Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh

[Y. Herman]

UPDATE FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH-25 FEB 07



The third and last issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the season has been 
mailed out to all the subscribers. The following are corrections and 
additions to the third Guide.

General Mills cereals in Israel: The dates for Israel given on page 33 of 
the Guide are not correct. The following are the corrections. All forms of 
Cheerios, plus Fiber1 code is 372 days after packing. For items containing 
oats this gives the Chodosh date of Aug 1 07. For wheat but no oats the 
date is Aug 16 07.  For Multigrain Cheerios, the package date is 310 days 
after packing For oats this gives the package code of May 31 07. For wheat 
but no oats the date is Jun 15 07.

The following are under the hashgocho of the O-U for Chodosh: Smunchies 
brand spelt products: Hamantashen, Honey Yums, Mr. Soft, Mrs. Soft. Also 
Yoshon are Honey Yums from wheat.

We have received a report that some Yoshon pizza shops use Yoshon flour for 
the pizza. However, they use semolina flour that may be Chodosh to line the 
oven floor. For these pizza shops, care must be taken to switch to some 
flour with no possibility of Chodosh for lining the oven to avoid questions 
of Chodosh.

We have received reports that some commercially produced chopped liver 
contains wheat flour. Check the ingredients, since such wheat flour may be 
Chodosh.

WHAT ABOUT PRODUCTS NOT LISTED IN THE GUIDE?

To try to determine the Yoshon status of items not listed in the Guide to 
Chodosh carry out the following steps:
    * If it is made in Israel with a reliable hashgocho for kashrus, it is 
Yoshon.
    * If it has the hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerushalaim, or Rabbi O. Y. 
Westheim, or the Kedassia of London, then it is Yoshon.
    * If it has a Yoshon label and some kashrus hashgocho printed on the 
same label, other than the CRC, the Hisachdus dRabonim or the Volover Rav, 
it is Yoshon. (See the GuideSection 3.3 for policy of  some hashgochos 
regarding malt.)
    * If it has none of the above and it is not listed in the Guide, try to 
call the company information phone number listed on the package. For items 
with oats in the ingredients, ask the company what is the dating code used 
to indicate the packing date for Jul 26, 06. Any item packed on or later 
than that date may be Chodosh. For items without oats, but containing wheat 
other than pasta and noodles, and for barley (not malt or malted barley), 
the Chodosh packing date is Aug 9 06. For pasta and noodles, the Chodosh 
packing date is Aug 16 06. For barley malt, the packing date is Dec 15 06. 
Try to find out from the company what is the package code for the 
appropriate packing date to determine if your package is Yoshon or not.
    * If the above is not available, you may try to call the Chodosh Hot 
Line at 845-356-5743. However, we can not investigate every product that 
comes up. Step 4 above is your best bet if it can be applied.



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