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- From: stank@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Stan Krieger)
- Subject: Re: When is a dill pickle Kosher?
- Organization: Summit NJ
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 13:04:20 GMT
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- Jerry Whelan writes:
-
- > I've been told that the `true' label for kosher products is
- >a little k in a circle similar to the copyright symbol.
-
- There are a number of "kosher" certification symbols. Basically, each
- Rabbi or Rabbinical organization that certifies food as kosher has
- their own symbol.
-
- The biggest organization, I believe, is the Union of Orthodox Rabbis,
- with a "U" inside of an "O" (commonly referred to as the O-U). I
- don't know who owns the circle-K symbol, but I have seen it. The
- total number of symbols is rather large; there are magazines which
- do list them.
-
- As an aside, there are sometimes disputes within the Jewish community
- as to which of these certifications can be trusted (e.g., is the
- inspection policy adequate to ensure no cheating, or is the policy
- use to determine the kashrut of outside ingredients in accordance with
- generally acceptable principles), but that's for each individual or
- their Rabbi to resolve.
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- Stan Krieger All opinions, advice, or suggestions, even
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- Summit, NJ
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