Chodosh Guide now available by email at both sites

[Y. Herman]

CHODOSH BULLETIN-3 Feb 10
 From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman
Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email yherman at yahoo.com

THE NEW, THIRD ISSUE OF THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH HAS GONE TO THE PRINTER, 
AVAILABLE
BY EMAIL FROM BOTH SOURCES

You can now order a free copy of the latest Guide to Chodosh by sending 
an email to ONE of the following:
chodosh at sefer.org or chodosh at moruda.com. Those with no access to the 
internet or email who are running Windows XP
can download the new Guide from our BBS as in the past. I regret that to 
my knowledge, Windows Vista and Windows 7
do not contain the "Hyperterminal" that is needed to access the BBS.

The third issue of the Guide to Chodosh has gone to the printer. The 
printed copies are already (Wednesday, Feb 3
’10) available from the front door of my house, at 20 Sylvan Road, 
Monsey, 24 hours a day. The paid subscribers
and local distributors should be receiving their copies during the week 
of Feb 7. The following are the differences
between the third issue and the previous second issue.


ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF
THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH

CRC-HISACHDUS NOW DOES CERTIFY YOSHON

Until this year, the CRC-Hisachdus did not certify Yoshon, even for 
items under their hashgocho that had a Yoshon
label. This policy has now changed. For all packaged foods with a CRC 
hashgocho for kashrus and a Yoshon label,
the CRC hashgocho covers the Yoshon as well. The same holds for all 
establishments such as bakeries, pizza shops,
etc that claim to be Yoshon and are under the CRC hashgocho for kashrus. 
This policy went into effect at the end
of the summer, from the beginning of the current Chodosh season. 
Therefore, it covers all items on the market
today. The CRC is also makpid on malt. They will not certify as Yoshon 
any item that may contain Chodosh malt.

Earlier issues of this Guide to Chodosh had reflected the former refusal 
of the CRC to take responsibility for
Yoshon. Therefore, we listed products with a Yoshon label and only a CRC 
hashgocho under the ? category.
Namely that without a responsible hashgocho we could not recommend such 
items as Yoshon. Now that we have
been advised of the new CRC policy, we attempted to reclassify those 
items to categories of ? or ?. However, it is
quite possible that we missed some items and neglected to reclassify them.


OTHER ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE THIRD ISSUE OF THE
GUIDE


CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS LISTED BY SECTION NUMBER IN THE GUIDE

4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers
-Baker’s Best rugelach and cookies with a Yoshon label, and a CRC 
hechsher for kashrus. Yoshon under the
hashgocho of the CRC.
-Craven’s Choice cookies with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for 
kashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of
the CRC.
-Home Style cookies with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus. 
Yoshon under the hashgocho of the
CRC.
-Kemach flat breads, all kinds, have a Chodosh code of Jan 1 2011.
-Lekach Tov cookies with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus. 
Yoshon under the hashgocho of the
CRC.
-Liebers pizza chips and rye chips are Yoshon under the hashgocho of 
Rabbi Weissmandl.
-Yossie’s packaged products (not to be confused with Yossie’s Heimishe 
Bakeries in Boro Park, Brooklyn). All
items with both a CRC hashgocho for Kashrus and a Yoshon label are 
Yoshon under the CRC.

5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons
-America’s Choice pasta. The code may have changed. Check with the 
company or call the Hot Line for updates.
Barilla pastas that are packed on Aug 16 or later may be Chodosh. The 
codes for different pastas are as follows:
Plus Pasta code Aug 16 10 (1 year after packing). Whole Grain Pasta code 
Feb 16 11 (18 months after packing.)
Oven Ready Lasagna code Apr 16 11 (20 months). Straight Semolina Pasta 
code Apr 16 12 (32 months).
-Kemach egg noodles and farfel purchased since Jan. 1 are guaranteed to 
be Yoshon only with a Yoshon label.
Kemach one pound boxes of macaroni, spaghetti and lasagna have a Chodosh 
code of Nov 1 2011 (2 years after
packing.) . Bulk bow ties, egg barley, noodles in 10 pound packages as 
well as 20 pound packages have a Chodosh
code of 3359 (335=day of year, 9=year). However 20 pound pasta with a 
different code system has the Chodosh
code of 09/01/11 (day of packing +2 years.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi 
Horowitz.
-Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Chodosh date is Aug 16 11 (2 years after 
packing), if made in the US. Ronzoni, Catelli
and Lancia pasta made in Canada, the Chodosh code is: Regular (white) 
pasta Nov 16 12, Smart, Whole Wheat,
Egg noodles, Egg Fetucini, Vegetable Pasta code Nov 16 11. Multigrain 
code Oct 5 11.

6. Home baking products
-Best flours, some flours contain “Dough Conditioner”. According to the 
mashgiach, Rabbi Gruber, these flours are
Yoshon, including the dough conditioner.
-Bob’s Red Mill whole wheat flour Chodosh code Aug 9 11 (2 years after 
packing.)
-Duncan Hines revised Chodosh codes: All mixes for brownies, cookies and 
muffins the Chodosh code is Feb 9 11
(18 months after packing.) For cakes and oven-ready items the code is 
Aug 9 10 (12 months after packing.)
Candies in the mix do not affect the code.
-Mishpacha, the malt in all flours is confirmed to be Yoshon till 
pesach. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi
Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav.

7.3 Soy terriaki and other sauces
- Gefen Chicken and Bar-b-q Seasoning contains semolina which is from 
spring wheat. This product may be
Chodosh.

8.1 Cereals
-Barbara cereals update: We list how many months after packing are the 
dates on each of the following cereals.
For oats please add these months to Jul 26. For wheat but no oats add to 
Aug 9. Ultima Flax & Granola=9 months,
Ultima Organic=12 months, Organic Wild Puffs=9 months, Shredded Mini 
Oats=8 months, Multigrain Shredded
Spoonfuls=9 months, Shredded oats=8 months, Multigrain Puffins and 
Puffins original=12 months.
- Bob’s Red Mill wheat germ Chodosh code Aug 9 10 (1year after packing.)
-Kemach cereals, all cereals have a Chodosh date for malt of Jan 22 
2011. Choco Chippers cereal is Yoshon except
for the malt after the above date.
-Nature Valley Granola bars with oats but no wheat, the Chodosh code 
should be Sept 22 10.
-Weetabix cereals with wheat. For organic Weetabix, the Chodosh code for 
the wheat is Oct 1 10 (1 year after
packing.) For the regular (not organic) cereals, the wheat is Yoshon. 
Malt may be a problem starting with a code of
Jan 1 11.

9.1 Frozen and prepared foods
-Apollo Filo dough, the new code is Aug 9 10 (1 year after packing.)
-Chef’s Kingdom. All products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi 
Moshe Shimon Bineth. The exception is
the salami egg roll which is not Yoshon.
-Golden Fluff products, including onion rings are Yoshon under the 
hashgocho of Kedassia of London.
-Kemach chocolate graham pie crust is Yoshon. It does not contain malt. 
Graham cracker pie crust, the wheat
flour is Yoshon, the malt may be Chodosh starting with a code of 
02-01-11 (code is 1year after packing.) Under the
hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz.
-Ungers frozen pie and tart shells in 3, 6 and 9 inch sizes have a 
Chodosh code of 09309 (09=year, 309=day of the
year). However, on the 9 inch shells, the code is not printed on each 
individual package, only on the case in which
the packages are packed. Since the customer does not have any control to 
make sure that any specific package on
the shelf came from any specific box, therefore the 9 inch shells are 
not recommended as Yoshon. For the Unger
pizza crust, the Chodosh code is Mar 11, 2010. Ungers bread crumbs are 
Yoshon even without a label. Ungers
graham cracker pie crust is Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of the Bais Din 
of New Square.
-Yitzy’s Gourmet Pastry Squares, Puffed Pastry Flaky Dough have a Yoshon 
label and either the O-K LABS or the
CRC are Yoshon,

9.3 Soups and soup mixes
-Kemach minestone and vegetable soups Chodosh code 3381 (338=day of 
year, 1=2 years after packing.) Under
the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz.

9,5,1 Beer
-Coors Beer, Corrected code =4 15 10 (4=Apr, 15=date, 10=year this date 
is 4 months after packing).
-Miller Brewing Co Corrected code=4 15 10 (4=Apr, 15=date, 10=year this 
date is 4 months after packing).

9.6 Baby Foods
-Beechnut baby food update: Both cereal boxes and baby food jars have 
two kinds of dating codes. One indicates
the actual date of packing. The second is the “best if used by” date. We 
suggest that you look only at the code for
the actual packing date. For cereal boxes the codes appear at the top of 
the boxes. An example would be 7926
JAN2011. (7=July, 9=year, 26=day of the month.) For foods in jars the 
code for the same date would be printed on
the lid and would be 97 26JAN2011 (9=year, 7=month, 26=day). Use the 
dates of Jul 26 for oats, Aug 9 for wheat
and Aug 16 for barley.
-Gerber baby food update: Cereals in boxes the date on the package is 1 
year after packing. Cereals in jars it is 15
months after packing. Add these intervals to Jul 26 for oats, to Aug 9 
for wheat and Aug 16 for barley.
9.7 Candies
-Harry London Chocolate Pecan Caramel Stars contain undeclared wheat 
germ that may be Chodosh. Dating
code not known. (This warning came from the Kashrus Magazine, Adar 5770 
(Mar 10) issue.)

11 Professional bakery flour and other bakery ingredients
-Wilmark bakery products are all Yoshon. The only exceptions are the 
donut mixes which are only Yoshon on
special order. Under the hashgocho of the O-U.

12.1.4 New York City Restaurants, pizza shops
-Circa-NY Restaurant, 22 West 33rd St, New York City is NOT Yoshon.
-Simon Sez Pizza Shop on Ave M is now under the hashgocho of Rav Pinchos 
Horowitz. Rabbi Horowitz only
supervises the kashrus. So far as we know, this establishment has no 
hashgocho for Yoshon.

12.1.5 Queens and Long Island
-Off the Grill at 600 Central Ave, Cederhurst, NY is not certified as 
Yoshon until further notice.
Queens, NY Update regarding establishments under the hashgocho of the 
Vaad Harabonim of Queens. In the
following list, for bakeries and restaurants, everything is Yoshon 
unless noted below otherwise. For the pizza shops
only the pizza is under hashgocho for Yoshon. ? Avraham Bakery, ? Bagel 
Mench, ? Bagels & Co., ? Benny’s
Pizza, ? Benjy’2- New Hyde Park, ? G&I Bakery, , ? King David Bakery, ? 
Main Street Bakery, ? Strauss Bakery, ?
Pizza Professor. ? Violet’s (formerly Beigel’s) everything is Yoshon 
except the multi-grain breads.

12.2 Monsey
-Gelbman-Shulchan Melachim Catering, 7 Wilson St., New Square. Yoshon 
under the hashgocho of the Bais Din
of New Square.
- Glaubers Catering in Monsey, Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi 
Binyamin Gruber.
-Rugelech Bakery Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC.

12.4 New Jersey
Lakewood: KCL Yoshon policy clarification: At this time the KCL does not 
certify any establishment or product as
being Yoshon. This means that even packaged foods which have a Yoshon 
label and a KCL label are also not
certified as Yoshon by the KCL. One reason given by the KCL is that none 
of the establishments to which they
provide kashrus supervision has asked for Yoshon supervision. (Note the 
comment under the Lakewood listing in
Section 12.4 about how surprising it is that in Lakewood of all places 
the Yoshon-observant consumers do not
demand hashgocho for items that are stated to be Yoshon!)
Lakewood: Hershy’s Bakery is under the hashgocho for KASHRUS of Rav 
Mordechai Betzallel Klein. Rabbi Klein
does guarantee that the flour used in the bakery is Yoshon. However, he 
takes no responsibility for checking the
Yoshon status of other ingredients and materials used in the bakery. 
Therefore, we consider the Yoshon supervision
of this bakery as being incomplete.
END OF SUMMARY OF ADDITIONS AND CHANGES


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