Chodosh malt and chometz after pesach

[Y. Herman]

This is just a reminder about malt, as explained in the Guide to Chodosh. 
The Guide stated that in cases where malt is used for coloring or flavoring 
such as cereals (corn flakes etc), cookies or pretzels, if the dating code 
is known, then the malt is probably Chodosh starting the packing date of 
Jan 15. If the dating code is not know, it is probably safe to assume that 
the malt is Yoshon up to a PURCHASE date of March 15. That date has now 
passed. Therefore we recommend that for malt where the packing date is not 
known, you should assume that the malt is now Chodosh. This is not a hard 
date, only our best guess.

We have written a newly revised and expanded booklet called "A Survey of 
the US Grocery Scene With Relevance to Purchase of Chometz After Pesach". 
The Guide to Chodosh was written to be a practical guide to tell the Yoshon 
consumer what is safe to buy as Yoshon. By contrast, the chometz report NOT 
a practical guide to the consumer. Its intent was to provide rabbonim and 
poskim with technical information based upon which they may be able to 
advise consumers about where it is best to shop for chometz after pesach. 
Unfortunately, the only firm conclusion you will be able to get from this 
document immediately after reading it is that the chometz scene after 
pesach is much more complicated than most people realize. The report gives 
details about food wholesalers and supermarkets. It also gives the results 
of last year's survey of the age of chometz products on supermarket 
shelves. You will have to consult your own Rov or posek about how to 
interpret this information.

To get a free copy of this report by E mail, send a message to:
chodosh-request at jif.org.il

in the body of the message write:
get Chometz.txt

PLEASE DO NOT USE THE "REPLY" FEATURE OF YOU E MAIL TO SEND THIS REQUEST TO 
YHERMAN. YOU MUST SEND TO THE ADDRESS STATED ABOVE!

For a printed copy of this report, send $1 with your name and address to Y. 
Herman, 20 Sylvan Road, Monsey, NY 10952. The report will  also be 
available from the self-service box outside my Monsey home at the above 
address. This report contains at the end a useful cross-referencing index. 
That index is easier to use in the fully formatted printed form than in the 
E mail format.

Yoseph Herman