Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh

Sun Dec 24 10:23:45 EST 2006

CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF Dec 23 06

The second issue of the Guide to Chodosh was mailed out during the week 
ending Dec 16. By now, all those who paid for printed copies, should have 
received their new issue. Those who want to order the new Guide by email 
should see the instructions at the end of this Bulletin.

  The following are corrections and additions to the second issue.

LIEBERS ALERT:  The mashgiach has asked us to alert the public that the 
following cookies which have Yoshon ingredients were made in an oven in 
which Chodosh oatmeal cookies were baked earlier on the same day (but not 
at the same time). Consult your Rov or posek about whether such a "ben 
yoma" oven is a problem or not. For those who want to be machmir, these 
cookies should not be purchased between the dates of Dec 24 and Feb 24 07. 
These Liebers cookies are chocolate chip, animal crackers, butterthins, 
fudge&chip cookies, Royal chocolate chip, chocolate chip thins, chocolate 
chiplets, ABC chocolate chip cookies.

MALT ALERT FOR CANADA: The COR of Toronto informed us that malt used in 
foods produced in Canada has become Chodosh earlier than usual, in some 
cases as early as mid October. For more information about the Canadian malt 
situation, contact the COR in Toronto, at 416-635-9550. In the USA, the 
normal malt schedule is being followed, with malt becoming Chodosh for USA 
packing dates starting Dec 15 or later. (In Canada, the 2005 barley crop 
was of very poor quality. That required the malt manufacturers to switch to 
the new 2006 barley crop earlier than usual.)

MALT ALERT FOR USA: In view of the earlier start of Chodosh malt in Canada 
(see previous paragraph) consumers are advised caution in purchasing food 
items in the USA if they are a product of Canada and contain malt. As a 
preliminary advice, avoid purchasing such items if the dating code 
indicates packing on or after Oct 15. If no dating code is known, then they 
should not be purchased after Jan 15.

ALERT FOR MASHGICHIM: It is important to check the Yoshon status not only 
of major ingredients such as flour, but also of flavorings. For example, 
Rabbi Binyomin Taub reported finding wheat flour in a red pepper spice 
mixture used to flavor some wraps. If you find such unexpected discoveries, 
please inform the Guide to Chodosh.

Canadian update: Consumers in Canada are notified that the COR in Toronto 
and the Jewish Community Council of Montreal (MK) have both issued updated 
Chodosh Bulletins during the week of Dec 17 06. Contact these organizations 
directly for copies of these bulletins.

Kemach pasta Chodosh code is: For spaghetti and elbows Oct 15 2006 (1 year 
after packing). For lasagna the code is 10/15/08 (2 years after packing). 
This pertains only to the 1 pound grocery size packages, not the large bulk 
packages.

Kemach flours. The malt in the all purpose flour, the bread flour and the 
whole wheat flour may be Chodosh sometime after the packing date of Jan. 31 
07, code July 31 08 (18 months after packing.) (Note that many poskim allow 
Chodosh malt in baking flour. Consult your own posek.)

Masbia barley has a Chodosh code of 09 08 (Sept 2006). Under the hashgocho 
of Rabbis Klein and Taub.

Browns Best barley Chodosh date is listed on the package in one of two 
ways, Packed Sept 2 2006or equivalently Best if used by Sept 2 2008. Before 
that code, the barley is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbis Klein and Taub.

Mishpacha barley can not be guaranteed to be Yoshon at this time, according 
to the mashgiach.

Podrigals Bakery claims that all their baked products are Yoshon under the 
hashgocho of the O-K Labs. However, O-K Labs informed us that they certify 
as Yoshon only items for which there is both an O-K label and a Yoshon 
label on the package. (Prodigal also has the hashgocho of the Hisachdus. 
However, Hisachdus does not take responsibility for Yoshon.)

Zomicks Bakery in Cederhurst is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the OK Labs. 
This was correctly stated in the Guide on page 48. However, this 
information was not correctly updated on page 55.

Steinbergs Bakery, Oceanside, NY is all Yoshon except for choice grain 
bread, under the hashgocho of the OK Labs. This was correctly stated in the 
Guide on page 49. However, this information was not correctly updated on 
page 55.

Shalom Pizza in Brooklyn has closed and it reopened as Pizza King which is 
Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Babad.

Jerusalem II pizza on Avenue M is Yoshon under Rabbi Gornish. However, the 
spicy fries and other fried foods are not Yoshon. There are signs in the 
store stating this fact.

In Section 3.5 of the Guide there is a list of hashgochos that do not allow 
spicy fries that may be Chodosh in their establishments. That should be 
amended to state that they only allow such spicy fries if there is a clear 
sign stating that fried items may be Chodosh.

On page 23, in the discussion of malt in pretzels, there is an error. It 
should state that pretzels for which the dating code is not known, may be 
purchased up to March 15.
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