Kosher Alert

Kosher Certifications (click here for the November 2006 Listing)
Coldstone Creamery, West Orange: No Longer Certified Kosher (Livingston location Kosher)
Dunkin Donuts - West Orange. Supervision is not recognized by Vaad of Metrowest
Shoprite Yogurt Problem see detail

KASHRUT ALERT

Shoprite Yogurt (Assorted Flavors) (1/10/08)

Brands: Shoprite

Products: Fat Free Non Fat/Light Fat Free Yogurt

Company: Wakefern Food Corp. - Elizabeth, NJ

Issue: A limited number of these yogurts have been erroneously distributed with foil lids that bear an unauthorized OU-D symbol.

Affected flavors include:

Blueberry- UPC# 04119045736
Cherry- UPC# 04119045733
Lemon Chiffon- UPC# 0411904572
Peach- UPC# 04119045734
Raspberry- UPC# 04119045735
Strawberry- UPC# 04119045738
Vanilla- UPC# 04119045771

These products are being withdrawn from sale

Coldstone Creamery, West Orange: No longer certifed Kosher (6/1/07)

Due to a change in ownership, the Cold Stone Creamery store, located in the Essex Green Shopping Center, is no longer certified kosher by the Vaad Hakashrus of Metrowest, effective immediately.

The Vaad hopes to work with the new owner over the coming weeks to return the store to certified status.

Please be advised that The Cold Stone Creamery store, located in Livingston Center, continues to be certified kosher under the supervision of the Vaad Hakashrus of Metrowest.

Dunkin Donuts Supervision, West Orange (9/8/05)

Please be advised that the supervision of the Dunkin Donuts at 442 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, is not recognized by the Vaad of Metrowest nor by the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County. In addition, the person granting the supervision has no association with the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County.

Please note that products from this establishment will not be permitted into any Vaad supervised facilities and synagogues.

Vaad of Metrowest

Rabbi Alvin Marcus
Rabbi Moshe Kasinetz
Rabbi Shlomo Krupka
Rabbi Mordecai Feuerstein
Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler
Rabbi Marc Spivak
Rabbi Chaim Marcus
Rabbi Mendel Solomon
Rabbi Mendel Bogomilsky
Rabbi Avraham Stone
Rabbi Shalom Lubin

RECOMMENDED KOSHER CERTIFICATIONS

Dear Members:

Baruch Hashem, there are thousands of kosher symbols found today throughout the world serving the kosher food industry. While it is difficult to ascertain the quality of each supervision, I have provided below a list of certifications which are recommended. Should you have any questions about certifications found in the list or any other symbols, please feel free to contact me at ezwickler@aol.com.

I would like to thank Rabbi Wikler from www.kashrusmagazine.com for the use of the symbols and information listed below.

Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler


	United States of America
	Atlanta Kashrus Commission 1855 La Vista Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329 Phone: (404) 634-4063; Fax: (404) 634-4254 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Ilan Feldman
	The Association for Reliable Kashrus 104 Cumberland Place, Lawrence, NY 11559 Phone: (516) 239-5306; Fax: (845) 352-3847 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Shlomo Ullman
	Beis Din of Crown Heights Vaad Hakashrus 512 Montgomery St., Brooklyn, NY 11225 Phone: (718) 604-2500; Fax: (718) 221-0103 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Yossi Brook
	California K Igud Hakashrus of Los Angeles (Kehillah Kosher) 186 North Citrus Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036 Phone: (323) 935-8383; Fax: (323) 965-9020 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Avraham Teichman
	Certified Kosher Underwriters 1310 48th St., Phone: (718) 436-7373; Fax: (718) 436-3115 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Pinchos Horowitz
	Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) 2701 W. Howard, Minneapolis, MN 55416 Phone: (773) 465-3900; Fax: (773) 465-6929 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Sholem Fishbane E-Mail: Moshe@shazak.com
	Central Rabbinical Congress (Hisachdus Harabanim) 85 Division Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211 Phone: (718) 384-6765; Fax: (718) 486-5574 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Yitzchak Glick
	Debracin (Rabbi Shlomo Stern) 1641 56th St., Brooklyn, NY 11204 Phone: (718) 853–9623
	Florida K and Florida Kashrus Services 642 Green Meadow Ave., Maitland, FL 32751 Phone: (407) 644-2500; Fax: (407) 644-7763 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Sholom B. Dubov
	Jersey Shore Orthodox Rabbinate (J.S.O.R.) 230 Crosby Ave., Deal, NJ 07723 Phone: (732) 531-4872; Fax: (732) 531-9021 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Yitzchak Farhi
	K’hal Chizuk Hadas of Flatbush 1421 Avenue O, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 376-3755; Fax: (718) 375-2340 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Yisroel Gornish
	Kashrus Council of Lakewood N.J. 750 Forest Ave. #66, Lakewood, NJ 08701 Phone: (732) 901-1888; Fax: (732) 901-1833 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Avrohom Moshe Weisner
	Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit (K-COR) 16947 West Ten Mile Rd., Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248) 559-5005; Fax: (248) 559-5202 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi B. Broyde
	Young Israel of West Hempstead 630 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead, NY 11552 Phone: (516) 481-7429; Fax: (516) 481-3105 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer
	Kof-K Kosher Supervision 201 The Plaza, Teaneck, NJ 07666 Phone: (201) 847-0500; Fax: (201) 837-0126 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Aharon Felder
	Kosher Supervisors of Wisconsin 3100 North 52nd St., Milwaukee, WI 53216 Phone: (414) 442-5730; Fax: (414) 442-6171 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Nachman Levine
	National Kashrus (NK) 101 Route 306, Monsey, NY 10952 Phone: (845) 352-4448; Fax: (845) 356-9756 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Yaacov Lipschutz
	The Organized Kashrus Laboratories (O/K) 391 Troy Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 756-7500; Fax: (718) 756-7503 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Don Yoel Levy
	South Palm Beach Vaad (ORB) 5840 Sterling Rd. #256, Hollywood, FL 33021 Phone: (305) 534-9499; Fax: (305) 532-3076 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi M. Spitz
	International Kosher Supervision/Texas “K” Chicago Rabbinical Council Phone: (773) 465-3900; Fax: (773) 465-6929 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Sholem Fishbane
	Orthodox Vaad of Philadelphia 7505 Brookhaven Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19151 Phone: (610) 658-1967; Fax: (215) 473-6220 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Shlomo Caplan
	The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations (OU) 11 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 Phone; (212) 613-8241; Fax: (212) 564-9058 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Menachem Genack
	Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) 617 South Olive St. #515, Los Angeles, CA 90014 Phone: (213) 489-8080; Fax: (213) 489-8077 Rabbinic Administrator (Kashrus): Rabbi Nissim Davidi
	Scroll K / Vaad Hakashrus of Denver 1350 Vrain St., Denver, CO 80204 Phone: (303) 595-9349; Fax: (303) 629-5159 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi M. Heisler
	*Star-K Kosher Certification (chalav* Yisrael) & Star-D Certification (non-chalav Yisrael)** 122 Slade Ave. #300, Baltimore, MD 21208 Phone: (410) 484-4110; Fax: (410) 653-9294 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Moshe Heinemann
	Rabbi Nuchem Efraim Teitelbaum (Volover Rav) 5808 11th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11219 Phone: (718) 436-4685
	United Mehadrin Kosher \|1001 Prior Ave. South, St. Paul, MN 55116 Phone: (651) 690-2137; Fax: (651) 690-1144 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Asher Zellingold
	Vaad Hakashrus of K’hal Machzikei Hadas of Belz P.O. Box 190728, Brooklyn, NY 11219 Phone; (718) 854-3711; Fax: (718) 854-0838 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi U. Eckstein
	Vaad Hakashrus of Buffalo P.O. Box 755, Williamsville, NY 14231 Phone: (716) 634-3990; Fax: (716) 634-0212 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Yirmiya Milevsky
	Dallas Kosher (Vaad Hakashrus of Dallas) 7800 Northaven Rd., Dallas, TX 75230 Phone: (214) 739-6535; Fax: (214) 739-4635 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi S. Klein
	Vaad Harabanim of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway 597A Willow Ave., Cedarhurst, NY 11516 Phone: (516) 569-4536; Fax: (516) 569-4565
	Vaad Harabanim of Flatbush 1575 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 951-8585; Fax: (718) 951-8510 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Meir Goldberg
	Vaad Harabonim (Vaad Hakashrus) of Massachusetts 177 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02111. (617) 426-2139, Fax: (617) 426-6268. Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger
	Vaad Harabanim of Greater Seattle 5100 South Dawson St. #102, Seattle, WA 98118 Phone: (206) 760-0805; Fax: (206) 725-0347 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Aharon Brun-Kestler
	Vaad of Lancaster / Cong. Degel Israel 1120 Columbia Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603 Phone: (717) 397-0183; Fax: (717) 509-6188 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Shaya Sackett
	England
	Kedassia, The Joint Kashrus Committee of England\| 140 Stamford Hill, London N16 6QT Phone: (44208) 802-6226 Fax: (44208) 809-7092 Rabbinic Administrator: Mr. Yitzchok Feldman
	K’hal Machzikei Hadas Edgeware 7 The Rise, Edgeware, Middlesex HABBNS Phone: (44208) 958-1030 Fax: (44208) 958-3036 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Eliezer Schneebalg
	London Beth Din Kashrut Division 735 High Road, London N12 0US Phone: (44208) 343-6253 Fax: (44208) 343-6254 Email: gita@kosher.org.uk
	Dayan Osher Yaakov Westheim 15 Broom Lane, Salford M7 4EQ Phone: (44161) 740-9711 Fax: (44161) 792-5124 Rabbinic Administrator: Mr. Yehuda Weiss

	Canada
	Kashrus Council of Canada (ROR) 4600 Bathurst St. #240, Toronto, Ontario M2R 3V2 Phone: (416) 635-9550; Fax: (416) 635-8760 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Mordechai Levin
	Montreal Vaad Hair 6825 Decarie Blvd., Montreal, Quebec H3W3E4 Phone: (514) 739-6363; Fax: (514) 739-7024 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Jaffe
	Orthodox Rabbinical Council of British Columbia 8080 Francis Rd., Richmond, BC V6Y 1A4 Phone: (604) 275-0042; Fax: (604) 277-2225 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Levy Teitelbaum
	Israel
	The Beis Din Tzedek of Agudas Israel Moetzes Hakashrus Phone: (9722) 538-4999; Fax: (9722) 538-5145 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Zvi Geffner
	The Beis Din Tzedek of the Eidah Hachareidis of Jerusalem Binyanei Zupnick 26A Rechov Strauss, Jerusalem Phone: (9722) 624-6935; Fax: (9722) 625-4975 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Naftali Halberstam
	The Beis Din Tzedek of K’hal Machzikei Hadas - Maareches Hakashrus P.O. Box 41109, Jerusalem 91410 Phone: (9722) 538-5832; Fax: (9722) 537-4001 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Mordechai Brisk
	Chug Chasam Sofer 18 Maimon St., P.O. Box 426, Bnei Brak 51273 Phone: (9723) 618-8596; Fax: (9723) 579-5175 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Stern
	Rabbi Moshe Yehudah Leib Landau , Bnei Brak Phone: (9723) 618-2647; Fax: (9723) 579-8967
	“OU” in Israel OU Israel Center 22 Keren Hayesod St., P.O. Box 37015, Jerusalem 91370 Phone: (9722) 563-0303; Fax: (9722) 563-0061 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Mordechai Kuber
	Rabanut Hareishit Rechovot 2 Goldberg St., Rechovot Phone: (9728) 936–2682; Fax: (9728) 936–2755 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Avraham Rubin
	Rabanut Yerushalayim Mehadrin ; Fax: (9722) 623-6816 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Adler
	Shearis Yisrael Phone: (9723) 579-8631; Fax: (9723) 579-8633 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Michael Hoffman
	Brazil
	Communidade Ortodoxa Israelita Kehillas Hachareidim Departmento de Kashrus ; Fax: (5511) 3064-0302
	France
	Adas Yereim of Paris Rabbi Y.D. Frankfurter 10 Rue Cadet, 9e (Metro Cadet), Paris 75009 Phone (3314) 246-3647 Fax: (3314) 247-0495 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Chaim Amram

	It is important to note that these agencies frequently try to inform the consumer regarding the full status of the products under their supervision. The following are some of their designations with their meanings:
	D — Dairy
	DE — Dairy Equipment (no actual dairy in ingredients, hence it can be eaten after a meat meal, but not together with meat)
	P — Passover; Kosher for all year including Passover (Note: “P” NEVER designates pareve)
	Pareve — Non-dairy and non-meat
	*Chalav Yisrael* — Kosher supervised milk used in ingredients
	*Pas Yisrael* — Jewish baked goods
	*Yashan* — Not from current grain crop
New Additions 3.306	VHM- Vaad Harobonim of Massachusetts Vaad Harobonim of the Five Towns Vaad Harobonim of Queens

Last updated: October 01, 2004