Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh

Mon Dec 12 13:00:34 EST 2005

CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 12 Dec 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.

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The following as of Dec 6

The Guide to Chodosh has gone to the printer.  Below are all of the 
additions and corrections to the first Guide that are listed in the second 
issue of the Guide.

You can at this time request a PDF file of the new Guide by sending a blank 
e-mail message to the following address:

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Below are the the additions and corrections to the first issue of the Guide.

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE GUIDE

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.

Baltimore establishments corrections, as forwarded by the Star-K.
    * Caf921 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 posted at the store when knishes are no longer Yoshon.

Barley in bulk under hashgocho for Yoshon is available for repacking.  For 
information call the Canada Kosher Supervision, telephone number 613-216-1818.

Benzs kishke is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star K.

Chaims Heimishe Gebachs baked products. Items made with white flour are 
Yoshon.  Items using whole wheat flour are probably Chodosh at this 
time.  No hashgocho for Yoshon.

Cheffs Kingdom frozen food items for commercial applications.  All items 
Yoshon including knishes, egg rolls, blankets, and boerekas.

Chopsies  kishke and Chopsie's pizza are both Yoshon under hashgocho of the 
Star K.

Dairy Delight Pizza, the address should be 549 Kings Hwy Brooklyn, not 
Avenue P.

Donut Man, 4708 13th Ave., Brooklyn, telephone 718-436-7318.  Doughnuts are 
Yoshon.

Dr. Praeger: all fish products are always Yoshon.  Veggie burgers and 
pancakes contain some oat bran and may be Chodosh.  Under the hashgocho of 
Rabbi Unger.

Empire frozen pizza and pizza bagels are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the 
O-U and the KAJ. Empire blintzes are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi 
Yehuda Shain.

Foulds macaroni and cheese has a package date that's 15 months after 
packing.  The probable Chodosh code would be November 21, 2006.

Gefen noodles and other pasta and a probable Chodosh code of 2335 (233=day 
of the year, 5=year). Gefen Fat Free crackers have a probable Chodosh code 
of 08 15 05 (day of packing.)

General Mills/Nestle cereals sold in Israel. There was an error in the 
Guide. The oats Chodosh date should be Oct 1.

General Mills: The probable Chodosh date for General Mills oats is October 
1.  For the General Mills Peanut Butter Cookie Crisp cereal the date on the 
package is 217 days after packing.  For that the Chodosh code would be May 
6, 2006.  For General Mills cookie crisp cereal the date is 248 days after 
packing giving a code of June 6, 2006.

Gold Medal flour, the malt Chodosh date for the white flour should have 
been Jul 15 07, 18 months after packing.

Goodies brand cookies and baked products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of 
Rabbi Unger.

Good NHearty cereals with the Unger label.  The date on the package is one 
year after packing.  Probable Chodosh code for wheat in the ingredients is 
August 15, 2006.  For oats it is August 20, 2006.

Gross cakes and cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho Rov Weissmandl.

Hersheys Bakery 6764 Rt 9, Grebow Shopping Center, Lakewood.  Yoshon under 
the hashgocho of Rabbi Yehuda Shain.

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. Kemach 
whole wheat flat bread has the Chodosh date of Oct 26, 2006.

Kinneret and Kosherific products: frozen chalehs and fish sticks are Yoshon 
until approximately December 15. Cookie doughs mix status not known 
therefore not recommended at this time.  Latke mixes Yoshon until 
approximately January 15.  Onion rings, pizza bagels and pizza bits always 
Yoshon. Cous Cous and soup mandlen are always Yoshon. All under the 
hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl.  Pizza bagels are also under the hashgocho of 
the O-U.

Kol Tov Pizza, in Monsey New York.  The hashgocho for Yoshon as been 
changed from Rabbi Gruber to Rabbi Unger.

Landau whole wheat cookies, gluten free cookies, shortbread and spelt items 
are all Yoshon.  Oat and oat bran pretzels may be Chodosh starting with a 
purchase date of September 11.

Liebers: cookies without oats are all Yoshon.  Cookies with oats may be 
Chodosh at this time.  All cereals without oats are Yoshon. With oats, they 
are probably Chodosh.  All candies and licorice are always Yoshon.  All 
soup mixes and soups in cups are always Yoshon.  Bread crumbs are always 
Yoshon. Coat and Bake spray, ice cream cones and corn chips are always 
Yoshon.  All under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl.

Madison Restaurant 68 Madison St., Lakewood. Yoshon under the hashgocho of 
Rabbi Yehuda Shain.

Mikee sesame and teriyaki sauces are aged more than 6 months and are Yoshon.

Old City Caf(also known as The Old City Caf or Old City) pizzas, pizza 
bagels, burritos, enchiladas are Yoshon as marked on the label. Macaroni 
and cheese may be Chodosh.  Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl, the O-U 
and the UM Kosher.

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 June 15, 2007 or later may have Chodosh malt in 
it.  Pillsbury whole wheat flour and bread flour both have the probable 
Chodosh date on the package of August 15, 2006.

Pita Sababa, 540 Kings Hwy Brooklyn.  Pita Yoshon under the hashgocho of 
Rabbi Gornish.

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. Quaker malt date given in the the previous Guide for 360 days was 
incorrect. It should be Jan 10 07.

Reeses Puffs cereal by Gneral Mills, code is 248 days after packing.

Rice Dream in the previous Guide had incorrect codes 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.)

Sams Bakery, North Hollywood, California is no longer certified as 
Yoshon.  It has been removed from the Guide.

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.

Saras Sweets cookies are Yoshon.  At this point we have not yet confirmed 
whether there is a hashgocho for Yoshon or not.

Savion cous cous, kosher for Passover is made from matzo meal and is Yoshon.

Smackin Good pancakes Yoshon up to approximately January 15.  Potato 
knishes are Chodosh at this time.  Frozen cookie dough and frozen pretzels 
status is not known, therefore are not recommended as Yoshon at this 
time.  All under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl.

Streits products have  been Yoshon at all times.  However due to unforeseen 
circumstances a batch of egg noodles and Chow Mein noodles have been 
produced that are not Yoshon. These items will have a sticker on them 
saying NOT YOSHON CERTIFIED.  All other items from Streits are still Yoshon.

Sturm cereals, including oats and farina, the date on a package is two 
years after packing.  The probable Chodosh date for Sturm oats is August 
20, 2007.  For Sturm Farina it is August 15, 2007.

Tradition Soups the probable Chodosh date of August 15 would translate to a 
package date of August 15, 2007, 2 years after packing. Another possible 
code would be 2277, where 227 is the day of the year and 7 is the year plus 2.

Twizzler candies with flour in the ingredients may be Chodosh starting with 
a packing date of Aug 05, code 58LYU5H (58LYU =not important, 5=year, H=Aug 
in alph order, day of month not in the code.)

Unger pie shells and other frozen dough products may be Chodosh starting 
with a packing date of August 15.  The code would be 05227, where 05 is the 
year and 227 is the day of the year.

Upscale Foods Inc., New Hope, Minnesota, telephone number 763-533-0521. 
Produces private-label Yoshon pizzas, pizza bagels, tortillas, and 
enchiladas. Macaroni and cheese may be Chodosh at this time. Under the 
hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl, theO-U and UM Kosher.

The Vaad Harabonim of Flatbush.  The following are certified by the Vaad as 
having only Yoshon items in the store: Chadash Pizza, Dagan Pizza, Isaacs 
Bake Shop, Knish King, M&M Kosher Bakery (pita bread only), Pressers Bakery.

Vita spelt flour.  Both the whole grain spelt flour and the white spelt 
flour are made from spelt grown in the US.  Therefore they both are Yoshon.

Willmark. The following professional donut mixes are available as Yoshon on 
special order:  yeast raised donuts, corn muffin doughnuts, deluxe muffin 
doughnuts, oat bran doughnuts. All under the hashgocho for Yoshon of Rabbi 
Shmuel Beck.

Yosis pita and bagels, both regular and whole wheat are Yoshon, without 
hashgocho for Yoshon.

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