Update and request for help from Guide to Chodosh

[Y. Herman]

*CHODOSH BULLETIN-11 DEC 08*

*From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman*

*Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yherman at earthlink.net 
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*_YOUR HELP IS REQUESTED_*

I do not have an adequate understanding of which bakery flavorings and 
other bakery additives may contain MALT. It is well known that all 
bakery flour (except cake flour) contains malt. It is known that in 
Yoshon bakery flour that malt is always Yoshon as well (either because 
the flour was stored since August, or for freshly-ground bakery flour 
the O-U makes sure that the added malt is Yoshon.) However I need a 
better picture of which flavorings and other additives added in the 
bakery to cakes, cookies and other products may contain malt. I am 
asking mashgichim and consumers to please check at the local bakeries. 
Ask them to show you the labels of such flavorings, coatings and other 
additives. Check the list of ingredients for “malt” or “barley malt”. 
For each item where you find such malt, please note the following:

   1. Exact name and use of the additive
   2. Name, address and phone number of the manufacturer
   3. Sample dating code or “best if used by” date
   4. Is the malt listed in beginning of the list of ingredients, in the
      middle or near the end?

Please forward this data, only to the following email address: 
yherman at earthlink.net <mailto:yherman at earthlink.net>

Thank you

Yoseph Herman

CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE

*Brill’s Bakery* in Spring Valley, NY and *Taam Eden Bakery* in New 
Square. All baked items are Yoshon including whole wheat bread. The only 
exceptions are 6-grain and 9-grain breads which may be Chodosh. Under 
the hashgocho of the Beis Din of New Square.

*Liebers.* As the Guide states, all cookies, crackers, snackers that are 
without oats are Yoshon. However, _whole-wheat_ snackers, pretzels and 
whole wheat crackers may be Chodosh starting a purchase date of Dec 1.

/?/* Garden of Eat-In*, 1416 Ave J. (718)252-5289. The following are 
Yoshon: zucchini muffins, breads, rolls (excluding hamburger rolls, and 
hamburger buns), blintzes, and bialys. /_Yoshon pasta available on 
requests_/_. _All products breaded in the store are also Yoshon. _The 
following are NOT Yoshon_: baguettes, English muffins, white bread, 
bagels, barley, most of the pastas, hamburger rolls and buns, and 
anything fried. Low-fat or fat-free muffins are probably NOT Yoshon 
please contact the Kehila Kashrus office at the telephone numbers 
718-951-0481 or 646-739-2465. Under the hashgocho of Kehila Kashrus of 
Brooklyn.

*? Ave P Appetizer*, 466 Ave P, Brooklyn, 646-302-6372. All products may 
not be Yoshon. For questions, contact Kehilah Kashrus at (718) 951-0481. 
. (Warning: this hashgocho does not check the Yoshon status of malt 
which may be a problem after Oct 15. For a discussion of malt, see 
Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 10.1.)

*Ungers* pizza crust (regular, not whole wheat) has the Chodosh code of 
Feb. 26 2009. The Strudel leaves have a Chodosh code of 08303 (08=year, 
303=day of year.) If there is no code printed on the package, then it is 
not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of information.

*Ostrovsky Heimishe Bakery*, 1201 Ave J, Brooklyn. All items Yoshon 
under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Kahana of the CRC.

*Rabbinical Council of California (RCC)* the current policy is that all 
facilities certified by the RCC as being Yoshon also are checked to make 
sure that they use Yoshon malt, unless stated otherwise. Therefore, the 
following establishments in Section 13.3 of the Guide that are under RCC 
hashgocho should be changed from category ? to category ?: Classic 
Bakery, Schwartz Bakeries.

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