Update from the Guide to Chodosh

[Y. Herman]

CHODOSH NEWS AS OF 22 NOV 01

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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, Benzy’s 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.
Eli’s 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.
Mendelson’s 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 urged since some of the staff seems to be confused about 
what is Yoshon and what is not.
Gertel’s Bakery, 53 Hester St. New York City. All baked items are Yoshon. 
The kashrus hashgocho does not certify Yoshon.
Jerusalem Pizza, Monsey Glatt Shopping Center, 190 Rt 59. All items are 
Yoshon, including rolls and sandwich breads. The kashrus hashgocho does not 
certify Yoshon.
Kaff Bakery 4518 Ft. Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn (718) 633-2600. All items 
made in the bakery are Yoshon as in the past years. The kashrus hashgocho 
does not certify Yoshon.
King David Bakery, 77-51 Vleigh Place, Flushing, Queens, NY (718)969-6165. 
All items in the store are Yoshon. The kashrus hashgocho does not certify 
Yoshon.
Kossar’s Bialis, 367 Grand St., New York, NY 10002, (212) 473-4810. Baked 
products are Yoshon. The kashrus hashgocho does not certify Yoshon.
Michyo Pita was listed in the Guide as Not Recommended for lack of 
information. The information has now been received that all regular and 
whole wheat pita is Yoshon as in the past years. The kashrus hashgocho does 
not certify Yoshon.
Ostrowizky’s Heimishe Bakery, 1201 Ave J, Brooklyn. As in the past years, 
all items baked on premises are Yoshon. The kashrus hashgocho does not 
certify Yoshon.
Pizza Pious, 1063 Broadway, Woodmere, LI, NY, 516-295-2050. Also at 18 East 
Park Ave., Long Beach, 516-431-1777. Pizza, rolls, garlic nuts, zeppelins 
and calzone are Yoshon. Other items may be Chodosh. There is no hashgocho 
for Yoshon.
Queens Kosher Pita, 68-38 Main St. Flushing, Queens, NY (718) 263-8000. All 
items made in the store are Yoshon, including pita, chaleh, cakes and other 
items. The kashrus hashgocho does not certify Yoshon.
Rose Kosher Bakery, 69-62 Main Street, Flushing, NY, (718-793-3282 or 
261-2654) All items baked in the store are Yoshon. The kashrus hashgocho 
does not certify Yoshon.
Say Bagel N'Cheese, 1304 Ave M, Brooklyn. (718)-998-8778. All items baked 
in the store are Yoshon. Many items that are brought in from the outside 
may not be Yoshon. There is no hashgocho specifically for Yoshon.
Shelly’s Café and Pizza, 126 Maple Ave. Spring Valley. All items are 
Yoshon. Note: Rav Bresslauer said that while it is true that the store is 
Yoshon, but that his hashgocho does not officially extend to the Yoshon 
arrangements.
Weiss Bakery, 5011 13th Ave. Brooklyn, (718) 438-0407 All items baked 
locally are Yoshon. This store has a branch in Philadelphia. The chalehs 
sold in Philadelphia are Yoshon. Donuts, bagels and breads in Philadelphia 
may be Chodosh. The kashrus hashgocho does not certify Yoshon.

ESTABLISHMENT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR YOSHON
Lebon Restaurant & Pizzeria, 980 6th Ave, New York, NY has been claiming 
that they are Yoshon. This restaurant is NOT RECOMMENDED as Yoshon at this 
time.

OTHER CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE GUIDE
Arrowhead Mills Puffed Kamut. There is a mistake in Section 3.10 of the 
Guide, where it states that this is from Yoshon spring wheat. The word 
“Yoshon” should have been omitted, since this wheat is Chodosh starting 
Sept 25, as stated there.
Barbara Cereals can not be recommended because the company refuses to 
reveal the dating code system used.
Columbia pasta from Zerega & Co., Chodosh date Oct 15. On small grocery 
size packeages, the code is Oct 30 02 (1 year after packing). On large bulk 
packages, the code is 2881 (288=day of the year, 1=year.)
Dagim frozen products are Yoshon, but without hashgocho for Yoshon.
Eden pasta code has changed. The probable Chodosh date is Oct 27, code 
03001 (0=not important, 300=day of year, 1=year.
Flour USA packs high gluten flour in 5 and 6 pound brown bags that are sold 
in grocery stores in the New York City area. All bags that state Yoshon on 
the bag are Yoshon without hashgocho for Yoshon.
Geffen barley is Yoshon up to and including the packing date of Oct. 15, 
code: 15OC02 (15=date, OC=October, 02=2002, one year after packing.) There 
is no specific hashgocho for Yoshon at this time. The company is trying to 
find a suitable way of packing Yoshon barley reliably after this date. We 
will issue further bulletins on this as more information becomes available.
General Mills oats Chodosh packing date is Nov. 1
Gold Medal flours from factory V. The all purpose white flour is 100% 
winter wheat. The Better For Bread uses 50% spring wheat and the home whole 
wheat flour is from 100% spring wheat. Chodosh date for spring wheat is 
Sept 15, code March 15, 2003 (18 months after packing.) The all purpose 
white home baking flour from factory L is from 100% winter wheat. From 
factory D Gold Medal all purpose white flour is from winter wheat. Gold 
Medal Whole wheat flour is from spring wheat. The Chodosh packing date is 
Oct 15, code Apr 15 2003.
Goya barley, the revised Chodosh date is Nov. 1, code 030501 (0=not 
important, 305=day of the year, 01=year.)
Grandstand Pizza Bagel is Yoshon without special hashgocho for Yoshon.
Kemach correction:: Chow Mein noodles were supposed to be Yoshon up to the 
purchase date of Oct 31. In fact they became Chodosh earlier, starting with 
the packing date of Oct 18,  code of 181J (18=day, 1=year, J=month in alph. 
order.) Kemach egg noodles are Yoshon even without Yoshon labels. Kemach 
spaghetti, macaroni and lasagna have a revised Chodosh date of Oct. 1, code 
Oct 1 2002 (1 year after packing.)
Manischewitz pasta. The code may have changed to a date. The corrected 
probably Chodosh date is Oct 27. Old code would be 3001 (300=day of year, 
1=year.) The new code may be Oct. 27, 2002 (1 year after packing.) This 
code may be inaccurate. We are trying to clarify this.
Mehadrin Pizza, Yoshon with Yoshon label, without special hashgocho for Yoshon.
Nature Valley Granola Bars probable Chodosh date is Sept 21, code Sept 21, 
2002 (1 year after packing.
Noodles and pasta under the following brand names have a Chodosh packing 
date of Nov. 1. The code for each is 110103xx (11=November, 01=date, 
03=year+2, xx=numbers that are not important.) The brands are Mueller, 
Pennsylvania Dutch, Ronco, R&F, Luxury, Globe A1, Anthony, Mrs. Gross.
Noodles and pasta under the following brand names have a Chodosh packing 
date of Nov. 12. The code for each is 1316 (1=year, 316=day of the year.) 
The brands are Prince, Creamette, Gioia, Ronzoni, San Giorgio, P&R, Light 
N’ Fluffy, Ideal, American Beauty, Skinner.
Noodles and pasta under the following names are listed in the Guide with 
the probable Chodosh packing date. Since, as mentioned above, the probable 
Chodosh date has been delayed to Oct. 27, the corresponding Chodosh code 
for each of these has been adjusted. For specific information see Section 
3.5 below. The brands are: Berilla, Bordens, Bravo, ContaLuna, C-Town, De 
Bols, Del Monico, Eden, Foulds, Goodmans, Hershey, Leonardo, Mrs. Weiss, 
Pasta La Bella, Perfection, Richfoods, Shoprite, Sysco, Vimco, Viviano.
Paskesz cookies under the hashgocho of Rav Gruber are Yoshon even without 
Yoshon label, except for those cookies that contain oats or graham flour. 
Those should not be purchased after Sept 17.
Pathmark noodles and pasta have a Chodosh packing date of Nov 1, code Nov 
1, 2003 (2 years after packing.)
Pillsbury white home baking flour and bread flour in 5 pound bags for home 
baking from factory A contain 50% spring wheat. The Chodosh packing date is 
Sept 18, code I1A18 (I=Sept in alph. Order, 1=year, A=factory, 18=date.)
Quaker Unprocessed bran date code is 9 months after packing. The Fruit 
Tangy Oats is 8 months after packing. Captain Crunch cereal date is 10 
months days after packing.
Robin Hood all purpose flour from factory D has the Chodosh date of Oct 15, 
code Apr 15 03 D (18 months after packing.)
Savion croutons. The probable Chodosh date is Oct 27, code 11300 (1=year, 1 
not important, 300=day of the year.
Sea Diamond frozen products are Yoshon, but without hashgocho for Yoshon.
Tabachnick soups the code has changed. The probable Chodosh date is Aug 26, 
code 08264 (3 years after packing).
Unger, Benzy’s and Martisco barley still can not be recommended as Yoshon 
due to lack of sufficient supporting information from the companies. 
Recommended only if the store had it since Sept 1.
Vegichef frozen products are Yoshon, but without hashgocho for Yoshon.
Weetabix cereals were listed in the Guide under “Grainfield” and were 
supposed to use only winter wheat. These cereals are no longer associated 
with Grainfield. However, most are still from winter wheat, where the only 
possible problem is malt (see malt discussion below.) The only known 
exceptions are the Alpen and Grain Shop cereals may be Chodosh starting the 
packing date of Sept. 27, code SE27. (Information supplied by the COR of 
Toronto.)

CANADIAN YOSHON SITUATION
The latest available Chodosh Bulletin of the COR of Toronto is reprinted in 
Section 4.11 below.

ANNUAL MALT REMINDER

We never found any malt manufacturer that begins to ship Chodosh malt from 
the new barley crop earlier than Dec. 15. The malt is then shipped, Dec. 15 
or later, to other factories that begin to use it in the end products. 
Therefore, using the terminology established in the Guide, all malt in 
foods is “definitely” Yoshon before Dec 15. Up to Jan. 15 such malt is 
“probably” Yoshon
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 Dec 15 or at least Jan 15 since that malt may be 
Chodosh. That includes cereals flavored with malt such as Corn Flakes and 
Rice Crispies, as well as most pretzels where it is used for coloring. Beer 
is also included in the category of items which are Chodosh because of 
malt. (In the case of beer, we recommend that the Dec 15 date should be 
used, not the probable date of Jan 15.)  In addition there are specialty 
vinegars such as malt vinegar, terragon vinegar and salad vinegar which are 
made with high concentrations of malt.
We had urged our readers to avoid some items in the past because they may 
contain barley malt. We have since discovered that many of these are not a 
problem so far as the malt content is concerned. This includes baking flour 
that lists barley malt in the ingredients. Also permitted are most 
vinegar-based items such as ordinary household vinegar, and condiments such 
as ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, etc.


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