Update from the Guide to Chodosh

[Y. Herman]

*CHODOSH BULLETIN-2 AUG 11*

*From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman*

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*HARVEST OF CHODOSH WHEAT AND BARLEY CROPS DELAYED*

The harvests of this year's Chodosh spring wheat and barley crops are at 
least 1-2 weeks behind normal schedule. This is due to the unusually 
cool and wet spring weather in the US northern Mid West, where most of 
these crops grow. As a result, we have revised the estimated Chodosh 
dates in the table below.

*OATS CHODOSH DATES FOR _GENERAL MILLS_ CEREALS*

In the table below 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 
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 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 in the table below, 
but is not yet firm, as noted 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.

*TABLE OF CHODOSH STARTING DATES*

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In the following table the oats dates are firm, the wheat and barley 
dates are subject to further revision as further harvest reports are 
received.

In the table below we summarize the cutoff dates recommended by the 
Guide, based on US Government supplied harvest data.. The "Packing date" 
indicates that all packaged goods with dating codes that were before 
that date should be Yoshon. Produced on the "Packing date" and later, 
they may be Chodosh. The "Purchase date" is the first date for which we 
feel it is no longer safe to purchase the foods without checkingfor 
dating codes. We also give the first recommended date to stop purchasing 
freshly baked items produced at the local bakeries.

_Application__Packing date__Purchase date_

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Packaged foods with oats(not General Mills)Jul 26Aug 9

Oats in General Mills cerealsSept 15Sept 30

*Freshly baked wheat productsAug 17 (Midwest)

Sept 1 elsewhere

*Packaged foods with wheat or barley (not malt)Aug 17Sept 1

*Noodles and pastaAug 24Sept 8

Items with malt (no wheat oats or other barley)Dec 15Mar 15

* These dates are subject to revision


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