Bulletin from the Guide to Chodosh-Please post where it may be interest

[Y. Herman]

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*CHODOSH PRELIMINARY BULLETIN-29 AUG 11*

*From the Guide to Chodosh-Yoseph Herman*

*Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email *yherman at earthlink.net 
<mailto:yherman at earthlink.net>**

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*PRINTING OF THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH DUE 3^RD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER*

The printing of the first issue of the Guide to Chodosh for the new 
season is scheduled ??"?for approximately the third week of September. 
This delay is intended to allow the mashgichim to complete their 
arrangements for Yoshon hashgochos for the new season, thereby making 
the information in the Guide more complete and relevant. Meanwhile this 
preliminary bulletin is being issued to help consumers until the full 
Guide is issued. It contains general Chodosh starting dates. It also 
gives information and Chodosh codes for some of the most popular products.

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*HARVEST OF ALL CHODOSH CROPS HAS BEGUN*

According to the reports from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the 
harvest of the Chodosh wheat, oats and barley has begun. We expect the 
Chodosh grain to start appearing in products as follows:

·*Oats*products _packed or produced_ as of Jul 26 may contain Chodosh. 
If _purchased_ after Aug 9 (which has passed) package codes should be 
checked (see some sample codes listed below). However a later date is 
applicable for the oats in cereals made by General Mills, as noted below.

·*SPRING WHEAT: *Packaged foods that contain spring wheat may contain 
Chodosh if _packed or produced_ as of Aug 15. If _purchased_ after Sept 
1 package codes should be checked. Items containing wheat, wheat germ or 
wheat starch may be Chodosh after this date unless it is known that the 
wheat is Yoshon. Examples of foods that are from winter wheat and are 
Yoshon are matzos and gefilte fish.

·*FRESHLY BAKED *bakery or store-produced items including breads, 
chalahs, rolls, bagels, many cakes and cookies, and pizza may be Chodosh 
as of the _baking date_ of Aug 15 in the mid-West USA and as of Sept 1 
if made elsewhere in the USA.

·*NOODLES AND PASTA*may be Chodosh as of the _packing_ date of Aug 22. 
If _purchased _after Sept 7, package codes should be checked.

·*BARLEY*: pearled barley or barley in cereals may be Chodosh as of the 
_packing_ date of Aug 15. If _purchased_ after Sept 1, package codes 
should be checked. Thusfar, Eden, Gefen, and Mishpacha barley has been 
confirmed as being Yoshon the whole season.

·*BARLEY MALT*(also listed in the ingredients as "malt") may be Chodosh 
as of the _packing_ date of Dec 15. Package codes should be checked 
after the _purchase_ date of Jan 15 for *beer*and March 15 for malt in 
other products.

*HASHGOCHOS ALWAYS YOSHON-Partial list*

Packaged foods produced in Eretz Yisrael under any reliable kashrus 
hashgocho are Yoshon. If produced outside of Eretz Yisrael, when the 
packages list a Yoshon label and also have the name/symbol of a major 
kashrus supervision, they are Yoshon. Also, all items under the 
following European hashgochos are always Yoshon: Kedassia-London, Rabbi 
Westheim and Rabbi Schneeblag.

*SELECTED PACKING CODES*

The following are the Chodosh packing codes for a few popular items. For 
other items, you may check last year's Guide for the code system (_don't 
forget to use the revised wheat, oats and barley dates and to update the 
year_) or call the Hot Line at 718-305-5133.

Quaker and Mothers oats old fashioned and 1 Minute oats Jan 16 '13 (540 
days after packing). The code for the hot, cooked instant oats depends. 
For the flavored type the code is Jul 20 '12 (360 days). The original 
unflavored instant oats type may be either 360 days or 540 days. You 
have to call the company with the package in your posession and ask. 
Quaker Life cereals is Jul 20 12 (360 days). If produced in Canada the 
dates will be later, to be announced when known.

General Mills Cheerios products, Kretchmer wheat germ and Nature Valley 
granola bars that contain wheat, wheat germ or wheat starch Aug 21 12 
(372 days). If they contain oats but not any of the wheat products Sept 
21 12.

Kellogs and Post cereals with oats Jul 26 '12 (1 year), with wheat but 
no oats, Aug 15 '12 (1 year).

Shoprite oats cereal Jan 26 13 (18 months). Sturm oats Jul 26 '13 (2 
years). Oats cereals from Kemach, Taanug, Unger and Walmart-Great Value 
Jul 26 '12 (1 year).

*OATS CHODOSH DATES FOR _GENERAL MILLS_ CEREALS*

In the list above you will note that the start of the Chodosh packing 
dates for oats products is given the "chumra" date of of Jul 26. 
However, the O-U assures us that the oats used in General Mills cereals 
and Nature Valley Granola bars should be Yoshon at least up to the 
packing date of Sept 15, maybe even later. This date should be used with 
caution. For most companies, the oats become Chodosh earlier than the 
wheat. For General Mills it is the opposite. Check the list of 
ingredients of the General Mills cereal of interest to you. If it 
contains wheat, wheat starch or wheat germ, then the earlier Chodosh 
starting date of wheat (this date is given above) should be used even if 
oats are the main ingredient. For example, the regular Cheerios contains 
wheat starch. On the other hand, some of the special Cheerios such as 
the Honey Nut Cheerios do not list any wheat ingredient and the later 
oats date may be used.


  TIME TO RENEWSUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH

It is time to renew your subscription for the 3 issues of the Guider to 
Chodosh that we will ??"?publish this upcoming season. The cost of the 
three issues this year (note price increase, needed to cover increased 
expenses) is *$20 *(overseas $27, Canada $22). Please mail your check 
with your full mailing address and phone number to

Project Chodosh Subscriptions

PO Box 150088

Kew Gardens, NY 11415

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