Update from the Guide to Chodosh

[Y. Herman]

THE FOLLOWING ARE CORRECTIONS TO THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH AS OF 24 SEPT 00


NEW HASHGOCHOS:

For Los Angeles: Sams Bakery (North Hollywood) and Schwartz Bakery are both
Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Rabbinical Council of California. Eilat
Bakery under the hashgocho of Kehilla of Los Angeles. Le Palais Bakery not
confirmed yet.

In Brooklyn, the following under hashgocho of Kehilah Kashrus: Jerusalem
Steak House II, 1319 Ave J., Jerusalem Steak House Kings Highway 533 Kings
Highway and  Kinneret Steakhouse, 521 Kings Highway. Everything Yoshon
except egg noodles in the soup and anything produced with frozen dough such
as Cigars and pastry doughs, also except cous cous and Baguettes. Kings
Highway Glatt, 497 Kings Highway. All items produced in the store are
Yoshon. Olympic Pita, 1419 Coney Island Ave, only Lafa and pita breads are
Yoshon. The schnitzel,  barley in the soup and cous cous are NOT Yoshon.


OTHER ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE GUIDE

WARNING Quaker Oats Company oats Chodosh date is stated in the Guide as
Sept 1. In fact it is EARLIER, as of Aug 14.

WARNING: Apparently some people are not noticing that Ceresota and Heckers
white flours, which were from 100% winter wheat for many years are both
from 30% spring wheat this year, as printed in the Guide.

WARNING: Vitarroz Barley is stated in the Guide as being Yoshon all season.
This was true for many years. This year, our many efforts to confirm this
information were not successful. Therefore, we can not recommend the
purchase of Vitarroz barley after the probable Chodosh date of Oct 23.

The following brands of barley all are packed by the same company and
follow the same rules. The tentative Chodosh packing date is Nov 1, as
printed in the Guide. However, this is subject to change. Check the Hot
Line for any changes. The date on the package is one year after packing for
all factories except factory L. For factory L, the date is 14 months after
packing. Therefore, for Nov 1, the code from factory L would be like Jan 1,
2002.L. This holds for barley brands: Benco, Trinidad, Geffen, Jack Rabbit,
Pathmark, Peak, Tender Cook, Unger.

General Mills Oats, the new Chodosh packing date is Oct 9.

Lieber products: All cereals Yoshon to a purchase date of Dec 31. Oatmeal
cookies to Nov 20. The following Yoshon all year: bread crumbs, cake mixes,
cookie mixes, Dainties mixes.

Pizza Pious has a second location: 18 East Park Ave., Long Beach NY. Has
Yoshon pizza, falafel and salads.

Kinneret and Kosherrific frozen products. The company has not responded to
our repeated inquires for information. Therefore, we can not recommend any
of their products as Yoshon at this time.

Corrected telephone numbers: For Section 4.13A and B, England. The new
number from the USA to Rabbi Meir Posen is 011-020-8-800-5380. For Dayan
Berkovits 011-44-181-2-2-2263.  For Section 4.14 A and B, Switzerland,
Rabbi B. Posen, 011-4141-3207403.

Nabisco Shredded wheat, the company name changed to Post. It is still from
winter wheat.

Post wheat cereals have listed a probable wheat Chodosh date of Sept 2. The
sample code for this date was printed in error it should be Sept 2, 2002.

Caravan Dough conditioners have a probable Chodosh packing date of Sept 8.
The code given was incorrect. It should have been 1I08160 (1 not important,
I=Sept in alph order, 08=day, 16 not important, 0=year.)

King Arthur flour code may have changed so that the packing date of Aug 25
may now be coded as 08250 (08=Aug, 25=day, 0=year).

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