in Section 13.3 of the Guide that are under RCC hashgocho should
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-8 Mar 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yher...@earthlink.net* mailto:yher...@earthlink.net** * * THE FOLLOWING AS OF 8 March 09 The third and final issue for the season of the Guide to Chodosh has been mailed out to paid subscribers. As usual, free copies of this Guide are available by email by sending a blank email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org chod...@moruda.com mailto:chod...@moruda.com The following is an addition to the new Guide: *Kemach* graham cracker pie crust is Yoshon only with a Yoshon label (in Hebrew) on the package. The latest batch is without such label and is Chodosh. Kemach egg noodles without a Yoshon label may be Chodosh *Grain for Your Brain* rolled oats from Monroe is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gruber. *Mechel’s* frozen dough products are Yoshon under the Star-K of Baltimore. *Dependable Foods* is a distributor that provides a broad range of Yoshon products to establishments and institutions. The items listed in the Guide to Chodosh as being Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Taub, refer to only to the listed items and only under the Dependable label. In addition, Dependable distributes Yoshon bakery flour and other Yoshon items, where the hashgocho for Yoshon is clearly stated on the package. However, caution is advised since Dependable is selling other items as Yoshon without any specific hashgocho for Yoshon, without the verification of the Yoshon status by an independent mashgiach. For the last several years the Guide has been recommending that only items with an hashgocho for Yoshon be used as Yoshon, regardless of how “dependable” the supplier is. * THE FOLLOWING AS OF 25 FEB 09 *MALT UPDATE* In past years we used the packing date of Dec 15 as the starting date for Chodosh malt. This year, we moved that date up by 2 months to Oct 15. This earlier date is reflected throughout this season’s Guides. Therefore we advised that all items containing malt may be Chodosh if packed on or after Oct 15, or if purchased after Jan 15. Here we explain the rationale of why this year we have been using the earlier date and on what basis are we suggesting to move this date to the old guidelines, to a point 2 months later on the calendar. _Manufacturers in the USA_ have always claimed and are still claiming that they do not start producing Chodosh malt until Dec 15 or later. However, Canada has experienced unusual problems with their barley crop that has forced some malt manufacturing companies to switch to Chodosh barley for malt produced as early as Oct. 15. It has been verified that at least 2 USA companies have been importing and are using this Canadian company’s malt. These are the cereal company Kellogs and Samuel Adams beer. Since we had no way of accurately determining which other USA manufacturers are also using this malt with the early Chodosh starting date, we have been advising this year that one assume that malt in general starts in USA manufactured foods as of Oct 15. Since so far we have only verified that two USA companies are using this Canadian malt, we are now suggesting that you consult your Rav or posek and ask if (for products other than Kellogs cereals and Samuel Adams beer) you could apply the usual later dates based upon the following “double doubt” argument (/sfek sfeika of the Rema)/. Many, maybe most, companies located in the USA probably use malt manufactured in the USA. This malt first starts becoming Chodosh after Dec 15. Even if the company in question uses Canadian malt which started becoming Chodosh around Oct 15, maybe the package you have still used old malt left over from before. If your psak is that you can return to the old Dec 15-Mar 15 rule, then all off the malt dates and dating codes in the Guide may be extended from Oct 15 to Dec 15 (except for Kellogs and Samuel Adams beer) for those products where the dating code is known. For cases where the dating code is not known, you would be able to purchase items that contain malt up to March 15 and assume that it is still Yoshon. These later dates then would apply to malt-containing items such as cookies, crackers, pretzels, cereals and beer. ** MASHGIACH’S GUIDE TO CHODOSH AND YOSHON IS AVAILABLE The Mashgiach’s Guide to Chodosh and Yoshon has been updated and is now available by email or US surface mail. The regular Guide to Chodosh is aimed at consumers. It contains names of foods and establishments and tries to provide guidance about which are Yoshon and which are not. Conversely, the Mashgiach’s Guide contains almost no specific brand name information. Rather, it provides detailed technical information to help the mashgiach provide hashgochos for Yoshon. You are welcome to download a copy
From Guide to Chodosh-Email address change for Y. Herman, correction to Chometz report
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-23 Mar 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email yher...@yahoo.com mailto:yher...@yahoo.com* * * EMAIL ADDRESS OF Y. HERMAN IS CHANGING It appears that some spam purveyors have stolen my email address and have been sending out questionable mailings as if they were being sent by yher...@earthlink.net mailto:yher...@earthlink.net. I apologize if any of you have received such spam. Be assured that they did not come from me. As a result, in a short while I will cancel my Earthlink address. From today on, please address all email intended for Yoseph Herman to my new incoming email address: yher...@yahoo.com mailto:yher...@yahoo.com You will be receiving email from me from one of two addresses: yher...@onlymyemail.com mailto:yher...@onlymyemail.com or yher...@yahoo.com ** CORRECTION TO THE CHOMETZ REPORT * * *Wakefern*. The chometz is sold by Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Beck. In addition, Rabbi Beck sells the Chometz at the Shoprite Supermarket at McDonald and Ave I Brooklyn. * THE CHOMETZ REPORT IS READY * * Each year we publish a report “A Survey of the US Grocery Scene With Relevance to Purchase of Chometz After Pesach”. The most recent version of this is ready for you to download free of charge by sending a blank email to ONE of the following: chom...@moruda.com mailto:chom...@moruda.com or chom...@sefer.org mailto:chom...@sefer.org A printed hard copy of this booklet is available free of charge to be mailed by US surface mail to Rabbonim and mashgichim. To all others, the cost is $1. Please call in you request for the free booklet to the Chodosh Hot Line 718-305-5133, or send the request by email to yher...@earthlink.net mailto:yher...@earthlink.net, or mail it to Chometz Report, c/o Y. Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952. The $1 for those who are not Rabbonim or mashgichim should be sent to the same address. Please note that this report is not directed at the general public. It is meant to be background reference for rabbonim only. In no case, should this report be used as a final halachic ruling, all halachic questions should be directed to qualified rabbonim and poskim. ** THE FOLLOWING AS OF 8 March 09 The third and final issue for the season of the Guide to Chodosh has been mailed out to paid subscribers. As usual, free copies of this Guide are available by email by sending a blank email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org chod...@moruda.com mailto:chod...@moruda.com The following is an addition to the new Guide: *Kemach* graham cracker pie crust is Yoshon only with a Yoshon label (in Hebrew) on the package. The latest batch is without such label and is Chodosh. Kemach egg noodles without a Yoshon label may be Chodosh *Grain for Your Brain* rolled oats from Monroe is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gruber. *Mechel’s* frozen dough products are Yoshon under the Star-K of Baltimore. *Dependable Foods* is a distributor that provides a broad range of Yoshon products to establishments and institutions. The items listed in the Guide to Chodosh as being Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Taub, refer to only to the listed items and only under the Dependable label. In addition, Dependable distributes Yoshon bakery flour and other Yoshon items, where the hashgocho for Yoshon is clearly stated on the package. However, caution is advised since Dependable is selling other items as Yoshon without any specific hashgocho for Yoshon, without the verification of the Yoshon status by an independent mashgiach. For the last several years the Guide has been recommending that only items with an hashgocho for Yoshon be used as Yoshon, regardless of how “dependable” the supplier is. * THE FOLLOWING AS OF 25 FEB 09 *MALT UPDATE* In past years we used the packing date of Dec 15 as the starting date for Chodosh malt. This year, we moved that date up by 2 months to Oct 15. This earlier date is reflected throughout this season’s Guides. Therefore we advised that all items containing malt may be Chodosh if packed on or after Oct 15, or if purchased after Jan 15. Here we explain the rationale of why this year we have been using the earlier date and on what basis are we suggesting to move this date to the old guidelines, to a point 2 months later on the calendar. _Manufacturers in the USA_ have always claimed and are still claiming that they do not start producing Chodosh malt until Dec 15 or later. However, Canada has experienced unusual problems with their barley crop that has forced some malt manufacturing companies to switch to Chodosh barley for malt produced as early as Oct. 15. It has been verified that at least 2 USA companies have
Post-pesach update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-6 MAY 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email yher...@yahoo.com mailto:yher...@yahoo.com* * * The Chodosh season is over, with the passing of pesach. Chodosh will become a concern again when the harvest of the new Chodosh crop starts, approximately around the end of July or early August. We are monitoring weekly reports from the US Dep’t of Agriculture regarding the progress of the new crops. For a grain to be Yoshon, it should have been planted 3 days (or 2 weeks) before the second day of pesach. As of 3 days before pesach, the following are the percentages of the crops that were already planted and are therefore Yoshon: Oats=37%, spring wheat=2%, barley=3%. The very fact that such small fraction of the crops was planted before pesach assures that the majority of these crops will be Chodosh after the harvest of the new spring crops begins, near the end of July. (Most of the spring wheat and barley is grown in upper mid West of the US. These areas were subjected to heavy flooding during the end of the winter and early spring. That resulted in a later than usual start to the planting season.) ** MASHGIACH’S GUIDE TO CHODOSH AND YOSHON IS AVAILABLE The Mashgiach’s Guide to Chodosh and Yoshon has been updated and is now available by email or US surface mail. The regular Guide to Chodosh is aimed at consumers. It contains names of foods and establishments and tries to provide guidance about which are Yoshon and which are not. Conversely, the Mashgiach’s Guide contains almost no specific brand name information. Rather, it provides detailed technical information to help the mashgiach provide hashgochos for Yoshon. You are welcome to download a copy of the Mashgiach’s Guide by sending a blank email to ONE of the following addresses: mashgi...@sefer.org mashgi...@moruda.com mailto:mashgi...@moruda.com Printed copies of this Guide are available. Rabbonim and mashgichim can request that a copy be mailed to them free of charge via US surface mail by providing their full mailing address by either (1) sending an email request, or (2) recording a message on the Chodosh Hot Line 718-305-5133, or (3) sending a written request to Y. Herman 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952 (make sure that you include a note with your full address and the request for the Mashgiach’s Guide.) Those who are not rabbonim or mashgichim may order a copy of this Guide by sending $1 plus their full name and address to Y. Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952 * * 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 mailto: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 mailto: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 facitlites of the Guides to Chodosh and the Mashgichim.
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-11 AUG 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yher...@yahoo.com* mailto:yher...@yahoo.com** * * CHODOSH SEASON _STARTED!_ At this time, the harvest of the three Chodosh crops have begun in the USA, marking the official beginning of the new Chodosh season. The start of the oats and spring wheat harvests followed our earlier prediction. However, the barley harvest is about 1 week later that predicted earlier. Therefore, the dates the follow reflect a 1 week delay for barley. The first of the dates given below is the first Chodosh PACKING date. If you know the dating code system for your package, any item packed before that date will be Yoshon. The second date is the PURCHASE date. If you do not know the date code, you can assume that all items up to the given purchase date will be Yoshon. OATS: Packing date=Jul 16, purchase date=Aug 9 (THIS HAS PASSED.) WHEAT packaged goods (other than noodles and pasta): Packing date=Aug 9, purchase date= Aug 21. WHEAT BAKERY, pizza and other _fresh baked products_: purchase date IN MIDWEST USA= Aug 9. Purchase date ELSEWHERE in the USA=Aug 21. WHEAT pasta and noodles: Packing date=Aug 16, purchase date= Sept 1. BARLEY (pearled): Packing date Aug 16, safe to purchase to Aug 28. *** *GUIDE TO CHODOSH DUE SOON* * * The first issue of the season of the Guide to Chodosh is due BE”H by the end of August. I will send out an email to alert everyone when the new Guide will be available for download by computer. *WARNING TO USERS OF EMAIL* * * I have been receiving email lately from sender addresses that are supposed to be yher...@earthlink.net mailto:yher...@earthlink.net and yher...@onlymyemail.com mailto:yher...@onlymyemail.com. Both of these are my email addresses. Both have contained spam messages. None of those were actually sent by me. Apparently, it is very easy for anyone to send out email with any other email address as the “sender”. I was told that there is no way I can stop such messages. _Please do not respond to such messages and certainly never send any private information as a result of such messages._ In case of doubt contact me directly by calling the Hot Line number given above. *BAKERY FLOUR UPDATE* * * Our earlier fears for the availability of Yoshon bakery flour in the Greater New York area have B”H eased. Apparently the flour suppliers and distributors will be able to cover the potential loss of available Yoshon flour brought about by the very popular General Mills “All Trumps” flour no longer being available in Yoshon form for most of the Chodosh season. Nevertheless, the users of Yoshon bakery flour have to contact their flour distributors to make sure that their needs will be adequately covered. This notice only pertains to bakery flour, not flour purchased in groceries for home use. ** *THIS MESSAGE IS ONLY FOR MASHGICHIM WHO PROVIDE SUPERVISION OF YOSHON* * * As noted above, the new Chodosh season will start soon. I would like to ask you again that if you have not yet done so, to urgently forward to me a list of all products and establishments for which you provide Yoshon hashgocho for the upcoming season. I need to make sure that up-to-date and accurate information is passed on to the Yoshon consumer in the first issue of the Guide to Chodosh. You may forward this information to me in one of several ways: - Email to yher...@yahoo.com mailto:yher...@yahoo.com - Fax to 845-356-5999 - By US mail to Y. Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952 - By recording a message on the Chodosh Hot Line, 718-305-5133. A few months ago, I sent out the revised issue of the Mashgiach’s Guide to Chodosh and Yoshon by mail to many mashgichim and hashgocho organizations. (See details about this Guide below.) If you did not receive it and want a printed copy (instead of the email version that is available), please contact me. Thank you and tizku l’mitzvos Yoseph Herman ** MASHGIACH’S GUIDE TO CHODOSH AND YOSHON IS AVAILABLE The Mashgiach’s Guide to Chodosh and Yoshon has been updated and is now available by email or US surface mail. The regular Guide to Chodosh (the first issue for the new season is due out in a few weeks) is aimed at consumers. It contains names of foods and establishments and tries to provide guidance about which are Yoshon and which are not. Conversely, the Mashgiach’s Guide contains almost no specific brand name information. Rather, it provides detailed technical information to help the mashgiach provide hashgochos for Yoshon. You are welcome to download a copy of the Mashgiach’s Guide by sending a blank email to ONE
The new Guide to Chodosh now available from two locations
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-23 AUG 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yher...@yahoo.com mailto:yher...@yahoo.com *NEW GUIDE TO CHODOSH AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY EMAIL* The first issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the upcoming season is ready for you to download by email from one of two locations. Send a blank email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org chod...@moruda.com mailto:chod...@moruda.com The new Guide will go to the printer on Monday, Aug 24. We hope that those who sent in paid subscriptions, as well as the local distributors in the various cities in the USA will receive the printed copies by US mail by early next week. In the table below we summarize the cutoff dates recommended by the Guide, based on preliminary estimates of the US Government supplied harvest data. These estimated dates will be updated as necessary in later issues of the Guide. The “Packing date” indicates that all packaged goods with dating codes that were before that date should be Yoshon. Starting with 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 checking for 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_ _ _ Packaged foods with oats Jul 26 Aug 9 Packaged foods with wheat Aug 9 Aug 24 Noodles and pasta or barley (not malt) Aug 16 Sept 1 Packaged foods with malt Oct 15 Jan 15 Freshly baked bakery products with wheat -Mid West USA Aug 10 -Other USA Aug 24 * * CORRECTIONS TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE GUIDE The Bagel Shoppe located in South Euclid Ohio is no longer Yoshon. * * 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 mailto: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 mailto: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 facitlites of the Guides to Chodosh and the Mashgichim.
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-2 SEPT 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yher...@yahoo.com* mailto:yher...@yahoo.com *NEW GUIDE TO CHODOSH AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY EMAIL* The first issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the upcoming season is ready for you to download free of charge by email from one of two locations. Send a blank email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org chod...@moruda.com mailto:chod...@moruda.com The printed version of the new Guide to Chodosh was mailed out to all paid individual subscribers and to the various local distributors on Monday and Tuesday, Aug 31 and Sept 1. Most people should receive them by Shabbos, Sept 5. The following are changes and corrections to the new Guide. *CORRECTIONS AS OF 2 SEPT 09* * * Cheerios sold in Israel under the Nestle label (other than Multigrain) the Chodosh date is supposed to be Aug 2 10 (372 days after packing.) Shoprite hot oats cereals, all cereals the Chodosh date is Jan 26 11, 18 months after packing. Great Value flour from WalMart with a “W” in the code, the wheat is always Yoshon, under the hashgocho of the O-U. The malt may be Chodosh after October, code to be supplied. Nabisco Triscuits are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. ** *CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS AS OF AUG 28 09* * * The following establishments in Monsey will continue to be Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Horowitz: Pita Land, Chai Pizza and European Home Made Kosher. The following information provided by Rabbi Shlomo Gissinger regarding establishments under his hashgocho: In Lakewood, following ARE Yoshon: Gelbstein Bakery, Gruenebaum Bakery, Salad Garden, Kosher Village-Weiss Bakery (except 6-grain bread). Following are _NOT Yoshon_: Kitov products, Bodek egg rolls, Taste Bud Restaurant-Lakewood, Just Good Food Restaurant-Manalapan Ungers Kosher Market bakery department in Cleveland Heights will be Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi B. Greenwald. CORRECTIONS AS OF AUG 23 09 The Bagel Shoppe located in South Euclid Ohio is no longer Yoshon. * * 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 mailto: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 mailto: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 facitlites of the Guides to Chodosh and the Mashgichim.
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-13 SEPT 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yher...@yahoo.com mailto:yher...@yahoo.com *NEW GUIDE TO CHODOSH AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY EMAIL* The first issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the upcoming season is ready for you to download free of charge by email from one of two locations. Send a blank email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org chod...@moruda.com mailto:chod...@moruda.com The printed version of the new Guide to Chodosh was mailed out to all paid individual subscribers and to the various local distributors on Monday and Tuesday, Aug 31 and Sept 1. Most people should have received them by Shabbos, Sept 5. The following are changes and corrections to the new Guide. *THE FOLLOWING AS OF SEPT 13* * * *WARNING: Puratos* Bagel Improver is a dough conditioner that is used by several bagel shops. Even though the company may claim that it is made from winter wheat, the Kof-K that provides the hashgocho for this product will not certify that claim. Therefore, as of a packaging date of Aug 9, this item may be Chodosh. The code for Aug 9 is 08099221 (08=month, 09=day, 0=year, 221 not important.) Yoshon stored supplies of this item are available from Velenti Co. 718-565-1300 speak to Bob Cory. Please check with your local bagel shops. Many may not be aware of the fact that this or other dough conditioners may be Chodosh! Mishpacha barley is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the KAJ. Kemach updates and changes, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz: Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Chodosh code Oct 15 10. Egg noodles and farfel Yoshon without a Yoshon label at least until Dec 31, after Dec 31 with Yoshon label only. Bulk pasta in 20 lb packages have a Chodosh code of 09/01/11 (2 years after packing). Toasted _oats_, Honey Nut Toasted Oats, _Fruit Whirls, Honey Crunch_ (like Honeycombs), _Corn Crisps_ (like Kix), _Bunch ‘O Krunch_, all have a revised Chodosh date of Sept 21 10. All flat breads, regular and whole wheat, are Yoshon at least up to a code of Oct 1 2010 (1 year after packing.) Chow Mein noodles Chodosh date Aug 29, code 2909H (29=date, 09=year, H=Aug in alph. order.) _Rabbi Gruber_ : Regarding items under the hashgocho of _Rabbi Gruber_, the following are confirmed Yoshon for this year: Paskesz products without oats, Best products except Kamut, Kosher Depot wraps, Mendelsohn frozen pizza in the store and frozen products, Sweet Choice, Weiss Kosher Cuisine, Merkaz Hasimcha, Newborn Caterers, Pavilion 39 Caterers, Michyou Pita, Glauber Bakeries, Spring Valley and Brooklyn, Munch and Lunch, Monsey Glatt and Wesley Kosher items prepared in the store, Mechel’s Takeout. The following items are no longer under Yoshon under _Rabbi Gruber_ and therefore are _not recommended as Yoshon_: Landau Supermarket takeout and bakery, Kaff Café, Main Street Pizza-Fallsburg, Moshe Pizza-Monticello, Raleigh Hotel. Shrem’s Bakery, Cornwall, NY will continue to be Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Lipa Klein. Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, the malt may be Chodosh. Package code for the malt Chodosh date of Oct 15 is July15 10 (9 months after packing). Taanug cereals with wheat but no oats. There is a mistake in the Guide. The Chodosh code should be Aug 9 2010 (1 year after packing.) Ronzoni oven-ready pasta Chodosh code is Aug 16 2011 (2 years after packing.) Streits products are Yoshon only if under the hashgocho of Rabbi Soloveichik or the Kof-K. My Own Meals products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Soloveichik. Glick’s Graham Cracker Pie crust on the shelves at this time is Yoshon. No code has been given to help determine when it may start becoming Chodosh. Glicks baking spray may be Chodosh. Pereg bread crumbs may be Chodosh, unless the package states product of Israel. ** *CORRECTIONS AS OF 2 SEPT 09* * * Cheerios sold in Israel under the Nestle label (other than Multigrain) the Chodosh date is supposed to be Aug 2 10 (372 days after packing.) Shoprite hot oats cereals, all hot cereals the Chodosh date is Jan 26 11, 18 months after packing. Great Value flour from WalMart with a “W” in the code, the wheat is always Yoshon, under the hashgocho of the O-U. The malt may be Chodosh after October, code to be supplied. Nabisco Triscuits are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. ** *CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS AS OF AUG 28 09* * * The following establishments in Monsey will continue to be Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Horowitz: Pita Land, Chai Pizza and European Home Made Kosher. The following information provided by Rabbi Shlomo Gissinger regarding establishments under his hashgocho: In Lakewood, following ARE Yoshon: Gelbstein Bakery, Gruenebaum Bakery, Salad Garden, Kosher Village-Weiss
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
First and foremost, the best wishes to all for a gmar chasima tova. Now for the Update: CHODOSH BULLETIN-21 SEPT 09 From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email yher...@yahoo.com NEW GUIDE TO CHODOSH AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY EMAIL The first issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the upcoming season is ready for you to download free of charge by email from one of two locations. Send a blank email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org chod...@moruda.com The printed version of the new Guide to Chodosh was mailed out to all paid individual subscribers and to the various local distributors on Monday and Tuesday, Aug 31 and Sept 1. Most people should have received them by Shabbos, Sept 5. The following are changes and corrections to the new Guide. FOLLOWING AS OF SEPT 21 Cheerios and the oats in other cereals from General Mills, the Chodosh packing date is delayed from July 26 to Sept 15. Therefore, for all Cheerios cereals sold in the USA the revised code is Sept 22 2010. The same date goes for most General Mills/Nestle cereals sold in Israel. The exception is MultiGrain Cheerios for which the code when sold in Israel is July 22 10. Liebers update: All cookies, crackers and pretzels are Yoshon unless they contain oats or the label states that they are made in Brazil. Liebers soup mixes have a Chodosh code of 09x33 (09=year, x=any single digit, 33=week of the year.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Cup soups may not be Yoshon. Smackin Good potato knishes always Yoshon, waffles and pancakes are Yoshon at least until after sukkos. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Kineret, Kosheriffic pizza Yoshon at least until after sukkos. Lite fish sticks and onion rings, are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Kashi cereals. With the following exceptions, the date on all cereals is 12 months after packing. That includes all cereal bars. The exceptions are Golean Rolls-8 months, Soft Baked cereals-10 months, Pilaf-24 months. Kemach all flat breads, regular and whole wheat, are Yoshon at least up to a code of Oct 30 2010 (13 months after packing.) Bread sticks are Yoshon the entire season, including the malt. For the graham cracker pie crust the wheat is always Yoshon. The malt may be a problem starting Oct 15, code Oct 15 10 (1 year after packing.) In the Los Angeles area, the following are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the RCC: Schwartz Bakery -Pacoima CA, Classic Le Palais, Reniassance, Unique. The following are Yoshon under the Kehilla of Los Angeles: Love Bakery-all items baked there, and Jerusalem Pizza and Sushi-only the pizza. Mechel’s Puffed Pastry Dough is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star-K. Sterits Chow Mein noodles are Yoshon at least up to the purchase date of Jan 31 2010, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Soloveichik. THE FOLLOWING AS OF SEPT 13 WARNING: Puratos Bagel Improver is a dough conditioner that is used by several bagel shops. Even though the company may claim that it is made from winter wheat, the Kof-K that provides the hashgocho for this product will not certify that claim. Therefore, as of a packaging date of Aug 9, this item may be Chodosh. The code for Aug 9 is 08099221 (08=month, 09=day, 0=year, 221 not important.) Yoshon stored supplies of this item are available from Velenti Co. 718-565-1300 speak to Bob Cory. Please check with your local bagel shops. Many may not be aware of the fact that this or other dough conditioners may be Chodosh! Mishpacha barley is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the KAJ, even without a Yoshon label. Kemach updates and changes, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz: Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Chodosh code Oct 15 10. Egg noodles and farfel Yoshon without a Yoshon label at least until Dec 31, after Dec 31 with Yoshon label only. Bulk pasta in 20 lb packages have a Chodosh code of 09/01/11 (2 years after packing). Toasted oats, Honey Nut Toasted Oats, Fruit Whirls, Honey Crunch (like Honeycombs), Corn Crisps (like Kix), Bunch ‘O Krunch, all have a revised Chodosh date of Sept 21 10. Chow Mein noodles Chodosh date Aug 29, code 2909H (29=date, 09=year, H=Aug in alph. order.) Rabbi Gruber : Regarding items under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gruber, the following are confirmed Yoshon for this year: Paskesz products without oats, Best products except Kamut, Kosher Depot wraps, Mendelsohn frozen pizza in the store and frozen products, Sweet Choice, Weiss Kosher Cuisine, Merkaz Hasimcha, Newborn Caterers, Pavilion 39 Caterers, Michyou Pita, Glauber Bakeries, Spring Valley and Brooklyn, Munch and Lunch, Monsey Glatt and Wesley Kosher items prepared in the store, Mechel’s Takeout. The following items are no longer under Yoshon under Rabbi Gruber and therefore are not recommended as Yoshon: Landau Supermarket takeout and bakery, Kaff Café, Main Street Pizza-Fallsburg, Moshe Pizza
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-7 OCT 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yher...@yahoo.com* mailto:yher...@yahoo.com *NEW GUIDE TO CHODOSH AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY EMAIL* The first issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the upcoming season is ready for you to download free of charge by email from one of two locations. Send a blank email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org chod...@moruda.com mailto:chod...@moruda.com The printed version of the new Guide to Chodosh was mailed out to all paid individual subscribers and to the various local distributors on Monday and Tuesday, Aug 31 and Sept 1. Most people should have received them by Shabbos, Sept 5. The following are changes and corrections to the new Guide. THE FOLLOWING AS OF OCT 7 *CORRECTION: *The oats in *Cheerios *and in other cereals from General Mills, the Chodosh packing date is delayed from July 26 to Sept 15. Therefore, for all Cheerios cereals sold in the USA the revised code for _oats_ is Sept 22 2010. The same date goes for the oats in most General Mills/Nestle cereals sold in Israel. The exception is the oats date for MultiGrain Cheerios for which the code when sold in Israel is July 22 10. _However if the ingredients list wheat or wheat flour_ then the earlier packing date of Aug 9 for wheat holds. This would translate to a package code for the wheat of Aug 16 10 for all General Mills cereals in the USA and (Nestle) in Israel. The exception would be MultiGrain Cheerios in Israel for which the wheat code is June 13 10. Nature Valley Granola bars. For bars that contain oats and no wheat, and for those that also contain wheat, see the dates and codes given above for General Mills cereals. Masor dough products will continue to be Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. A. Bussu. JJ blintzes are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yehuda Shain. Chuster noodles and pasta and Landau made by Chuster Co. all products Yoshon till Oct 31. Chuster items with Yoshon label, Yoshon to pesach. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Avrohom Z. Glick. Zomicks and Steinbergs bakeries should be a catergory ?, under hashgocho for Yoshon, only with a Yoshon label. Ungers frozen pizza dough Chodosh code D9247 (9=year, 247=day of year). Regular and whole wheat pizza crust Chodosh code January 19 2010. Frozen pie shells and tart shells, Chodosh code 09259 (09=year, 259=day of the year.) Under the hashgocho of the New Square Kashrus Council. Tuv Taam meals and other packaged products with an OK Labs hashgocho and a Yoshon label are Yoshon under the OK Labs. Americas Choice (by AP, also sold in Pathmark and Waldbaums) oatmeal cereals have the Chodosh code of Jul 26 11 (2 years after packing.) BUGS WARNING: I have come across a kashrus alert newsletter that warns that bugs have been found in some heimishe brands of barley (no names were given). Barley should be checked for bugs. Note that this is not a Yoshon-generated problem, especially since it occurred so early in the season. Frenchs French Fried onions Chodosh code Aug 9 11 (2 years after packing.) *** *FOLLOWING AS OF SEPT 21* Liebers update: All cookies, crackers and pretzels are Yoshon unless they contain oats or the label states that they are made in Brazil. Liebers soup mixes have a Chodosh code of 09x33 (09=year, x=any single digit, 33=week of the year.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Cup soups may not be Yoshon. Smackin Good potato knishes always Yoshon, waffles and pancakes are Yoshon at least until after sukkos. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Kineret, Kosheriffic pizza Yoshon at least until after sukkos. Lite fish sticks and onion rings, are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. * * Kashi cereals. With the following exceptions, the date on all cereals is 12 months after packing. That includes all cereal bars. The exceptions are Golean Rolls-8 months, Soft Baked cereals-10 months, Pilaf-24 months. Kemach all flat breads, regular and whole wheat, are Yoshon at least up to a code of Oct 30 2010 (13 months after packing.) Bread sticks are Yoshon the entire season, including the malt. For the graham cracker pie crust the wheat is always Yoshon. The malt may be a problem starting Oct 15, code Oct 15 10 (1 year after packing.) In the Los Angeles area, the following are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the RCC: Schwartz Bakery -Pacoima CA, Classic Le Palais, Reniassance, Unique. The following are Yoshon under the Kehilla of Los Angeles: Love Bakery-all items baked there, and Jerusalem Pizza and Sushi-only the pizza. Mechels Puffed Pastry Dough is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star-K. Sterits Chow Mein noodles are Yoshon at least up to the purchase date of Jan 31 2010, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Soloveichik. ** *THE FOLLOWING AS OF SEPT 13
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*CHODOSH BULLETIN-3 NOV 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yher...@yahoo.com* mailto:yher...@yahoo.com *THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH IS BEING SENT TO THE PRINTER* The new, second issue of the Guide is being sent to the printer. Those who subscribed, as well as the local distributors in various cities should receive the printed copies during the week of Nov. 9. To receive a (free) copy of the latest Guide, send a blank email message to chod...@sefer.org mailto:chod...@sefer.org. (The other, moruda address seems not to work at this time.) _ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE GUIDE___ *_NOTICES:_* MALT UPDATE For malt and beer derived from barley malt, most years we used December 15 as the packing date after which the malt may be Chodosh. This has been consistently reported as being reasonable. However, the last two years we were surprised to learn that at least one major source of malt began to use the Chodosh crop much earlier. Therefore, we were forced to adapt the earlier malt Chodosh date of Oct 15. Anticipating that this year may also see an early start of Chodosh malt production, we again used Oct 15 as the tentative malt date in the first issue of this years Guide. However, it appears that this year the normal situation has been restored. Therefore we will resume using Dec 15 as the Chodosh _packing_ date. We will again advise that where package codes are not known, it is safe to assume that whatever has been _purchased_ by March 15 will still contain Yoshon malt. _CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS LISTED BY SECTION NUMBER IN THE GUIDE_ 4. Baked Products #_Toc234724385 *4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers* #_Toc234724386 * * * Haddar* products have changed hashgochos recently. Only packages with both the KAJ symbol and Yoshon on the label are under hashgocho for Yoshon. * Kemach* all flat breads, regular and whole wheat, are Yoshon at least up to a code of Dec 15 2010 (13 months after packing.) Bread sticks are Yoshon the entire season, including the malt. For the graham cracker pie crust the wheat is always Yoshon. The malt may be a problem starting Dec 15, code Dec 15 10 (1 year after packing.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz. *Kitov *products may be Chodosh according to Rabbi Gissinger * Liebers* cookies, crackers and pretzels are Yoshon unless they contain oats or the label states that they are made in Brazil. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. * Nabisco Triscuits* are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. /_4.2 Pretzels and Potato Chips_//__/ * Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps*, the wheat is Yoshon, the malt may be Chodosh. Package code for the malt Chodosh date of Dec 15 is July30 10 (9 months after packing). *4.6 Matzos* #_Toc234724391 * Shibolim matzos* whole wheat, light whole wheat and spelt are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerusalaim. *4.7 Spelt baked products* #_Toc234724392 * Shibolim spelt matzos* Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerusalaim. *5. Noodles and other pasta #_Toc234724393*** *5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons* #_Toc234724394 * Chuster noodles and pasta* and *Landau made by Chuster* Co. all products Yoshon till Oct 31. Chuster items with Yoshon label, Yoshon to pesach. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Avrohom Z. Glick. * Dependable* pasta, noodles, egg barley in bulk packages are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbis Klein and Taub. * Eden pasta* Yoshon at least up to the packing date of Sept 29, code 9272 (9=year, 272=day of year). Yoshon hashgocho, Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav. * Haddar* products have changed hashgochos recently. Only packages with both the KAJ symbol and Yoshon on the label are under hashgocho for Yoshon. * Kemach* Egg noodles and farfel Yoshon even without a Yoshon label at least until a purchase date of Dec 31, after Dec 31 with Yoshon label only. Bulk pasta in 20 lb packages have a Chodosh code of 09/01/11 (2 years after packing). Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz. * Masbia* pasta, noodles, egg barley in bulk packages are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbis Klein and Taub. * Ronzoni *Garden Delight and Oven Ready pastas Chodosh code is Aug 16 11 (2 years after packing.) * Vitelli noodles and pasta* Chodosh code Aug 16 2012 (3 years after packing.) * WalMart Great Value *Spaghetti and macaroni Chodosh code Aug 16 11 (2 years after packing). For other items call the company at 877-505-2267. Have the product UPC code to give to the agent. *5.2 Chow mein noodles* #_Toc234724395 * Kemach *Chow Mein noodles Chodosh date Aug 29, code 2909H (29=date, 09=year, H=Aug in alph. order.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz. * Streits Chow Mein* noodles are Yoshon at least up to the purchase date of Jan 31 2010, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Soloveichik. 6. Home baking products #_Toc234724397 *6.1
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-11 NOV 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yher...@yahoo.com* mailto:yher...@yahoo.com *THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH HAS BEEN SENT OUT* By the end of the week of Nov 9, all the local Guide distributors, as well as most of the individual subscribers should have received the new issue of the Guide To receive a (free) copy of the latest Guide, send a blank email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org mailto:chod...@sefer.org or chod...@moruda.com mailto:chod...@moruda.com. Some people have reported that their email request for the Guide did not respond or had some other problems receiving the Guide by email. First make sure that your email service does not stop such responses due to the size of the file or due to the fact (in case of the sefer.org site) that it comes from overseas. (Many spam filters automatically stop overseas email.) If this is not the case, please send me an email copy of the response you got to yher...@yahoo,com. I will then send you a copy of the Guide. _THE FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE SECOND GUIDE_ Barilla pastas that are packed on Aug 16 or later may be Chodosh. The codes for different pastas are as follows: Plus Pasta code Aug 16 10 (1 year after packing). Whole Grain Pasta code Feb 16 11 (18 months after packing.) Oven Ready Lasagna code Apr 16 11 (20 months). Straight Semolina Pasta code Apr 16 12 (32 months). Mishpacha, the malt in all flours is confirmed to be Yoshon till pesach. Weetabix cereals with wheat. For _organic_ Weetabix, the Chodosh code for the wheat is Oct 1 10 (1 year after packing.) For the _regular_ (not organic) cereals, the wheat is Yoshon. Malt may be a problem starting with a code of Jan 1 11. Off the Grill at 600 Central Ave, Cederhurst, NY is not certified as Yoshon until further notice. Circa-NY Restaurant, 22 West 33^rd St, New York City is NOT Yoshon. General Mills cereals oats code. The summary of changes at the beginning of the 2d Guide has Chodosh code dates for oats in General Mills cereals that are not consistent with those dates in the table on page 36. The table on page 36 is the correct one. _ _ __ 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 mailto: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 mailto: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 facitlites of the Guides to Chodosh and the Mashgichim.
Re Technical help needed by the Guide to Chodosh--Thanks to all
Many thanks to all who have so kindly and promptly replied to my request for technical help. I received so many replies that I could not reply in sufficient detail to each one individually, although I did try to acknowledge them all. Let me outline my problem and give a summary of the ideas sent me. I am about to have someone start helping me with the Chodosh investigations and other duties. As such, this person needs to have access to the file of Chodosh-related contacts that I have accumulated over the many years. This data is stored in the Contacts file of Outlook on my computer and is also synced with my Blackberry. She and I will continue to add to and modify this list of contacts, as we proceed in our work in parallel. We have a need to synchronize our two versions of the contact list on a constant ongoing basis to make sure that we are both up to date. With that background, let me outline the ideas sent me: Use the Export and Import, or Backup and Restore feature of Outlook to transfer my data to the other person. This is very doable on a one-time basis, but is not practical for synchronizing and merging two contact lists. Use a service provider that provides use of a Microsoft Exchange server to synchronize two Outlook files. This is available for less than $10 per month and remains an option. Use special software that allows such synchronization without the use of Exchange. That is also possible. Use one or more services offered by Google, such as Wireless Contact sync for Blackberry, or Outlook sync between two on-line computers. This is also being considered. Some people generously offered their expert services, and in one case even offered to pay to have a professional work up a custom solution for me. At this point, it does not look like my problem is so complicated that it justifies the need for a professional custom solution. My assistant and I have to work through all these ideas to see which fits our work environments best. Everyone’s input is very greatly appreciated. Above all, it shows that there is a caring community out there that jumps in and is willing to help to help me continue in this mitzvah project. May Ha-shem give His brochos to all of you. I will keep all you messages on file for future technical reference. They will also be there to continue to give me a warm feeling of having a community behind me Yoseph Herman/Guide to Chodosh 29 Kislev 5770.
Clarification of CRC Yoshon policy from Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-27 DEC 09* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yher...@yahoo.com* mailto:yher...@yahoo.com NOTE: This Bulletin is arranged in an order that matches the Section numbers in the Guide to Chodosh. All items that are new and were not presented before are noted with a “**” notation at the start of the line. *_NOTE:_* This Bulletin is identical to the one sent out on Dec 22, except for a clarification on the new policy of the CRC-Hisachdus, that follows directly below: *_ _* *_3.1.2 “Yoshon” labels and kashrus hashgochos printed on the same package_* ***CRC-Hisachdus* hashgocho policy change. For all packaged foods with a CRC hashgocho for kashrus and a Yoshon label, the CRC hashgocho covers the Yoshon as well. The same holds for all establishments such as bakeries, pizza shops, etc that claim to be Yoshon and are under the CRC hashgocho for kashrus. This policy went into effect at the end of the summer, from the beginning of the current Chodosh season. Therefore, it covers all items on the market today. The CRC is also makpid on malt. They will not certify as Yoshon any item that may contain Chodosh malt.*_ _* *_4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers_* *Kemach *flat breads, all kinds, have a Chodosh code of Jan 1 2011. *_5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons_* Barilla pastas that are packed on Aug 16 or later may be Chodosh. The codes for different pastas are as follows: Plus Pasta code Aug 16 10 (1 year after packing). Whole Grain Pasta code Feb 16 11 (18 months after packing.) Oven Ready Lasagna code Apr 16 11 (20 months). Straight Semolina Pasta code Apr 16 12 (32 months). *Kemach *one pound boxes of macaroni, spaghetti and lasagna have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011 (2 years after packing.) . Bulk bow ties, egg barley, noodles in 10 pound packages as well as 20 pound packages have a Chodosh code of 3359 (335=day of year, 9=year). However 20 pound pasta with a different code system has the Chodosh code of 09/01/11 (day of packing +2 years.) *Ronzoni* Healthy Harvest Chodosh date is Aug 16 11 (2 years after packing), if made in the US. *** Ronzoni, Catelli and Lancia* pasta made in Canada, the Chodosh code is: Regular (white) pasta Nov 16 12, Smart, Whole Wheat, Egg noodles, Vegetable Pasta code Nov 16 11. Multigrain code Oct 5 11. *_6. Home baking products_* *Best flours*, some flours contain “Dough Conditioner”. According to the mashgiach, Rabbi Gruber, these flours are Yoshon, including the dough conditioner. *Mishpacha*, the malt in all flours is confirmed to be Yoshon till pesach. *_7.1 Barley_* *Mishpacha* barley* *on page 33 of the second Guide there is a contradiction. In fact Mishpacha barley is Yoshon, as stated in the aleph section. Furthermore, Mishpacha cholent mix does not contain any barley at all. *_81. Cereals_* *Barbara cereals* update: We list how many months after packing is the date on each of the following cereals. For oats please add these months to Jul 26. For wheat but no oats add to Aug 9. Ultima Flax Granola=9 months, Ultima Organic=12 months, Organic Wild Puffs=9 months, Shredded Mini Oats=8 months, Multigrain Shredded Spoonfuls=9 months, Shredded oats=8 months, Multigrain Puffins and Puffins original=12 months. *General Mills cereals* oats code. The summary of changes at the beginning of the 2d Guide has Chodosh code dates for oats in General Mills cereals that are not consistent with those dates in the table on page 36. The table on page 36 is the correct one. *Weetabix cereals* with wheat. For _organic_ Weetabix, the Chodosh code for the wheat is Oct 1 10 (1 year after packing.) For the _regular_ (not organic) cereals, the wheat is Yoshon. Malt may be a problem starting with a code of Jan 1 11. *_9.1 Frozen and prepared foods_* *Apollo* Filo dough, the new code is Aug 9 10 (1 year after packing.) *** Chef’s Kingdom*. All products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Moshe Shimon Bineth. The exception is the salami egg roll which is not Yoshon. *Ungers* frozen pie and tart shells in 3, 6 and 9 inch sizes have a Chodosh code of 09309 (09=year, 309=day of the year). However, on the 9 inch shells, the code is not printed on each individual package, only on the case in which the packages are packed. Since the customer does not have any control to make sure that any specific package on the shelf came from any specific box, therefore the 9 inch shells are not recommended as Yoshon. For the Unger pizza crust, the Chodosh code is Mar 11, 2010. Ungers bread crumbs are Yoshon even without a label. *_9.6 Baby Foods_* *Beechnut baby food* update: Code for jars is 2 years after packing. For oats the code is Jul 26 11. For wheat Aug 9 11, barley Aug 16 11. Cereals in boxes: The barley cereal is 18 months after packing. Multigrain cereal is 15 months after packing. Add these intervals to Jul 26 for oats, to Aug 9
Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH BULLETIN-1 Feb 10 From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email yher...@yahoo.com The third and last issue of the Guide to Chodosh has gone to the printer. It should be mailed out to the individual subscribers and local distributors within about 1 week. The following is the summary of changes from the second issue of the Guide. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH CRC-HISACHDUS NOW DOES CERTIFY YOSHON Until this year, the CRC-Hisachdus did not certify Yoshon, even for items under their hashgocho that had a Yoshon label. This policy has now changed. For all packaged foods with a CRC hashgocho for kashrus and a Yoshon label, the CRC hashgocho covers the Yoshon as well. The same holds for all establishments such as bakeries, pizza shops, etc that claim to be Yoshon and are under the CRC hashgocho for kashrus. This policy went into effect at the end of the summer, from the beginning of the current Chodosh season. Therefore, it covers all items on the market today. The CRC is also makpid on malt. They will not certify as Yoshon any item that may contain Chodosh malt. Earlier issues of this Guide to Chodosh had reflected the former refusal of the CRC to take responsibility for Yoshon. Therefore, we listed products with a Yoshon label and only a CRC hashgocho under the ? category. Namely that without a responsible hashgocho we could not recommend such items as Yoshon. Now that we have been advised of the new CRC policy, we attempted to reclassify those items to categories of ? or ?. However, it is quite possible that we missed some items and neglected to reclassify them. OTHER ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE THIRD ISSUE OF THE GUIDE CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS LISTED BY SECTION NUMBER IN THE GUIDE 4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers ? Baker’s Best rugelach and cookies with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC. ? Craven’s Choice cookies with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC. ? Home Style cookies with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC. ? Kemach flat breads, all kinds, have a Chodosh code of Jan 1 2011. ? Lekach Tov cookies with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC. ? Liebers pizza chips and rye chips are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. ? Yossie’s packaged products (not to be confused with Yossie’s Heimishe Bakeries in Boro Park, Brooklyn). All items with both a CRC hashgocho for Kashrus and a Yoshon label are Yoshon under the CRC. 5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons ? America’s Choice pasta. The code may have changed. Check with the company or call the Hot Line for updates. ? Barilla pastas that are packed on Aug 16 or later may be Chodosh. The codes for different pastas are as follows: Plus Pasta code Aug 16 10 (1 year after packing). Whole Grain Pasta code Feb 16 11 (18 months after packing.) Oven Ready Lasagna code Apr 16 11 (20 months). Straight Semolina Pasta code Apr 16 12 (32 months). ? Kemach egg noodles and farfel purchased since Jan. 1 are guaranteed to be Yoshon only with a Yoshon label. Kemach one pound boxes of macaroni, spaghetti and lasagna have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011 (2 years after packing.) . Bulk bow ties, egg barley, noodles in 10 pound packages as well as 20 pound packages have a Chodosh code of 3359 (335=day of year, 9=year). However 20 pound pasta with a different code system has the Chodosh code of 09/01/11 (day of packing +2 years.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz. ? Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Chodosh date is Aug 16 11 (2 years after packing), if made in the US. Ronzoni, Catelli and Lancia pasta made in Canada, the Chodosh code is: Regular (white) pasta Nov 16 12, Smart, Whole Wheat, Egg noodles, Egg Fetucini, Vegetable Pasta code Nov 16 11. Multigrain code Oct 5 11. 6. Home baking products ? Best flours, some flours contain “Dough Conditioner”. According to the mashgiach, Rabbi Gruber, these flours are Yoshon, including the dough conditioner. ? Bob’s Red Mill whole wheat flour Chodosh code Aug 9 11 (2 years after packing.) ? Duncan Hines revised Chodosh codes: All mixes for brownies, cookies and muffins the Chodosh code is Feb 9 11 (18 months after packing.) For cakes and oven-ready items the code is Aug 9 10 (12 months after packing.) Candies in the mix do not affect the code. ? Mishpacha, the malt in all flours is confirmed to be Yoshon till pesach. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav. 7.3 Soy terriaki and other sauces ? Gefen Chicken and Bar-b-q Seasoning contains semolina which is from spring wheat. This product may be Chodosh. 8.1 Cereals ? Barbara cereals update: We list how many months after packing are the dates on each of the following cereals. For oats please add these months to Jul 26. For wheat but no oats add to Aug 9. Ultima
Chometz report ready from Guide to Chodosh
CHOMETZ BULLETIN-14 MAR 10 From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email yher...@yahoo.com The annual report on chometz and the supermarket scene has been revised and is ready for download. To get a copy, send an email to chom...@sefer.org. Note, I often get questions about stores and distributors not covered in my report. If you have such a question I urge you to go directly to my primary source of information: google-finance. Follow their leads for information about the nature of the company’s business and officers. As usual, free printed copies of this report will be mailed to all rabbonim, mashgichim and others in the area of kashrus and piskei halacha. To request such a copy, please forward the name of the recipient, his full mailing address and his connection to one of the professions mentioned above. You may send this information by email to yher...@yahoo.com or by calling the Hot Line at 718-305-5133. For those not in kashrus and the other related fields, the report is available for the cost of $1. Please send the $1 and your full name and address to Y. Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952 1
The new Chodosh Guide is ready to download
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-18 AUG 10* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yher...@yahoo.com mailto:yher...@yahoo.com THE NEW GUIDE TO CHODOSH READY FOR DOWNLOAD BY EMAIL The first issue of the Guide to Chodosh has gone to the printer. Those who subscribed to the printed version can expect it to be delivered by US Mail in about 10-14 days. The local distributors of the printed copies should also have them in about 10-14 days. Meanwhile you can download the new Guide, as usual, by sending an email message to ONE of the following addresses: chod...@sefer.org mailto:chod...@sefer.org chod...@moruda.com mailto: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 mailto: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 mailto: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 facitlites of the Guides to Chodosh and the Mashgichim.
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-24 OCT 10* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yher...@yahoo.com mailto:yher...@yahoo.com CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE NEW GUIDE The following are additions and corrections to this first issue of the Guide to Chodosh.The items added since the last bulletin are marked at the start with **. **_Israel_: All Cheerios products sold in Israel under the General Mills/Nestle label have a Chodosh CodeofAug 16 11. Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel with Hebrew Lettering and an O-U symbol are Yoshon with codes of 8/21/11 or earlier. **_Canada_: All items from wheat and oats made in Canada are Yoshon at least up to a packing date of Oct 1. CRC Hashgochos On page 17 of the Guide it mistakenly states that their hashgocho policies are not known. In fact they are known, as detailed in Preface A.2, page 4-5. Section 4.1 Baked Products **Bloch cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl **Gross cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl Kemach. All cookies, snackers, crackers are Yoshon, even whole wheat and graham, at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec. Bread sticks are Yoshon including the malt. **Kemach Flat breads have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011. Chip-a-Riffic, Chunky Chip-a-Riffic cookies are Yoshon. SofBite Oatmeal Raisin Cookies have a Chodosh code of 1102B (110=day of year, 2=year+2, B=not important.) ** Liebers cookies, crackers and snackers made in the USA without oats are Yoshon at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec. From Israel are always Yoshon. Whole wheat crackers from Brazil may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl Section 4.2 Pretzels WARNING: Honey-wheat pretzels (all brands) use whole wheat flour that may be Chodosh after a packing date of Aug 9. No codes known at this time. **Liebers pretzels are Yoshon, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl Section 5 Noodles and Pasta America's Choice noodles and pasta the code is Aug 16 2012 (2 years after packing.) Kemach egg noodles are Yoshon even without a Yoshon label until Jan 1. After that only with a Yoshon label. **Kemach spaghetti, macaroni, lasagna, ziti, penne, spirals in 1 pound boxes all have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 10.Bulk food service 10 pound boxes of bow ties, egg barley, fine noodles, medium noodles, broad noodles, have a Chodosh code of 3030xxZ (303=day of year, 0=year, xx=not important, Z=must be Z for this code to be valid.) **Liebers Chow Mein noodles, soups with noodles, soup mixes may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl Shoprite noodles and pasta code has changed. It is now 2 years after packing. The Chodosh code should be Aug 16 2012. Section 6 Flour ** Dependable all purpose and whole wheat flour sold in groceries in 5, 6 or 7 pound bags are Yoshon if there is a Yoshon stamp on the package. Kemach-All Kemach flour sold in groceries, all purpose, whole wheat and high gluten all use winter wheat that is Yoshon. The whole wheat flour does not contain any malt. The other flours do contain malt that could be Chodosh after December. Code to be supplied later. Section 7.1 Barley Gefen barley will be Yoshon the entire season, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Friedman. His name does not appear on the package. Section 7.2 Bread crumbs, matzo meal Kemach bread crumbs in 50 pound bags and matzo meal in 25 pound bags are Yoshon. Section 8.1 Cereal **Dependable farina, oatmeal, oats bran, malt barley flour, oats flour, rolled oats, in industrial sizes have Chodosh code Jul 31 2010. Under the hashgochos of Rabbi M. B. Klein and B. Taub. General Mills cereals using oats, the oats will be Yoshon at least up to the packaging date of Oct 15. Therefore, when using the table in the Guide for General Mills cereals, use the earlier wheat Chodosh date, not the oats. The package code for Nestle cereals sold in Israel is still not known. Kemach cereals. The following use only winter wheat and are Yoshon, at least until the malt becomes a problem after December. Whole Wheat Flakes, Raisin Bran and Bran Flakes, Cocoa Munchies, Choco Chippers. **Kemach cereals with oats have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011. Quaker instant oats, code is now in transition. Some packages on shelves still have the old code which is 540 days after packing. Some of the new production already use the new code of 360 days. Some guidance in the unavoidable confusion: new packages of Cinnamon Spice, Apples and Cinnamon and Maple and Brown Sugar should use the new code. In addition all boxes with the notation New Hardier Texture or when the ingredient state 25% less sugar all are using 360 days. Section 9.1 Frozen and packaged foods **Bodek croutons and crackers in the Bodek lunch box Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger. Bodek egg rolls are Chodosh. Kemach pie crusts, graham and chocolate graham are Yoshon at least until
Update from the Guide to Chodosh
The second printed issue of the Guide to Chodosh was supposed to be received by the subscribers and local distributors by Nov. 15. Unfortunately, due to personal problems the second issue will be delayed somewhat. We hope to complete it about 2 weeks late, by the end of November. We apologize for this delay. Meanwhile, below we list the draft of the changes and additions to the first issue of the Guide. These will be incorporated in the second issue. *CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE GUIDE* *_Israel_*: All *Cheerios* products sold in Israel under the General Mills/Nestle label have Best if used by date (referred here as the code) that is 372 days after packing. Wheat products in the ingredients may be Chodosh starting with at packing date of Aug 9, code Aug 16, 2011. For those cereals that contain oats but no wheat the oats may be Chodosh staring a packing date of Oct 15, code Oct 22 11. Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel with Hebrew Lettering and an O-U symbol are Yoshon with codes of 8/21/11 or earlier. *_Canada_:* All items from wheat and oats made in Canada are Yoshon at least up to a packing date of Oct 1. *_Pretzel_*_clarification:_ *Crunchy pretzels* that break easily and are not made with whole wheat flour, are from winter wheat. If they contain malt, then they may be Chodosh after a packing date of Dec 15. *Chewy soft pretzels* are from spring wheat and are probably Chodosh if produced after Aug 9. *Pretzels from whole wheat* *flour* such as honey wheat pretzels may use either winter or spring wheat flour. They may also be Chodosh after a packing date of Aug 9. *_Section 4.1 Baked Products_* *Bloch* cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl *Gross *cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *Kemach*. All cookies, snackers, crackers are Yoshon, even whole wheat and graham, at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec. Bread sticks are Yoshon including the malt. Kemach Flat breads have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011. Chip-a-Riffic, Chunky Chip-a-Riffic cookies are Yoshon. SofBite Oatmeal Raisin Cookies have a Chodosh code of 1102B (110=day of year, 2=year+2, B=not important.) All cereals with oats have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011 (1year after packing.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz. *Liebers* cookies, crackers and snackers made in the USA without oats are Yoshon at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec. From Israel are always Yoshon. Whole wheat crackers from Brazil may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl *_Section 5 Noodles and Pasta_* *America's Choice* noodles and pasta the code is Aug 16 2012 (2 years after packing.) *Eden* pasta is Yoshon, even without a Yoshon label, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav. *Kemach *egg noodles are Yoshon even without a Yoshon label until Jan 1. After that only with a Yoshon label. Kemach spaghetti, macaroni, lasagna, ziti, penne, spirals in 1 pound boxes all have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 10.Bulk food service 10 pound boxes of bow ties, egg barley, fine noodles, medium noodles, broad noodles, have a Chodosh code of 3030xxZ (303=day of year, 0=year, xx=not important, Z=must be Z for this code to be valid.).Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz. *Liebers Chow Mein* noodles, soups with noodles, soup mixesmay be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl *_Section 6 Flour_* *Dependable* all purpose and whole wheat flour sold in groceries in 5, 6 or 7 pound bags are Yoshon if there is a Yoshon stamp on the package. *Kemach*-All flour sold in groceries, all purpose, whole wheat and high gluten all use winter wheat that is Yoshon. The whole wheat flour does not contain any malt. The other flours do contain malt that could be Chodosh after December. Code to be supplied later.Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz. *_Section 7.1 Barley_* *Gefen* barley will be Yoshon the entire season, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Friedman. His name does not appear on the package. *Dependable* barley is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbis Klein and Taub. *_Section 7.2 Bread crumbs, matzo meal_* *Kemach* bread crumbs in 50 pound bags and matzo meal in 25 pound bags are Yoshon. *_Section 8.1 Cereals_* *Dependable* farina, oatmeal, oats bran, malt barley flour, oats flour, rolled oats,in industrial sizes haveChodosh code Jul 31 2010. Under the hashgochos of Rabbi M. B. Klein and B. Taub. *General Mills cereals* using oats, the oats will be Yoshon at least up to the packaging date of Oct 15. Therefore, when using the table in the Guide for General Mills cereals, use the earlier wheat Chodosh date, not the oats. *Kemach cereals*. The following use only winter wheat and are Yoshon, at least until the malt becomes a problem after December. Whole Wheat Flakes, Raisin Bran and Bran Flakes, Cocoa Munchies, Choco Chippers. Kemach cereals with oats have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011.
Message to Mashgichim from Guide to Chodosh
I am now working on revising my Guide to Mashgichim, directed to mashgichim working with Yoshon. Can you please send me email about experiences you have had uncovering unexpected problems in Yoshon hashgochos. Everyone understands that when flour is a primary ingredient, if the flour is from spring wheat, oats, or barley, then the mashgiach must check to make sure that the flour is Yoshon. What surprises have you found that are less obvious? For example, one surprise at the end of last season had to do with wheat starch. One manufacturer did their best to secure supplies of Yoshon oatmeal for their oatmeal cookies to allow production of those cookies beyond the normal cutoff for oats. It was not until near the end of the season that their mashgiach realized that the wheat starch that is added to these cookies as a minor ingredient may have been Chodosh as of August. A similar case involved the nutrients added to flour after the milling. Those nutrients are added to a base for mixing with the flour. Normally that base has no question of Chodosh. However, it was discovered that in the production of Yoshon flour from winter wheat, the nutrients were added to a base that was from wheat and may have been Chodosh. If you have such war stories, please share them with me. I will try to spread awareness of such problems to other mashgichim. When sending me you contribution, please identify yourself. I will, of course, keep your name and other specific details private. Thank you, and tizku l'mitzvos Yoseph Herman Guide to Chodosh
Firm Chodosh dates from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN-10 AUG 11* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yher...@earthlink.net mailto:yher...@earthlink.net** ** ** *HARVEST OF ALL CHODOSH CROPS HAS BEGUN* ** According to the latest report of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the harvest of the Chodosh wheat and barley has begun this past week. As we reported earlier, the oats harvest started about 2 weeks earlier. This marks the start of the new Chodosh season. We expect the Chodosh to start to appear in products as follows: ·*Oats*products _packed or produced_ as of Jul 26. If _purchased_ after Aug 9 (which has passed) package codes should be checked (see some sample codes listed below). Exceptions are the oats in cereals made by General Mills, as noted below. ·Packaged foods that contain *spring wheat*may contain Chodosh if _packed or produced_ as of Aug 15. If _purchased_ after Sept 1 package codes should be checked. Items containing wheat, wheat germ or wheat starch may be Chodosh after this date unless it is known that the wheat is Yoshon. Examples of foods that are from winter wheat which is Yoshon are matzos and gefilte fish. ·*Freshly baked *bakery or store-produced items including breads, chalahs, rolls, bagels, many cakes and cookies, and pizza may be Chodosh as of the production date of Aug 15 in the mid-West USA and as of Sept 1 if made elsewhere in the USA. ·*Noodles and pasta*may be Chodosh as of the _packing_ date of Aug 22. If _purchased _after Sept 7, package codes should be checked. ·*Barley*: pearled barley or barley in cereals may be Chodosh as of the _packing_ date of Aug 15. If _purchased_ after Sept 1, package codes should be checked. ·*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 Jan 15 for *beer*and March 15 for malt in other products. Packaged foods produced in Israel under any reliable kashrus hashgocho are Yoshon. If produced elsewhere, check for Yoshon printed on the label. *SAMPLE PACKING CODES* The following are the Chodosh packing codes for a few popular items. For other items, you may check last year's Guide for the code system (don't forget to use the revised wheat and barley dates) or call the Hot Line at 718-305-5133. Quaker oats old fashioned and 1 Minute oats Jan 17 '13. The code for the instant oats is Jul 21 12. If produced in Canada the dates will be later, to be announced when known. General Mills Cheerios products that do not contain wheat, wheat germ or wheat starch Aug 21 12. If they contain oats but not any of the wheat products Sept 21 12. ** *** FOLLOWING AS OF 2 AUG 11 *OATS CHODOSH DATES FOR _GENERAL MILLS_ CEREALS* In the list above 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 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. TIME TO RENEWSUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH *PRICE INCREASE NECESSARY* ** The price for subscribing to the 3 yearly printed issues of the Guide to Chodosh has remained at $18 for the last 5 years. Over the years the costs have increased. It has now become necessary to increase the charge for the yearly subscription to $20. (Note that the services of Y. Herman have always been provided at no cost. The Guide does not accept any donations. All of the ongoing expenses of this project are covered by the subscription charges for the printed issues of the Guide.) ** It is time to renew your subscription for the 3 issues of the Guider to Chodosh that we will ???publish this upcoming season. The cost of the three issues this year is *$20 *(overseas $27, Canada $22). Please mail your check with your full mailing address to Project Chodosh Subscriptions PO Box 150088 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 . ** ** ** 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 mailto:chodosh-subscr...@jif.org.il Those who have subscribed last year to the email distribution list
Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh-Please post where it may be interest
???** *CHODOSH PRELIMINARY BULLETIN-29 AUG 11* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Yoseph Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yher...@earthlink.net mailto:yher...@earthlink.net** ** *PRINTING OF THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH DUE 3^RD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER* The printing of the first issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the new season is scheduled ???for approximately the third week of September. This delay is intended to allow the mashgichim to complete their arrangements for Yoshon hashgochos for the new season, thereby making the information in the Guide more complete and relevant. Meanwhile this preliminary bulletin is being issued to help consumers until the full Guide is issued. It contains general Chodosh starting dates. It also gives information and Chodosh codes for some of the most popular products. ** *HARVEST OF ALL CHODOSH CROPS HAS BEGUN* According to the reports from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the harvest of the Chodosh wheat, oats and barley has begun. We expect the Chodosh grain to start appearing in products as follows: ·*Oats*products _packed or produced_ as of Jul 26 may contain Chodosh. If _purchased_ after Aug 9 (which has passed) package codes should be checked (see some sample codes listed below). However a later date is applicable for the oats in cereals made by General Mills, as noted below. ·*SPRING WHEAT: *Packaged foods that contain spring wheat may contain Chodosh if _packed or produced_ as of Aug 15. If _purchased_ after Sept 1 package codes should be checked. Items containing wheat, wheat germ or wheat starch may be Chodosh after this date unless it is known that the wheat is Yoshon. Examples of foods that are from winter wheat and are Yoshon are matzos and gefilte fish. ·*FRESHLY BAKED *bakery or store-produced items including breads, chalahs, rolls, bagels, many cakes and cookies, and pizza may be Chodosh as of the _baking date_ of Aug 15 in the mid-West USA and as of Sept 1 if made elsewhere in the USA. ·*NOODLES AND PASTA*may be Chodosh as of the _packing_ date of Aug 22. If _purchased _after Sept 7, package codes should be checked. ·*BARLEY*: pearled barley or barley in cereals may be Chodosh as of the _packing_ date of Aug 15. If _purchased_ after Sept 1, package codes should be checked. Thusfar, Eden, Gefen, and Mishpacha barley has been confirmed as being Yoshon the whole season. ·*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 Jan 15 for *beer*and March 15 for malt in other products. *HASHGOCHOS ALWAYS YOSHON-Partial list* Packaged foods produced in Eretz Yisrael under any reliable kashrus hashgocho are Yoshon. If produced outside of Eretz Yisrael, when the packages list a Yoshon label and also have the name/symbol of a major kashrus supervision, they are Yoshon. Also, all items under the following European hashgochos are always Yoshon: Kedassia-London, Rabbi Westheim and Rabbi Schneeblag. *SELECTED PACKING CODES* The following are the Chodosh packing codes for a few popular items. For other items, you may check last year's Guide for the code system (_don't forget to use the revised wheat, oats and barley dates and to update the year_) or call the Hot Line at 718-305-5133. Quaker and Mothers oats old fashioned and 1 Minute oats Jan 16 '13 (540 days after packing). The code for the hot, cooked instant oats depends. For the flavored type the code is Jul 20 '12 (360 days). The original unflavored instant oats type may be either 360 days or 540 days. You have to call the company with the package in your posession and ask. Quaker Life cereals is Jul 20 12 (360 days). If produced in Canada the dates will be later, to be announced when known. General Mills Cheerios products, Kretchmer wheat germ and Nature Valley granola bars that contain wheat, wheat germ or wheat starch Aug 21 12 (372 days). If they contain oats but not any of the wheat products Sept 21 12. Kellogs and Post cereals with oats Jul 26 '12 (1 year), with wheat but no oats, Aug 15 '12 (1 year). Shoprite oats cereal Jan 26 13 (18 months). Sturm oats Jul 26 '13 (2 years). Oats cereals from Kemach, Taanug, Unger and Walmart-Great Value Jul 26 '12 (1 year). *OATS CHODOSH DATES FOR _GENERAL MILLS_ CEREALS* In the list above 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 and Nature Valley Granola bars 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 General Mills cereal of interest to you. If it contains wheat, wheat starch or wheat germ, then the
[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.
[Chodosh] Guide to Chodosh available by email
The newly published Guide to Chodosh is now available by email from one of the usual two sites: send email to chod...@moruda.com. Note, I sent out the new Guide as an attachment to my email at the end of next week. Y. Herman
[Chodosh] Your advice requested by the Guide to Chodosh
The expenses of keeping the Chodosh Project going have been covered by subscriptions to the printed version of the Guide. The Project does not accepts advertising or donations. However, the job taking credit card orders and processing them have proved to be difficult to manage. Using dedicated people, volunteers or paid, has had problems. We are looking for any commercial business that does this service, taking phoned-in credit card orders and entering the order information on line. Processors such as PayPal that require online internet access are not acceptable.They have to be able to take telephone orders via human interaction, hopefully at a reasonable cost. Your suggestion would be appreciated. Yoseph Herman yher...@earthlink.net
[Chodosh] From the Guide to Chodosh: I have been hacked!
I sent out email earlier today from the Guide to Chodosh. Apparently, some people got some hacked messages appearing to come from me asking for ID and password, or to open some document. PLEASE DO NOT OPEN ANY SUCH DOCUMENT AND DO NOT PROVIDE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SUCH AS PASSWORDS AND ID'S. I apologize for having been inadvertently involved in this hacking incident. Yoseph Herman Guide to Chodosh
[Chodosh] New Guide to Chodosh now available at both sites
Those who have not yet seen the new Guide to Chodosh, may download it by email. Send an email message to ONE of the following: chod...@sefer.org chodo...@moruda.com The PDF file of the Guide will be sent to you in a few minutes. Yoseph Herman
[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] 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] Preseason Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
בסד *CHODOSH BULLETIN-21 MAY 15* *From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman* *Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yher...@earthlink.net This Bulletin discusses (1) Our planned schedule of publications for the new season, (2) How to subscribe to next season’s Guide, (3) Planting of the new Chodosh crop and preliminary estimates of the start of the new Chodosh season, and (4) Form to use if you wish to fax in your subscription. (1) Planned publication schedule for next season’s Guide We plan BS”D to publish a preliminary brief edition of the Guide as soon as possible at the beginning of the new Chodosh season, approximately early September. This should have enough information to start the new season, including preliminary Chodosh dates and package codes for many packaged goods. The full Guide will be published when the mashgichim will get back to us with updated information. This does not happen until a few weeks after sukkos, approximately sometime in November. In addition, there should be at least one update bulletin around January. All this will be mailed out to paid subscribers and be available by email. (The Preliminary Guide will be available as usual also at the local distributors in some cities. However, we would like to encourage people to subscribe directly instead, so that they can be updated on changes that may occur.) (2) How to subscribe to have the printed material mailed to you The subscription cost is $18 for all material to be mailed within the USA, $20 to Canada and Mexico, and $25 to be mailed to Israel and other parts of the world. The preferred method is to subscribe using a credit or debit card. This is very convenient for most people and is easier for us. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. *If you are totally unable to charge to your card we will accept checks, but only if you have no other option. We have had problems with checks being mailed for subscriptions in the past.* *How to subscribe with credit/debit cards* (a) *By recorded telephone message* Call 646-278-1189 and record a voice message with the requested information: Your phone number, credit card number and expiration date month and year, your name, and mailing address. *Note we must have your contact phone number or email address so we can contact you in case of questions.* *We cannot accept subscriptions without such contact information.* *Without it,* *your subscription can not be processed and you will not receive a Guide. *Do not leave us any Chodosh questions or other messages at this number. Use instead our Hot Line number 718-305-5133. (b) *Fax your credit/debit card information* You may send the above information by faxing it to our secure fax site at 888-755-7590. Please fill in and fax us the order printed at the end of this bulletin. (In the past some people had trouble faxing us the subscription orders. We believe that this is because some low-cost phone systems do not allow calling toll-free numbers such as this 888 number. If the fax number does not respond, please call this number from any other phone system such as your cell phone to confirm that the fax system is working on our end.) (c) *Do not send credit card information by email!* Do not send us credit card information by email since email is not secure and your information may be compromised. *Note for all those who signed up for Recurring Billing using a credit/debit card:* If you signed up for Automatic Renewal of your Subscription LOOK AT THE ADDRESS LABEL ON THIS BULLETIN. (a) IF YOU SEE “RB” NEXT TO YOUR NAME, that means that you have been charged for this year’s guide. The charge went thorough and NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED ON YOUR PART. Confirmation phone calls will not be made this season. (b) If you do not see RB next to your name, you have not been charged. If you have signed up for Recurring Billing, then your subscription did not go through. Either the Credit Card expired or it was changed or we were missing some information. If this occurred, you have been REMOVED from Recurring Billing and NEED to re-subscribe this year. We will not call you to remind you. This is your only reminder. *How to subscribe by mailing a check* *If you are totally unable to charge to your card we will accept checks, but this is only if there is NO other option. We have had problems with checks being mailed for subscriptions in the past. *If you must use a check, make out the check to Project Chodosh for the amounts stated above and mail it with your full address information and phone number to Project Chodosh, c/o Mrs. C. Rosskamm, 963 Armstrong Ave, Staten Island, NY 10308. (3) Preliminary estimates for the start of the new Chodosh season. According to the US Dep’t of Agriculture, only about 10% of the spring wheat, 15% of the barley and 20% of the oats were planted 2 days before pesach, We give the following early estimates of when the new Chodosh season
[Chodosh] More from Guide to Chodosh regarding the Bulletin
I just sent out a copy of the Preseason Chodosh Bulletin that is being mailed out by US mail to all subscribers who have paid for the printed literature. I forgot to make clear that the renewal instructions are only relevant to those who wish to keep getting the printed versions of the Guide and bulletins mailed to their homes. The email version of these items will continue BEH to be available free of charge as in the past. Those who do not want printed literature need not renew in any way. The parts of the Bulletin not dealing with renewal of the subscription may be of interest to all. Yoseph Herman
[Chodosh] Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*CHODOSH BULLETIN--15 AUG 15* *CHODOSH STARTING IN BAKERIES, ETC* *GUIDE TO CHODOSH* Telephone Hot Line: 718-305-5133, Email: yher...@earthlink.net REVISED CHODOSH DATE FOR GENERAL MILLS FLOUR FROM BUFFALO NY MASHGICHIM AND CONSUMERS NOTE: The OU has revised the Chodosh starting date for at least one major flour mill, General Mills in the New York area. The new Chodosh date is now Aug 22 or shortly thereafter. This mill is one of the more popular sources of professional flour to bakeries and pizza shops in the New York area, including the All Trump brand high gluten flour. Keep in mind that this early in the season, information is still subject to change. Nevertheless, we still keep to our earlier estimate that to be safe it is reasonable to assume that as of Aug 9, these freshly baked items may be Chodosh everywhere in the USA (MidWest after Aug 2), unless otherwise indicated by mashgichim or unless they were produced in facilities under hashgocho for Yoshon. * THE FOLLOWING HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE AUG 7 BULLETIN MASHGICHIM NOTE: We became aware last year that some pizza shops and other facilities that produce both Yoshon and non-Yoshon items may be using the same oven for both at the same time. Mashgichim should please check that this practice should not be allowed. They also should make sure that other keilim should not be used interchangeably between Yoshon and Chodosh items. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PREVIOUS BULLETIN OF AUG 4. The following Chodosh starting dates are based on the weekly crop bulletins from the US Department of Agriculture. 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 Aug 2. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 9. 2) *Packaged foods from spring wheat* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 16. 3) *Noodles and pasta* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 15 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1. 4) *Barley*, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2 and PURCHASE date of Aug 16. 5) *Oats*: Last year, according to the O-U all oats used in *cereals* had a Chodosh PACKING date of Sept 1 or later, PURCHASE DATE of Sept 15 or later. Exceptions to this included General Mills cereals such as Cheerios and Quaker oats made in the USA for which the Chodosh dates were later. We are waiting for an update on this for the forthcoming season from the O-U. Oats used in non-cereal products such as oatmeal cookies, may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Jul 26, PURCHASE date of Aug 9. 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 *Jan 15* for *beer* and *Mar 15* for malt in other products. The above dates are estimates of the *earliest* time that those items may already be Chodosh. In case of packaged goods, in most cases you may use last year’s Guide to see what the package code is for the cutoff dates given. Just add 1 to the year given in those codes. Those who do not have last year’s Guide may get *last year’s * Guide by sending an email message to either chod...@sefer.org or to chod...@moruda.com. We plan to issue a Preliminary Guide to Chodosh, BE”H, by early September which will contain the package codes revised for the new season. (1) How to subscribe to have the printed material mailed to you The subscription cost is $18 for all material to be mailed within the USA, $20 to Canada and Mexico, and $25 to be mailed to Israel and other parts of the world. The preferred method is to subscribe using a credit or debit card. This is very convenient for most people and is easier for us. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. *If you are totally unable to charge to your card we will accept checks, but only if you have no other option. We have had problems with checks being mailed for subscriptions in the past.* *How to subscribe with credit/debit cards* (a)*By recorded telephone message* Call 646-278-1189 and record a voice message with the requested information: Your phone number, credit card number and expiration date month and year, your name, and mailing address. *Note we must have your contact phone number or email address so we can contact you in case of questions.* *We cannot accept subscriptions without such contact information.* *Without it,* *your subscription can not be processed and you will not receive a Guide. *Do not leave us any Chodosh questions or other messages at this number. Use instead our Hot Line number 718-305-5133. (b) *Fax your credit/debit card information* You
[Chodosh] URGENT BULLETIN-CHODOSH SEASON STARTED!
*CHODOSH BULLETIN--4 AUG 15* *THE START OF THE CHODOSH SEASON* *GUIDE TO CHODOSH* Telephone Hot Line: 718-305-5133, Email: yher...@earthlink.net The following Chodosh starting dates are based on the weekly crop bulletins from the US Department of Agriculture. 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 Aug 2. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 9. 2) *Packaged foods from spring wheat* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 16. 3) *Noodles and pasta* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 15 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1. 4) *Barley*, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2 and PURCHASE date of Aug 16. 5) *Oats*: Last year, according to the O-U all oats used in *cereals* had a Chodosh PACKING date of Sept 1 or later, PURCHASE DATE of Sept 15 or later. Exceptions to this included General Mills cereals such as Cheerios and Quaker oats made in the USA for which the Chodosh dates were later. We are waiting for an update on this for the forthcoming season from the O-U. Oats used in non-cereal products such as oatmeal cookies, may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Jul 26, PURCHASE date of Aug 9. 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 *Jan 15* for *beer* and *Mar 15* for malt in other products. The above dates are estimates of the *earliest* time that those items may already be Chodosh. In case of packaged goods, in most cases you may use last year’s Guide to see what the package code is for the cutoff dates given. Just add 1 to the year given in those codes. Those who do not have last year’s Guide may get *last year’s * Guide by sending an email message to either chod...@sefer.org or to chod...@moruda.com. We plan to issue a Preliminary Guide to Chodosh, BE”H, by early September which will contain the package codes revised for the new season.
[Chodosh] Chodosh Season has started-Same message as before, with addendum
*CHODOSH BULLETIN--6 AUG 15* *THE START OF THE CHODOSH SEASON* *GUIDE TO CHODOSH* Telephone Hot Line: 718-305-5133, Email: yher...@earthlink.net This is a repeat of the Bulletin sent out on Aug 4 regarding the starting dates for Chodosh, with addenda added at the end about how to order printed copies of the Chodosh literature. The following Chodosh starting dates are based on the weekly crop bulletins from the US Department of Agriculture. 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 Aug 2. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 9. 2) *Packaged foods from spring wheat* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 16. 3) *Noodles and pasta* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 15 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1. 4) *Barley*, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2 and PURCHASE date of Aug 16. 5) *Oats*: Last year, according to the O-U all oats used in *cereals* had a Chodosh PACKING date of Sept 1 or later, PURCHASE DATE of Sept 15 or later. Exceptions to this included General Mills cereals such as Cheerios and Quaker oats made in the USA for which the Chodosh dates were later. We are waiting for an update on this for the forthcoming season from the O-U. Oats used in non-cereal products such as oatmeal cookies, may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Jul 26, PURCHASE date of Aug 9. 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 *Jan 15* for *beer* and *Mar 15* for malt in other products. The above dates are estimates of the *earliest* time that those items may already be Chodosh. In case of packaged goods, in most cases you may use last year’s Guide to see what the package code is for the cutoff dates given. Just add 1 to the year given in those codes. Those who do not have last year’s Guide may get *last year’s * Guide by sending an email message to either chod...@sefer.org or to chod...@moruda.com. We plan to issue a Preliminary Guide to Chodosh, BE”H, by early September which will contain the package codes revised for the new season. How to subscribe to have the printed material mailed to you The subscription cost is $18 for all material to be mailed within the USA, $20 to Canada and Mexico, and $25 to be mailed to Israel and other parts of the world. The preferred method is to subscribe using a credit or debit card. This is very convenient for most people and is easier for us. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. *If you are totally unable to charge to your card we will accept checks, but only if you have no other option. We have had problems with checks being mailed for subscriptions in the past.* *How to subscribe with credit/debit cards* (a *By recorded telephone message* Call 646-278-1189 and record a voice message with the requested information: Your phone number, credit card number and expiration date month and year, your name, and mailing address. *Note we must have your contact phone number or email address so we can contact you in case of questions.* *We cannot accept subscriptions without such contact information.* *Without it,* *your subscription can not be processed and you will not receive a Guide. *Do not leave us any Chodosh questions or other messages at this number. Use instead our Hot Line number 718-305-5133. (b *Fax your credit/debit card information* You may send the above information by faxing it to our secure fax site at 888-755-7590. Please fill in and fax us the order. Include your full name, mailing address, contact phone number, credit card number, expiration date and indicate whether you want to automatically renew next year or not. (In the past some people had trouble faxing us the subscription orders. We believe that this is because some low-cost phone systems do not allow calling toll-free numbers such as this 888 number. If the fax number does not respond, please call this number from any other phone system such as your cell phone to confirm that the fax system is working on our end.) (c*Do not send credit card information by email!* Do not send us credit card information by email since email is not secure and your information may be compromised. *How to subscribe by mailing a check* *If you are totally unable to charge to your card we will accept checks, but this is only if there is NO other option. We have had problems with checks being mailed for subscriptions in the past. *If you must use a check, make out the check to Project Chodosh for the amounts stated above and mail it with your full address information and phone number to Project Chodosh, c/o Mrs. C. Rosskamm, 963 Armstrong Ave,
[Chodosh] Early warning: Chodosh season is about to start!
I expect the harvest of the Chodosh crops to start very soon. The crop progress is somewhat earlier that most years. All the products on the store shelves at this time are still surely Yoshon. I hope BEH to issue the next bulletin after I get the next weekly US Dep't of Agriculture crop report due Monday afternoon. Meanwhile you may want to start the early shopping of Yoshon items that are hard to find during the Chodosh season. Yoseph Herman
[Chodosh] Chodosh updates
I received the new weekly crops bulletin from the US Department of Agriculture. The oats harvest is slowly starting. The harvest of the spring wheat and barley has not yet started, but is imminent. Here is the first tentative estimate of Chodosh dates. *All the items below are subject to revision:* 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 Aug 8. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 15. 2) *Packaged foods from spring wheat* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 8, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 22. 3) *Noodles and pasta* may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 15 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1. 4) *Barley*, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 8 and PURCHASE date of Aig 22. 5) *Oats*: Last year, according to the O-U all oats used in *cereals* had a Chodosh PACKING date of Sept 1 or later, PURCHASE DATE of Sept 15 or later. Exceptions to this included General Mills cereals such as Cheerios and Quaker oats. We are waiting for an update on this for the forthcoming season from the O-U. Oats used in non-cereal products such as oatmeal cookies, may be Chodosh starting a packing date of Jul 26. 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 *Jan 15* for *beer* and *Mar 15* for malt in other products. t T
[Chodosh] Chodosh Update Bulletin
CHODOSH BULLETIN-25 OCT 15 UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS TO THE PRELIMINARY GUIDE TO CHODOSH *Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies and Crackers* *ב** B’Gan* cookies are Yoshon except for cookies containing oatmeal, Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rov *ב Liebers* cookies, crackers and snackers made in the *USA* without oats are Yoshon at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec 15. From *Israel* are always Yoshon. Whole wheat crackers from *Brazil* are Yoshon. The malt in these items may be Chodosh if *purchased* after Jan. 15. Snackers from Brazil are Yoshon. Whole Wheat Snackers are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho for Yoshon of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א** Min Bites* fancy cookies and cakes under the Hashgocho of the PCK - Passaic-Clifton Kashrus. *א **Mishpacha* matzos, regular and whole wheat matzo meal, Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Chocolate Graham Cracker pie crust, and Tam Tams are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav. Matzos will also have a Yoshon label. *א Bloch* cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א Fourre *cookies Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א ** Gross *cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א Kineret Brownies* are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א Sabra *pretzels and humus are Yoshon,, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *Section 4.2 Pretzels and Potato Chips* *א** Liebers pretzels* Yoshon Under the hashgocho or Rabbi Weissmandl, even those containing premixed oats and Honey Wheat Pretzels, includling the malt. *Section 4.5 Ice Cream Cones* *א** Liebers* cones are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav M. Weissmandl. *Section 4.6 Matzos* *אּ** Gefen* matzos from Israel are Yoshon, including the whole wheat matzos, lightly salted matzos and onion poppy matzos. *א **Mishpacha* matzos and matzo meal, regular and whole wheat, are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav. Matzos will also have a Yoshon label. *Section 5.1 Regular Noodles, Pasta, Mandlen, and Croutons* ב *B’Gan* noodles and pasta Yoshon only with a Yoshon label, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav. Chow Mein noodles are Yoshon as well. ד* Hodgson Mills* all noodles and other pastas including whole wheat Chodosh code 02 15 18 (02=month, 15 day, 18=year, 30 months after packing). *א **Mishpacha* noodles and pasta, *including whole wheat items, tri-color noodles, lasagna and egg noodles* are all Yoshon, Packages will also have a Yoshon label. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav. Note that the Yoshon label may be written in English on the back of the packages. (Chow Mein is NOT Yoshon, See Section 5.2 below.) *Section 6.1 All Purpose White Flour* *ד Bay State Bouncer Flour* Chodosh code of AA AA080215, (aa mill code 08 month 02 day 15 year). This is the production date. *א Mishpacha *white baking flour is Yoshon, including the malt, under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label. *Section 6.2 Whole Wheat Flour* *א **Mishpacha *whole wheat flour and white whole wheat flour are Yoshon, including the malt, under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label. *Section 6.3 High Gluten or Bread Flour* *א Mishpacha *high gluten flour has a Yoshon label and is Yoshon, including the malt under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. *Section 6.5 Cake and other mixes * *א B’Gan Cake Mixes* are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum. *Section 6.6 Baking Sprays* *ד Glick’s Baking Spray* with flour has a code of 21415. These are numbers 9-13 of the code. (214-day of year, 15-year). *א Mishpacha *baking spray with flour is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirabator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label. *Section 7.1 Barley* *א B’Gan barley* is Yoshon the entire season. It is packed in 1 pound packages and is available primarily to food service customers, very limited amount to grocery sales. Yoshon hashgocho, Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav. *א Gefen *barley is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Friedman. (Rabbi Friedman only supervises the Yoshon aspects of the barley. His name does not appear on the package.) ד* Unger Barley* Chodosh code 08 02 17 (2 years after packing). *Section 7.3 Soy, teriyaki and other sauces* א *Mishpacha Soy Sauce* is Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, The Nirbater Rav. *8.1 Breakfast cereals* *ב** Kemach* cereals containing oats, Chodosh date is Oct 1 16 (1 year after packing). Under Rav Nussen Horowitz. *ד** Quaker* oats that you cook, made in Canada and sold in the US, Chodosh date on the package March 19 ’17 (540 days after packing. *Section 9.1 Frozen and other Packaged Foods* *ב Bodek* croutons and crackers in the Bodek lunch box Yoshon, under the hashgocho of
[Chodosh] Update from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH UPDATE 4 Nov 15 *Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies and Crackers* *ב** B’Gan* cookies are Yoshon except for cookies containing oatmeal, Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rov ב *Baker’s Best* rugelach and cookies only with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC. ב* Home Style *cookies from Cornwall NY, cookies only with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC. ב* Lekach Tov* cookies only with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC. *ב Liebers* cookies, crackers and snackers made in the *USA* without oats are Yoshon at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec 15. From *Israel* are always Yoshon. Whole wheat crackers from *Brazil* are Yoshon. The malt in these items may be Chodosh if *purchased* after Jan. 15. Snackers from Brazil are Yoshon. Whole Wheat Snackers are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho for Yoshon of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א** Min Bites* fancy cookies and cakes under the Hashgocho of the PCK - Passaic-Clifton Kashrus. *א **Mishpacha* matzos, regular and whole wheat matzo meal, Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Chocolate Graham Cracker pie crust, and Tam Tams are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav. Matzos will also have a Yoshon label. *א One Stop Bakery*, Brooklyn, everything Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC . *א Bloch* cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א Fourre *cookies Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א ** Gross *cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א Kineret Brownies* are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א Sabra *pretzels and humus are Yoshon,, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. *א **Shrem’s Bakery*, Cornwall, NY. All items Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC. *Section 4.2 Pretzels and Potato Chips* *ב Haddar Honey Wheat* *Pretzels* Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the CRC only with a Yoshon Label. *א** Liebers pretzels* Yoshon Under the hashgocho or Rabbi Weissmandl, even those containing premixed oats and Honey Wheat Pretzels, includling the malt. *Section 4.5 Ice Cream Cones* *א** Liebers* cones are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav M. Weissmandl. *Section 4.6 Matzos* *אּ** Gefen* matzos from Israel are Yoshon, including the whole wheat matzos, lightly salted matzos and onion poppy matzos. *א **Mishpacha* matzos and matzo meal, regular and whole wheat, are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav. Matzos will also have a Yoshon label. *Section 5.1 Regular Noodles, Pasta, Mandlen, and Croutons* ב *B’Gan* noodles and pasta Yoshon only with a Yoshon label, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav. Chow Mein noodles are Yoshon as well. ד* Hodgson Mills* all noodles and other pastas including whole wheat Chodosh code 02 15 18 (02=month, 15 day, 18=year, 30 months after packing). *א **Mishpacha* noodles and pasta, *including whole wheat items, tri-color noodles, lasagna and egg noodles* are all Yoshon, Packages will also have a Yoshon label. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav. Note that the Yoshon label may be written in English on the back of the packages. (Chow Mein is NOT Yoshon, See Section 5.2 below.) *Section 6.1 All Purpose White Flour* *ד Bay State Bouncer Flour* Chodosh code of AA AA080215, (aa mill code 08 month 02 day 15 year). This is the production date. ב * Glick’s *flour is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC, with Yoshon label only. *א Mishpacha *white baking flour is Yoshon, including the malt, under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label. *Section 6.2 Whole Wheat Flour* *א **Mishpacha *whole wheat flour and white whole wheat flour are Yoshon, including the malt, under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label. *Section 6.3 High Gluten or Bread Flour* *ב **Glick’s *high gluten flour is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC, with Yoshon label only. *א Mishpacha *high gluten flour has a Yoshon label and is Yoshon, including the malt under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. *Section 6.5 Cake and other mixes * *א B’Gan Cake Mixes* are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum. *Section 6.6 Baking Sprays* *ד Glick’s Baking Spray* with flour has a code of 21415. These are numbers 9-13 of the code. (214-day of year, 15-year). *א Mishpacha *baking spray with flour is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirabator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label. *Section 7.1 Barley* *א B’Gan barley* is Yoshon the entire season. It is packed in 1 pound packages and is available primarily to food service customers, very limited amount to grocery sales. Yoshon hashgocho, Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav. *א Gefen
[Chodosh] New Preliminary Guide to Chodosh now available by emai
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[Chodosh] Update to the Guide to Chodosh
*UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE FULL GUIDE TO CHODOSH 5776* 3 JAN ‘16 *Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies and Crackers* *ד Kashi *Cookies, Chodosh code Feb 4, 16 (6 months after packing). *ב Kemach Oatmeal Cookies *(12oz. & 18oz.) have a Chodosh code of 12 14 16. *Pita Chips (Sea Salt and Multigrain)* have a Chodosh code of 09/23/16. *Flatbread Crisp (everything)* have a Chodosh code of 06/21/15. *ד Kitov** and Matamim Products*: French Twists and Melba Snacks have a Chodosh code of Mar 18 2016 (7 months after packing). Soft bite Cookies: Dec 18 15 (4 months after packing). Flatbreads, Honey Wheat Pretzels, Breadsticks and Tin Breadsticks: Aug 18 16 (1 year after packing). *Section 5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons* *Wacky Mac* Macaroni and Cheese from New World Pasta has a Chodosh code of August 15, 2017, 2 years after packing. *Section 7.1 Barley* *ד Unger Barley* is packed in a 100% Yoshon facility, however we cannot include it in the א section it until we can get confirmation that it is Yoshon from a Mashgiach. *IMPORTANT WARNING: *The Kashrus Magazine (January ’16, page 18) reported that this barley with a code on the bag of 928017 has been found to be infested with bugs. Please note that this is not a Chodosh related problem. Page 33 of the Guide warns clearly that all barley should be checked for bugs, all year around. To check barley, the Kashrus Magazine recommends that you take a full handful of the barley from the bag and check in on a white paper plate under a strong overhead light, while you slowly separate and move the kernels around. *Section 8.1 Breakfast Cereals* *ד **Shoprite *cereals: Hot cereals have a Chodosh code of Jan 26, 2017 for oats and Feb 2, 2017 for wheat. (18 months after packing). Cold Cereals have a code that can vary. Therefore we give a safe date of 11 months after packing that covers all cold cereals. This date is June 26, 2016 for oats, July 2, 2016 for wheat and November 2, 2016 for malt. *ד **Sturm and Village Farms *oats cereals and oatmeal in cans (quick and old fashioned) Chodosh packing code July 26, 17 (2 years after packing.) For Farina the Chodosh code is Aug 2 16. (1 year after packing.)Oatmeal packets Feb. 26, 2017 (18 months after packing). *Section 9.1 Frozen and other Packaged Foods* *א* * Dr Praeger’s Sensible Foods* fish products, including gefilte fish, gluten-free fish products, and breaded fish products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Mordechai Unger. For all other Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods Products see listing in Section ד below. ד *Dr. Prager's* Sensible Foods Products not listed under א above, have a code of Aug 2, 17 (2 years after packing) ב *Kemach *pie crusts: Chocolate Pie Crust Yoshon as stated on the label. Graham Pie Crust uses Yoshon flour. The malt may be a problem after a packing date of 10 20 16 (360 days after packing.) This date may change to a later date. Updates will be issued when available. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz. *Section 9.3 Soups and Soup Mixes* *ד* *Tradition Soups.* Have one of two forms of code, either Chodosh code of N5227, (N-plant information, 5-year, 227-day of year) or the code BB Aug 15, 2017 (2 years after packing). *Section 9.5.1 Beer* *ב** Sam Adams Beer from wheat *has a Chodosh code of MAY 2016, under the Hashgocho of the Star K. *Section 12.1.6 Five Towns, Long Island* *א Gefen Gourmet* 407 Mill Road, Hewlett is NOT yoshon *א Hapina Steakhouse* 128 Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon with NO exceptions *Section 13.1 Baltimore* *ב Goldberg’s New York Kosher Bagels*, Pikesville, Bagels, Bialys, and Wraps are Yoshon. Inquire in store for other items under the hashgocho of the Vaad Hakashrus of Baltimore (Star-K). Note: The store in Timonium is not under this hashgocho for Yoshon. *Section 13.5 Chicago* א *Tel Aviv Bakery*, 2944 West Devon, Chicago, (773) 864-8877. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. In the Guide, this was listed under Cleveland. *** To receive a copy of the Guide to Chodosh by email, free of charge, send an email message to 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 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. 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 cannot provide such responses. Other
[Chodosh] Update from the Guide to Chodosh
*UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE FULL GUIDE TO CHODOSH 5776* 8 Feb ’16 *Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies and Crackers* **NEW Bloom’s *cookies. We have no information about the Chodosh status of any Bloom’s baked products. The company would not provide us even with dating codes. *ד Kashi *Cookies, Chodosh code Feb 4, 16 (6 months after packing). *ב Kemach Oatmeal Cookies *(12oz. & 18oz.) have a Chodosh code of 12 14 16. *Pita Chips (Sea Salt and Multigrain)* have a Chodosh code of 09/23/16. *Flatbread Crisp (everything)* have a Chodosh code of 06/21/15. *ד Kitov** and Matamim Products*: French Twists and Melba Snacks have a Chodosh code of Mar 18 2016 (7 months after packing). Soft bite Cookies: Dec 18 15 (4 months after packing). Flatbreads, Honey Wheat Pretzels, Breadsticks and Tin Breadsticks: Aug 18 16 (1 year after packing). *ד Nature’s Bakery* fig bars have a Chodosh code of March 26, 2016. *Section 4.2 Pretzels and Potato Chips* *NEW ד *Pretzel** clarification:* *Crunchy pretzels* that break easily *and are not made with whole wheat flour*, are from winter wheat. If they contain malt, then they may be Chodosh after a packing date of Dec 15, or a purchase date of March 15. (The purchase date was changed from Jan 15 to Mar 15.) *Section 5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons* *ב** Greenfield Noodles,* bowties, farfel. If the packages marked Yoshon then they are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Berel Broyde.Added note: As of December 22: GREENFIELD NOODLE CO. has exhausted its stock of Yoshon flour, and is now using Chodosh flour. Any product that does not state Yoshon next to the expiration date is not Yoshon. ד* Ronzoni *pasta made in the USA (for Canada see next listing.) Egg noodles, healthy harvest, and garden delight: Aug 15 17, (2 years after packing.) Smart taste pasta contains oats and has a chodosh date of July 26, 2017. For all other pasta use the date of Aug 15 18, (3 years after packing). ד* Wacky Mac* Macaroni and Cheese from New World Pasta has a Chodosh code of August 15, 2017, 2 years after packing. *Section 7.1 Barley* *ד Unger Barley* is packed in a 100% Yoshon facility, however we cannot include it in the א section it until we can get confirmation that it is Yoshon from a Mashgiach. *IMPORTANT WARNING: *The Kashrus Magazine (January ’16, page 18) reported that this barley with a code on the bag of 928017 has been found to be infested with bugs. Please note that this is not a Chodosh related problem. Page 33 of the Guide warns clearly that all barley should be checked for bugs, all year around. To check barley, the Kashrus Magazine recommends that you take a full handful of the barley from the bag and check in on a white paper plate under a strong overhead light, while you slowly separate and move the kernels around. *Section 8.1 Breakfast Cereals* ** NEW* *ד* *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 under the Hashgocho of the OU. ** NEW* *ד* *Nature Valley Granola Bars* made in Spain and sold in Israel are Yoshon if with Hebrew writing on the package under the Hashgocho of the OU. *ד Rite Aid Oatmeal*, single serve packets have a Chodosh code of January 26, 2017 (18 months after packing). *ד **Shoprite *cereals: Hot cereals have a Chodosh code of Jan 26, 2017 for oats and Feb 2, 2017 for wheat. (18 months after packing). Cold Cereals have a code that can vary. Therefore we give a safe date of 11 months after packing that covers all cold cereals. This date is June 26, 2016 for oats, July 2, 2016 for wheat and November 2, 2016 for malt. *ד **Sturm and Village Farms *oats cereals and oatmeal in cans (quick and old fashioned) Chodosh packing code July 26, 17 (2 years after packing.) For Farina the Chodosh code is Aug 2 16. (1 year after packing.)Oatmeal packets Feb. 26, 2017 (18 months after packing). *Section 9.1 Frozen and other Packaged Foods* *א* * Dr Praeger’s Sensible Foods* fish products, including gefilte fish, gluten-free fish products, and breaded fish products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Mordechai Unger. For all other Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods Products see listing in Section ד below. ד *Dr. Prager's* Sensible Foods Products not listed under א above, have a code of Aug 2, 17 (2 years after packing) **NEW **ד French’s Crispy Jalapenos*: Chodosh code Aug 2, 2015 (1 year after packing). *NEW *ד Golden Bowl Spring Roll Wrappers*: Chodosh code Aug 2, 2015 (1 year after packing). ב *Kemach *pie crusts: Chocolate Pie Crust Yoshon as stated on the label. Graham Pie Crust uses Yoshon flour. The malt may be a problem after a packing date of 10 20 16 (360 days after packing.) This date may change to a later date. Updates will be issued when available. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz. *Section 9.3 Soups and Soup Mixes* *ד* *Tradition Soups.* Have one of two forms of code,
[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] Update bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh
*UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE FULL GUIDE TO CHODOSH 5776* 6 Mar ’16 *Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies and Crackers* *Bloom’s *cookies. We have no information about the Chodosh status of any Bloom’s baked products. The company would not provide us even with dating codes. *א** Gevinni Cheese cakes* are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the KCL and the Tartikover Beis Din. *ד Kashi *Cookies, Chodosh code Feb 4, 16 (6 months after packing). *ב Kemach Oatmeal Cookies *(12oz. & 18oz.) have a Chodosh code of 12 14 16. *Pita Chips (Sea Salt and Multigrain)* have a Chodosh code of 09/23/16. *Flatbread Crisp (everything)* have a Chodosh code of 06/21/16. *ד Kitov** and Matamim Products*: French Twists and Melba Snacks have a Chodosh code of Mar 18 2016 (7 months after packing). Soft bite Cookies: Dec 18 15 (4 months after packing). Flatbreads, Honey Wheat Pretzels, Breadsticks and Tin Breadsticks: Aug 18 16 (1 year after packing). *ד Nature’s Bakery* fig bars have a Chodosh code of March 26, 2016. *Section 4.2 Pretzels and Potato Chips* ד *Pretzel** clarification:* *Crunchy pretzels* that break easily *and are not made with whole wheat flour*, are from winter wheat. If they contain malt, then they may be Chodosh after a packing date of Dec 15, or a purchase date of March 15. (The purchase date printed as Jan 15 on page 23 of the Guide should have been March 15.) *Section 5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons* *ב** Greenfield Noodles,* bowties, farfel. If the packages are marked Yoshon then they are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Berel Broyde. Added note: As of December 22: GREENFIELD NOODLE CO. has exhausted its stock of Yoshon flour, and is now using Chodosh flour. Any product that does not state Yoshon next to the expiration date is not Yoshon. *ב Kemach* egg noodles have a Chodosh code of 12/2/17. Kemach spaghetti, macaroni, lasagna, ziti, penne, spirals in 1 pound boxes *and bags* have a Chodosh date of Sept 20 2017. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz*. * ד* Ronzoni *pasta made in the USA (for Canada see next listing.) Egg noodles, healthy harvest, and garden delight: Aug 15 17, (2 years after packing.) Smart taste pasta contains oats and has a Chodosh date of July 26, 2017. For all other pasta use the date of Aug 15 18, (3 years after packing). ד* Wacky Mac* Macaroni and Cheese from New World Pasta has a Chodosh code of August 15, 2017, 2 years after packing. *Section 7.1 Barley* *ד Unger Barley* is packed in a 100% Yoshon facility, however we cannot include it in the א section it until we can get confirmation that it is Yoshon from a Mashgiach. *IMPORTANT WARNING: *The Kashrus Magazine (January ’16, page 18) reported that this barley with a code on the bag of 928017 has been found to be infested with bugs. Please note that this is not a Chodosh related problem. Page 33 of the Guide warns clearly that all barley should be checked for bugs, all year around. *Section 8.1 Breakfast Cereals* *ד* *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 under the Hashgocho of the OU, OR are under the Hashogcho of the MK of Manchester and marked as Yoshon. *ב Kemach Cereals**: Fruit Whirls, Honey Crunch, Corn Crisp, Bunch of Crunch, * *Honey Nut Oats and Toasted Oats *Chodosh code 10 01 16. Kemach* Sugar Puffed Wheat* Chodosh code 10 01 16. The following are from winter wheat and are Yoshon except for malt after Dec 15, *Chodosh code 1 15 17*: *Bran Flakes, Raisin Bran, , Corn Flakes, Crisp Rice, Frosted Flakes. *On the other hand, Kemach* Nougat Nuggets, Whole wheat flakes, Crunchy Cinnamon Bites and Cocoa Munchees* do not contain malt and are always Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz. *ד* *Nature Valley Granola Bars* made in Spain and sold in Israel are Yoshon if with Hebrew writing on the package under the Hashgocho of the OU. *ב **Quaker Oats* sold in Israel under the Hashgocho of the KF with KF and Yoshon printed on the package (not on a sticker) are Yoshon under the KF of London. *ד Rite Aid Oatmeal*, single serve packets have a Chodosh code of January 26, 2017 (18 months after packing). *א Shibolim oats* are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the Badatz Eida HaChareidus of Yerushalayim. *ד* *Shoprite *cereals: Hot cereals have a Chodosh code of Jan 26, 2017 for oats and Feb 2, 2017 for wheat. (18 months after packing). Cold Cereals have a code that can vary. Therefore we give a safe date of 11 months after packing that covers all cold cereals. This date is June 26, 2016 for oats, July 2, 2016 for wheat and November 2, 2016 for malt. *ד* *Sturm and Village Farms *oats cereals and oatmeal in cans (quick and old fashioned) Chodosh packing code July 26, 17 (2 years after packing.) For Farina the Chodosh code is Aug 2 16. (1 year after packing.)Oatmeal packets Feb. 26, 2017 (18 months after packing). *Section 9.1
[Chodosh] Latest update from the Guide to Chodosh
GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yher...@earthlink.net CHODOSH BULLETIN-28 JUL 16 We have not yet received official confirmation from the US Dep’t of Agriculture of the start of the harvest of the Chodosh spring wheat and barley. However, it is certain that this has begun. We have received a message from a mashgiach that at least one mill received shipments of Chodosh spring wheat on Friday, Jul. 22 and a second mill has received Chodosh on Jul 27. These 2 mills are in the Midwest, near the harvest areas. I will not issue final Chodosh cutoff dates for the upcoming season until the official word is out from the US Dep’t of Agriculture, expected this coming Tuesday. Meanwhile below are the updated revised *tentative* Chodosh starting dates. 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 17 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1. 4) *Barley*, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2 and PURCHASE date of Aug 16. 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. Those who want to purchase Yoshon items to store over the Chodosh season should do so now, as soon as possible. The next revised update on this topic is due BE”H one week from now. *** 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] Latest update from the Guide to Chodosh
GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yher...@earthlink.net CHODOSH BULLETIN-19 JUL 16 The harvest of the Chodosh spring wheat and barley had not yet started as of the beginning of this week. Therefore, below are the revised tentative starting dates: Our *tentative* recommended cutoff dates for packaged foods is Jul 20 for oats and Aug 3 for wheat and barley products (not malt, which is much later). These are packaging dates. It should take several weeks beyond that for the Chodosh packages to reach the local groceries. However, freshly baked goods in bakeries, such as bread, challah, bagels may be Chodosh (tentative) starting Aug 3 in the mid West and Aug 10 elsewhere in the US. 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. Those who want to purchase Yoshon items to store over the Chodosh season should do so now, as soon as possible. The next revised update on this topic is due BE”H one week from now.
[Chodosh] Chodosh - 3rd note
The harvest has not yet started for any of the 3 crops. Everything is still Yoshon. The mid West may see some chodosh wheat as early as the 3rd week of July. Oats products everywhere, maybe in about 3 weeks. Next estimate to come next week.
[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 Update Bulletin #5
URGENT CHODOSH BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Yoseph Herman, 1 Feb 17 CHODOSH PROBLEMS WITH WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTS, Update #5 REVISED UPDATED SUMMARY OF THE WINTER WHEAT PROBLEM (See new information at the end of this note) AGRICULTURAL FACTS The US produces 2 wheat crops. Winter wheat is planted before pesach and harvested after pesach. After the harvest winter wheat is always Yoshon. Spring wheat is mostly planted after pesach. It is Chodosh from its harvest in the July-September time frame until the following pesach. Spring wheat is higher in protein, winter wheat is lower in protein. The protein is the “glue” that hold the dough together. Spring wheat is used for chewy products such as breads, rolls, challahs, bagels and pizza. Spring wheat is also used for noodles and pasta. Winter wheat has been used when we do not need a chewy product, such as matzos, crackers, many cakes and cookies. It is also used where protein is not important, since it is cheaper. Until recently we took advantage of the rules of thumb developed over many decades of which products are always made from winter wheat and therefore have no problems of Chodosh. Apparently over the recent years the protein level of winter wheat has been steadily dropping due to agricultural conditions, until foods that used to be produced from pure winter wheat can no longer be produced unless some spring wheat is added to fortify its protein level. The Guide to Chodosh was not aware of this change until a very short time ago. The problem we face is that many old rules in this area are no longer necessarily valid. We have no idea yet of how broad is the problem of spring wheat being added to the winter wheat. Some mashgichim have also not known about this. Therefore we face the formidable and time consuming task of exploring which food categories are at issue and if they are, which brands of packages may be using some spring wheat. ITEMS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM All foods that have always used spring wheat are not affected. Therefore, all Yoshon bakeries and pizza shops will continue to produce Yoshon using the arrangements in place from before. This includes breads, rolls, challahs, bagels, pita, pizza, etc. All noodles and pastas also have not changed. For all these items, the Guide to Chodosh should still be valid. FOODS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM We still do not have an idea of broad are the categories of products affected by this problem. However, the known scope continues to expand. At this point each item has to be examined individually. This is such a formidable task that it can take a long time, perhaps beyond pesach, until we start to have handle on what to recommend. Even items with a Yoshon hashgocho need to be checked to make sure that the mashgiach has been aware of this change. Here is a partial initial list which needs to be investigated: matzos, matzo meal, items using matzo meal such as gefilte fish, breaded items, meat loaf and other applications where flour or matzo meal is used as a filling and binding agent. Baking flour, both flour produced for home baking and for baking cakes, cookies, crackers and pretzels professionally. Candies that contain flour. MEANWHILE: DO NOT ask or write us for halachic guidance. Do not ask us at this point whether a specific item in your house or store has this problem. Even if your posek is machmir, do not throw out any foods. As mashgichim respond to this appeal for information, we will add to the list of items known to have or not have this problem. PRELIMINARY LIST OF ITEMS USING ONLY YOSHON WHEAT: All items made in Israel under any reliable kashrus hashgocho GEFILTE FISH: A, Ungar, Freunds, Dagim, Mrs. Adlers, Manischewitz, Mothers, Rokeach. MATZOS AND MATZO MEAL: Streits, Manischewitz, Horowitz Margahrettin, Rokeach, Mishpacha, Kemach. MATZOS FOR PESACH: Several hand matzo bakeries that we have contacted say that they are adding spring wheat to their winter wheat flour. However they make sure that the spring wheat is Yoshon from last year. We hope to have a list of such bakeries compiled before pesach. BAKING FLOUR: Gold Medal flour from factory KC (KC next to the date), All Kemach flours, all purpose and high gluten. BAKING FLOUR WITH ADDED SPRING WHEAT: Bob’s Red Mill “100% hard red winter wheat” flour contains some spring wheat. ** *The following added 1 Feb 17* For the following it has been confirmed that what was assumed before as being only winter wheat has no spring wheat added: General Mills cereals-all wheat ingredients winter wheat only General Mills Pureasnow bakery flour Heckers flour Heimishe Lukshon Matzo Meal Ardent Mills and Snavely’s all purpose bakery flour. In Long Island establishments: Zomniks, Shloimy’s Bakery, Gotta Getta Bagels, Cravings. Masbia flour with Yoshon label Shoprite Deli and Fish Dep’t in the following New Jersey locations: Aberdeen, Bound Brook, East Brunswick, East Windsor,
[Chodosh] WINTER WHEAT ALERT WITHDRAWN
URGENT CHODOSH BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Yoseph Herman, 6 Feb 17 WINTER WHEAT PROBLEM ALERT IS HEREBY *WITHDRAWN!* About 3 weeks ago we were informed by a mashgiach that matzos under his hashgocho are made from a combination of winter and spring wheat, contradicting our assumptions generated from the inception of the Guide to Chodosh that matzos are always exclusively from winter wheat making it Yoshon. This surprise led to a flurry of preliminary research. The research showed that indeed the winter wheat over the last several years has been declining in protein level. Therefore, even some items that used to be made exclusively from winter wheat now need to have some added spring wheat to make the product satisfactory. That revelation seemed to overturn one of the basic assumptions that have always been used by the Guide. That assumption was that, with some known exceptions, items such as cakes, cookies, matzos, crackers, pretzels and other such “crunchy” and easy to break products use only winter wheat and are Yoshon. At that point, we had no idea how far reaching are the consequences of this change and whether mashgichim who have been giving Yoshon hashgochos have been aware of this change. Therefore, we felt that our responsibility to the Yoshon-observant public that is relying on us, mandates that we issue a warning of possible unexplored Chodosh problems with items such as matzos, flour, pretzels, some cakes and cookies. These are all items that used to use only winter wheat. Hard work by kashrus organizations and other sources, and our further research has now led us to conclusion that we can now cautiously cancel that warning. It is indeed true that many matzos, both machine and hand matzos, are made from spring wheat as well as the usual winter wheat. However, all the matzo bakeries we had contacted that do add spring wheat are making sure that the spring wheat is Yoshon (either by storing from the past year, or by using spring wheat from those few areas where the planting takes place before pesach.) Regarding other foods, for those with a Yoshon hashgocho, it would seem that the mashgichim had probably taken this potential winter wheat problem into account. Therefore, at this point we are cancelling our alert. BE”H we believe that the listings in the Guide to Chodosh have are basically correct (with the exception of minor ongoing corrections and updates that need to be issued each year.) Naturally we plan to continue to monitor the Chodosh-Yoshon scene as we have done in the past. Now we have also been made aware that we must pay attention to the winter wheat situation as well. If need we will issue any necessary alerts in this area in the future, as we have done in the past for other problem areas. We apologize for any inconvenience anyone experienced over the past several weeks. However, our responsibility to the public demanded that we issue that alert until we had a chance to clarify the situation. *** 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. 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
[Chodosh] URGENT BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH-minor addition
URGENT CHODOSH BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Yoseph Herman, 24 Jan 17 CHODOSH PROBLEMS WITH WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTS, Update #1 We have just been made aware of the fact many if not most products that in earlier years have always been made with only winter wheat which is Yoshon, have this season been made with a blend of winter and possibly Chodosh spring wheat flours. This affects items such as matzos and matzo meal, pretzels. It also affects items using matzo meal such as gefilte fish. Some mashgichim were aware of this change and made sure that only Yoshon (from stored from earlier years) spring wheat is being added to Yoshon products under their hashgocho. Other mashgichim were not aware of this, just as we at the Guide were not. Therefore, it is possible that some items with a Yoshon hashgocho may in fact have this problem. We were just informed of this a few days ago and are trying as rapidly as possible to find out which are the problem products. We will publish updates to this list on a frequent basis. MEANWHILE WE ARE ASKING MASHGICHIM TO RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL IMMEDIATELY TO LET US KNOW WHICH PRODUCTS UNDER THEIR HASHGOCHO THAT USED TO BE FROM PURE WINTER WHEAT NOW BLEND IN YOSHON SPRING WHEAT AND WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN USING CHODOSH SPRING WHEAT THIS YEAR. Below we present a very sparse initial list of items confirmed to be fully Yoshon. As soon as the mashgichim respond we can add more items to this list. Mashichim please email your responses to yherma...@gmail.com, or fax it to 888-755-7590. The reason for this change is that due to agricultural conditions, the protein level of winter wheat had been declining to the point that even matzos and similar foods can no longer be produced satisfactorily from winter wheat flour only. Thus there arose the need to blend in spring wheat of higher protein. The amount of spring wheat is much less than 50%, but more than 1/60. This agricultural trend is expected to continue for the next several years. The Guide will not offer any halachic guidance in how to treat foods containing this possibly Chodosh spring wheat. We believe that some poskim are machmir and others are meikil. You must ask your own posek. MEANWHILE: DO NOT ask or write us for halachic guidance. Do not ask us at this point whether a specific item in your house or store has this problem. Even if your posek is machmir, do not throw out any foods. As mashgichim respond to this appeal for information, we will add to the list of items known to have or not have this problem. PRELIMINARY LIST OF ITEMS USING ONLY YOSHON WHEAT: All items made in Israel under any reliable kashrus hashgocho GEFILTE FISH: A, Unger, Freunds, Dagim MATZOS: Streits
[Chodosh] Second Urgent Bulletin regarding winter wheat
URGENT CHODOSH BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Yoseph Herman, 25 Jan 17 CHODOSH PROBLEMS WITH WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTS, Update #2 (New information since the previous bulletin is marked by * ) We have just been made aware of the fact many if not most products that in earlier years have always been made with only winter wheat which is Yoshon, have this season been made with a blend of winter and possibly Chodosh spring wheat flours. This affects items such as matzos and matzo meal, pretzels. It also affects items using matzo meal such as gefilte fish. *It also may effect home baking flour. We do not yet have a comprehensive list of items that may be effected. Some mashgichim were aware of this change and made sure that only Yoshon (from stored from earlier years) spring wheat is being added to Yoshon products under their hashgocho. Other mashgichim were not aware of this, just as we at the Guide were not. Therefore, it is possible that some items with a Yoshon hashgocho may in fact have this problem. We were just informed of this a few days ago and are trying as rapidly as possible to find out which are the problem products. We will publish updates to this list on a frequent basis. MEANWHILE WE ARE ASKING MASHGICHIM TO RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL IMMEDIATELY TO LET US KNOW WHICH PRODUCTS UNDER THEIR HASHGOCHO THAT USED TO BE FROM PURE WINTER WHEAT NOW BLEND IN YOSHON SPRING WHEAT AND WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN USING CHODOSH SPRING WHEAT THIS YEAR. Below we present a very sparse initial list of items confirmed to be fully Yoshon. As soon as the mashgichim respond we can add more items to this list. Mashichim please email your responses to yherma...@gmail.com, or fax it to 888-755-7590. The reason for this change is that due to agricultural conditions, the protein level of winter wheat had been declining to the point that even matzos and similar foods can no longer be produced satisfactorily from winter wheat flour only. Thus there arose the need to blend in spring wheat of higher protein. The amount of spring wheat is much less than 50%, but more than 1/60. This agricultural trend is expected to continue for the next several years. The Guide will not offer any halachic guidance in how to treat foods containing this possibly Chodosh spring wheat. We believe that some poskim are machmir and others are meikil. You must ask your own posek. MEANWHILE: DO NOT ask or write us for halachic guidance. Do not ask us at this point whether a specific item in your house or store has this problem. Even if your posek is machmir, do not throw out any foods. As mashgichim respond to this appeal for information, we will add to the list of items known to have or not have this problem. PRELIMINARY LIST OF ITEMS USING ONLY YOSHON WHEAT: All items made in Israel under any reliable kashrus hashgocho *GEFILTE FISH: A, Unger, Freunds, Dagim, Mrs. Adlers, Manischewitz, Mothers, Rokeach. *MATZOS: Streits, Manischewitz, Horowitz Margahrettin, Rokeach, Mishpacha. *BAKING FLOUR: Gold Medal flour from factory KC (KC next to the date)
[Chodosh] Update #3 from the Guide to Chodosh-baking flour
URGENT CHODOSH BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Yoseph Herman, 26 Jan 17 CHODOSH PROBLEMS WITH WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTS, Update #3 (New information since the previous bulletin is marked by ** ) We have just been made aware of the fact many if not most products that in earlier years have always been made with only winter wheat which is Yoshon, have this season been made with a blend of winter and possibly Chodosh spring wheat flours. This affects items such as matzos and matzo meal, pretzels. It also affects items using matzo meal such as gefilte fish. Some mashgichim were aware of this change and made sure that only Yoshon (from stored from earlier years) spring wheat is being added to Yoshon products under their hashgocho. Other mashgichim were not aware of this, just as we at the Guide were not. Therefore, it is possible that some items with a Yoshon hashgocho may in fact have this problem. We were just informed of this a few days ago and are trying as rapidly as possible to find out which are the problem products. We will publish updates to this list on a frequent basis. MEANWHILE WE ARE ASKING MASHGICHIM TO RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL IMMEDIATELY TO LET US KNOW WHICH PRODUCTS UNDER THEIR HASHGOCHO THAT USED TO BE FROM PURE WINTER WHEAT NOW BLEND IN YOSHON SPRING WHEAT AND WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN USING CHODOSH SPRING WHEAT THIS YEAR. Below we present a very sparse initial list of items confirmed to be fully Yoshon. As soon as the mashgichim respond we can add more items to this list. Mashichim please email your responses to yherma...@gmail.com, or fax it to 888-755-7590. The reason for this change is that due to agricultural conditions, the protein level of winter wheat had been declining to the point that even matzos and similar foods can no longer be produced satisfactorily from winter wheat flour only. Thus there arose the need to blend in spring wheat of higher protein. The amount of spring wheat is much less than 50%, but more than 1/60. This agricultural trend is expected to continue for the next several years. The Guide will not offer any halachic guidance in how to treat foods containing this possibly Chodosh spring wheat. We believe that some poskim are machmir and others are meikil. You must ask your own posek. MEANWHILE: DO NOT ask or write us for halachic guidance. Do not ask us at this point whether a specific item in your house or store has this problem. Even if your posek is machmir, do not throw out any foods. As mashgichim respond to this appeal for information, we will add to the list of items known to have or not have this problem. PRELIMINARY LIST OF ITEMS USING ONLY YOSHON WHEAT: All items made in Israel under any reliable kashrus hashgocho *GEFILTE FISH: A, Unger, Freunds, Dagim, Mrs. Adlers, Manischewitz, Mothers, Rokeach. *MATZOS: Streits, Manischewitz, Horowitz Margahrettin, Rokeach, Mishpacha. **BAKING FLOUR: Gold Medal flour from factory KC (KC next to the date), All Kemach flour, all purpose and high gluten. (For other flours, including Heckers, we do not have any information yet. Note that the problem in this bulletin has no effect on Yoshon bakeries producing breads, challahs, bagels, rolls and pizza. Some cakes that in the past used pure winter wheat may be affected-to be determined.)
[Chodosh] A note of protest against Matzav.com from the Guide to Chodosh
Sunday morning, Jan 29 '17 an article was posted on Matzav.com with the text "Yoshon Update from The Guide to Chodosh, By R' Yoseph Herman". What followed was an accurate word-for-word reproduction of the Chodosh Bulletin I issued on Mazoi Shabbos, Jan 28. However, the presentation made it appear that I wrote the article for Matzav.com. The policy of the Guide to Chodosh not to directly utilize the internet is well known and has been reprinted clearly on page 4 of the latest issue of the Guide. The information in article printed on Matzav.com was meant to be public. If the article would have attributed this notice to the Guide, I would have no problem. However, I feel the need to protest the unauthorized or careless manner of presentation that made it appear that I wrote that article. Yoseph Herman
[Chodosh] REVISED UPDATE, #4, ON THE WINTER WHEAT PROBLEM
URGENT CHODOSH BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Yoseph Herman, 28 Jan 17 CHODOSH PROBLEMS WITH WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTS, Update #4 REVISED UPDATED SUMMARY OF THE WINTER WHEAT PROBLEM AGRICULTURAL FACTS The US produces 2 wheat crops. Winter wheat is planted before pesach and harvested after pesach. After the harvest winter wheat is always Yoshon. Spring wheat is mostly planted after pesach. It is Chodosh from its harvest in the July-September time frame until the following pesach. Spring wheat is higher in protein, winter wheat is lower in protein. The protein is the “glue” that hold the dough together. Spring wheat is used for chewy products such as breads, rolls, challahs, bagels and pizza. Spring wheat is also used for noodles and pasta. Winter wheat has been used when we do not need a chewy product, such as matzos, crackers, many cakes and cookies. It is also used where protein is not important, since it is cheaper. Until recently we took advantage of the rules of thumb developed over many decades of which products are always made from winter wheat and therefore have no problems of Chodosh. Apparently over the recent years the protein level of winter wheat has been steadily dropping due to agricultural conditions, until foods that used to be produced from pure winter wheat can no longer be produced unless some spring wheat is added to fortify its protein level. The Guide to Chodosh was not aware of this change until a very short time ago. The problem we face is that many old rules in this area are no longer necessarily valid. We have no idea yet of how broad is the problem of spring wheat being added to the winter wheat. Some mashgichim have also not known about this. Therefore we face the formidable and time consuming task of exploring which food categories are at issue and if they are, which brands of packages may be using some spring wheat. ITEMS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM All foods that have always used spring wheat are not affected. Therefore, all Yoshon bakeries and pizza shops will continue to produce Yoshon using the arrangements in place from before. This includes breads, rolls, challahs, bagels, pita, pizza, etc. All noodles and pastas also have not changed. For all these items, the Guide to Chodosh should still be valid. FOODS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM We still do not have an idea of broad are the categories of products affected by this problem. However, the known scope continues to expand. At this point each item has to be examined individually. This is such a formidable task that it can take a long time, perhaps beyond pesach, until we start to have handle on what to recommend. Even items with a Yoshon hashgocho need to be checked to make sure that the mashgiach has been aware of this change. Here is a partial initial list which needs to be investigated: matzos, matzo meal, items using matzo meal such as gefilte fish, breaded items, meat loaf and other applications where flour or matzo meal is used as a filling and binding agent. Baking flour, both flour produced for home baking and for baking cakes, cookies, crackers and pretzels professionally. Candies that contain flour. MEANWHILE: DO NOT ask or write us for halachic guidance. Do not ask us at this point whether a specific item in your house or store has this problem. Even if your posek is machmir, do not throw out any foods. As mashgichim respond to this appeal for information, we will add to the list of items known to have or not have this problem. PRELIMINARY LIST OF ITEMS USING ONLY YOSHON WHEAT: All items made in Israel under any reliable kashrus hashgocho GEFILTE FISH: A, Ungar, Freunds, Dagim, Mrs. Adlers, Manischewitz, Mothers, Rokeach. MATZOS AND MATZO MEAL: Streits, Manischewitz, Horowitz Margahrettin, Rokeach, Mishpacha, Kemach. MATZOS FOR PESACH: Several hand matzo bakeries that we have contacted say that they are adding spring wheat to their winter wheat flour. However they make sure that the spring wheat is Yoshon from last year. We hope to have a list of such bakeries compiled before pesach. BAKING FLOUR: Gold Medal flour from factory KC (KC next to the date), All Kemach flours, all purpose and high gluten. (For other flours, including Heckers, we do not have any information yet.) BAKING FLOUR *WITH ADDED *SPRING WHEAT: Bob’s Red Mill “100% hard red winter wheat” flour contains some spring wheat.
[Chodosh] Update from the Guide to Chodosh
CHODOSH BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH Yoseph Herman, 15 Feb 17 WINTER WHEAT PROBLEM REVIEWED In mid January ‘17 we were informed by a mashgiach that matzos under his hashgocho are made from a combination of winter and spring wheat, contradicting our assumptions generated from the inception of the Guide to Chodosh that matzos are always exclusively from winter wheat making it Yoshon. This surprise led to a flurry of preliminary research. The research showed that indeed the winter wheat over the last several years has been declining in protein level. Therefore, even some items that used to be made exclusively from winter wheat now need to have some added spring wheat to make the product satisfactory. That revelation seemed to overturn one of the basic assumptions that have always been used by the Guide. Until now the assumption was that, with some known exceptions, items such as cakes, cookies, matzos, crackers, pretzels and other such “crunchy” and easy to break products use only winter wheat and are Yoshon. When we were first informed, we had no idea how far reaching are the consequences of this change and whether mashgichim who have been giving Yoshon hashgochos have been aware of this change. Therefore, we felt that our responsibility to the Yoshon-observant public that is relying on us, mandates that we issue a warning of possible unexplored Chodosh problems with items such as matzos, flour, pretzels, some cakes and cookies. These are all items that used to use only winter wheat. Hard work by kashrus organizations and other sources, and our further research has now led us to conclusion that we can now cautiously cancel that warning, but only for items under hashgocho for Yoshon. It is indeed true that many matzos, both machine and hand matzos, are made from spring wheat as well as the usual winter wheat. However, all the matzo bakeries we had contacted that do add spring wheat are making sure that the spring wheat is Yoshon (either by storing from the past year, or by using spring wheat from those few areas where the planting takes place before pesach.) Regarding other foods, for those with a Yoshon hashgocho, it would seem that the mashgichim had probably taken this potential winter wheat problem into account. It is important to note that the alert is being called off only for items under hashgocho for Yoshon. Other items not under such hashgocho do need to be checked individually. This includes cakes, cookies, pretzels, flour, matzos and matzo meal and foods using matzo meal such as gefilte fish. Below we present a list of items in this list that have been verified as being only from winter wheat, with no spring wheat added. Therefore, at this point BE”H we believe that the listings in the Guide to Chodosh have are basically correct (with the exception of minor ongoing corrections and updates such as those listed below.) Naturally we plan to continue to monitor the Chodosh-Yoshon scene as we have done in the past. Now we have also been made aware that we must pay attention to the winter wheat situation as well. If need we will issue any necessary alerts in this area in the future, as we have done in the past for other problem areas. We apologize for any inconvenience anyone experienced over the past several weeks. However, our responsibility to the public demanded that we issue that alert until we had a chance to clarify the situation. ITEMS CONFIRMED AS USING ONLY WINTER WHEAT, NO SPRING WHEAT ADDED ALL ITEMS made in Israel under any reliable kashrus hashgocho. All items under hashgocho for Yoshon. GEFILTE FISH: A, Ungar, Freunds, Dagim, Mrs. Adlers, Manischewitz, Mothers, Rokeach, Malchus MATZOS AND MATZO MEAL: Streits, Manischewitz, Horowitz Margarettin, Rokeach, Mishpacha, Kemach, Heimishe Lokshen (matzo meal only) MATZOS FOR PESACH: Several hand matzo bakeries that we have contacted say that they are adding spring wheat to their winter wheat flour. However they make sure that the spring wheat is Yoshon from last year. We hope to have a list of such bakeries compiled before pesach. BAKING FLOUR: Gold Medal flour from factory KC (KC next to the date), Heckers, Ceresota, General Mills Purasnow bakery flour, Ardent Mills and Snavely’s all purpose bakery flours. *** CORRECTIONS TO THE MAIN GUIDE Note: Vaad HaRabonim of Queens is NOT makpid on malt. *Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies, and Crackers* *Kemach Flatbreads* have a code of 05 FEB 2018 and will likely be Yoshon for the whole season. Check back for updates. *Pita Chips* (Sea salt and multigrain) have a Chodosh code of June 16, 2017. *Old London* Cookies and Crackers have a Chodosh code of Jul 29, 2017 (12 months after packing) for those containing wheat. For products with oats the code is Jul 20, 2017. *Section 4.4 Melba Toast* *Old London* Melba Toast has a date of July 20, 2017 as it contains oats *Section 5.1 Regular Noodles, Pasta, Mandlen and Croutons*
[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 be
[Chodosh] Chodosh update bulletin
GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yher...@earthlink.net CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 11 SEPT 16 DRAFT OF THE PRELIMINARY GUIDE TO CHODOSH COMING The Guide to Chodosh is published in two editions. The Preliminary Guide is due to be released soon, the full Guide for the season after sukkos. The *draft* of the Preliminary Guide is ready. It is still incomplete and has some errors, mostly typographical. I hope to send all of you this preliminary draft later today. You should be able to use it to get the Chodosh code for most packaged products. You will note that most information that depends on mashgichim is missing. Their information has not yet been forwarded to us. If you find any errors or confusing entries, please drop me a note to yher...@earthlink.net. I will not be able to answer each email, but will appreciate your feedback. UPDATE OF HOME BAKING FLOUR Heckers and Ceresota flour will be from winter wheat all season as in the past. I am still waiting for clarification for Gold Medal flour from factory KC. * THE FOLLOWING AS OF 2 SEPT 16 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.
[Chodosh] Update from the Guide to Chodosh
GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yher...@earthlink.net CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 13 SEPT 16 WARNING ON HOME BAKING FLOUR HAS BEEN *CANCELLED* Several weeks ago we were warned by sources in the flour milling industry that a recent major recall of Gold Medal home baking flour may result in significant shifts in the use of winter wheat vs. spring wheat in such flours. As a result of this, we issued a warning to the Yoshon-observant public for assurance of Yoshon to use all home baking flour if it either has an hashgocho for Yoshon, or it can be determined from the dating code that the flour was packed before Jul 29 ’16. In fact, it has now been determined that the situation has not changed from previous years. Therefore, those flours which have been from winter wheat in the past, should continue to be so this year as well. This includes Gold Medal Flour from factory KC and the Heckers and Ceresota brands. SECOND DRAFT OF THE PRELIMINARY GUIDE TO CHODOSH COMING The Guide to Chodosh is published in two editions. The Preliminary Guide is due to be released soon, the full Guide for the season after sukkos. The SECOND *draft* of the Preliminary Guide is ready. It is still incomplete and has some errors, mostly typographical. I hope to send all of you this preliminary draft later today. You should be able to use it to get the Chodosh code for most packaged products. You will note that most information that depends on mashgichim is missing. Their information has not yet been forwarded to us. If you find any errors or confusing entries, please drop me a note to yher...@earthlink.net. I will not be able to answer each email, but will appreciate your feedback. 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
[Chodosh] Update from the Guide to Chodosh
GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yher...@earthlink.net CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 28 AUG 17 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 subtract 3 from the date, 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 28. *** 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
[Chodosh] Message from the Guide to Chodosh
Last week I emailed out the new, full Guide to Chodosh. If you missed it, you can get it be sending an email to chod...@moruda.com. In last week's mailing, I stated that the Project Chodosh would appreciate donations from those who are downloading the Guide by email. This is not mandatory. Those who do not wish to make any donation should still feel free to download and use the Guide. Some people who did want to donate asked if the donation may be made by credit card or Pay Pal? I am sorry, we do not have an account with Pay Pal. However, those who do wish to make a donation by credit card should call the secure voice mail number 646-278-1189. Record a message with your credit card number, name and address as prompted. HOWEVER STATE CLEARLY THAT YOU ARE MAKING A DONATION AND NOT ORDERING A NEW GUIDE! Yoseph Herman
[Chodosh] Chodosh Update: Oats in General Mills cereals
According to the OU the oats is all General Mills cereals, such as Cheerios, may be Chodosh starting with a packing date of Sept 19, package Best if Used be date of Sept 26 18. We do not yet have any confirmed information about other breads of oats such as Quaker and the others. Y. Herman
[Chodosh] Preliminary Chodosh information 13 Jul 17
CHODOSH BULLETIN 13 JUL 17 Yoseph Herman, The Guide to Chodosh, Hot Line 718-305-5133. Email: yher...@earlthlink.net FOR THE YOSHON CONSUMER: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED GUIDELINES (The dates given below are preliminary likely to change over the next few weeks.) We expect the Chodosh grain started to appear in products as follows: 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 July 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 July 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. (For details see below.) 6) *Barley malt* (also listed in the ingredients as “malt”) may be Chodosh as of the *packing* date of *Nov 15 for beer and Dec 15 for other packaged foods*. 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. Please note that the early starting date for oats is a chumrah, based on the start of the oats harvest which is already on the way now. However, many cereal companies keep old oats in storage and start using Chodosh later. General Mills (Cheerios, etc) usually starts at least 1-2 months later. Quaker some years started this early, other years later. To be sure, purchase oats cereals for storage now. It is too early now for mashgichim to be able to find out the oats starting date for this year for specific companies. FOR MASHGICHIM AND PRODUCERS OF YOSHON PRODUCTS The harvest of spring wheat and barley is about to start. At least one flour mill in the upper Midwest USA near the growing areas warned that they* may* start milling Chodosh spring wheat as early as Jul 18, or shortly after that. I don't expect that most mills in the Midwest will start for at least 1-2 weeks after that. Mills on the East and West coasts should be at least 1-2 weeks later to allow for transportation delays. Mashgichim and proprietors of Yoshon-related foods should take note of the impending start of the Chodosh season. Please also note that for the second year in the row, the hard red winter wheat crop is very low in protein level. Therefore, products usually made from winter wheat only, are likely to have some spring wheat blended in to raise the overall protein level. Even flour or other products labeled as being from 100% winter wheat are, by law, allowed to contain even more than 50% spring wheat and quite likely will! It is the responsibility of the mashgichim to make sure that products they claim are Yoshon are indeed from winter wheat only and are therefore Yoshon. Such products include flour, matzos, matzo meal and foods using matzo meal (eg gefilte fish), pretzels, crackers.
