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CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 13 SEPT 16

WARNING ON HOME BAKING FLOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Several weeks ago we were warned by sources in the flour milling industry that a recent major recall of Gold Medal home baking flour may result in significant shifts in the use of winter wheat vs. spring wheat in such flours. As a result of this, we issued a warning to the Yoshon-observant public for assurance of Yoshon to use all home baking flour if it either has an hashgocho for Yoshon, or it can be determined from the dating code that the flour was packed before Jul 29 ’16. In fact, it has now been determined that the situation has not changed from previous years. Therefore, those flours which have been from winter wheat in the past, should continue to be so this year as well. This includes Gold Medal Flour from factory KC and the Heckers and Ceresota brands.

CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 2 SEPT 17

THE NEW PROBLEM WITH FLOUR

A few weeks ago a very large amount of Gold Medal flour was recalled because of salmonella contamination. As a result, the normal supply chain of wheat to mills has been upset, as mills are trying to get wheat to make up the shortfall. For the Yoshon consumer, this means that the rules that have helped us for the past many years may not be relied on, at least temporarily. This affects national brands such as Gold Medal flour from KC and Heckers and Ceresota flours. It may also affect some of the Jewish brands. Therefore, until further notice, any flour purchased in groceries for home baking can NOT be assumed to be Yoshon unless (1) they have a Yoshon label under hashgocho or (2) have a dating code to indicate that they were packed before Jul 29 ’16. Some sample codes are given below.

WARNING ABOUT BARLEY: The O-U has warned that significant amount of worm contamination has been found recently in pearled barley. We have been warning in the Guide for years that barley must be checked for worms before use, all year around. PLEASE NOTE that this is not a Yoshon-related problem, since the worms have been reported even before the Chodosh season has started and no barley has yet been stored for Yoshon use.

NOTE TO MASHGICHIM: The revised Chodosh packing date for the Bay State flour mill in Clifton, NJ is Aug 22, not Aug 28.

SELECTED DATING CODES FOR ALL PURPOSE FLOUR

Gold Medal (all mills) Feb 7 ’18.

Heckers and Ceresota Jan 29 ‘18

Pillsbury Jan 29 ‘18

Shoprite July 29 ‘17

Stop and Shop Jul 29 ‘18

For other brands and other types of flour, modify the code in last year’s Guide as detailed below, or call the Hot Line.

GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL [email protected]

CHODOSH BULLETIN AS OF 28 AUG 17

In general, if you have last year’s Guide, you can use the package cutoff code for any item given in last year’s Guide and modify the date to conform to the packing dates given here for each type of grain, spring wheat, oats or barley. Just change the date and the year. If you do not have last year’s Guide, you may get it by sending email to [email protected]. To change the date, change the year in last year’s Guide by adding 1. For oats (except those listed below) subtract 6 from the date, for wheat subtract 3 from the date, for barley, add 7 days. Note that any package with a Yoshon label is Yoshon, with the possible exception of some items where the hashgocho for kashrus in the Volover Rav.

THE FOLLOWING IS A STARTING SET OF CUTOFF DATES OR CODES AS THEY APPEAR ON PACKAGES BY MANUFACTURER. THESE DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (MOST LIKELY CHANGE TO A LATER DATE)

-Quaker oats (hot cereals) Chodosh PACKAGING date Aug 31. Date on the package Feb 22 18.

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-General Mills cereals, including all Cheerios. Oats Chodosh PACKAGING date Aug 31. Date on the package Sept 6 17. Wheat in all General Mills cereals is Yoshon. (Note that the OU is working to arrange that all Cheerios sold in Israel should be Yoshon till pesach. This is to be confirmed later.)

-Nature Valley Granola Chodosh PACKING date of Aug 31. Date on the bars (the date on the individual bars, not on the outside box) Sept 6, ’17.

-Post cereals. Chodosh PACKAGING date for oats Aug 31, date on the package for oats is Aug 31 17.

-Shoprite oats Jan 20 ‘18

-Village Farms, Sturms oats Jul 20 ‘18

-Kemach, Taanug oats Jul 20 ‘17


CHODOSH BULLETIN-15 Aug 16

In general, if you have last year’s Guide, you can use the package cutoff code for any item given in last year’s Guide and modify the date to conform to the packing dates given here for each type of grain, spring wheat, oats or barley. Just change the date and the year. If you do not have last year’s Guide, you may get it by sending email to [email protected].

THE FOLLOWING IS A STARTING SET OF CUTOFF DATES OR CODES AS THEY APPEAR ON PACKAGES BY MANUFACTURER. THESE DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (MOST LIKELY CHANGE TO A LATER DATE)

-Quaker oats (hot cereals) Jan 10 ‘18

-Cheerios (all types sold outside of Israel) Aug 6 ’17. Cheerios sold in Israel, the OU is working to make that Yoshon.

-Nature Valley Granola Jul 26 ’17 (the date on the individual bars, not on the outside box)



-Shoprite oats Jan 20 ‘18

-Village Farms, Sturms oats Jul 20 ‘18

-Kemach, Taanug oats Jul 20 ‘17

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THE FOLLOWING AS OF AUG 2 ‘16

THE OFFICIAL START OF THE NEW CHODOSH SEASON

The Chodosh season has begun this year somewhat earlier than usual due to the agricultural conditions in the growing areas. Our estimates of the start of Chodosh for each crop are based on the reports from the US Department of Agriculture. This year, this information is enhanced by reports sent to me by several mashgichim, for which I thank these mashgichim.

PLEASE POST THIS BULLETIN IN SHULS AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE THOSE WHO ARE CAREFUL ABOUT CHODOSH WOULD SEE IT.

1) Freshly baked items using spring wheat, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the PURCHASE DATE of Jul 29. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 12.

2) Packaged foods from spring wheat may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Jul 29, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 12.

3) Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 13 and the PURCHASE date of Aug 27.

4) Barley, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 9 and PURCHASE date of Aug 23.

5) Oats: Oats in all products, including cereals, may be Chodosh starting with a PACKING date of Jul 20, PURCHASE date of Aug 3. (The known exception is for General Mills cereals including all Cheerios, for which the Chodosh packing date is July 31 or later.)

6) 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 Dec 15 for beer made from barley malt and Mar 15 for malt in other products.

Even though pesach was late on the solar calendar this year, still almost all of the 3 crops of interest were planted after pesach and are Chodosh. The early harvest this year is due to weather conditions in the growing areas.

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CHODOSH BULLETIN-2 Aug 16

THE OFFICIAL START OF THE NEW CHODOSH SEASON

The Chodosh season has begun this year somewhat earlier than usual due to the agricultural conditions in the growing areas. Our estimates of the start of Chodosh for each crop are based on the reports from the US Department of Agriculture. This year, this information is enhanced by reports sent to me by several mashgichim, for which I thank these mashgichim.

PLEASE POST THIS BULLETIN IN SHULS AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE THOSE WHO ARE CAREFUL ABOUT CHODOSH WOULD SEE IT.



3) Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 13 and the PURCHASE date of Aug 27.






CHODOSH BULLETIN-28 JUL 16

We have not yet received official confirmation from the US Dep’t of Agriculture of the start of the harvest of the Chodosh spring wheat and barley. However, it is certain that this has begun. We have received a message from a mashgiach that at least one mill received shipments of Chodosh spring wheat on Friday, Jul. 22 and a second mill has received Chodosh on Jul 27. These 2 mills are in the Midwest, near the harvest areas. I will not issue final Chodosh cutoff dates for the upcoming season until the official word is out from the US Dep’t of Agriculture, expected this coming Tuesday. Meanwhile below are the updated revised tentative Chodosh starting dates.




3) Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 17 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1.





Those who want to purchase Yoshon items to store over the Chodosh season should do so now, as soon as possible.

The next revised update on this topic is due BE”H one week from now.



The harvest of the Chodosh spring wheat and barley had not yet started as of the beginning of this week. Therefore, below are the revised tentative starting dates:

Our tentative recommended cutoff dates for packaged foods is Jul 20 for oats and Aug 3 for wheat and barley products (not malt, which is much later). These are packaging dates. It should take several weeks beyond that for the Chodosh packages to reach the local groceries. However, freshly baked goods in bakeries, such as bread, challah, bagels may be Chodosh (tentative) starting Aug 3 in the mid West and Aug 10 elsewhere in the US.




July 13, 2016



The progress of the 3 crops, spring wheat, oats and barley is ahead of normal. According to the latest weekly bulletin from the US Department of Agriculture, the harvest of the Chodosh oats has just barely started. The spring wheat and barley harvest may start within 1 week. Our tentative recommended cutoff dates for packaged foods is Jul 20 for oats and July 27 for wheat and barley products (not malt, which is much later). These are packaging dates. It should take several weeks beyond that for the Chodosh packages to reach the local groceries. However, freshly baked goods in bakeries, such as bread, challah, bagels may be Chodosh (tentative) starting Jul 27 in the mid West and Aug 3 elsewhere in the US.




July 7, 2016

Warning: The Chodosh season maybe starting earlier than usual! We have received indications that spring wheat in the New York area may become Chodosh as early as the end of July. We plan to issue updates as more information becomes available.

The harvest has not yet started for any of the 3 crops. Everything is still Yoshon. The mid West may see some chodosh wheat as early as the 3rd week of July. Oats products everywhere, maybe in about 3 weeks. Next estimate to come next week.

OATS-MOSTLY YOSHON IN THE UPCOMING SEASON?

A short while ago, in an earlier Chodosh Bulletin, I suggested that this coming Chodosh season perhaps most of the oats used in the USA may be Yoshon, having been planted before the deadline before pesach, due to the lateness of pesach on the solar calendar. It now seems that this prediction was not accurate.

The raw data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicated that about 65% of the US oats crop was planted by 2 days before pesach (3 days before “yom hanaf”, the second day of pesach). Since there are 2 opinions in halacha of the deadline for planting in order for the crop to be considered Yoshon, either 2 weeks or 3 days before the “yom hanaf”, it was thought based on the USDA data that most of the oats used should be Yoshon in the coming year, at least according to the second opinion. That preliminary hope overlooked two vital facts: (1) much of the oats grown in the US is used for animal feed and (2) much of the oats used for human consumption is imported to the US from Canada. In Canada virtually all of the oats are planted later than in the US, after pesach.

It is difficult to find hard data for how much of the oats planted in each state in the US is used for animal feed. However, it is a general consensus that this practice is common.

Some data points of % planted for animal feed: Texas almost 100% (Texas has the most area in the US planted with oats), North Dakota=33% (2nd most area for oats), Nebraska=90%. With this fact factored in, it appears that considerably less than 50% of the oats planted in the US for human food consumption will be Yoshon this coming season. Add to this the fact that it is common practice to use large amounts of Canadian oats for cereals produced in the US, PLUS that very little old oats are stored from earlier years. Therefore, my earlier suggestion of hoping for most of the oats being Yoshon during the coming year is not correct.

For spring wheat and barley, even the raw USDA data indicated that most of the new crop was planted after pesach, making them “rov” Chodosh.

My thanks to Rabbi A. Schreiber for pointing out to me the animal feed situation, and to Rabbi D. Gorelik for reminding me of the Canadian imports.

Yoseph Herman

UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE FULL GUIDE TO CHODOSH 5776

6 Mar ’16

Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies and Crackers

Bloom’s cookies. We have no information about the Chodosh status of any Bloom’s baked products. The company would not provide us even with dating codes.

Gevinni Cheese cakes are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the KCL and the אTartikover Beis Din.

.Kashi Cookies, Chodosh code Feb 4, 16 (6 months after packing) ד

Kemach Oatmeal Cookies (12oz. & 18oz.) have a Chodosh code of 12 14 16. Pita בChips (Sea Salt and Multigrain) have a Chodosh code of 09/23/16. Flatbread Crisp (everything) have a Chodosh code of 06/21/16.

Kitov and Matamim Products: French Twists and Melba Snacks have a Chodosh דcode of Mar 18 2016 (7 months after packing). Soft bite Cookies: Dec 18 15 (4 months after packing). Flatbreads, Honey Wheat Pretzels, Breadsticks and Tin Breadsticks: Aug 18 16 (1 year after packing).

.Nature’s Bakery fig bars have a Chodosh code of March 26, 2016 ד

Section 4.2 Pretzels and Potato Chips

Pretzel clarification: Crunchy pretzels that break easily and are not made with דwhole wheat flour, are from winter wheat. If they contain malt, then they may be Chodosh after a packing date of Dec 15, or a purchase date of March 15. (The purchase date printed as Jan 15 on page 23 of the Guide should have been March 15.)

Section 5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons

Greenfield Noodles, bowties, farfel. If the packages are marked Yoshon then they בare Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Berel Broyde. Added note: As of December 22: GREENFIELD NOODLE CO. has exhausted its stock of Yoshon flour, and is now using Chodosh flour. Any product that does not state Yoshon next to the expiration date is not Yoshon.

,Kemach egg noodles have a Chodosh code of 12/2/17. Kemach spaghetti ב macaroni, lasagna, ziti, penne, spirals in 1 pound boxes and bags have a Chodosh date of Sept 20 2017. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz.

Ronzoni pasta made in the USA (for Canada see next listing.) Egg noodles, healthy דharvest, and garden delight: Aug 15 17, (2 years after packing.) Smart taste pasta contains oats and has a Chodosh date of July 26, 2017. For all other pasta use the date of Aug 15 18, (3 years after packing).

Wacky Mac Macaroni and Cheese from New World Pasta has a Chodosh code of דAugust 15, 2017, 2 years after packing.

Section 7.1 Barley

Unger Barley is packed in a 100% Yoshon facility, however we cannot include it in דthe א section it until we can get confirmation that it is Yoshon from a Mashgiach. IMPORTANT WARNING: The Kashrus Magazine (January ’16, page 18) reported that this barley with a code on the bag of 928017 has been found to be infested with

bugs. Please note that this is not a Chodosh related problem. Page 33 of the Guide warns clearly that all barley should be checked for bugs, all year around.

Section 8.1 Breakfast Cereals

General Mills cereals, including all Cheerios products sold in Israel are Yoshon דPROVIDED the label states that they are made in the USA and that they are imported by Osem under the Hashgocho of the OU, OR are under the Hashogcho of the MK of Manchester and marked as Yoshon.

,Kemach Cereals: Fruit Whirls, Honey Crunch, Corn Crisp, Bunch of Crunch ב Honey Nut Oats and Toasted Oats Chodosh code 10 01 16. Kemach Sugar Puffed Wheat Chodosh code 10 01 16. The following are from winter wheat and are Yoshon except for malt after Dec 15, Chodosh code 1 15 17: Bran Flakes, Raisin Bran, , Corn Flakes, Crisp Rice, Frosted Flakes. On the other hand, Kemach Nougat Nuggets, Whole wheat flakes, Crunchy Cinnamon Bites and Cocoa Munchees do not contain malt and are always Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz.

Nature Valley Granola Bars made in Spain and sold in Israel are Yoshon if with ד Hebrew writing on the package under the Hashgocho of the OU.

Quaker Oats sold in Israel under the Hashgocho of the KF with KF and Yoshon ב printed on the package (not on a sticker) are Yoshon under the KF of London.

Rite Aid Oatmeal, single serve packets have a Chodosh code of January 26, 2017 ד(18 months after packing).

Shibolim oats are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the Badatz Eida HaChareidus א of Yerushalayim.

Shoprite cereals: Hot cereals have a Chodosh code of Jan 26, 2017 for oats and דFeb 2, 2017 for wheat. (18 months after packing). Cold Cereals have a code that can vary. Therefore we give a safe date of 11 months after packing that covers all cold cereals. This date is June 26, 2016 for oats, July 2, 2016 for wheat and November 2, 2016 for malt.

Sturm and Village Farms oats cereals and oatmeal in cans (quick and old דfashioned) Chodosh packing code July 26, 17 (2 years after packing.) For Farina the Chodosh code is Aug 2 16. (1 year after packing.) Oatmeal packets Feb. 26, 2017 (18 months after packing).

Section 9.1 Frozen and other Packaged Foods

Dr Praeger’s Sensible Foods fish products, including gefilte fish, gluten-free fish אproducts, and breaded fish products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Mordechai Unger. For all other Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods Products see listing in Section ד below.

above, have a code of א Dr. Prager's Sensible Foods Products not listed under ד Aug 2, 17 (2 years after packing). If they contain oats in the ingredients the code is July 26, 2017.

.French’s Crispy Jalapenos: Chodosh code Aug 2, 2015 (1 year after packing) ד

Golden Bowl Spring Roll Wrappers: Chodosh code Aug 2, 2015 (1 year after ד packing).

Kemach pie crusts: Chocolate Pie Crust Yoshon as stated on the label. Graham בPie Crust uses Yoshon flour. The malt may be a problem after a packing date of 12 10 16 (360 days after packing.) This date may change to a later date. Updates will be issued when available. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz.

Ostreicher’s Frozen dough products with a Yoshon label are Yoshon under the ב Beis Din of New Square.

Pepperidge Farms frozen dough products. (Some are dairy not Cholov Yisroel.) ד For most frozen pastry products the code is 8-30-15 (4 weeks after packing). This includes Raspberry and Apple Turnovers, Pizza, and Cinnamon Rolls. For the chocolate American Collection Deserts, the code is 5-02-16, (9 months after packing). Pies have a code of 8-02-16 (1 year after packing). Puffed Pastry Sheets and Pastry Dough have a code of 214 5 (214 day of year, 5 year) or 8-02-16.

Section 9.3 Soups and Soup Mixes

,Tradition Soups. Have one of two forms of code, either Chodosh code of N5227 ד(N-plant information, 5-year, 227-day of year) or the code BB Aug 15, 2017 (2 years after packing).

Section 9.5.1 Beer

Sam Adams Beer from wheat has a Chodosh code of MAY 2016, under the בHashgocho of the Star K.

Section 11 Professional Bakery Flour

Ardent Mills Flour Yoshon with Kof-K Hashgocho and a Yoshon label that was ב packaged in Albany, NY or Puerto Rico is Yoshon. It is freshly milled from stored

Yoshon wheat. This applies to all purpose, whole wheat flour and high gluten flours.)

Section 12.1.2 Wholesale Bakeries

Fifteenth Ave Food Corp, selling baked goods in groceries under the names of בKorn, Sterns, Kohen, and New York Kosher, Laromme baked items are Yoshon. The whole wheat bread and the 12-grain bread are also Yoshon. There are NO exceptions. A Yoshon label is NOT required. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the OK Labs and the CRC.

Zomick’s Bakery, 444 Central Ave, Cederhurst. Yoshon under the Hashgocho of אthe OK Labs, with no exceptions.

Section 12.1.6 Five Towns, Long Island

Gefen Gourmet 407 Mill Road, Hewlett is NOT yoshon א

Hapina Steakhouse 128 Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon with NO אexceptions

Zomicks, 85 Inip dr., Inwood – Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Vaad אHaKashrus of the Five Towns.

Section 12.5 Lakewood

Gourmet Glatt of Lakewood is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Tartikover אBeis Din and the KCL. This includes the bakery, takeout, sushi department, and fish department.

Greenwald Caterers 40-52 East 8th Street Lakewood, NJ 08701, 732- 370-8300 בYoshon is available upon special request only under the hashgocho of the KCL.

Section 13.1 Baltimore

Goldberg’s New York Kosher Bagels, Pikesville, Bagels, Bialys, and Wraps are בYoshon. Inquire in store for other items under the hashgocho of the Vaad Hakashrus of Baltimore (Star-K). Note: The store in Timonium is not under this hashgocho for Yoshon.

Section 13.5 Chicago

Tel Aviv Bakery, 2944 West Devon, Chicago, (773) 864-8877. Yoshon under the אhashgocho of the O-U. In the Guide, this was listed under Cleveland.

-Midwest Conference Center, 401 W. Lake St, Northlake, IL 60164, (847) 679 א7500. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Chicago Center for Torah and Chesed.

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*NEW Bloom’s cookies. We have no information about the Chodosh status of any Bloom’s baked products. The company would not provide us even with dating codes.



:Kitov and Matamim Products ד French Twists and Melba Snacks have a Chodosh code of Mar 18 2016 (7 months after packing). Soft bite Cookies: Dec 18 15 (4 months after packing). Flatbreads, Honey Wheat Pretzels, Breadsticks and Tin Breadsticks: Aug 18 16 (1 year after packing).

.Nature’s Bakery fig bars have a Chodosh code of March 26, 2016 ד


*NEW ד Pretzel clarification: Crunchy pretzels that break easily and are not made with whole wheat flour, are from winter wheat. If they contain malt, then they may be Chodosh after a packing date of Dec 15, or a purchase date of March 15. (The purchase date was changed from Jan 15 to Mar 15.)


,Greenfield Noodles, bowties ב farfel. If the packages marked Yoshon then they are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Berel Broyde. Added note: As of December 22: GREENFIELD NOODLE CO. has exhausted its stock of Yoshon flour, and is now using Chodosh flour. Any product that does not state Yoshon next to the expiration date is not Yoshon.

Ronzoni pasta made in the USA (for Canada see next listing.) Egg noodles, healthy דharvest, and garden delight: Aug 15 17, (2 years after packing.) Smart taste pasta contains oats and has a chodosh date of July 26, 2017. For all other pasta use the date of Aug 15 18, (3 years after packing).

Wacky Mac Macaroni and Cheese from New World Pasta has a Chodosh code of דAugust 15, 2017, 2 years after packing.

Section 7.1 Barley

Unger Barley is packed in a 100% Yoshon facility, however we cannot include it in דthe section it א until we can get confirmation that it is Yoshon from a Mashgiach. IMPORTANT WARNING: The Kashrus Magazine (January ’16, page 18) reported that this barley with a code on the bag of 928017 has been found to be infested with bugs. Please note that this is not a Chodosh related problem. Page 33 of the Guide warns clearly that all barley should be checked for bugs, all year around. To check barley, the Kashrus Magazine recommends that you take a full handful of the barley from the bag and check in on a white paper plate under a strong overhead light, while you slowly separate and move the kernels around.


* NEW ד General Mills cereals, including all Cheerios products sold in Israel are Yoshon PROVIDED the label states that they are made in the USA and that they are imported by Osem under the Hashgocho of the OU.

* NEW ד Nature Valley Granola Bars made in Spain and sold in Israel are Yoshon if with Hebrew writing on the package under the Hashgocho of the OU.

Rite Aid Oatmeal, single serve packets have a Chodosh code of January 26, 2017 (18 דmonths after packing).

,Shoprite cereals: Hot cereals have a Chodosh code of Jan 26, 2017 for oats and Feb 2 ד2017 for wheat. (18 months after packing). Cold Cereals have a code that can vary. Therefore we give a safe date of 11 months after packing that covers all cold cereals. This date is June 26, 2016 for oats, July 2, 2016 for wheat and November 2, 2016 for malt.

Sturm and Village Farms oats cereals and oatmeal in cans (quick and old fashioned) דChodosh packing code July 26, 17 (2 years after packing.) For Farina the Chodosh code is Aug 2 16. (1 year after packing.) Oatmeal packets Feb. 26, 2017 (18 months after packing).


Dr Praeger’s Sensible Foods fish products, including gefilte fish, gluten-free fish products, and אbreaded fish products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Mordechai Unger. For all other Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods Products see listing in Section ד below.

,above, have a code of Aug 2 א Dr. Prager's Sensible Foods Products not listed under ד17 (2 years after packing)

*NEW ד French’s Crispy Jalapenos: Chodosh code Aug 2, 2015 (1 year after packing).

*NEW ד Golden Bowl Spring Roll Wrappers: Chodosh code Aug 2, 2015 (1 year after packing).

Kemach pie crusts: Chocolate Pie Crust Yoshon as stated on the label. Graham Pie בCrust uses Yoshon flour. The malt may be a problem after a packing date of 10 20 16 (360 days after packing.) This date may change to a later date. Updates will be issued when available. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz.


-Tradition Soups. Have one of two forms of code, either Chodosh code of N5227, (N דplant information, 5-year, 227-day of year) or the code BB Aug 15, 2017 (2 years after packing).

Section 9.5.1 Beer

Sam Adams Beer from wheat has a Chodosh code of MAY 2016, under the Hashgocho בof the Star K.

Heiniken Beer has a chodosh code of 5319 (5- year, 319-day of year) ד


*NEW א Zomick’s Bakery, 444 Central Ave, Cederhurst. Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the OK Labs, with no exceptions.



Hapina Steakhouse 128 Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon with NO exceptions א

*NEW Zomicks, 85 Inip dr., Inwood – Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Vaad א HaKashrus of the Five Towns.


*NEW א Gourmet Glatt of Lakewood is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Tartikover Beis Din and the KCL. This includes the bakery, takeout, sushi department, and fish department.

*NEW ב Greenwald Caterers 40-52 East 8th Street Lakewood, NJ 08701, 732- 370-8300 Yoshon is available upon special request only under the hashgocho of the KCL.


,Goldberg’s New York Kosher Bagels ב Pikesville, Bagels, Bialys, and Wraps are Yoshon. Inquire in store for other items under the hashgocho of the Vaad Hakashrus of Baltimore (Star-K). Note: The store in Timonium is not under this hashgocho for Yoshon.



.Midwest Conference Center, 401 W. Lake St, Northlake, IL 60164, (847) 679-7500 אYoshon under the hashgocho of the Chicago Center for Torah and Chesed.

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01-19-2016

The O-U had informed us that Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel and made in Spain are all Yoshon provided that there is Hebrew writing on the package.

All General Mills cereals, including all Cheerios products sold in Israel are Yoshon PROVIDED the label states that they are made in the USA and that they are imported by Osem.

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Kitov and Matamim Products: French Twists and Melba Snacks have a Chodosh code דof Mar 18 2016 (7 months after packing). Soft bite Cookies: Dec 18 15 (4 months after packing). Flatbreads, Honey Wheat Pretzels, Breadsticks and Tin Breadsticks: Aug 18 16 (1 year after packing).


Wacky Mac Macaroni and Cheese from New World Pasta has a Chodosh code of August 15, 2017, 2 years after packing.

Section 7.1 Barley

Unger Barley is packed in a 100% Yoshon facility, however we cannot include it in the ד .section it until we can get confirmation that it is Yoshon from a Mashgiach אIMPORTANT WARNING: The Kashrus Magazine (January ’16, page 18) reported that this barley with a code on the bag of 928017 has been found to be infested with bugs. Please note that this is not a Chodosh related problem. Page 33 of the Guide warns clearly that all barley should be checked for bugs, all year around. To check barley, the Kashrus Magazine recommends that you take a full handful of the barley from the bag and check in on a white paper plate under a strong overhead light, while you slowly separate and move the kernels around.


,Shoprite cereals: Hot cereals have a Chodosh code of Jan 26, 2017 for oats and Feb 2 ד2017 for wheat. (18 months after packing). Cold Cereals have a code that can vary. Therefore we give a safe date of 11 months after packing that covers all cold cereals. This date is June 26, 2016 for oats, July 2, 2016 for wheat and November 2, 2016 for malt.

Sturm and Village Farms oats cereals and oatmeal in cans (quick and old fashioned) דChodosh packing code July 26, 17 (2 years after packing.) For Farina the Chodosh code is Aug 2 16. (1 year after packing.) Oatmeal packets Feb. 26, 2017 (18 months after packing).


Dr Praeger’s Sensible Foods fish products, including gefilte fish, gluten-free fish אproducts, and breaded fish products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Mordechai Unger. For all other Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods Products see listing in Section ד below.

,above, have a code of Aug 2 א Dr. Prager's Sensible Foods Products not listed under ד17 (2 years after packing)

Kemach pie crusts: Chocolate Pie Crust Yoshon as stated on the label. Graham Pie בCrust uses Yoshon flour. The malt may be a problem after a packing date of 10 20 16 (360 days after packing.) This date may change to a later date. Updates will be issued when available. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz.


-Tradition Soups. Have one of two forms of code, either Chodosh code of N5227, (N דplant information, 5-year, 227-day of year) or the code BB Aug 15, 2017 (2 years after packing).

Section 9.5.1 Beer

Sam Adams Beer from wheat has a Chodosh code of MAY 2016, under the Hashgocho בof the Star K.



Hapina Steakhouse 128 Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon with NO exceptions א


Goldberg’s New York Kosher Bagels, Pikesville, Bagels, Bialys, and Wraps are בYoshon. Inquire in store for other items under the hashgocho of the Vaad Hakashrus of Baltimore (Star-K). Note: The store in Timonium is not under this hashgocho for Yoshon.



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B’Gan cookies are Yoshon except for cookies containing oatmeal, Under the hashgocho בof Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rov

Baker’s Best rugelach and cookies only with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for בkashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC.

Home Style cookies from Cornwall NY, cookies only with a Yoshon label, and a CRC בhechsher for kashrus. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC.

.Lekach Tov cookies only with a Yoshon label, and a CRC hechsher for kashrus בYoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC.

Liebers cookies, crackers and snackers made in the USA without oats are Yoshon at בleast until malt becomes a problem after Dec 15. From Israel are always Yoshon. Whole wheat crackers from Brazil are Yoshon. The malt in these items may be Chodosh if purchased after Jan. 15. Snackers from Brazil are Yoshon. Whole Wheat Snackers are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho for Yoshon of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Min Bites fancy cookies and cakes under the Hashgocho of the PCK - Passaic-Clifton אKashrus.

,Mishpacha matzos, regular and whole wheat matzo meal, Graham Cracker Pie Crust אChocolate Graham Cracker pie crust, and Tam Tams are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav. Matzos will also have a Yoshon label.

. One Stop Bakery, Brooklyn, everything Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א

.Bloch cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl א

.Fourre cookies Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl א

.Gross cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl א

.Kineret Brownies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl א

.Sabra pretzels and humus are Yoshon,, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl א

.Shrem’s Bakery, Cornwall, NY. All items Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א


Haddar Honey Wheat Pretzels Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the CRC only with a בYoshon Label.

Liebers pretzels Yoshon Under the hashgocho or Rabbi Weissmandl, even those אcontaining premixed oats and Honey Wheat Pretzels, includling the malt.

Section 4.5 Ice Cream Cones

.Liebers cones are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav M. Weissmandl א

Section 4.6 Matzos

Gefen matzos from Israel are Yoshon, including the whole wheat matzos, lightly salted ּאmatzos and onion poppy matzos.

Mishpacha matzos and matzo meal, regular and whole wheat, are all Yoshon under the אhashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav. Matzos will also have a Yoshon label.

Section 5.1 Regular Noodles, Pasta, Mandlen, and Croutons

B’Gan noodles and pasta Yoshon only with a Yoshon label, under the hashgocho of בRabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav. Chow Mein noodles are Yoshon as well.

Hodgson Mills all noodles and other pastas including whole wheat Chodosh code 02 15 ד18 (02=month, 15 day, 18=year, 30 months after packing).

Mishpacha noodles and pasta, including whole wheat items, tri-color noodles, lasagna אand egg noodles are all Yoshon, Packages will also have a Yoshon label. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav. Note that the Yoshon label may be written in English on the back of the packages. (Chow Mein is NOT Yoshon, See Section 5.2 below.)

Section 6.1 All Purpose White Flour

Bay State Bouncer Flour Chodosh code of AA AA080215, (aa mill code 08 month 02 דday 15 year). This is the production date.

.Glick’s flour is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC, with Yoshon label only ב

Mishpacha white baking flour is Yoshon, including the malt, under the hashgocho of אRav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label.

Section 6.2 Whole Wheat Flour

Mishpacha whole wheat flour and white whole wheat flour are Yoshon, including the אmalt, under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label.

Section 6.3 High Gluten or Bread Flour

Glick’s high gluten flour is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC, with Yoshon בlabel only.

Mishpacha high gluten flour has a Yoshon label and is Yoshon, including the malt אunder the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav.

Section 6.5 Cake and other mixes

.B’Gan Cake Mixes are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum א

Section 6.6 Baking Sprays

Glick’s Baking Spray with flour has a code of 21415. These are numbers 9-13 of the דcode. (214-day of year, 15-year).

Mishpacha baking spray with flour is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron אTeitelbaum, the Nirabator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label.

Section 7.1 Barley

B’Gan barley is Yoshon the entire season. It is packed in 1 pound packages and is אavailable primarily to food service customers, very limited amount to grocery sales. Yoshon hashgocho, Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav.

Gefen barley is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Friedman. (Rabbi Friedman אonly supervises the Yoshon aspects of the barley. His name does not appear on the package.)

.Unger Barley Chodosh code 08 02 17 (2 years after packing) ד

Section 7.2 Bread and corn flake crumbs and matzo meal

Section 7.3 Soy, teriyaki and other sauces

,Mishpacha Soy Sauce is Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum אThe Nirbater Rav.

8.1 Breakfast cereals

Kemach cereals containing oats, Chodosh date is Oct 1 16 (1 year after packing). Under בRav Nussen Horowitz.

Quaker oats that you cook, made in Canada and sold in the US, Chodosh date on the דpackage March 19 ’17 (540 days after packing.


Bodek croutons and crackers in the Bodek lunch box Yoshon, under the hashgocho of בRabbi S. Gissinger. Bodek egg rolls are Chodosh.

B’Gan Onion Rings and Breaded Eggplant Cutlets as well as Breaded Caulifower are אYoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav.

B’Gan Pie Crusts and Pie Shells as well as wraps are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of אRabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rov.

. Chevra Pizza, Yoshon with Yoshon label only, under the hashgocho of the CRC ב

Custom Cookies Brooklyn. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC with a Yoshon בlabel only.

.Glicks Graham cracker pie crust: Chodosh code: 8/02/16 ( 1 year after packing) ד

Hoffman’s Frozen Foods, New Jersey, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC with a בYoshon label only.

Kineret Pizza is Yoshon. Onion rings and Fish Sticks may be Chodosh. Updates will be בreleased when available. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

.Kosherific fish sticks are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl א

,McCain spicy fries and other items containing wheat, the Chodosh date is August 2 ד2016 (12 months after packing).

Mishpacha graham pie crust and Chocolate Graham pie crust is Yoshon under the אhashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum the Nirbator Rav

Smackin Good Knishes as well as the Pancake mix and waffles are Yoshon under the אHashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Shefa Foods , kishka is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC with a Yoshon Label בonly.

,Strauss Bakery Strauss Bakery doughs: classic sugar cookie, oatmeal raisin cookie אchocolate chip cookie, macadamia nut white chocolate cookie dough, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC.


Lieber’s soup mixes and Soups in Cups are Yoshon. Under the Hashgacha of Rabbi אWeissmandl.

Manischewitz soups. With barley, the Chodosh code is Aug 2, 2017. With noodles or דpasta, the Chodosh code is August 15, 2017. (2 years after packing).

Mishpacha matzo ball soup mix is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Aaron אTeitelbaum, the Nirbator Rav. Product will also have a Yoshon label.

Section 12.1.1 Catering and Takeout

Ateres Avrohom catering, 75 Ross St., Brooklyn. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the אCRC.

.Diplomat Catering, Brooklyn, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א


.Green’s Bakery, Brooklyn, Yoshon under the CRC א

Gross Bakery, Brooklyn, wholesale and retail. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the אCRC.

Jerusalem Style, Brooklyn, wholesale pita, laffa, etc. Yoshon under the hashgocho of בthe CRC with a Yoshon label only.

Menko Gourmet, egg kichels, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC, with a Yoshon בlabel only.

. Royal Donuts Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א

Scotto’s, Brooklyn, all biscotti, regular and fat free and 10 pound cookies only are בYoshon with a Yoshon label, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC .

,Shloimy’s Heimishe Bakery, wholesale and 2 retail stores in Boro Park, Brooklyn אplus 2 retail stores in Cedarhurst. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC . א Smilowitz Bakery, Brooklyn. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC.

.Strauss Bakery Brooklyn. Yoshon under the CRC א

Section 12.1.3 Retail Bakeries

,Kaff Bakery 4518 Ft. Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn (718) 633-2600, at 1815 Ave M אBrooklyn 718-951-2602 and at 2919 Ave, J in Brooklyn, (718) 676-0361 Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Osher Eckstein and the CRC.

Lekach Tov Bakery, Brooklyn, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א

Ostrovitsky Heimishe Bakery, 1124 Ave J, Brooklyn. (718) 951 7924. Yoshon under אthe hashgocho of the CRC.

Presser Bake Shop, 1720 Ave. M, (718) 375-5088 Brooklyn, Yoshon under the אhashgocho of the CRC .

Section 12.1.4 Brooklyn and Manhattan Restaurants and other Food Establishments

. Ave J Fish Center, 1215 Ave, J, Brooklyn. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א

Klein’s Restaurant and Pizza, 595 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn, (718) 384-6577 Yoshon אunder the hashgocho of the CRC.

Say Bagel and Cheese, 1304 Ave M, Brooklyn, (718) 998-8778 Yoshon under the אhashgocho of the Bais Horoah D'Flatush - Rav Yehoshua Spero.

Schwartz Appetizing, in Boro Park at 4824 16th Ave, Flatbush at 3008 Ave. L in אBrooklyn, and Cedarhurst LI. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC .

Section 12.1.5 Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Other Queens and Long Island

Queens Kosher Pita, 68-38 Main St Flushing NY, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the אVaad Harabonim of Queens and the CRC.

Section 12.2 Monsey

Evergreen Kosher Market on Rt. 59 in Monsey. Takeout and Catering is Yoshon under אthe Hashgocho of Rabbi C. M. Wagshal. Hava Java is Yoshon under the CRC.

L’Chaim Catering, Spring Valley. Yoshon available on request under the hashgocho of בRav Aaron Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav. However, Yoshon is only assured if the clients speak personally to the mashgiach on site to make sure he is aware of the Yoshon request.

Rugelech Bakery 421 Rt 59, Monsey, 845-425-8600. Yoshon under the hashgocho of אthe CRC.

Steiner’s Designs, fancy cakes and miniatures, Monsey, Yoshon under the hashgocho אof the CRC

. Yana Fresh Salads, Monsey, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א

Section 12.3 Upstate New York

. Catskill’s Heimishe Bakery, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א

. Save Rite Bakery, Liberty, NY, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א

Section 12.4 New Jersey

Bagel Munch, 200 Main Ave, Passaic. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the PCK א(Passaic-Clifton Kashrus).

Cookie Clique, Passaic. Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the PCK (Passaic-Clifton אKashrus).

Jerusalem Pizza Falafel, 233 Main Ave, Passaic, (973) 778-0960. Yoshon under the אhashgocho for Yoshon of Rabbi Yisroel Gornish and PCK (Passaic-Clifton Kashrus).

.Main Ingredient, Passaic Park, Yoshon under the PCK (Passaic-Clifton Kashrus) א

Prima Pizza, Passaic. Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the PCK (Passaic-Clifton אKashrus).


.Classy Cakes, 732-886-1112. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א

.Cup of Cake Lakewood, Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger א

.Gelbstein and Gruenebaum Bakeries Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S אGissinger. Chalahs, breads, cakes, pastries and all whole wheat product are Yoshon also under the hashgocho of the KCL.

.Kava Café, Howell Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger א

,Kosher Village Bakery Dept Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger בexcept for the seven grain bread.

Lakewood Heimishe Bake Shop, 2nd Street, Yoshon under the Hashgocho and the אCRC-Hisachdus. All cakes, pastries and challahs are also Yoshon under the hashgocho of the KCL.

.Vanilla Café Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger א


Chalavi - Main Pizza, 2931 Touhy Ave, Chicago 773-338-9640. Pizza is Yoshon Under בthe hashgocho of the cRc (Chicago).

Ejs Kosher Pizza, Chicago, Yoshon Pizza available by special request, under the בhashgocho of the cRc (Chicago).

Emma’s, 93-6 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60076 (847) 675-1005., In-house baked goods בonly, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the cRc. (Chicago).

North Shore Bakery 2919 W. Touchy (773)262-0600. Yoshon under the hashgocho of אthe cRc (Chicago).

Tel Aviv Kosher Pizza, 6349 North California, Chicago IL 60659, 773-764-3776 Pizza בand pasta are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the cRc (Chicago).

Section 15.2 Canada

.Renfell Bakery-Montreal, Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC א

September 10, 2015

The following urgent bulletin has just been received from the OU:

The oats used in General Mills cereals has been Chodosh from most factories since the packaging date of Aug 3. (There is one factory that is later, Aug 15. We will issue a new bulletin when we find out the factory code for this factory.) This means that all Cheerios and other General Mills cereals that contain oats will have a Chodosh "Best if used by" date on the package of Aug 10 2016. This development took the staff the OU and General Mills by surprise since no one can remember having such an early Chodosh date from General Mills.

We are still waiting for an update on the Chodosh starting date on Quaker oat meal and other oats products. Meanwhile, the general starting date estimate for oats being Chodosh in cereals is being scaled back from Sept 1 to Aug 4.

More information will be posted as we receive it. Please note that it was the fear of such unexpected developments has been holding up the publication of the first issue of the Guide to Chodosh, which otherwise is ready to go to print.

08-17-2015

REVISED CHODOSH DATE FOR GENERAL MILLS FLOUR FROM BUFFALO NY

MASHGICHIM AND CONSUMERS NOTE: The OU has revised the Chodosh starting date for at least one major flour mill, General Mills in the New York area. The new Chodosh date is now Aug 22 or shortly thereafter. This mill is one of the more popular sources of professional flour to bakeries and pizza shops in the New York area, including the All Trump brand high gluten flour. Keep in mind that this early in the season, information is still subject to change. Nevertheless, we still keep to our earlier estimate that to be safe it is reasonable to assume that as of Aug 9, these freshly baked items may

be Chodosh everywhere in the USA (MidWest after Aug 2), unless otherwise indicated by mashgichim or unless they were produced in facilities under hashgocho for Yoshon.

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THE FOLLOWING HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE AUG 7 BULLETIN

MASHGICHIM NOTE: We became aware last year that some pizza shops and other facilities that produce both Yoshon and non-Yoshon items may be using the same oven for both at the same time. Mashgichim should please check that this practice should not be allowed. They also should make sure that other keilim should not be used interchangeably between Yoshon and Chodosh items.

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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PREVIOUS BULLETIN OF AUG 4.

The following Chodosh starting dates are based on the weekly crop bulletins from the US Department of Agriculture.

1) Freshly baked items using spring wheat, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the PURCHASE DATE of Aug 2. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 9.

2) Packaged foods from spring wheat may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 16.

3) Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 15 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1.


5) Oats: Last year, according to the O-U all oats used in cereals had a Chodosh PACKING date of Sept 1 or later, PURCHASE DATE of Sept 15 or later. Exceptions to this included General Mills cereals such as Cheerios and Quaker oats made in the USA for which the Chodosh dates were later. We are waiting for an update on this for the forthcoming season from the O-U. Oats used in non-cereal products such as oatmeal cookies, may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Jul 26, PURCHASE date of Aug 9.

6) 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 Mar 15 for malt in other products.

The above dates are estimates of the earliest time that those items may already be Chodosh. In case of packaged goods, in most cases you may use last year’s Guide to see what the package code is for the cutoff dates given. Just add 1 to the year given in those codes. Those who do not have last year’s Guide may get last year’s Guide by sending an email message to either [email protected] or to [email protected]. We plan to issue a Preliminary Guide to Chodosh, BE”H, by early September which will contain the package codes revised for the new season.

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August 10, 2015

GUIDE TO CHODOSHTelephone Hot Line: 718-305-5133, Email: [email protected]

MASHGICHIM AND CONSUMERS NOTE: We have received notification from the OU that at least one major flour mill, General Mills in the New York area will switch to Chodosh on Aug 10 or shortly thereafter. This mill is one of the more popular sources of professional flour to bakeries and pizza shops in the New York area, including the All Trump brand high gluten flour. Other mills may start to switch to Chodosh later.

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Nevertheless, this confirms our earlier estimate that it is reasonable to assume that as of Aug 9, these freshly baked items may be Chodosh everywhere in the USA (MidWest after Aug 2), unless produced in facilities under hashgocho for Yoshon.

MASHGICHIM NOTE: We became aware last year that some pizza shops and other facilities that produce both Yoshon and non-Yoshon items may be using the same oven for both at the same time. Mashgichim should please check that this practice should not be allowed. They also should make sure that other keilim should not be used interchangeably between Yoshon and Chodosh items.

CHODOSH BULLETIN--6 AUG 15THE START OF THE CHODOSH SEASONGUIDE TO CHODOSHTelephone Hot Line: 718-305-5133, Email: [email protected] This is a repeat of the Bulletin sent out on Aug 4 regarding the starting dates for Chodosh, with addenda added at the end about how to order printed copies of the Chodosh literature. The following Chodosh starting dates are based on the weekly crop bulletins from the US Department of Agriculture. 1) Freshly baked items using spring wheat, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the PURCHASE DATE of Aug 2. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 9. 2) Packaged foods from spring wheat may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 16.3) Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 15 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1.4) Barley, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2 and PURCHASE date of Aug 16.5) Oats: Last year, according to the O-U all oats used in cereals had a Chodosh PACKING date of Sept 1 or later, PURCHASE DATE of Sept 15 or later. Exceptions to this included General Mills cereals such as Cheerios and Quaker oats made in the USA for which the Chodosh dates were later. We are waiting for an update on this for the forthcoming season from the O-U. Oats used in non-cereal products such as oatmeal cookies, may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Jul 26, PURCHASE date of Aug 9.6) 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 Mar 15 for malt in other products.


August 5, 2015

The following Chodosh starting dates are based on the weekly crop bulletins from the US Department of Agriculture. 1) Freshly baked items using spring wheat, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the PURCHASE DATE of Aug 2. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 9. 2) Packaged foods from spring wheat may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 16.3) Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 15 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1.4) Barley, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2 and PURCHASE date of Aug 16.5) Oats: Last year, according to the O-U all oats used in cereals had a Chodosh PACKING date of Sept 1 or later, PURCHASE DATE of Sept 15 or later. Exceptions to this included General Mills cereals such as Cheerios and Quaker oats made in the USA for which the Chodosh dates were later. We are waiting for an update on this for the forthcoming season from the O-U. Oats used in non-cereal products such as oatmeal cookies, may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Jul 26, PURCHASE date of Aug 9.6) 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 Mar 15 for malt in other products.


July 21, 2015

I expect the harvest of the Chodosh crops to start very soon. The crop progress is somewhat earlier that most years. All the products on the store shelves at this time are still surely Yoshon. I hope BE"H to issue the next bulletin after I get the next weekly US Dep't of Agriculture crop report due Monday afternoon. Meanwhile you may want to start the early shopping of Yoshon items that are hard to find during the Chodosh season.

I received the new weekly crops bulletin from the US Department of Agriculture. The oats harvest is slowly starting. The harvest of the spring wheat and barley has not yet started, but is imminent. Here is the first tentative estimate of Chodosh dates. All the items below are subject to revision:1) Freshly baked items using spring wheat, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the PURCHASE DATE of Aug 8. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 15. 2) Packaged foods from spring wheat may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 8, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 22.3) Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 15 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1.4) Barley, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 8 and PURCHASE date of Aig 22.5) Oats: Last year, according to the O-U all oats used in cereals had a Chodosh PACKING date of Sept 1 or later, PURCHASE DATE of Sept 15 or later. Exceptions to this included General Mills cereals such as Cheerios and Quaker oats. We are waiting for an update on this for the forthcoming season from the O-U. Oats used in non-cereal products such as oatmeal cookies, may be Chodosh starting a packing date of Jul 26.6) 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 Mar 15 for malt in other products.

February 24, 2015

Update of the Malt Problem

The Guide to Chodosh has a full treatment of the malt problem. It mentioned that some poskim hold that malt added to baking flour, where it is used in tiny amount for its chemical action, is

botul. The Guide gave date codes for some flours to serve those who want to be machmir on malt in baking flour. However, in many other applications malt is used for coloring and/or flavoring. In those cases there is more of a reason to be machmir and not to hold that it is botul. Such applications include beer, cereals, pretzels, candies and some baked products. When the ingredients list “malt”, almost always that refers to malt made from barley. In past years, all malt manufacturers agreed that the new, Chodosh barley crop is not used to make malt before Dec. 15. This year, one major manufacturer of malt told us that they are using new-crop barley as early as Oct. 15 to make malt. This malt is used in cereals and maybe other applications. Even though other manufacturers have still delayed the introduction of the new crop to their malt to Dec 15 or later, to be safe, we have urged consumers to avoid products containing malt if packed after Oct. 15, or purchased after Jan. 15.

It is possible to make malt from other crops. Companies such as Great Western sometimes produce malt from other crops such as rice. We do not know how widespread is the use of non-barley malt. Nor do we know whether the production of those malts does or does not involve using barley malt during processing. We urge manufacturers and mashgichim of Yoshon products that use malt to start looking now into the possibility of substituting non-Chodosh ingredients next year for the barley malt now being used.

It is also possible to avoid malt in applications when it is unusually used. One example of this are pretzels in which barley malt has been almost universally used for both coloring and flavoring. Liebers has been successful in having other non-Chodosh ingredients be substituted for barley malt (see below).

THE OVEN PROBLEM

For several years we have published a warning that some pizza shops and restaurants use frying oil for possibly Chodosh items such as spicy fries and then use the same oil for food that is supposed to be Yoshon. We have recently become aware of a similar potential problem. Pizza shops and some other establishments sometimes heat Yoshon items such as pizza in the oven at the same time as Chodosh items may be in the same oven. We have not yet had a chance to investigate how common this practice is. We urge mashgichim and consumers to look at this potential problem as it affects them.

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE GUIDE

4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers

Liebers cookies and crackers without oats are basically Yoshon. However some items בsusch as crackers may have malt (check the ingredients). This malt may be Chodosh at this time.

4.2 Pretzels and Potato Chips

Leiber’s Pretzels all varieties are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. This אincludes the honey twists and multigrain products. All these pretzels are produced without any malt.

.Herrs Pretzels now have a code of November 24, 2014. This code is 14 weeks after packing ד

4.3 Rice cakes

Blooms Rice Cakes that contain spelt are made in Belgium. We have no information as far as סthe Chodosh/Yoshon status of such products.

5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons

Kemach Heimishe Egg Noodles ב are Chodosh starting a code of 01-27-2016, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz

5.2 Chow mein noodles

,Kemach Chow Mein Noodles are Chodosh starting a code of 1714I (17=day of the month ב14=year, I=September in alph.order). Exception: SPECIAL YOSHON PRODUCTION ONLY with code: 0915B & 1015B. Only those 2 codes are Yoshon after the code of 1614I. Under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz.

6.2 Whole wheat flour

Shoprite Whole Wheat Flour has a Chodosh code of April 18, 2015 (8 months after packing) ד

6.3 High gluten or bread flour

Gold Medal Bread Flour and Bread Wheat Blend Flour have a code of Feb. 27, 2016 (558 דdays after packing). Check the bag. If the best if used by date is followed by a factory code of KC it is always Yoshon. All other factory codes use dates given above. The Better for Bread flour line has been discontinued; however it is still being sold out. Any flour still on the shelves is Yoshon.

General Mills Flour All flour manufactured in the Buffalo Mill is Yoshon through a date code of דAugust 31, 2014. It has a Chodosh code of 31 AUG 4 BF. Bakery flour only has a code of 1 SEP 4 BF. This only applies to flour with a factory code of BF after the date code. This has been verified by the OU.

7.2 Bread and corn flake crumbs and matzo meal

Taanug Corn Flake Crumbs have a code of 14288 (14-year 288-day of year). This is a דpackaging date.

7.3 Soy, teriyaki and other sauces

Wan Ja Shan Soy Sauce is Yoshon through a code of 19/Jan/18. (3 years after packing) ד

8.1 Breakfast cereals

Kemach Cereals The date on all Kemach cereals is 1 year after packing. Cereals Containing בOats: (Fruit Whirls, Honey Crunch, Corn Crisp, & Bunch 'o Krunch) CHODOSH code is Nov. 1 2015. Toasted Oats also contain wheat starch CHODOSH code date is: Nov. 1 2015 (for those who are machmir on wheat starch, see page 38 of the Guide). Honey Nut Toasted Oats also contain wheat germ Chodosh code date is: Nov. 1 2015. Sugar Puffed Wheat is made with Durum Wheat Chodosh code date is Oct. 1 2015. Cereals containing malt have a Chodosh code of January 31, 2016, aside from Nougat Nuggets which are always Yoshon. Under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz.

9.1 Frozen and other packaged foods

B’Gan/Eden Breaded Cauliflower, eggplant, and breaded onion rings are Yoshon under בthe Hashgocho of Rabbi Ahron Teitelbaum, the Nirbater Rav.

Apollo Filo Dough The guide states that this dough has a code of August 18, 2015. This code דdoes NOT apply to the organic filo dough. Due to quality issues associated with organic products the company constantly adjusts the date codes. Each batch can be different. Therefore, we cannot give a definitive Chodosh cutoff date.

.Dagim Falafal Balls are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the CRC – Hisachdus ב

Glick’s Graham Cracker Pie Crust has a Chodosh code of 20150818, Aug 18, 2015. Any date דlater than this may be Chodosh. In addition, a package with the code 11026082 is Yoshon. (We were not informed about how to interpret this code.)

.Kineret Brownies are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl ב

.Klein’s granola is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Stern ב

.Norman’s Greek Yoghurt with granola topping is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S בStern.

Pride of the Farm Cookies and Cream Ice Cream as well as any other products containing אflour are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the Star-K.

9.5.1 Beer

,Beck’s Beer is marked with a production code. The Chodosh code is 14288 AA## (14-year ד288-day of year, AA-factory code, ## is shift information.

.Samuel Adams Beer is brewed with wheat as opposed to most beers that contain barley malt דThe Chodosh date is April 2015 under the hashgocho of the Star K.

9.6 Baby foods

Gerber Baby Food in Boxes has an updated code of 456 days. Chodosh code for oats is Dec ד1, 2015, for wheat and barley, the code is November 17, 2015.

12.2 Monsey

Hatzlacha Grocery ב takeout in Monsey is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Binyomin Gruber

.Hava Java in Evergreen in Monsey is Yoshon under the CRC – Hisachdus א

13.4 Cleveland area

Kineret Pizza on South Taylor Road is Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi M. Kaplovitz א

15.2 Canada

It is not true that all items from wheat or oats are Yoshon up to packing date of Sept 22. Consult the COR of Toronto (416-635-0550) or MK of Montreal (514-739-6363) for accurate information about Canada.

January 15, 2015

Today is January 15. The Guide had recommended that all items that contain malt, for which the dating code is not known, may be purchased assuming that the malt is Yoshon up to the purchase date of Jan. 15. Starting today, one should seek confirmation that the malt is Yoshon. (Note, as mentioned in the Guide, that malt in baking flour, is not a problem according to some poskim.)

Liebers pretzels may contain Chodosh malt. We expect more details about this within the next few days.

B'Gan/Eden breaded cauliflower is Yoshon.

Kineret brownies are Yoshon.

Pride of the Farm cookies and Cream ice cream is Yoshon.

Items produced under the hashgocho of Chug Chasam Sofer of Bnei Brak are Yoshon, even if produced outside of Israel, for example, Turkey. (Note, this applies only to this hashgocho from Bnei Brak)

The Guide incorrectly stated that items from wheat or oats produced in Canada are Yoshon at least up to Sept 22. This is not correct.

CHODOSH BULLETIN-1 OCT 14

The following are corrections and additions to the Preliminary Guide to Chodosh for 5775

NOTE IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR QUAKER OATS CEREALS BELOW.

Section 4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers

Streits matzo and matzo product are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik.

Section 5.1 Regular noodles

Streits noodles are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik.

Section 5.2 Chow mein noodles

Streits chow mein noodles are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik.

Section 8.1 Breakfast cereals

Quaker oats cereals manufactured in the USA have a Chodosh PACKING date of October 1. (For Quaker Quick Oats, Oatmeal, Instant Oats and other hot oats cereals that are cooked, the package date is March 24 16-540 days after packing.) For items manufactured in Canada and sold in the USA, the Chodosh PACKING date is Aug 27 (package date for hot cereals is Feb. 18 16.)

Paskesz cereals with a Yoshon label are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. For those without a Yoshon label, no information known yet.

Section 9.1 Frozen and other packaged products

Mechel’s Fine Frozen Pastry Yoshon under the hashgochos of the CRC, Star-K and the Vaad Hakashrus of New Square.


Tel Aviv Bakery is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U.

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1) IMPORTANT CHANGE REGARDING MALT

Over the past several decades the Guide to Chodosh has stated that barley malt is Yoshon up to at least the manufacturing date of December 15. This was based on information gathered from many malt producers and is still the practice at some. Now at least one major producer of malt informed us that they will start using Chodosh barley to produce their malt by October 15! While products using this malt will not reach the consumers for some time, this is a warning to manufacturers of Yoshon products and mashgichim. Please note that the CHODOSH DATE RECOMMENDED BY THE GUIDE TO

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CHODOSH FOR MALT HAS CHANGED FROM DECEMBER 15 TO OCTOBER 15. This affects cereals and other items using malt. It also affects beer from barley malt (most beers are from barley malt.)

2. THE CHODOSH SEASON IS IN FULL SWING

By now all products using spring wheat, oats or barley must be checked to make sure that they are Yoshon. This includes freshly baked items from bakeries, pizza shops and bagel shops that should have hashgocho for Yoshon. It also includes packaged items. These should only be assumed to be Yoshon if there is Yoshon hashgocho on the package, or by confirming with dating codes that the item was manufactured before the cutoff date.

3. PUBLICATION DATE FOR THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH

We are still hoping to get the publication of the Guide completed by. Rosh Hashanah. We will send out a new email bulletin when the Guide becomes ready. Meanwhile, we recommend that you use last year's issue of the Guide for dating code information. For most products, adding one year to the dates and codes given should provide the correct code. To download last year's Guide, send email to [email protected].

4. DUPLICATION OF THE LAST CHODOSH BULLETIN

We duplicate below the bulletin we sent out on 12 Aug 14. This should still be valid. Note that for Cheerios cereals the oats will become Chodosh starting a packing date of Oct 20. Those types of Cheerios that have WHEAT GERM in the ingredients, may be Chodosh as of the packing date of Aug 18 (date on the box would be Aug 25 15.)***************************

CHODOSH BULLETIN 12 AUG 14

The latest report from the US Dep’t of Agriculture confirms that the harvest and spring wheat and barley have begun. That is allowing us to formulate the recommended Chodosh cutoff dates for the forthcoming season. These are given below. Note that dates given below for oats used in Quaker and General Mills (such as Cheerios) cereals may still change.

FRESHLY BAKED ITEMS USING SPRING WHEAT including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies. May be Chodosh in the mid-West (such as Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis) after a PURCHASE date of Aug 18. Elsewhere in the US, Aug 25.

PACKAGED FOODS FROM SPRING WHEAT not including noodles and pasta may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Aug 18, PURCHASE date of Sept 1.


NOODLES AND PASTA may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Aug 25, PURCHASE date of Sept 8.

BARLEY such as pearled barley may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Aug 18, PURCHASE date of Sept 1.

OATS in non-cereal applications, such as oats flour in cookies, may be Chodosh starting with a PACKING date of Aug 4, PURCHASE date of Aug 28. Oat meal and other oats products from Quaker may be Chodosh with a PACKING date of Aug 19, PURCHASE DATE OF Sept 3. Cheerios may be Chodosh starting a PACKING date of Sept 15, PURCHASE date of Oct 1. Cereals from most other manufacturers, the oats may be Chodosh with a PACKING date of Sept 1, PURCHASE DATE of Sept 15. Remember, the oats dates for Quaker and Cheerios will probably still be revised.

03-10-2014

General Cautions

Malt Problems: The Guide stated that malt or barley malt is probably Yoshon up to the purchase date of March 15. Therefore, we urge caution on items purchased after March 15. (Note that the Guide lists some hashgochos that do not check for the Yoshon status of malt in products under their hashgocho. This is based on their estimate that malt is likely to be Yoshon until pesach of each year. Also note that we have been told by some poskim that malt in baking flour is not a problem of Chodosh. The problem is only in other products such as cereals, candies, etc.)

Items produced out of the USA. The general guidelines mentioned in the Guide to Chodosh apply only to products manufactured in the USA or other specified countries. They do not necessarily apply to items produced elsewhere such as China. Examples are that winter wheat and spelt are always Yoshon, or the general cutoff dates given in the Guide may not be applicable in these other counties.

Caution on hashgochos: Some companies produce many items that are Yoshon. Also, many mashgichim provide hashgocho for many items that are Yoshon. That does not mean that ALL items from that company or mashgiach are Yoshon.


Kemach oatmeal cookies have a Chodosh code of 12 10 14.

Schwartz’s cookies are NOT certified Yoshon and are not recommended as Yoshon by the Guide.

Gedilla Crackers and Cookies have a Chodosh code of August 18, 2013, 081813 or 3230 (3=year, 230=day of the year) depending on the specific product.

Section 5.1 Noodles and Pasta

Gefen noodle and pasta products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U only for those packages where there is both an O-U hashgocho and a Yoshon label on the package. So far as we know, the Yoshon status of the other products, which do not have the O-U and are claimed to be Yoshon, have been checked only by the company and not by an outside hashgocho authority.

Kemach pasta. The Chodosh dates given in the Guide only apply if there is no Yoshon label on the package. If there is a Yoshon label, then the items are Yoshon even after the cutoff date in the Guide.

Weinstock Noodles and Pasta are Yoshon with a Yoshon label only, under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Yishai Lieberman.

Section 6.1 All-purpose white flour

Kansas Diamond Flour: White and whole wheat have a Chodosh code of 3230 (3=year, 230=day of year).

Section 6.3 High gluten or bread flour

Gold Medal Flour: Gold Medal Better for Bread Flour in 5 pound bags sold in groceries, with the letters “KC” next to the date printed on the package, is from winter wheat.

Section 8.1 Beakfast Cereals

General Mills cereals including all Cheerios, made in the USA under the O-U hashgocho, all wheat ingredients are Yoshon, with the possible exception of WHEAT GERM. The Chodosh package date for items containing wheat germ in the ingredients is Aug 18, package date of Aug 25 14. For items that do not contain wheat germ, but do contain oats or barley (grain not barley malt) the Chodosh packing date is Sept 18, package date of Sept 25 14. In particular, the O-U has singled out that this Chodosh date applies to the following: Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Chocolate Cheerios, Multigrain Cheerios (even though this contains barley grain), Honey Nut Cheerios, and Fiber One.

Kemach Cereals: All cereals containing oats have a Chodosh Code of October 1, 2014 such as Toasted Oats, Honey Nut Toasted Oats, Bunch O’ Krunch, Honey Crunch, Fruit Whirls, and Corn Crisp. Please note that Toasted Oats and Honey Nut Toasted Oats have the same Chodosh date. Sugar Puffed Wheat has

a code of November 17 2014. Malt in Kemach cereals: The malt in any cereal with a date on the box of November 2014 or earlier is definitely Yoshon. Malt in cereals with dates in December 2014 may be a miut (minority) Chodosh. Any items dated January 1 2015 or later have malt that is probably all Chodosh. Please consult your own posek about how to treat cereal with a December date. (Malt is used as a sweetening agent.)

Norman yoghurts with granola or other cereals added cannot be recommended as Yoshon. The dating codes on the packages refer to the date that the yoghurt is made. The granola may be Chodosh.

Paskesz Cereals. Cereals marked Yoshon on the box are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Binyomin Gruber. If the box is not marked Yoshon the cereals may be Chodosh.

Quaker oats packed on Aug 21 or later may be Chodosh. The table on page 38 has an error. Oats and 540 days should have a package Chodosh date of Feb 12 ‘15. In addition, the wheat date in that table for 540 days should be Feb 9 ’15.


Wholly and Wholesome pie shells (sold in Israel and England) are Yoshon under the O-U, with a Yoshon label only.

Section 9.6 Baby Food

Beechnut Baby Food clarification: Look at the first 4 digits on the box or jar. For oats the code is 3901 (3=2013, 9=Sept, and 01= day of month.) Wheat and barley have a code of 3818. The month is represented by the second digit where January is 1, February is 2,… September is 9, October is a capital O, November is Y and December is Z.


Liebers soups in cups the Chodosh code should be 19013 not 18913.

Section 9.5.1 Beer

The guidelines in the Guide to Chodosh and the dates only apply to conventional beer made from barley malt. Some beers that are made from wheat or other possibly Chodosh grains may have an earlier Chodosh date.

Section 9.7 Candies

Darell Lee licorice made in Australia. The Chodosh date is Oct 1 14 (1 year after packing).

Section 12.1.3 Retail bakeries, New York City

Weiss Bakery in Brooklyn is listed in the “aleph” section of the Guide, but it was left out of the index at the end of the Guide.

Section 12.1.7 Riverdale

Grandma’s Pizza. Muffins are not Yoshon. Other items are the same.

Section 12.4 New Jersey-Lakewood

Lakewood Shoprite Kosher Experience there is no Yoshon supervision at this location by the O-U.


Goldberg’s New York Kosher Bagels has two locations. The store in Pikesville has many Yoshon items under the Star-K. The store in Timonium is NOT Yoshon.

Section 15.5 Australia

The wheat in Australia is planted after pesach from May to June of each year. The harvest of the wheat is in the October-December period. Therefore wheat products produced in Australia from October to pesach may be Chodosh.

CHODOSH BULLETIN-Jan 19, ‘14Corrections to the Guide to Chodosh

(Note: Each item below is preceded in parentheses with the date on which that item was written. The intent is to make it easier for you to skip items that you saw already and concentrate on the new additions.)

General Cautions

(revised 29 Dec 13) The general guidelines mentioned in the Guide to Chodosh apply only to products manufactured in the USA or other specified countries. They do not necessarily apply to items made elsewhere such as China. Examples are that winter wheat and spelt are always Yoshon, or the general cutoff dates given in the Guide.

(revised 29 Dec 13) Some companies produce many items that are Yoshon. Also, many mashgichim provide hashgocho for many items that are Yoshon. That does not mean that ALL items from that company or mashgiach are Yoshon.


(revised 26 Dec 13) Kemach oatmeal cookies have a Chodosh code of 12 10 14.

(revised 6 Jan 14) Schwartz’s cookies are NOT certified Yoshon and are not recommended as Yoshon by the guide.

(revised 15 Jan 14) Gedilla Crackers and Cookies are marked with a production code. They have a Chodosh date of August 18, 2013, 3230 or 081813, depending on the specific product.


(revised 29 Dec 13) Gefen noodle and pasta products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U only for those package where there is both an O-U hashgocho and a Yoshon label on the package. So far as we know, the Yoshon status of the other products, which do not have the O-U and are claimed to be Yoshon, have been checked only by the company and not an outside hashgocho authority.

(revised 30 Dec 13) Weinstock Noodles and Pasta are Yoshon with a Yoshon label only under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Yishai Lieberman.


(revised 26 Dec 13) Kansas Diamond Flour: White and whole wheat have a Chodosh code of 3230 (3-year, 230 – day of year).


(revised 26 Dec 13) General Mills cereals including all Cheerios, made in the USA under the O-U hashgocho, all wheat ingredients are Yoshon, with the possible exception of WHEAT GERM. The Chodosh package date for items containing wheat germ in the ingredients is Aug 18, package date of Aug 25 14. For items that do not contain wheat germ, but do contain oats or barley (grain not barley malt) the Chodosh packing date is Sept 18, package date of Sept 25 14. In particular, the O-U certified that this Chodosh date applies to the following: Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Chocolate Cheerios, Multigrain Cheerios (even though this contains barley grain), Honey Nut Cheerios, and Fiber One.

(revised 26 Dec 13) Kemach Cereals: All cereals containing oats have a Chodosh Code of October 1, 2014 such as Toasted Oats, Honey Nut, Bunch O’ Krunch, Honey Crunch, Fruit Whirls, and Corn Crisp. Sugar Puffed Wheat has a code of November 17 2014. Please note that Toasted Oats and Honey Nut Toasted Oats have the same Chodosh date.

(revised 19 Jan 14) Kemach Cereals. As of a packing date of Dec 15 (package date of Dec 15 ’14) there may be some Chodosh malt in Kemach cereals. In particular, Kemach Bran Flakes were delivered recently to stores in the Metropolitan New York area with a package date of Dec 16 ’14. This cereal has a minority (miut) of Chodosh malt, majority of old Yoshon malt. Please consult your own posek about how to treat cereal with this date. (Malt is used as a sweetening agent.)

(revised 29 Dec 13) Norman yoghurts with granola or other cereals added cannot be recommended as Yoshon. The dating codes on the packages refer to the date that the yoghurt is made. The granola may be Chodosh, stored from weeks or months before.

(revised 27 Dec 13) Quaker oats packed in Aug 21 or later may be Chodosh. The table on page 38 has an error. Oats and 540 days should have a package Chodosh date of Feb 12 15. In addition, the wheat date in that table for 540 days should be Feb 9 ’15.


(revised 17 Jan 14) Wholly and Wholesome pie shells (sold in Israel and England) are Yoshon under the O-U with a Yoshon label only.


(revised 14 Jan 14) Beechnut Baby Food clarification: Look at the first 4 digits on the box or jar. For Oats the code is 3901 (3=2013, 9=Sept, and 01= day of month) Wheat and barley have a code of 3818. The month is represented by the second digit where January is 1, February is 2,… September is 9, October is a capital O, November is Y and December is Z.


(revised 26 Dec 13) Liebers soups in cups the Chodosh code should be 19013 not 18913.

Section 9.5.1 Beer

(revised 26 Dec 13) The guidelines in the Guide to Chodosh and the dates only apply to conventional beer made from barley malt. Some beers that are made from wheat or other possibly Chodosh grains may have an earlier Chodosh date.

Section 9.7 Candies

(revised 17 Jan 14) Darell Lee licorice made in Australia. The Chodosh date is Oct 1 14 (1 year after packing).


(revised 26 Dec 13) Weiss Bakery in Brooklyn is listed in the “aleph” section of the Guide, but it was left out of the index at the end of the Guide.


(revised 26 Dec 13) Grandma’s Pizza. Muffins are not Yoshon. Other items are the same.

Section 12.4 New Jersey-Lakewood

(revised 17 Jan 14) Lakewood Shoprite Kosher Experience there is no Yoshon supervision at this location by the O-U.


(revised 7 Jan 14) Goldberg’s New York Kosher Bagels has two locations. The store in Pikesville has many Yoshon items under the Star-K. The store in Timonium is NOT Yoshon


(revised 27 Dec 13) The wheat in Australia is planted after pesach from May to June of each year. The harvest of the wheat is in the October-December period. Therefore wheat products produced in Australia from October to pesach may be Chodosh.

CHODOSH BULLETIN-DEC 29 ‘13Corrections to the Guide to Chodosh

(Note: Each item below is preceded in parentheses with the date on which that item was written. The intent is to make it easier for you to skip items that you saw already and concentrate on the new additions.)

General Cautions

(revised 29 Dec 13) The general guidelines mentioned in the Guide to Chodosh apply only to products manufactured in the USA or other specified countries. They do not necessarily apply to items made elsewhere such as China. Examples are that winter wheat and spelt are always Yoshon, or the general cutoff dates given in the Guide.

(revised 29 Dec 13) Some companies produce many items that are Yoshon. Also, many mashgichim provide hashgocho for many items that are Yoshon. That does not mean that ALL items from that company or mashgiach are Yoshon.


(revised 26 Dec 13) Kemach oatmeal cookies have a Chodosh code of 12 10 14.


(revised 29 Dec 13) Gefen noodle and pasta products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U only for those package where there is both an O-U hashgocho and a Yoshon label on the package. So far as we know, the Yoshon status of the other products, which do not have the O-U and are claimed to be Yoshon, have been checked only by the company and not an outside hashgocho authority.


(revised 26 Dec 13) Kansas Diamond Flour: White and whole wheat have a Chodosh code of 3230 (3-year, 230 – day of year).


(revised 26 Dec 13) General Mills cereals including all Cheerios, made in the USA under the O-U hashgocho, all wheat ingredients are Yoshon, with the possible exception of WHEAT GERM. The Chodosh package date for items containing wheat germ in the ingredients is Aug 18, package date of Aug 25 14. For items that do not contain wheat germ, but do contain oats or barley (grain not barley malt) the Chodosh packing date is Sept 18, package date of Sept 25 14. In particular, the O-U certified that this

Chodosh date applies to the following: Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Chocolate Cheerios, Multigrain Cheerios (even though this contains barley grain), Honey Nut Cheerios, and Fiber One.

(revised 26 Dec 13) Kemach Cereals: All cereals containing oats have a Chodosh Code of October 1, 2014 such as Toasted Oats, Honey Nut, Bunch O’ Krunch, Honey Crunch, Fruit Whirls, and Corn Crisp. Sugar Puffed Wheat has a code of November 17 2014. Please note that Toasted Oats and Honey Nut Toasted Oats have the same Chodosh date.

(revised 29 Dec 13) Norman yoghurts with granola or other cereals added cannot be recommended as Yoshon. The dating codes on the packages refer to the date that the yoghurt is made. The granola may be Chodosh, stored from weeks or months before.

(revised 27 Dec 13) Quaker oats packed in Aug 21 or later may be Chodosh. The table on page 38 has an error. Oats and 540 days should have a package Chodosh date of Feb 12 15. In addition, the wheat date in that table for 540 days should be Feb 9 ’15.


(revised 26 Dec 13) Liebers soups in cups the Chodosh code should be 19013 not 18913.

9.5.1 Beer

(revised 26 Dec 13) The guidelines in the Guide to Chodosh and the dates only apply to conventional beer made from barley malt. Some beers that are made from wheat or other possibly Chodosh grains may have an earlier Chodosh date.


(revised 26 Dec 13) Weiss Bakery in Brooklyn is listed in the “aleph” section of the Guide, but it was left out of the index at the end of the Guide.


(revised 26 Dec 13) Grandma’s Pizza. Muffins are not Yoshon. Other items are the same.


(revised 27 Dec 13) The wheat in Australia is planted after pesach from May to June of each year. The harvest of the wheat is in the October

CHODOSH BULLETIN-DEC 26 ‘13Corrections to the Guide to Chodosh


Kemach oatmeal cookies have a Chodosh code of 12 10 14.


Gefen noodle and pasta products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U only for those package where there is both an O-U hashgocho and a Yoshon label on the package. Many groceries have posted letters from the Gefen company that other pasta products are also Yoshon. So far as we know, the Yoshon status of the other products have been checked only by the company and not an outside hashgocho authority.


Kansas Diamond Flour: White and whole wheat have a Chodosh code of 3230 (3-year, 230 – day of year).


General Mills cereals including all Cheerios, made in the USA under the O-U hashgocho, all wheat ingredients are Yoshon, with the possible exception of WHEAT GERM. The Chodosh package date for items containing wheat germ in the ingredients is Aug 18, package date of Aug 25 14. For items that do not contain wheat germ, but do contain oats or barley (grain not barley malt) the Chodosh packing date is Sept 18, package date of Sept 25 14. In particular, the O-U certified that this Chodosh date applies to the following: Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Chocolate Cheerios, Multigrain Cheerios (even though this contains barley grain), Honey Nut Cheerios, and Fiber One.

Kemach Cereals: All cereals containing oats have a Chodosh Code of October 1, 2014 such as Toasted Oats, Honey Nut, Bunch O’ Krunch, Honey Crunch, Fruit Whirls, and Corn Crisp. Sugar Puffed Wheat has a code of November 17 2014. Please note that Toasted Oats and Honey Nut Toasted Oats have the same Chodosh date.

Quaker oats packed in Aug 21 or later may be Chodosh. The table on page 38 has an error. Oats and 540 days should have a package Chodosh date of Feb 7 15.


Liebers soups in cups the Chodosh code should be 19013 not 18913.

9.5.1 Beer

The guidelines in the Guide to Chodosh and the dates only apply to conventional beer made from barley malt. Some beers that are made from wheat or other possibly Chodosh grains may have an earlier Chodosh date.


Weiss Bakery in Brooklyn is listed in the “aleph” section of the Guide, but it was left out of the index at the end of the Guide.


Grandma’s Pizza. Muffins are not Yoshon. Other item are the same.

7-22-13

Based on the weekly reports sent out by the US Dep't of Agriculture, and other sources, we expect the Chodosh harvest to start maybe as early as end of July and the new spring wheat perhaps the first week of August. These dates are consistent with most earlier years. The recommended Chodosh cutoff dates would be about 7-10 days after the confirmed start of the first harvests. When more information becomes available, I hope to, bli neder, issue and other update.

01-18-2013

1) The Guide to Chodosh listed Quaker cereals in two sections. The "Beis" section on page 36 of the Guide is believed to be correct as stated, based on information from the O-U. The table in the "daled" section is correct for Quaker oats and other cereals MADE IN THE USA. HOWEVER, Quaker oats MADE IN CANADA, such as the instant oats packets made in Canada and sold in the USA (that are not listed in the "beis" section) have a package Chodosh date that is 7 days earlier than stated in the table. Namely, for instant oats packets, the Chodosh date should be Mar 17 14. Those with later dates may be Chodosh. We apologize for not making this clear distinction between cereals made in the USA and those made in Canada.

2) The O-U in the USA and the O-U in Israel have issued differing advisories regarding the status of Cheerios cereals sold under the Nestle label in Israel. The latest advisory of the O-U main office in the USA still applies the same guidelines for the Cheerios in Israel as they have been advising for those being sold in the USA. Namely, wheat and wheat

starch in the ingredients are Yoshon. If WHEAT GERM is listed then the Chodosh date on the package is Aug 16 '13. If there is no wheat germ but there is barley (not malt) such as Multigrain Cheerios, the Chodosh is Aug 22 '13. If there are no wheat germ or barley, but there are oats then the Chodosh date if Nov 7 '13.

The O-U in Israel stated that all Cheerios stated that ALL Cheerios sold in Israel are Yoshon. The Guide is maintaining contact with the O-U office in the USA. Once these differences are resolved, we will issue a further bulletin on this matter.

09-20-2012

The Guide to Chodosh was scheduled to issue only one full Guide booklet this forthcoming season. Due to the inability to get reliable information in time, this Guide’s publication is pushed off, probably into November. Meanwhile, to get people started, we hope to prepare a “mini” Guide summarizing all information, including product codes and hashgochos that we consider to be reliable already at this time. We hope to have this preliminary Guide ready by the end of sukkos. This will not be sold by local distributors. However, the printed version will be mailed out to all paid subscribers. The email version will be available, free of charge as usual.

08-06-2012

CHODOSH DATES FOR THE FORTHCOMING SEASON-EARLIER THAN USUAL

In the list below, the “Packing date” indicates that all packaged goods that were packed on or after that date may be Chodosh. The “Purchase date” is the first date for which we feel it may no longer be safe to purchase the foods without checking for dating codes. We also give the first recommended date to stop purchasing freshly baked items produced at the local bakeries.

One can tell when the package was packed using the dating code printed on the package. Dating codes are listed each year in the new, updated Guide to Chodosh for a large number of products. However, we have the same problem this year, as we had in all previous years. We are not able to publish the new Guide until the mashgichim and other sources update their Yoshon hashgocho information for the new season. Based on previous experience, all such needed information will not be available until after Sukkos. Meanwhile we will do our best to bridge the data gap as well as we can with updates such as this to be mailed by US mail to the list of paid subscribers, sent by email and recorded on the Hot Line. (See below how one can become a paid subscriber to the printed reports.

Reports sent by email are free of charge.) In the interim, those who have last year’s Guide may try to recalculate the codes given there for individual products to the current year and cutoff packing date. A copy of last year’s last Guide is still available by sending email to [email protected]. If you do use that old Guide, remember that it has not been updated. It should only be used for package code guidance.

GENERAL GUIDANCE

All items made in Israel under a reliable kashrus hashgocho are Yoshon. Also included are items under the hashgocho of the Badatz-Yerushalaim, even if made outside of Israel.

All packaged goods with Yoshon printed on the label are Yoshon, except when the only kashrus hashgocho is the Volover Rebbe, Harav Nochum Efraim Teitelbaum.

LIST OF CHODOSH DATES:

. 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 package codes should be checked. However a later date is applicable for oatmeal and oats in other cereals made by General Mills, Quaker and Mail-O-Meal, as noted below.

SPRING WHEAT: Packaged foods that contain spring wheat may contain Chodosh if packed or produced as of Aug 9. If purchased after Aug 24 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 (Note: Some gefilte fish may use ground up bread crumbs instead of matzo meal. The only such brand we have found so far A&B was using only Yoshon bread crumbs.). However packaged products made by General Mills have an earlier date. See discussion below.

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 9 in the mid-West USA and as of Aug 22 if made elsewhere in the USA. However, bakeries using General Mills flour may be Chodosh signifincantly earlier. See dicussion of General Mills bakery flour and other wheat products, below.


NOODLES AND PASTA may be Chodosh as of the packing date of Aug 16. 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. Last year, So far we have confirmed from the mashgiach that Gefen barley will be Yoshon the entire season. We are still waiting for confirmation for the other brands of barley that were Yoshon last year. For the following national brands of barley the Chodosh code is Aug 15, 2013: C&F, Jack Rabbit, Peak, Stop&Shop, Trinidad. For Quaker barley the code is Feb 6, 2014.

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.

REVISED STATEMENT ON THE OATS SITUATION

We had stated on several occasions that according to the weekly crop progress reports issued by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), about 3 days before the second day of pesach 55% of the oats crop was already planted. Therefore, if one holds halachically that crops that took root 3 days before the second day of pesach are Yoshon, then this year oats grown in the US should be majority Yoshon. However, it was first pointed out to me by Rabbi Yehashua Norman of the COR-Toronto that the statistics issued by the USDA are not meant to be precise enough to rely on the 55% figure to be maikil. However, even more importantly, new data was brought to my attention by Reb Arye Leib Schreiber that totally does away with the hope that most of the oats may be Yoshon this year. I originally published the estimate based on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that indicated that this year about 55% of the oats crop was planted after the 3-day date. However, Reb Arye Leib Schreiber sent me USDA documentation that shows the early average planting date of the USDA was skewed by the fact that it included the very early planting dates of states such as Texas and California. It turns out that most of the oats harvested in those states are sold for animal feed only. Oats used for human consumption come primarily from the upper Mid-West states where the planting is later. Indeed, following the suggestion of Reb Arye Leib Schreiber I took the animal-feeds states out of the calculations and came up with a revised estimate. Namely approximately

31% of the oats were planted before the latest, 3-day before 2 nd day of pesach date. This estimate is not understood to be precise. However, it is sufficiently less than 50%, that we are confident to believe that even according to the 3-day opinion, most of the oats were Chodosh as planted. Therefore, the final conclusions are that all of the Chodosh USA spring crops, oats, spring wheat and barley were certainly mostly Chodosh.

WHEAT FROM GENERAL MILLS CHODOSH ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS YEAR

We gave Chodosh dates for wheat products above as being Aug 9 for packaged products and as late as Aug 22 for bakery products baked fresh in the East and Far West USA. Those dates do not hold for wheat products using flour milled by General Mills. Indeed General Mills itself informed us that the Mills in the Mid West may be Chodosh as of Jul 23. In addition, the O-U verified that the General Mills flour mill in Buffalo New York, the one serving the Greater New York are, may be Chodosh as of Jul25. The last few weeks has seen the worst drought in many decades intensifying in the crop-growing areas. As a result, farmers are rushing to harvest all crops, including the Chodosh crops, earlier than in the past, hoping to save as much of it as possible. This may be the reason for the unusually early start of Chodosh at General Mills. In any case any General Mills cereals with any wheat products in the list of ingredients (including wheat germ, wheat starch, or wheat bran) may be Chodosh starting with the packing date of Jul 23. The package dating code for Jul 23 is July 30 2013 (372 days after packing). Freshly baked products from bakeries using General Mills flour may have been Chodosh starting Jul 30 in the Mid West and may have started Aug 2 in the East and Far West unless measures were taken to use only Yoshon flour after those dates. We have no way of knowing which local bakeries use General Mills flour, you have to ask. One of the most popular brands of such flour is called “All Trump”.

SPECIFIC BRANDS OF OATS CEREALS

The O-U had estimated that at least up to a packing date of Sept 15 , all the oat meals and oats in cereals made by General Mills, Quaker and Malt-O-Meal use Yoshon oats. Note of caution, this only applies to the oats in these cereals. Those cereals that have wheat products in the list of ingredients may be Chodosh from the earlier wheat date given above. For General Mills cereals with wheat in the ingredients (such as some types of Cheerios), the wheat may be Chodosh starting with a code of Jul 30 2012 (372 days after packing.) The wheat Chodosh codes for Quaker and Malt-O-Meal are too complicated and will be given in the full Guide. However all oat meals and other cereals from these companies that do not contain wheat in the ingredients are probably Yoshon up to the purchase date of Sept 30.

HOW TO PURCHASE A PAID SUBSCRIPTION FOR PRINTED GUIDE AND OTHER REPORTS TO BE SENT TO YOU BY US MAIL

The price for 1 Guide booklet (the only one to be published this year) plus update supplements such as this to be mailed to you by US mail is $16 if it is to be sent to an address in the USA, $18.50 to Canada and Mexico, and $22 to Israel and other overseas addresses.

By Credit Card (preferred). Either call 845-356-9348, or fax in your name, address, your phone number, and your credit card number and expiration date to 845-746-4205. (A few people have reported that they were unable to send faxes to the above number. We still have not been able to trace the reason for this problem. If you experience such fax problems, please accept our apologies and try to call in your order by voice message to the first phone number.)

Mail your order with a check for $16, $18.50 or $22, to Project Chodosh, PO Box 150088, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Be sure to include your full name, address and phone number.

07-24-2012

PROGRESS OF THE HARVEST OF THE CHODOSH CROPS-UPDATE

The US Department of Agriculture ( USDA) releases their weekly report on crop progress on Monday of each week. The following are the revised Chodosh starting dates based on the latest USDA report of 24 Jul 12. The date given below for oats is final, the wheat and barley dates may still be revised as more data comes in.

In the list below, the “Packing date” indicates all packaged goods that were packed before that date should be Yoshon. Starting with the “Packing date” and later, they may be Chodosh. The “Purchase date” is the first date for which we feel it may no longer be safe to purchase the foods without checking for dating codes. We also give the first recommended date to stop purchasing freshly baked items produced at the local bakeries.

One can tell when the package was packed using the dating code printed on the package. Dating codes are listed each year in the Guide to Chodosh for a large number of products. However, we are not able to publish the Guide until the mashgichim update their Yoshon hashgocho information for the new season. This is the problem this year, as it has been the problem in all previous years. Based on previous experience, that does not occur until a few weeks after the vacation season is over at the end of August. Meanwhile we will do our best to bridge the data gap as well as we can with updates such as this to be sent out by email, recorded on the Hot Line, and mailed by US mail to the list of paid subscribers. (See below how one can become a paid subscriber to the printed reports. Reports sent by email are free of charge.) Those who have last year’s Guide may try to recalculate the codes given there for individual products to the current year and cutoff packing date. A copy of last year’s last Guide is still available by sending email to [email protected]. If you do use that old Guide, remember that it has not been updated. It should only be used for package code guidance.

LIST OF CHODOSH DATES:

. 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 package codes should be checked. However a later date is applicable for the oats in cereals made by General Mills, Quaker and Mail-O-Meal, as noted below.

• SPRING WHEAT: Packaged foods that contain spring wheat may contain Chodosh if packed or produced as of Aug 8. If purchased after Aug 23 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 (Note: Some gefilte fish may use ground up bread crumbs instead of matzo meal. The only such brand we have found so far A&B was using only Yoshon bread crumbs.).

• 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 8 in the mid-West USA and as of Aug 25 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. Last year, Dependable, Eden, Gefen, and Mishpacha barley was Yoshon the whole season. We expect this to continue.

• 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.

YET ONE (LAST?) CORRECTION ON THE OATS SITUATION

I had stated on several occasions that according to the crop progress reports issued by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), about 2 days before pesach 55% of the oats crop was already planted. Therefore, if one holds halachically that crops that took root 2 days before pesach are Yoshon (3 days before the second day of pesach), then this year oats grown in the US would be majority Yoshon. However, new data was brought to my attention by Reb Arye Leib Schreiber that totally does away with the entire question of whether a crop has to be planted 3 days or two weeks before the 2nd day of pesach to be Yoshon. I originally published the estimate based on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that indicated that this year about 55% of the oats crop was planted after the 3-day date. However, Reb Arye Leib Schreiber sent me documentation that shows the early average planting date of the USDA was skewed by the fact that it included the very early planting dates of states such as Texas and California. It turns out that most of the oats harvested in those states are used for animal feed only. Oats used for human consumption come primarily from the upper Mid-West states where the planting is later. Indeed, following the suggestion of Reb Arye Leib Schreiber I took the animal-feeds out of the calculations and came up the revised estimate. Namely approximately 31% of the oats

were planted before the latest, 3-day before 2nd day of pesach date. Therefore, the final conclusions are that all of the Chodosh USA spring crops, oats, spring wheat and barley were certainly mostly Chodosh when planted.

July 17, 2012

PROGRESS OF THE HARVEST OF THE CHODOSH CROPS-UPDATE

The US Department of Agriculture ( USDA) releases their weekly report on crop progress on Monday of each week. The latest report indicates that the harvest of oats is well on the way. Our estimated oats packing cutoff date for oats is Jul 21, one week earlier than normal. The latest report does not mention any harvest of spring wheat or barley. We are quite certain that the harvest of these crops must also on the way by now and should be reported by the next weekly update from the USDA. Pending future reports, our preliminary estimate for spring wheat Chodosh date is Aug 2, and barley Aug 7. These dates refer to the earliest packing date when Chodosh may start to appear in manufactured items. These tentative dates should finalized in the next 1-2 weeks.

July 6, 2012

It appears that the new Chodosh season may start very early this year, maybe 2 weeks or more earlier than originally estimated. This means that oats may start becoming Chodosh as early in 1-2 weeks and wheat and barley as early as the end of July or early August. The next agriculture harvest report is due the coming Monday or Tuesday. After that report I will update this information.

Note that according to the O-U, oats from General Mills, Quaker and Malt-O-Meal should be Yoshon at least through Sept 15.

March 14, 2012

FINAL DEADLINE FOR MALT IS MARCH 15 PURCHASE DATE

The Guide to Chodosh has a detailed discussion of the problem of malt that may be Chodosh. In there it was suggested that lacking dating code information, one can assume that malt in items PURCHASED up to March 15 should still be Yoshon. However, now that March 15 is almost here, it is suggested that malt in such packages may be Chodosh. The following items should be checked for malt or barley malt in the list of ingredients:

cereals (including corn flakes, rice cereal, etc), candies, pretzels.

Note, as explained in the Guide, that one of the applications of malt is its use in baking flour to make the flour work better. Poskim we consulted suggested that malt in such applications is botul and does not pose a Chodosh problem However, please check with your own posek.

OTHER CORRECTIONSKemach. The mashgiach is Rabbi N. Horowitz. Also the Guide stated that all Kemach crackers are free of malt. It should have stated that all Kemach GRAHAM crackers are now free of malt.

February 9, 2012

SUMMARY: Further investigation by the O-U has determined that wheat starch in Cheerios cereals does not pose any Chodosh problems. This means that several Cheerios cereals remain Yoshon much later in the season than originally thought.

DETAILS: The O-U has determined that wheat starch where listed in the ingredients of Cheerios cereals does not pose any Chodosh problems. This new finding only applies to wheat starch, not other wheat ingredients. It also only applies to wheat starch in the different Cheerios cereals, not the wheat starch in other General Mills cereals. Those wheat ingredients are still being investigated. Pending further information, we continue to assume that these other wheat ingredients, including wheat starch in non-Cheerios cereals, may be Chodosh starting a package date of Aug 22 '12. In addition malt, when used, could be Chodosh after a package date of Dec 22, '12.. The recently revised package date for oats in Cheerios cereals remains March 7 '13. Therefore, all Cheerios cereals that contains oats or oats plus wheat starch (but no other wheat ingredients, and no malt) have a Chodosh date of March 7 '13. Note that Multigrain Cheerios, Fiber 1 and other wheat containing cereals may be Chodosh as of a package date of Aug 22 '12.

February 3, 2012

The Guide inferred that some Freeda vitamins may have Chodosh problems, In fact ALL Freeda vitamins are free of Chodosh problems. They should be listed as category "aleph". None of the vitamins use any ingredients that are from the 5 types of grain that could be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of the O-U and the Beis Din of New Square.

February 1, 2012

Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies and CrackersBaker’s Harvest Crackers, Graham Crackers and Saltines, Chodosh code: Feb 11 12 (6 months after packing) or letter, 3 numbers, letter for example (A001B). If the numbers are 227-365 or 001-042 it is Yoshon.

Fiber Gourmet Crackers - All, Chodosh code: Aug 14 12. (365 days after packing)

Mrs. Pure’s ginger snaps have a Chodosh code of Aug 15 12 (1 year after packing).

Section 4.2 PretzelsAnderson’s Pretzels: Chodosh code: 15JAN12 (5 months after packing)

Haddar Honey Wheat Pretzels are Yoshon both in the large and small sizes, even without the Yoshon label. Under the hashgocho of the CRC.

Liebers Pretzels Snacks whole wheat rings are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

New York Pretzels have a Chodosh code of code: 2271 (227-day of year 1-year) or August 14, 2012 (365 days after packing).

Section 5.1 Regular Noodles, Pasta, Mandlen and CroutonsBarilla Fediccini code is Apr 22 14 (32 months after packing).

Ronzoni Catelli and Lancia pastas from Canada Chodosh codes: Regular white pasta Nov 24 13, Smart, Whole Wheat, Egg noodles, and vegetable pasta Nov 24 12; Multigrain Oct 26 12.

Fiber Gourmet Pasta has a Chodosh code of Aug 21 13, 2 years after packing.

Goodman Pasta. Egg noodles Chodosh code: Aug 21 13 (2 years after packing), All other pasta has a code of Aug 21 14 (3 years after packing).

Taaman Pasta is Yoshon under the Hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerushalayim and is Yoshon

Section 6.1 All Purpose White FlourBest Kamut white flour with a Yoshon label is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gruber.

Section 6.2 Whole Wheat FlourBest Kamut whole wheat flour with a Yoshon label is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gruber.

Section 6.5 Cake and Other MixesFiber Gourmet Cake Mixes - All, Chodosh code: Aug 14 13.

Section 7.1 BarleyMartisco Barley - out of Business - Old supplies are Yoshon, but may be wormy.

Section 7.2 Bread and Corn Flake Crumbs and Matzo Meal

Jason Bread Crumbs have a Chodosh code of code of 2273 (227-day of year, 3-year+2) or August 15, 2013 (2 years after packing).

Section 8.1 CerealsBob’s Red Mill Oat FLOUR has a Chodosh code of Feb 15 13 (18 months after packing).

General Mills sold in Israel. Claims have been made that the O-U has provided special

communications to authorities in Israel regarding the Yoshon status of American cereals under the O-U hashgocho that are marketed in Israel. For example, the O-U has been reported to certify that the Chodosh dates for certain Cheerios cereals are later than the dates given in the second issue of the Guide to Chodosh. The O-U denies ever supplying such information. In fact, the O-U certifies Yoshon in Israel for General Mills products only on special runs of Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel where both the O-U symbol and Yoshon are printed on the label.

General Mills cereals. The oats Chodosh PACKING date is revised to Feb 29, ‘12. This only applies to oats. Cereals that have wheat or wheat starch would have the earlier date published in the Guide. Code for oats only: Mar 7 13.

Kemach cereals, the Chodosh malt packing date will start at March 1, ‘12. Therefore, for Kemach cereals where the only Chodosh prom is malt, such as corn flakes, crisp rice, wheat flakes, bran flakes, cocoa munchees, sugar flakes, the Chodosh code is March 1, ‘13 (1 year after packing.) Kemach Toasted Oats and Honey Nut Toasted Oats Chodosh date Oct 1 12. Up to this date the oats and all wheat products are Yoshon.

The Quaker table on page 36 of the Guide has an error. The oats date for 360 days should be Nov 8 12 for USA produced cereals and Sept 21 12 for those made in Canada.

Quaker Oat Bran has a shelf life of 540 days, not 270

Wheatena cereal is listed in the Guide as being Yoshon, since it is made with winter wheat. However, it contains what germ and wheat bran that may be Chodosh. Code not known yet.

9.1 Frozen and other packaged goodsBen and Jerry's Ice Cream: Cookies and Cream, Vanilla Crunch, Chocolate Crunch and any other flavor with wheat have a Chodosh code of Feb 15 13 (18 months after packing).

Chef’s Kingdom should be category “bais’ not “aleph”

Gefen Pie Crusts have a Chodosh code of AUG 15 14 (3 years after packing)

Gefen Egg Roll Wraps have a Chodosh code ##11H (##-first two numbers not important, H=month in alph order, other characters not important).

Keebler’s Pie Crusts have a Chodosh code of Aug 15 12 (1 year after packing).

Lightlife Smart Ground Original and Smart Ground Mexican Style: Chodosh code: ###1227## (first 4 numbers- not important 1-year 227-day of year, last 2 numbers - not important).

Manischewitz pie crusts have a Chodosh code of 2272 (227-day of year 2-year+1) or Aug 15 12 (1 year after packing).

Morning Star Farms Chick Patties Original and Griller’s Prime Veggie Burgers, Chodosh code: FEB15 13 (18 months after packing).

Smackin Good Frozen Pancakes ( not the mix) under the hasgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl are CHODOSH.

Tofurky Italian Sausage and Peppered Deli Slices have a Chodosh code of 11227 (11-year 227-day of year) or 12/13/11 (120 days after packing).

Ungar Cheese Blintzes are Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Mordechai Unger

Section 9.3 Soups and soup mixesKedem soup mixes the Chodosh code is 12281 (1=year, 228=day of year, 1=not important.)

Kemach vegetable and minestrone soups Chodosh code is 0164 (016=day of year, 4=year +2)

Section 9.5.1 BeerCoors Beer, the Chodosh code should be 4 15 12.

Section 9.6 Baby FoodsGerber baby foods in boxes, the code is 1 year after packing. For oats the Chodosh date would be Jul 26 ‘12, for wheat and barley the code is Aug 15 ‘12.

Section 9.7 CandiesJolly Rancher uses winter wheat only and is Yoshon

Section 12.1.2 Wholesale BakeriesKorn, New York Kosher, Sterns and other brands made by the 15th Ave Food Corp were listed as a “beis” category. They should have an “aleph” rating.

Section 12.1.5 Kew Gardens and QueensAbraham Bakery. Not everything is Yoshon, Ask. As stated in sign in store. D&G Bakery is no longer Yoshon.

Section 12.2 MonseyRockland Kosher: Everything produced in the store is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Meshulam Polatsek. Section 13.1 BaltimoreCocoaccinos 2831 Smith Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21209. Only one type of sandwich and the pizza dough is available as Yoshon upon request. Yoshon under the Hashgocho of Rabbi Zvi Weiss.

February 1, 2012

Jason bread crumbs are now Pas Yisroel which is listed on the label. If the old label says distributed by "The Manischewitz Co." or if they say "RAB Foodgroup" they were also Pas Yisroel. HOWEVER if the label says "Distributed by R.F.D. Newark NJ" they were not Pas Yisroel.

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CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE GUIDE

Local distributor of the Guide

Rabbi Shimon Greenfeld, 1 Kew Gardens Drive, (732) 364-7576. In addition, near the Yeshiva there is Rabbi Aaron Quinn, 606 6th St. 732-901-7949. In both places there is a box outside the door from early morning to the evening. Put the money in the designated envelope or under the door.


Kemach Whole wheat crackers are Yoshon and have a Yoshon label. Other cookies בand crackers are that contain malt but no oats are Yoshon at least until malt becomes a problem. For Kemach flat bread, the tentative Chodosh code is Jan 2 2013 (13 months after production). This may be updated to a later date in the future. Kemach bread sticks are Yoshon the entire season. The mashgiach for all Kemach products is Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

Section 4.2 Pretzels

Herr pretzels ד

Liebers pretzels that contain oat bran and barley are Yoshon. These ingredients were אstored from before the time that the Chodosh season began. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Liebers Honey Wheat pretzels are Yoshon.

Utz honey wheat pretzels may be Chodosh starting Aug 15, code Dec 5 2011 (16 weeks דafter packing).

Section 4.6 Matzos

Kemach matzos, matzo meal including spelt are always Yoshon under the hashgocho בof Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

Section 5.1 Noodles and pasta

Barilla pasta. Some people have received 10 pound packages of Barilla pasta whose דcode does not match the code in the Guide. Call the company at 800-922-7455 to ask if the code on your package indicates whether it was packed before Aug 22 and would be Yoshon, or on Aug 22 or later and may be Chodosh.

Columbia pasta. The Guide gave Chodosh codes based on “Best if used by” dates. If דno such date appears on the package then the Chodosh code is 1234 (1=Year, 234=day of the year).

.Mother’s noodles and pasta Chodosh code 2342 (234=day of year, 2=year+1) ד

.Ralph pasta, Chodosh code Aug 21 14 (3 years after packing) ד

Rice Select pasta, look at manufacturing date under the best if used by date. Chodosh דCode: 082211 (Aug 22 ’11).

Ronzoni, Catelli and ד Lancia from Canada, pastas other than regular white pasta the code should be Sept 1 13 (2 years after packing)

.Stop & Shop pasta Chodosh code Aug 21 13 (2 years after packing) ד


,Kemach Chow Mein Noodles have a Chodosh code of Aug 30, code 3011H (30=day ב11=year, H=Aug in alph order.)

Section 6.1 All purpose white flour

.Krasdale all purpose flour Chodosh code Aug 15 12 (1 year after packing) ד

.Stop & Shop white all purpose flour Chodosh code Aug 15 12 ( 1 year after packing) ד

Section 6.2 Whole wheat flour

Trader Joe white ד whole wheat flour, the correct code I Aug 15 ’12 (1 year after packing.)

Section 6.3 High gluten flour

.Kemach high gluten flour is Yoshon, including the malt ב


Aunt Jemima whole wheat pancakes Chodosh code Aug 15 12 (1 year after packing.) ד

Duncan Hines mixes. Brownies and muffins have a Chodosh code for wheat of Feb 15 ד’13 (18 months after packing). All other items except cookies have a Chodosh code of Aug 15 ’12 (12 months). Cookies can be either 12 or 18 months, call the company about the cookie of interest to you.

Section 6.6 Baking spray

Glick’s Baking Spray that contain wheat, the Chodosh packing date is Aug 15. For the דcode look at the numbers stampled on the package the 9th to the 13th digits are of interest. For Aug 15 these would be 2271 (227 day of the year, 1=year).

Section 7.1 Barley

.Stop & Shop pearled barley, Chodosh code Aug 15 12 (1 year after packing) ד

Section 7.2 Bread and corn flake crumbs

Jason bread crumbs. May be Chodosh if packed starting Aug 15, code 2273 (227=day דof the year, 3=year+2).

Section 8.1 Cereals

:Barbara’s cereals ד Cereal Bars: Chodosh code April 21 12 (9 months after packing), Peanut Butter and Chocolate Puffins: March 22 2012 (8 months after packing).

Cascadian Farms For items using oats the Chodosh packing date is Jul 26. The codes דfor oats are: Cinnamon Raisin Granola Mar 30 12 (248 days after packing), Purely O’s: Apr 30 12 (279 days after packing), Hearty Morning, Clifford Crunch, Oats and Honey Granola, and Honey Nut O’s: May 31 12, (310 dats after packing). Multi Grain Squares:

June 20 12 (310 days after packing). For wheat the Chodosh packing date is Aug 15, code May 20 12 (279 after packing).

Kemach ב Cocoa Munchies cereal does not contain wheat starch nor any other wheat product. Therefore, it is Yoshon at least until the malt may become a problem in December.

Kashi Granola bars Chodosh code is Jul 26 ’12 (1 year after packing.) ד

Kosher א Mills oatmeal cereals are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerushalaim.

Malt-O-Meal cereals, the oats Chodosh date is Oct 1 according to the O-U. Toasty O's דcode: Jun 1 12 (8 months after packing). Flavored oatmeal packets code: Oct 1 12 (1 year after packing) Quick oats, Original instant oatmeal Apr 1 13 (18 Months after packing)

.Quaker cereals ד According to the O-U, the Chodosh starting packing date for oats in cereals by General Mills and Malt-O-Meal is October 1. The COR of Toronto has informed us that for Quaker cereals the oats has become Chodosh starting Sept 27 and for oats produced in the USA, the starting date is Nov 14!!Remember that this only applies to oats in the cereals. If the cereal also contains wheat, whether wheat starch or also wheat products, the wheat starting date may be earlier, Aug 15, as noted in the Guide. (Unless informed otherwise by reliable sources, our recommendation the Chodosh oats starting date for other companies remains the chumra estimate of Jul 26.) To get the corresponding product codes, refer to the Quaker table in Section 8.1 For the Canadian oats date of Sept 27 changes as follows: 180 days-Mar 25 ’12. 240 days-May 24 ’12, 270 days-Jun 23 ’12, 360 days-Sept 21 ’12, 540 days-Mar 20 ’13. For the delayed oats date of Nov 14, the table should be modified as follows: 180 days-May 12’12, 240 days-Jul 11 ’12, 270 days-Aug 10 ’12, 360 days-Nov 8 ’12, 540 days-May 7 ’14.

.Stop & Shop cereals. Boxed cereals containing oats: Jul 26 12 ( 1 year after packing) דBoxed cereals containing wheat but no oats - Aug 15 12. Oatmeal: Jul 26 12

Section 9.1 Frozen and other packaged foods

.Apollo frozen dough the Chodosh code should be Aug 15 ’12 ד

Gefen won ton ד wraps Chodosh code ##11H (##-first two numbers not important, H=month in alph order, other characters not important)

.Kemach pie crusts. The Chocolate pie crust is always Yoshon as stated on the label בFor the Graham Cracker pie crust the wheat is always Yoshon. The malt may be Chodosh starting a packing date of Dec 15 code Dec 9 ’12 (360 days after packing.)

,M&N Cuisine frozen products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Teitelbaum אthe Nirbarter Rav.

Mother’s graham cracker pie crust. Code: 2272 (227-day of year 2 year, 1 year after דpacking)

.Pepperidge Farms products Chodosh code 8-15-12 (1 year after packing ד

.Smackin Good pancakes are Yoshon, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl א

Unger filo dough Chodosh code 11298 (11=year, 298=day of the year.) ב

Section 9.3 Soups and soup mixes

.Kemach minestrone soup mix the Chodosh code is 2583 (258=day of year, 3=year+2) בFor vegetable soup mix the Chodosh code is 2563.

,Kedem soup mixes, the corrected code should be 12281 (1=year, 228 =day of year ד1=not important.)

.Rokeach soups Chodosh code 2264 (226 day of year, 4=year+3) ד


Beechnut baby ד food Chodosh packing date Jul 26, Chodosh code 1726 (1=year, 7=month, 26=day. For the month 1-9 are Jan-Sept, Oct=O, Nov=Y, Dec=Z). For wheat the Chodosh packing date is Aug 15, code 1815.

Gerber ד baby foods. The date on the package is glass jars 2 years, plastic jars 15 months. For oats, the Chodosh code is Jul 26 13 for the glass jars, Oct 26 12 for the plastic jars. For wheat these codes are Aug 15 13 and Nov 15 12. Puff Baby Food Chodosh code Oct 26 12 if it contains oats, Nov 15 12 if it does not contain oats but contains wheat.

Section 10.4 Vitamins

Freeda vitamins may contain oats, the Chodosh code is Jul 11 (month of packing.) ד

Section 12.1.2 Wholesale Bakeries-New York City area

Fifteenth Ave Food Corporation and all its brand of baked products under the labels אof Korn, Sterns, Kohen and New York Kosher. Every item produced by this company is Yoshon, without exception.

Section 12.1.4 Restaurants and pizza shops-Brooklyn

.Blueberry Café, 1618 Ave M Brooklyn, no longer certified Yoshon by the Kof-K ס

Ave P Appetizer, 460 Ave P is no longer under the hashgocho of Kehila Kashrus. Not סrecommended until hashgocho clarified.

Section 12.1.5 Queens

Main ב Street Bagels everything yoshon except All baguettes Muffins Crousants Croutons for Salads. Under the hashgocho of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens.

Section 12.2 Monsey

Rockland Kosher Everything baked in the store is Yoshon under the hashgocho of אRabbi Polatsek.

Section 13.3 California

,Love Bakery ס Los Angeles P is no longer under the hashgocho of the RCC. Not recommended until hashgocho clarified.


EJ Kosher Pizza, only the pizza is Yoshon and only on special request, under the בhashgocho of the CRC of Chicago.

Section 15.2 Canada

The COR, the kashrus council in Toronto, has issued their third Yoshon Update of the בseason. Contact the COR for details.

SPECIAL BULLETIN ABOUT OATS, 21 NOV 11According to the O-U, the Chodosh starting packing date for oats in cereals produced by General Mills is Oct 1. This date also holds for the oats in Malt-O-Meal cereals.

The COR of Toronto has informed us that for Quaker cereals produced in the USA the oats has become Chodosh only with the starting date of Nov 14!! This means that the oats in all such USA- made Quaker cereals in the stores now, at the mid and end of November are sure to be Yoshon.Starting about Nov 27 package codes need to be checked again, as detailed in the Guide. In terms of package codes, the “Best if used by” date on hot Quaker oats cereals is 540 days (about 1 ½ years) after packing. This code for Nov 14 is May 7 2013. For Quaker oats cereals made in Canada and sold in the USA, such as some of the Instant Oats, (check package to see if made in Canada) the Chodosh packing date is Sept 27. The 540 day code is March 20 ‘13.

Remember that this only applies to oats in the cereals. If the cereal also contains wheat, whether wheat starch or other wheat products, the wheat starting date may be earlier such as Aug 15, as noted in the Guide.

Unless informed otherwise by reliable sources, our recommendation the Chodosh oats starting date for other companies remains the chumra estimate of Jul 26.

MORE CHANGES FOR QUAKER OATS CHODOSH DATE

We reported in the last Bulletin that the starting date for Chodosh oats in all Quaker cereals is later that the original estimate. The Guide has Jul 26 for the Chodosh date for oats for Quaker. Based on the estimate of the O-U, for cereal manufactured in the USA the revised estimate is Oct 1. This is still only an estimate and it may be extended to a later time as more information becomes available from the mashgichim in the field. However for the Instant Oats cereals manufactured in Canada we now have a firm date that is earlier than our estimate in the previous Bulletin. This date is Sept 27, as confirmed by the COR, the kashrus organization in Toronto. For specific package codes, see Quaker under Section 8.1, below.

OTHER CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS AS OF SEPT 27


>*Kemach Whole wheat crackers are Yoshon and have a Yoshon label. Other cookies and crackers are that contain malt but no oats are Yoshon at least until malt becomes a problem. For Kemach flat bread, the tentative Chodosh code is 17 Sept 13. This may be updated to a later date in the future. Kemach bread sticks are Yoshon the entire season. The mashgiach for all Kemach products is Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

Section 4.6 Matzos

>*Kemach matzos, matzo meal including spelt are always Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

Section 5.1 Noodles and pasta

>*Barilla pasta. Some people have received 10 pound packages of Barilla pasta whose code does not match the code in the Guide. Call the company at 800-922-7455 to ask if the code on your package indicates whether it was packed before Aug 22 and would be Yoshon, or on Aug 22 or later and may be Chodosh.


>*Kemach Chow Mein Noodles have a Chodosh code of Aug 30, code 3011H (30=day, 11=year, H=Aug in alph order.)

Section 6.2 Whole wheat flour

>*Trader Joe white whole wheat flour, the correct code I Aug 15 ’12 (1 year after packing.)

Section 6.3 High gluten flour

>*Kemach high gluten flour is Yoshon, including the malt.


>Duncan Hines mixes. Brownies and muffins have a Chodosh code for wheat of Feb 15 ’13 (18 months after packing). All other items except cookies have a Chodosh code of Aug 15 ’12 (12 months). Cookies can be either 12 or 18 months, call the company about the cookie of interest to you.

Section 8.1 Cereals

>*Kemach Cocoa Munchies cereal does not contain wheat starch nor any other wheat product. Therefore, it is Yoshon at least until the malt may become a problem in December.

>*Kosher Mills oatmeal cereals are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerushalaim.

>*Quaker cereals. (See note above.) The O-U has estimated that the Chodosh starting date for the oats in Quaker cereals manufactured in the USA has been extended from Jul 26 (our early estimate) to at least Oct 1. This only applies to oats in such cereals. Any cereal that contains any wheat products, including wheat starch, has the earlier wheat Chodosh date of Aug 15. In the Quaker table on page 36 of the Guide, change the oats column entries to reflect the new Oct 1 date, which at this time holds for cereals sold in the USA and made in the US: 180 days=March 28 ’12; 240 days=May 27 ’12; 270 days=Jun 26 ’12; 360 days=Sept 24 ’12; 540 days=March 23 ’13. For the Instant Oats cereals manufactured in Canada, the COR of Toronto has a firm Chodosh packing date of Sept 27. This translates on a code on the package that is 540 days later, namely March 19 ’13.


>*Kemach pie crusts. The Chocolate pie crust is always Yoshon as stated on the label. For the Graham Cracker pie crust the wheat is always Yoshon. The malt may be Chodosh starting a packing date of Dec 15 code Dec 9 ’12 (360 days after packing.)

>Pepperidge Farms products Chodosh code 8-15-12 (1 year after packing)

Section 9.3 Soups and soup mixes

>*Kemach minestrone soup mix the Chodosh code is 2583 (258=day of year, 3=year+2). For vegetable soup mix the Chodosh code is 2563.

>*Kedem soup mixes, the corrected code should be 12281 (1=year, 228 =day of year, 1=not important.)

Section 12.1.2 Wholesale Bakeries-New York City area

>*Fifteenth Ave Food Corporation and all its brand of baked products under the labels of Korn, Sterns, Kohen and New York Kosher. Every item produced by this company is Yoshon, without exception.


>Ave P Appetizer, 460 Ave P is no longer under the hashgocho of Kehila Kashrus. Not recommended until hashgocho clarified.


>Love Bakery, Los Angeles P is no longer under the hashgocho of the RCC. Not recommended until hashgocho clarified.


>*EJ Kosher Pizza, only the pizza is Yoshon, under the hashgocho of the CRC of Chicago.

Section 15.2 Canada

>* The COR, the kashrus council in Toronto, has issued their first Yoshon Update of the season. Contact the COR for details.

* Denotes items new in this Bulletin.

09-27-2011

CHODOSH DATE FOR QUAKER OATS EXTENDED TO LATER TIME

Quaker oats cereals have been very popular with Yoshon consumers. The O-U just informed us that the Chodosh starting date for the oats in Quaker cereals have been extended from Jul 26 (our early estimate) to at least Oct 1. This only applies to oats in such cereals. Any cereal that contains any wheat products, including wheat starch, have the earlier wheat Chodosh date of Aug 15. In the Quaker table on page 36 of the Guide, change the oats column entries to reflect the new Oct 1 date, which at this time is the same for cereals sold in the USA and made either in the US or Canada: 180 days=March 28 ’12; 240 days=May 27 ’12; 270 days=Jun 26 ’12; 360 days=Sept 24 ’12; 540 days=March 23 ’13. In other words, the dates given in that table for cereals made in Canada now also apply for cereals made in the USA.

OTHER CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS


>Kemach flat bread Chodosh code 18 Spt 12


>Duncan Hines mixes. Brownies and muffins have a Chodosh code for wheat of Feb 15 ’13 (18 months after packing). All other items except cookies have a Chodosh code of Aug 15 ’12 (12 months). Cookies can be either 12 or 18 months, call the company about the cookie of interest to you.


>Pepperidge Farms products Chodosh code 8-15-12 (1 year after packing)


>Ave P Appetizer, 460 Ave P is no longer under the hashgocho of Kehila Kashrus. Not recommended until hashgocho clarified.


>Love Bakery, Los Angeles P is no longer under the hashgocho of the RCC. Not recommended until hashgocho clarified.

09-07-2011

GENERAL MILLS CEREALS UPDATE

General Mills. In past years different General Mills cereals had different codes (different number of days between the date of packing and the date on the box.) Now, all General Mills have a uniform code that is 372 days after packing. If the ingredients contain barley (not barley malt) or wheat products other than wheat starch, the Chodosh code is Aug 21 2012. If it does not contain any wheat products except wheat starch, then the Chodosh code is Sept 10 2012. If it contains no wheat or barley but does contain oats, the Chodosh code is Sept 21 2012. If the only questionable ingredient is malt, then the Chodosh code is Dec 21 2012. These dates are lechumra (extra cautious), some dates may be extended to a later time.

General Mills/Nestle cereals sold in Israel. These cereals sold in Israel have the same דChodosh code as given above for General Mills cereals. However this is only true if the box has both an O-U symbol and states General Mills Minneapolis, MN. For other cases we have no information.

08-29-2011

PRINTING OF THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH DUE 3RD 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 בס"דmashgichim 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.

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 RENEW SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH

It is time to renew your subscription for the 3 issues of the Guider to Chodosh that we will בס"ד 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

08-10-2011

HARVEST OF ALL CHODOSH CROPS HAS BEGUN

According to the latest report of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the harvest of the Chodosh wheat and barley has begun this past week. As we reported earlier, the oats harvest started about 2 weeks earlier. This marks the start of the new Chodosh season. We expect the Chodosh to start to appear in products as follows:

Oats products packed or produced as of Jul 26. If purchased after Aug 9 (which has passed) package codes should be checked (see some sample codes listed below). Exceptions are the oats in cereals made by General Mills, as noted below.

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 which is 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 production 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.

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.

Packaged foods produced in Israel under any reliable kashrus hashgocho are Yoshon. If produced elsewhere, check for Yoshon printed on the label.

SAMPLE 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 and barley dates) or call the Hot Line at 718-305-5133.

Quaker oats old fashioned and 1 Minute oats Jan 17 ’13. The code for the instant oats is Jul 21 12. If produced in Canada the dates will be later, to be announced when known. Quaker Life cereals Chodosh code is Jul 21 12.

General Mills Cheerios products that contain wheat, wheat germ or wheat starch Aug 21 12. If they contain oats but not any of the wheat products Sept 21 12.

08-02-2011

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

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 checking for 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

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

Oats in General Mills cereals Sept 15 Sept 30

*Freshly baked wheat products Aug 17 (Midwest)

Sept 1 elsewhere

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

*Noodles and pasta Aug 24 Sept 8

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

* These dates are subject to revision

HARVEST OF THE CHODOSH OATS CROP HAS BEGUN

07-20-2011

According to the weekly crop progress report issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the harvest of the new Chodosh oats crop has begun during the week ending Jul. 17. Based on previously established guidelines, we will use July 26 as the effective Chodosh packing date for oats products for the upcoming season. The harvests of the Chodosh spring wheat and barley crops have not yet started. That starting date is about 1-2 weeks away. We are advising the following dates for starting of Chodosh. 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. Starting with 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 checking for 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

Packaged foods with oats Jul 26 Aug 9

Freshly baked products Aug 10 (Midwest)

Aug 24 elsewhere

Packaged foods with wheat or barley (not malt) Aug 9 Aug 24

Noodles and pasta Aug 16 Sept 1

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

03-03-2011

NEW PRODUCT: Kosher Mills Old Fashioned Oat Meal certified Yoshon and checked insect free under the hashgocho of the Badatz Yerushalaim. (According to the ad in the Hamodia of Mar. 2 it should be available in local stores in the USA.)

Shmerling cereal bars are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U.

02-07-2011


Beer is made from barley malt. If the dating code is known, it may be Chodosh if packed on Dec 15 or later. If the code is not given in the Guide you should try to call the company to find out what is the dating code for Dec 15. If the dating code is not known, then beer purchased after Jan 15 should be assumed to be Chodosh. (Note that we usually recommended that for items containing malt it can be assumed that the malt in packages on the store shelves is Yoshon up to a purchase date of Mar. 15. This recommendation in the past we also extended to beer. However, since some beers have a manufacturer’s recommended shelf life of only 4 months, we are revising the purchase cutoff date for beers to Jan. 15, unless dating codes are known and it can be determined that the beer was packed before Dec 15.)

All Kemach cereals, the malt has the Chodosh code of Feb 1 12 (1 year after packing.) Kemach cereals with oats are listed in the Guide as having a Chodosh code of Nov 1 11 (1 year after packing.) In fact those cereals which have wheat or wheat starch in the ingredients have an earlier Chodosh code, Aug 9 11. Kemach 10 lb. Egg Barley with a code of 020103z (02=Feb, 01= day, 03=year+2) is still Yoshon.

Unger pie crusts Chodosh code 10308 (10=year, 308=day of the year.)

01-19-2011


HARAV HAGOAN ELYASHIV SHLITA RETRACTS PSAK ON BRAN

On Dec 21 we announced that we had received a psak from Harav Elyashiv that stated that wheat bran and oat bran have no problem of Chodosh, even if they come from Chodosh grain. It turns out that the psak was based on the incorrect assumption that such bran today is basically produced for animal food. When it was explained to Harav Elyashiv that such bran is very commonly used for human food, he stated that bran coming from Chodosh grain should be treated as Chodosh. Therefore, where oat bran is listed as an ingredient, the usual packing cutoff date of Jul 26 should be used and for wheat bran Aug 9, as has been assumed thusfar in the Guide.

MALT CLARIFICATION

Malt or barley malt may be Chodosh as of a packing date of Dec 15. Therefore any packaged food whose package code is known may contain Chodosh malt if packed on or after Dec 15. Where the package code is not known, it may be assumed that up to a PURCHASE DATE of Mar 15 ’11, the malt found in packages on the grocery shelves is still Yoshon. This year, since pesach is on Apr 12 due to the extra month of Adar, people should purchase enough malt containing items to last up to pesach.

Trader Joe white whole wheat flour Chodosh code Aug 9 12

Liebers pretzels with barley or oats in the ingredients may be Chodosh despite the Yoshon label on the package.

Food Should Taste Good Company products with oats in the ingredients, the Chodosh code is Jan 26 11 (6 months after packing.) For those without oats but containing wheat or barley (not malt) the code is Feb 9 11. For those without wheat, oats or barley, but containing malt, the code is Jun 15 11.

Kemach all purpose flour, both the wheat and the malt are Yoshon at all times.

Rabbi Eliezer Schneebalg of England. All products under his hashgocho are Yoshon, including candy products.

Maxi Health Vitamin and nutrition products, the expiration date is 4 years after packing except for Probiotics for which it is 3 years. Therefore, for items containing oats or oat bran, the Chodosh code is 7-14 (July 2014). For wheat it is 8-14. For Probiotics the code would be 1 year earlier.

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PSAK HALACHA From Harav Hagoan Elyashiv Shlita (in response to our question): Wheat bran and oat bran are not to be considered Chodosh even if they came from grain that is Chodosh, because bran is not a significant part of the grain. He was not concerned that some particles of wheat or oat flour could be clinging to the bran.

All Liebers cookies, crackers and snackers that list malt in the ingredients may be Chodosh starting with the code of 349J (349=day of year, J=2010.) At this time most Liebers products have a uniform dating code where the first 3 digits are the day of the year and the letter that follows is the year (J=2010, K=2011…). In time all Liebers products will have this code (besides any other codes that may be on the package.) One reason for this is to accommodate the Yoshon consumer so that we can always tell when the package was packed.

Franczoz whole wheat bread given out with hospital foods is NOT Yoshon.

Kemach cookies, snackers and crackers, the wheat is Yoshon. The malt may be Chodosh starting a packing date of Dec 15. The three digits in the code indicate the day of the year, the Chodosh code is 349. Kemach Honey Nut Toasted Oats cereal contains wheat germ

that may be Chodosh after a packing date of Aug 9, code Aug 9 11 (1 year after packing.) For other Kemach cereals, the malt Chodosh date is Dec 15 11 (1 year after packing.) For pie crusts the malt may be Chodosh starting with a code of 12-15-11 (1year after packing.) Note that the listing for Kemach chocolate graham pie crust on page 40 of the Guide is not correct and should be deleted.

Cavendish spicy fries, if made in Canada, the Chodosh code is 24-10-2010 (Oct 24 ’10).

THE FOLLOWING AS OF 21 DEC 10

Warnings have been issued by kashrus oragnizations that worms have been found in boxes of Ronzoni Elbow macaroni. (This has nothing to do with Yoshon.) We advise that all pasta and barley should always be checked for bugs. The Guide had for a long time stated that noodles and pasta in cellophane bags are more secure against bugs entering than cardboard boxes.

Joray Fruit Rollups and other similar licorice type candies usually contain wheat flour. Such candies, if not listed as Yoshon in the Guide may be Chodosh.

Dependable and Masbia noodles and pasta are Yoshon even without a Yoshon label. The Dependable listing on page 25 of the second issue of the Guide is incorrect and should be deleted.

Kemach Sugar Puff cereal uses durum spring wheat. The Chodosh code is Sept 1 11 (1 year after packing.)

Gluten free oats are regular oats that are grown free of contamination from wheat. As such it could be Chodosh if packed starting July 26.

Sensible Portions Veggy Straws and other items from this company, the package date is 180 days after packing. For items containing wheat, the Chodosh code for a packing date of Aug 9 is Feb 5 11.

Items manufactured on same equipment as wheat products. If you look at many packaged foods, you may see a note that it is manufactured on the same equipment wheat products. This is printed to warn those who may have a wheat allergy, some residue of wheat may remain on the machines from earlier production runs. You should consult your own posek to ask if there is a need to worry that the wheat residue may have been Chodosh. Examples of this are General Mills cereals such as Honey Nut Cheerios and Reeses Puffs, also some cashew nuts and other products.

Golden Puff products are listed in the Guide as being Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kedessia of London, where they are manufactured. They are being marketed in the USA under the different hashgochos but are still Yoshon.

Chuster pasta products with a Yoshon label and a CRC hashgocho for kashrus are certified by the CRC as being Yoshon.

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FOLLOWING AS OF 30 NOV 10

LAKEWOOD: The information for facilities under hashgocho for Yoshon by Rabbi Gissinger were not properly updated on pages 62 and 63 of the new Guide. The information on page 8 is correct. It is reprinted here for your reference.

Lakewood NJ

.Café Clinton Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger א

Gelbstein א and Gruenebaum Bakeries Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger.

Kosher Village Bakery Dept ב Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger, except for the seven grain bread.

River Avenue Café Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger א

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11-8-2010

Israel: All Cheerios products sold in Israel under the General Mills/Nestle label have “Best if used by” date (referred here as the “code”) that is 372 days after packing. Wheat products in the ingredients may be Chodosh starting with at packing date of Aug 9, code Aug 16, 2011. For those cereals that contain oats but no wheat the oats may be Chodosh staring a packing date of Oct 15, code Oct 22 11. Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel with Hebrew Lettering and an O-U symbol are Yoshon with codes of 8/21/11 or earlier.

Canada: All items from wheat and oats made in Canada are Yoshon at least up to a packing date of Oct 1.

Pretzel clarification: Crunchy pretzels that break easily and are not made with whole wheat flour, are from winter wheat. If they contain malt, then they may be Chodosh after a packing date of Dec 15. Chewy soft pretzels are from spring wheat and are probably Chodosh if produced after Aug 9. Pretzels from whole wheat flour such as “honey wheat” pretzels may use either winter or spring wheat flour. They may also be Chodosh after a packing date of Aug 9.

Section 4.1 Baked Products

Bloch cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

Gross cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Kemach. All cookies, snackers, crackers are Yoshon, even whole wheat and graham, at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec. Bread sticks are Yoshon including the malt. Kemach Flat breads have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011. Chip-a-Riffic, Chunky Chip-a-Riffic cookies are Yoshon. SofBite Oatmeal Raisin Cookies have a Chodosh code of 1102B (110=day of year, 2=year+2, B=not important.) All cereals with oats have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011 (1year after packing.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz.

Liebers cookies, crackers and snackers made in the USA without oats are Yoshon at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec. From Israel are always Yoshon. Whole wheat crackers from Brazil may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

Section 5 Noodles and Pasta

America’s Choice noodles and pasta the code is Aug 16 2012 (2 years after packing.)

Eden pasta is Yoshon, even without a Yoshon label, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav.

Kemach egg noodles are Yoshon even without a Yoshon label until Jan 1. After that only with a Yoshon label. Kemach spaghetti, macaroni, lasagna, ziti, penne, spirals in 1 pound boxes all have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 10. Bulk food service 10 pound boxes of bow ties, egg barley, fine noodles, medium noodles, broad noodles, have a Chodosh code of 3030xxZ (303=day of year, 0=year, xx=not important, Z=must be “Z” for this code to be valid.). Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz.

Liebers Chow Mein noodles, soups with noodles, soup mixes may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

Section 6 Flour

Dependable all purpose and whole wheat flour sold in groceries in 5, 6 or 7 pound bags are Yoshon if there is a Yoshon stamp on the package.

Kemach-All flour sold in groceries, all purpose, whole wheat and high gluten all use winter wheat that is Yoshon. The whole wheat flour does not contain any malt. The other flours do contain malt that could be Chodosh after December. Code to be supplied later. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz.

Section 7.1 Barley

Gefen barley will be Yoshon the entire season, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Friedman. His name does not appear on the package.

Dependable barley is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbis Klein and Taub.

Section 7.2 Bread crumbs, matzo meal

Kemach bread crumbs in 50 pound bags and matzo meal in 25 pound bags are Yoshon.

Section 8.1 Cereals

Dependable farina, oatmeal, oats bran, malt barley flour, oats flour, rolled oats, in industrial sizes have Chodosh code Jul 31 2010. Under the hashgochos of Rabbi M. B. Klein and B. Taub.

General Mills cereals using oats, the oats will be Yoshon at least up to the packaging date of Oct 15. Therefore, when using the table in the Guide for General Mills cereals, use the earlier wheat Chodosh date, not the oats.

Kemach cereals. The following use only winter wheat and are Yoshon, at least until the malt becomes a problem after December. Whole Wheat Flakes, Raisin Bran and Bran Flakes, Cocoa Munchies, Choco Chippers. Kemach cereals with oats have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz.

Quaker instant oats, code is now in transition. Some packages on shelves still have the old code which is 540 days after packing. Some of the new production already use the new code of 360 days. Some guidance in the unavoidable confusion: new packages of Cinnamon Spice, Apples and Cinnamon and Maple and Brown Sugar should use the new code. In addition all boxes with the notation “New Hardier Texture” or when the ingredient state 25% less sugar” all are using 360 days.

Section 9.1 Frozen and packaged foods

Bodek croutons and crackers in the Bodek lunch box Yoshon, under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger. Bodek egg rolls are Chodosh.

Kemach pie crusts, graham and chocolate graham are Yoshon at least until the malt becomes a problem after Dec. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz.

Kineret challah products made in Israel are Yoshon, from the USA may be Chodosh. Fish sticks and pizza are Yoshon. Onion rings are Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Kosherific fish sticks are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Liebers bagel chips may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

Masbia pie crusts in 3, 6 and 9 inch sizes have a Chodosh code of 8/27/10. Under the hashgochos of Rabbi M. B. Klein and B. Taub.

Mendleson pizzas Yoshon also under the hashgocho of the O-U (the O-U hashgocho covers the malt also.)

Old City Café products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Smackin Good pancake mix and knishes are Yoshon. Waffles may be Chodosh, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Unger frozen pie shells in 3, 6 and 9 inch sizes have a Chodosh code of 10188 (10=year, 188=day of the year). If no code is visible, then all items in the store by Aug 24 are probably still Yoshon. Callers to the Hot Line report that some packages do not have any code on them. These can not be recommended as Yoshon.

Upscale Foods items marked as Yoshon are Yoshon under the supervision of the O-U.


Kemach soups in tubes or boxes: minestrone and vegetable soups Chodosh code is 2732 (273=day of year, 2=year+2). Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz.

Section 11. Professional bakery flour and other bakery ingredients

Dependable products: Dependable brand bakery flour Chodosh code AL245 (245 day of the year). General Mills flours Chodosh date Aug 15 10. Bay State Bouncer flour Yoshon under hashgocho of the O-U. ConAgra flour Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K. Masbia bread crumbs are made in Israel and are Yoshon. Farina Chodosh code Aug 1 10. Oatmeal Chodosh code Aug 1 10. Bear Stewarts muffin and muffin mixes Chodosh code Sept 2 2010. Following Yoshon until further notice: Dependable and Masbia brand pasta, noodles and egg barley, also wraps.

Section 12.1.1 Catering and takeout (New York City area)

Meisners and Zami Catering in Brooklyn, Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nesanel Sommer of Monsey. (Malt is not checked. That may be a problem after Dec.)

Section 12.1.2 Wholesale Bakeries in the New York area

Gruenebaum Bakeries products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger.

Pas Yisroel breads, pita and buns are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Baruch Teitelbaum. Other Pas Yisroel products may be Chodosh.

Section 12.4 Lakewood NJ

Café Clinton Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger.

Gelbstein and Gruenebaum Bakeries Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger.

Kosher Village Bakery Dept Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger, except for the seven grain bread.

River Avenue Café Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger

10-25-10

The following are additions and corrections to this first issue of the Guide to Chodosh. The items added since the last bulletin are marked at the start with “**”.

**Israel: All Cheerios products sold in Israel under the General Mills/Nestle label have a Chodosh Code of Aug 16 11. Nature Valley Granola bars sold in Israel with Hebrew Lettering and an O-U symbol are Yoshon with codes of 8/21/11 or earlier.

**Canada: All items from wheat and oats made in Canada are Yoshon at least up to a packing date of Oct 1.

CRC Hashgochos

On page 17 of the Guide it mistakenly states that their hashgocho policies are not known. In fact they are known, as detailed in Preface A.2, page 4-5.

Section 4.1 Baked Products

**Bloch cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

**Gross cookies are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

Kemach. All cookies, snackers, crackers are Yoshon, even whole wheat and graham, at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec. Bread sticks are Yoshon including the malt.

**Kemach Flat breads have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011. Chip-a-Riffic, Chunky Chip-a-Riffic cookies are Yoshon. SofBite Oatmeal Raisin Cookies have a Chodosh code of 1102B (110=day of year, 2=year+2, B=not important.)

** Liebers cookies, crackers and snackers made in the USA without oats are Yoshon at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec. From Israel are always Yoshon. Whole wheat crackers from Brazil may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

Section 4.2 Pretzels

WARNING: Honey-wheat pretzels (all brands) use whole wheat flour that may be Chodosh after a packing date of Aug 9. No codes known at this time.

**Liebers pretzels are Yoshon, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

Section 5 Noodles and Pasta

America’s Choice noodles and pasta the code is Aug 16 2012 (2 years after packing.)

Kemach egg noodles are Yoshon even without a Yoshon label until Jan 1. After that only with a Yoshon label.

**Kemach spaghetti, macaroni, lasagna, ziti, penne, spirals in 1 pound boxes all have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 10. Bulk food service 10 pound boxes of bow ties, egg barley, fine noodles, medium noodles, broad noodles, have a Chodosh code of 3030xxZ (303=day of year, 0=year, xx=not important, Z=must be “Z” for this code to be valid.)

**Liebers Chow Mein noodles, soups with noodles, soup mixes may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

Shoprite noodles and pasta code has changed. It is now 2 years after packing. The Chodosh code should be Aug 16 2012.

Section 6 Flour

** Dependable all purpose and whole wheat flour sold in groceries in 5, 6 or 7 pound bags are Yoshon if there is a Yoshon stamp on the package.

Kemach-All Kemach flour sold in groceries, all purpose, whole wheat and high gluten all use winter wheat that is Yoshon. The whole wheat flour does not contain any malt. The

other flours do contain malt that could be Chodosh after December. Code to be supplied later.

Section 7.1 Barley

Gefen barley will be Yoshon the entire season, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Friedman. His name does not appear on the package.

Section 7.2 Bread crumbs, matzo meal

Kemach bread crumbs in 50 pound bags and matzo meal in 25 pound bags are Yoshon.

Section 8.1 Cereal

**Dependable farina, oatmeal, oats bran, malt barley flour, oats flour, rolled oats, in industrial sizes have Chodosh code Jul 31 2010. Under the hashgochos of Rabbi M. B. Klein and B. Taub.

General Mills cereals using oats, the oats will be Yoshon at least up to the packaging date of Oct 15. Therefore, when using the table in the Guide for General Mills cereals, use the earlier wheat Chodosh date, not the oats. The package code for Nestle cereals sold in Israel is still not known.

Kemach cereals. The following use only winter wheat and are Yoshon, at least until the malt becomes a problem after December. Whole Wheat Flakes, Raisin Bran and Bran Flakes, Cocoa Munchies, Choco Chippers.

**Kemach cereals with oats have a Chodosh code of Nov 1 2011.

Quaker instant oats, code is now in transition. Some packages on shelves still have the old code which is 540 days after packing. Some of the new production already use the new code of 360 days. Some guidance in the unavoidable confusion: new packages of

Cinnamon Spice, Apples and Cinnamon and Maple and Brown Sugar should use the new code. In addition all boxes with the notation “New Hardier Texture” or when the ingredient state 25% less sugar” all are using 360 days.


**Bodek croutons and crackers in the Bodek lunch box Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger. Bodek egg rolls are Chodosh.

Kemach pie crusts, graham and chocolate graham are Yoshon at least until the malt becomes a problem after Dec.

**Kineret challah products made in Israel are Yoshon, from the USA may be Chodosh. Fish sticks are Yoshon. Onion rings are Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

**Liebers bagel chips may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl

**Masbia pie crusts in 3, 6 and 9 inch sizes have a Chodosh code of 8/27/10. Under the hashgochos of Rabbi M. B. Klein and B. Taub.

Mendelson pizzas Yoshon also under the hashgocho of the O-U (the O-U hashgocho covers the malt also.)

**Old City Café products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

** Smackin Good pancake mix is Yoshon. Waffles may be Chodosh, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Unger frozen pie shells in 3, 6 and 9 inch sizes have a Chodosh code of 10188 (10=year, 188=day of the year). If no code is visible, then all items in the store by Aug 24 are probably still Yoshon. Callers to the Hot Line report that some packages do not have any code on them. These can not be recommended as Yoshon.

**Upscale Foods items marked as Yoshon are Yoshon under the supervision of the O-U.


**Kemach soups in tubes or boxes: minestrone and vegetable soups Chodosh code is 2732 (273=day of year, 2=year+2).

Section 11.

On page 47 at the bottom of the left-hand column it infers that Caravan Dough conditioner could be a Chodosh problem. In fact, at the top of that column it states that this product is available under hashgocho of the CRC as Yoshon.

**Dependable products: Dependable brand bakery flour Chodosh code AL245 (245 day of the year). General Mills flours Chodosh date Aug 15 10. Bay State Bouncer flour Yoshon under hashgocho of the O-U. ConAgra flour Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K. Masbia bread crumbs are made in Israel and are Yoshon. Farina Chodosh code Aug 1 10. Oatmeal Chodosh code Aug 1 10. Bear Stewarts muffin and muffin mixes Chodosh code Sept 2 2010. Following Yoshon until further notice: Dependable and Masbia brand pasta, noodles and egg barley, also wraps.

Section 12.1.1 Catering and takeout (New York City area)

Meisners and Zami in Brooklyn, Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nesanel Sommer of Monsey. (Malt is not checked. That may be a problem after Dec.)

Section 12.1.2 Wholesale Bakeries in the New York area

**Pas Yisroel breads, pita and buns are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Baruch Teitelbaum. Other Pas Yisroel products may be Chodosh.

Section 12.4 Lakewood NJ

**Café Clinton Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger.

** Gelbstein and Gruenebaum Bakeries Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger.

**Kosher Village Bakery Dept Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger, except for the seven grain bread.

**River Avenue Café Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi S. Gissinger.

CHODOSH BULLETIN-19 SEPT 10From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. HermanChodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email [email protected]

CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE NEW GUIDE The following are additions and corrections to this first issue of the Guide to Chodosh. The items added since the last bulletin are marked at the start with “**”.

CRC HashgochosOn page 17 of the Guide it mistakenly states that their hashgocho policies are not known. In fact they are known, as detailed in Preface A.2, page 4-5.

Section 4.1 Baked Products** Kemach. All cookies, snackers, crackers are Yoshon, even whole wheat and graham, at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec. Bread sticks are Yoshon including the malt. Flat breads should be Yoshon at least up to the purchase date of Oct 15. Codes to be supplied later.

** Liebers cookies, crackers and snackers made in the USA without oats are Yoshon at least until malt becomes a problem after Dec.

Section 4.2 Pretzels** WARNING: Honey-wheat pretzels (all brands) use whole wheat flour that may be Chodosh after a packing date of Aug 9. No codes known at this time.

Section 5 Noodles and Pasta** America’s Choice noodles and pasta the code is Aug 16 2012 (2 years after packing.)** Kemach egg noodles are Yoshon even without a Yoshon label until Jan 1.After that only with a Yoshon label.** Shoprite noodles and pasta code has changed. It is now 2 years after packing. The Chodosh code should be Aug 16 2012.

Section 6 Flour** Dependable all purpose and whole wheat flour sold in groceries in 5, 6 or 7 pound bags are Yoshon if there is a Yoshon stamp on the package.

** Kemach-All Kemach flour sold in groceries, all purpose, whole wheat and high gluten all use winter wheat that is Yoshon. The whole wheat flour does not contain any malt. The other flours do contain malt that could be Chodosh after December. Code to be supplied later.

Section 7.1 Barley** Gefen barley will be Yoshon the entire season, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Friedman. His name does not appear on the package.

Section 7.2 Bread crumbs, matzo meal** Kemach bread crumbs in 50 pound bags and matzo meal in 25 pound bags are Yoshon.

Section 8.1General Mills cereals using oats, the oats will be Yoshon at least up to the packaging date of Oct 15. Therefore, when using the table in the Guide for General Mills cereals, use the earlier wheat Chodosh date, not the oats. The package code for Nestle cereals sold in Israel is still not known.

** Kemach cereals. The following use only winter wheat and are Yoshon, at least until the malt becomes a problem after December. Whole Wheat Flakes, Raisin Bran and Bran Flakes, Cocoa Munchies, Choco Chippers.

** Quaker instant oats, code is now in transition. Some packages on shelves still have the old code which is 540 days after packing. Some of the new production already use the new code of 360 days. Some guidance in the unavoidable confusion: new packages of Cinnamon Spice, Apples and Cinnamon and Maple and Brown Sugar should use the new code. In addition all boxes with the notation “New Hardier Texture” or when the ingredient state 25% less sugar” all are using 360 days.


** Kemach pie crusts, graham and chocolate graham are Yoshon at least until the malt becomes a problem after Dec.

** Mendelson pizzas Yoshon also under the hashgocho of the O-U (the O-U hashgocho covers the malt also.)

** Smackin Good products are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

** Unger frozen pie shells in 3, 6 and 9 inch sizes have a Chodosh code of10188 (10=year, 188=day of the year). If no code is visible, then all items in the store by Aug 24 are probably still Yoshon. Callers to the Hot Line report that some packages do not have any code on them. These can not be recommended as Yoshon.

Section 11.On page 47 at the bottom of the left-hand column it infers that Caravan Dough conditioner could be a Chodosh problem. In fact, at the top of that column it states that this product is available under hashgocho of the CRC as Yoshon.

** Dependable products: Dependable brand bakery flour Chodosh code AL245(245 day of the year). General Mills flours Chodosh date Aug 15 10. Bay State Bouncer flour Yoshon under hashgocho of the O-U. ConAgra flour Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Kof-K. Masbia bread crumbs are made in Israel and are Yoshon. Farina Chodosh code Aug 1 10. Oatmeal Chodosh code Aug 1 10. Bear Stewarts muffin and muffin mixes Chodosh code Sept 2 2010.Following Yoshon until further notice: Dependable and Masbia brand pasta, noodles and egg barley, also wraps.

Section 12.1.1 Catering and takeout (New York City area) **Meisners and Zami in Brooklyn, Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nesanel Sommer of Monsey. (Malt is not checked. That may be a problem afterDec.)

08-30-10

CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE NEW GUIDE The Guide to Chodosh has been mailed out. The local distributors and most of the individual subscribers in the continental USA should have received it or will be receiving it shortly. The following are additions and corrections to this first issue.

CRC Hashgochos

On page 17 of the Guide it mistakenly states that their hashgocho policies are not known. In fact they are known, as detailed in Preface A.2, page 4-5.

Section 6.3Kemach high-gluten flour, the code should be Feb 9 12.

Section 7.1Gefen barley will be Yoshon the entire season, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Friedman.

Section 8.1General Mills cereals using oats, the oats will be Yoshon at least up to the packaging date of Oct 15. Therefore, when using the table in the Guide for General Mills cereals, use the earlier wheat Chodosh date, not the oats. The package code for Nestle cereals sold in Israel is still not known.

Section 9.1Unger frozen pie shells in 3, 6 and 9 inch sizes have a Chodosh code of10188 (10=year, 188=day of the year). If no code is visible, then all items in the store by Aug 24 are probably still Yoshon.

Section 11.On page 47 at the bottom of the left-hand column it infers that Caravan Dough conditioner could be a Chodosh problem. In fact, at the top of that column it states that this product is available under hashgocho of the CRC as Yoshon.

08-03-10

REVISED ESTIMATES OF CHODOSH STARTING DATES

On each Monday I get the weekly reports of the crop progress from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to the most recent report, as of Sunday Aug 1the harvest of spring wheat and oats HAS begun. There was still no reported harvest of barley. My semifinal estimates for Chodosh starting dates are as follows:

Oats-Packing date=Jul 26, purchase date=Aug 9

Wheat (not pasta) Packing date=Aug 9, purchase date=Aug 24

Noodles and Pasta packing date=Aug 16, purchase date=Sept 1

Barley (not malt) packing date=Aug 16, purchase date=Sept 1

Barley malt packing date=Dec 15

Freshly-baked bakery products- Aug 9 in the Midwest, Aug 16 elsewhere.

Note that the purchase date refers to the last recommended date for buying packaged foods without the need for checking for a hechsher (where applicable) or without looking at dating codes.

Sample Chodosh codes for some oats products:

Cheerios and Nature Valley Granola bars: Aug 2 2011

Quaker Oats (hot cereal that you cook, instant or others that you cook): Jan 17 2012

CAN YOU SUGGEST ANY ADVICE FOR A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH YOSHON BAKERY FLOUR SUPPLIES?

In the USA there are four primary ways of supplying Yoshon flour to bakeries, pizza shops and other large-scale bakery producers:

(1) Store Yoshon flour from before the Chodosh becomes available (about now, see above)

(2) Produce the flour in mills that are certified by mashgichim to receive Chodosh flour only later in the season

(3) Store Yoshon wheat kernels and mill freshly as needed each week

(4) Use bakery flour milled weekly from winter wheat to which is added small amounts of stored spring wheat plus vital wheat gluten. (This flour is produced by ConAgra in Denver, using a mill that never gets Chodosh wheat.)

Of these method (4) is readily available but produces the lowest protein bakery flour, not very suitable for pizza shops and for some bakeries. Method (2) is available only for a limited time into the Chodosh season. Methods (1) and (3) are able to produce the high-

protein flour demanded by pizza shops and many bakeries. However, these are now in jeopardy due to the gyrations of the wheat commodity markets.

Over the last few years, the price of wheat has gone up and down significantly. As a result, several flour mills that used to mill Yoshon flour and store it (method 1) refuse to continue because they stand to lose too much money if they put aside the Yoshon when the price of wheat is high (as is often the case right before the Chodosh harvest starts) and then nobody is willing to pay the high price later in the season if the price of wheat goes down significantly. Similarly, the mill that used to put away Yoshon wheat kernels (method 3) will not do so unless the flour distributors who use that arrangement pay for this in advance at the current high price. The distributors claim that they, too, cannot afford to gamble. They can’t pay for the Yoshon old wheat at the current high prices if the individual bakers and other users of Yoshon flour will refuse to pay the high price later in the season, when the wheat price may go down. (It may also go up, but they cannot afford to take a chance.)

Unless somebody can suggest any advice for this impasse, we stand to lose major options for Yoshon flour this coming season. This would primarily affect local pizza and bagel stores and some local bakeries.

I am never involved in any of these types of business arrangements. My only interest is to encourage the maximum availability of Yoshon products for the public. When I was made aware of this problem, I decided to ask for any suggestions that may occur to those who receive these email bulletins. Any suggestions you may have I could pass on the distributors who actually supply the Yoshon flours. Please send you ideas to me by email as soon as possible. DO NOT SEND IT TO THE RETURN ADDRESS OF THIS BULLETIN. THOSE RESPONSES WOULD BE COMPLETELY LOST. INSTEAD EMAIL YOUR RESPONSES TO: [email protected].

Thank you

Yoseph Herman

07-08-10


The following are Rabbi Herman's early estimates of up to which date it will be recommended that you can purchase foods without concern for Chodosh: Items using oats should be safe to purchase up to around July 15. Foods using wheat, other than noodles and pasta, are safe to purchase up to around Aug 1. Noodles and pasta are safe to purchase up to Aug 15. Barley products, other than items from barley malt, are safe to purchase up to Aug 15. Barley malt products, including beer should be safe to purchase up to Dec. 15.

Kinneret onion rings have a Chodosh code of 09331 (09=year, 331=day of the year.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Schreiber’s Bakery in Brooklyn. All items from this bakery using spelt flour may be Chodosh. (Note: The Guide has stated that all spelt grown in the USA is always Yoshon. There is some spelt grown in Canada that may be Chodosh. However, since the likelihood of such Chodosh spelt being imported to the USA is very remote, we were informed that we may consider even such Canadian spelt in the USA as being Yoshon. Schreiber’s is receiving Canadian spelt flour. Kehilla Kashrus, the mashgiach for Schreiber’s chose to be machmir and be concerned even for the small likelihood of such Chodosh spelt. We applaud those who make efforts to upgrade the standards of hashgochos. However, we still stand by our advice that spelt in the USA may be considered Yoshon, even if it comes fromCanada.)

Roma Pizza, Amsterdam Ave (between 101 St and 102 St.) New York City.The pizza and pasta areYoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Avrohom Marmorstein.

Kemach egg noodles are NOT Yoshon at this time, unless there is a Yoshon label on the package. Noodles with the dating code 20512 (2=Feb, 05=day of month, 12=year+2) are NOT Yoshon.

Pretzel alert: The Guide had stated that all crunchy pretzels use Yoshon winter wheat flour. They contain malt that should be Yoshon up to a purchase date of March 15. This only hold for regular pretzels. However, WHOLE WHEAT pretzels (not made in Israel) may be 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 endof 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 afterpacking.) . 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 afterpacking.)? 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 MiniOats=8 months, Multigrain ShreddedSpoonfuls=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 11.? Weetabix cereals with wheat. For organic Weetabix, the Chodosh code for the wheat is Oct 1 10 (1 year afterpacking.) 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 wheatflour is Yoshon, the malt may be Chodosh starting with a code of02-01-11 (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 (2=Feb, 28=date, 10=year this date is 4 months after packing).? Miller Brewing Co Corrected code=4 15 10 (2=Feb, 28=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 be7926 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 9for 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 is15 months after packing. Add these intervals to Jul 26 for oats, to Aug9 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 JerseyLakewood: 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 Yoshonsupervision of this bakery as being incomplete.END OF SUMMARY OF ADDITIONS AND CHANGES

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*CHODOSH BULLETIN-27 DEC 09*

*From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman*

*Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **[email protected]* <mailto:[email protected]>

NOTE: This Bulletin is arranged in an order that matches the Section numbers in the Guide to Chodosh. All items that are new and were not presented before are noted with a “**” notation at the start of the line.

*_NOTE:_* This Bulletin is identical to the one sent out on Dec 22, except for a clarification on the new policy of the CRC-Hisachdus, that follows directly below:

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*_3.1.2 “Yoshon” labels and kashrus hashgochos printed on the same package_*

***CRC-Hisachdus* hashgocho policy change. 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.*_ _*

*_4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers_*

*Kemach *flat breads, all kinds, have a Chodosh code of Jan 1 2011.


*_5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons_*

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 *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.)

*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 codeis: Regular (white) pasta Nov 16 12, Smart, Whole Wheat, Egg noodles, 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.

*Mishpacha*, the malt in all flours is confirmed to be Yoshon till pesach.

*_7.1 Barley_*

*Mishpacha* barley* *on page 33 of the second Guide there is a contradiction. In fact Mishpacha barley is Yoshon, as stated in the aleph section. Furthermore, Mishpacha cholent mix does not contain any barley at all.

*_81. Cereals_*

*Barbara cereals* update: We list how many months after packing is the date 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, Shreddedoats=8 months, Multigrain Puffins and Puffins original=12 months.

*General Mills cereals* oats code. The summary of changes at the beginning of the 2d Guide has Chodosh code dates for oats in General Mills cereals that are not consistent with those dates in the table on page 36. The table on page 36 is the correct one.

*Weetabix cereals* with wheat. For _organic_ Weetabix, the Chodosh code for the wheat is Oct 1 10 (1 year after packing.) For the _regular_ (notorganic) 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.

*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.

*_9.6 Baby Foods_*

*Beechnut baby food* update: Code for jars is 2 years after packing. For oats the code is Jul 26 11. For wheat Aug 9 11, barley Aug 16 11. Cereals in boxes: The barley cereal is 18 months after packing. Multigrain cereal is 15 months after packing. Add these intervals to Jul26 for oats, to 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.

*_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.

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*_12.14 New York City Restaurants, pizza shops_*

*Circa-NY Restaurant*, 22 West 33^rd 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 onlysupervises the kashrus. So far as we know, this establishment has no hashgocho for Yoshon.

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*_12.15 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’s Pizza,Benjy’2- New Hyde Park, G&I Bakery, Grill Point, Pita Hot, King David Bakery, Main Street Bakery, Shimon’s Pizza, Naomi’s Pizza, Strauss Bakery, Pizza Professor. Finally, Violet’s (formerly Beigel’s) everything is Yoshon except the multi-grain breads. Mendy’s Bakery-insufficient information

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*_12.2 Monsey_*

*Glaubers Catering* in Monsey, Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Binyamin Gruber.

*_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.

*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.

12-22-09

NOTE: This Bulletin is arranged in an order that matches the Section numbers in the Guide to Chodosh. All items that are new and were not presented before are noted with a “**” notation at the start of the line.

*_3.1.2 “Yoshon” labels and kashrus hashgochos printed on the same package_*

***CRC-Hisachdus* hashgocho policy change. All packaged foods with a CRC hashgocho for kashrus and a Yoshon label, the CRC hashgocho covers the Yoshon as well. This includes Franczoz baked items, as well as all other companies.

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*_4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers_*

*? Kemach *flat breads, all kinds, have a Chodosh code of Jan 1 2011.

*_ _*

*_5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons_*

? 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 *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.)

*? 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 codeis: Regular (white) pasta Nov 16 12, Smart, Whole Wheat, Egg noodles, 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.

*? Mishpacha*, the malt in all flours is confirmed to be Yoshon till pesach.

*_7.1 Barley_*

*? Mishpacha* barley* *on page 33 of the second Guide there is a contradiction. In fact Mishpacha barley is Yoshon, as stated in the aleph section. Furthermore, Mishpacha cholent mix does not contain any barley at all.

*_ _*

*_81. Cereals_*

*? Barbara cereals* update: We list how many months after packing is the date 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, Shreddedoats=8 months, Multigrain Puffins and Puffins original=12 months.

*? General Mills cereals* oats code. The summary of changes at the beginning of the 2d Guide has Chodosh code dates for oats in General Mills cereals that are not consistent with those dates in the table on page 36. The table on page 36 is the correct one.

*? 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.

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*_9.1 Frozen and prepared foods_*

*? Apollo* Filo dough, the new code is Aug 9 1010 (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.

*? Brooklyn Gourmet Pizza* is not under the Star K hashgocho and is NOT Yoshon.

*? 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.

*_9.6 Baby Foods_*

*? Beechnut baby food* update: Code for jars is 2 years after packing. For oats the code is Jul 26 11. For wheat Aug 9 11, barley Aug 16 11. Cereals in boxes: The barley cereal is 18 months after packing. Multigrain cereal is 15 months after packing. Add these intervals to Jul 26 for oats, to 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.

*_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.

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*_12.14 New York City Restaurants, pizza shops_*

*? Circa-NY Restaurant*, 22 West 33^rd 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 onlysupervises the kashrus. So far as we know, this establishment has no hashgocho for Yoshon.

*_ _*

*_12.15 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’s Pizza, Benjy’2- New Hyde Park, G&I Bakery, Grill Point, Pita Hot, King David Bakery, Main Street Bakery, Shimon’s Pizza, Naomi’s Pizza, Strauss Bakery, Pizza Professor. Finally, Violet’s (formerly Beigel’s) everything is Yoshon except the multi-grain breads. Mendy’s Bakery-insufficient information

*_ _*

*_12.2 Monsey_*

*? Glaubers Catering* in Monsey, Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Binyamin Gruber.

*_ _*

*_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.

*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.

FOLLOWING AS OF November 26

Glaubers Catering in Monsey, Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Binyamin Gruber.

Beechnut baby food update: Code for jars is 2 years after packing. For oats the code is Jul 26 11. For wheat Aug 9 11, barley Aug 16 11. Cereals in boxes: The barley cereal is 18 months after packing. Multigrain cereal is 15 months after packing. Add these intervals to Jul26 for oats, to 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.

Mishpacha barley* *on page 33 of the second Guide there is a contradiction. In fact Mishpacha barley is Yoshon, as stated in

the aleph section. Furthermore, Mishpacha cholent mix does not contain any barley at all.

Kemach flat breads, all kinds, have a Chodosh code of Jan 1 2011. 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 of09/01/11 (day of packing +2 years.)

Best flours, some flours contain “Dough Conditioner”. According to the mashgiach, Rabbi Gruber, these flours are Yoshon, including the dough conditioner.

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’s Pizza,Benjy’2- New Hyde Park, G&I Bakery, Grill Point, Pita Hot, King David Bakery, Main Street Bakery, Shimon’s Pizza, Naomi’s Pizza, Strauss Bakery, Pizza Professor. Finally, Violet’s (formerly Beigel’s) everything is Yoshon except the multi-grain breads.

Queens NY: Mendy’s Bakery-insufficient information

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.

Brooklyn: 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.

Barbara cereals update: We list how many months after packing is the date 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, Shreddedoats=8 months, Multigrain Puffins and Puffins original=12 months.

_THE FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE SECOND GUIDE_

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).

Mishpacha, the malt in all flours is confirmed to be Yoshon till pesach.

Weetabix cereals with wheat. For _organic_ Weetabix, the Chodosh code for the wheat is Oct 1 10 (1 year after packing.) For the _regular_ (notorganic) cereals, the wheat is Yoshon. Malt may be a problem starting with a code of Jan 1 11.

Off the Grill at 600 Central Ave, Cederhurst, NY is not certified as Yoshon until further notice.

Circa-NY Restaurant, 22 West 33^rd St, New York City is NOT Yoshon.

General Mills cereals oats code. The summary of changes at the beginning of the 2d Guide has Chodosh code dates for oats in General Mills cereals that are not consistent with those dates in the table on page 36. The table on page 36 is the correct one.

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.

Beechnut baby foods code. Do not use the “Best if used by date. Instead, for oats packing date of July 26 the code would be 7-9-26 (7=month, 9=year, 26=date). For items that contain wheat but not oats, the code would be 8-9-9. For barley the code is 8-9-16.

ITEMS MARKED AS ?* AND ?* IN THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE GUIDE

The first issue of the Guide had many items marked with ?* or ?*. The “*” indicated that the Yoshon nature of those items has not yet been confirmed at the time that the first issue was printed. In this second

issue all such “*” designations have been removed. If the Yoshon status has now been confirmed then that item remains listed in the “?” or “?” section without a “*”. Otherwise, the item was moved to the ? or ? designation, or completely deleted from the Guide.

MALT UPDATE

For malt and beer derived from barley malt, most years we used December 15 as the packing date after which the malt may be Chodosh. This has been consistently reported as being reasonable. However, the last two years we were surprised to learn that at least one major source of malt began to use the Chodosh crop much earlier. Therefore, we were forced to adapt the earlier malt Chodosh date of Oct 15. Anticipating that this year may also see an early start of Chodosh malt production, we again used Oct 15 as the tentative malt date in the first issue of this year’s Guide. However, it appears that this year the normal situation has been restored. Therefore we will resume using Dec 15 as the Chodosh _packing_ date. We will again advise that where package codes are not known, it is safe to assume that whatever has been _purchased_ by March 15 will still contain Yoshon malt.

_CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS LISTED BY SECTION NUMBER IN THE GUIDE_

4. Baked Products <#_Toc234724385>

*4.1 Cakes, cookies and crackers* <#_Toc234724386>

* *

*? Haddar* products have changed hashgochos recently. Only packages with both the KAJ symbol and Yoshon on the label are under hashgocho for Yoshon.

*? Kemach* all flat breads, regular and whole wheat, are Yoshon at least

up to a code of Dec 15 2010 (13 months after packing.) Bread sticks are Yoshon the entire season, including the malt. For the graham cracker pie crust the wheat is always Yoshon. The malt may be a problem starting Dec 15, code Dec 15 10 (1 year after packing.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

*? Kitov *products may be Chodosh according to Rabbi Gissinger

*? Liebers* cookies, crackers and pretzels are Yoshon unless they contain oats or the label states that they are made in Brazil. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

*? Nabisco Triscuits* are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U.

/_4.2 Pretzels and Potato Chips_//__/

*? Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps*, the wheat is Yoshon, the malt may be Chodosh. Package code for the malt Chodosh date of Dec 15 is July30 10 (9 months after packing).

*4.6 Matzos* <#_Toc234724391>

*? Shibolim matzos* whole wheat, light whole wheat and spelt are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerusalaim.

*4.7 Spelt baked products* <#_Toc234724392>

*? Shibolim spelt matzos* Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Badatz of Yerusalaim.

*5. Noodles and other pasta <#_Toc234724393>***

*5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons* <#_Toc234724394>

*? Chuster noodles and pasta* and *Landau made by Chuster* Co. all products Yoshon till Oct 31. Chuster items with Yoshon label, Yoshon to pesach. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Avrohom Z. Glick.

*? Dependable* pasta, noodles, egg barley in bulk packages are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbis Klein and Taub.

*? Eden pasta* Yoshon at least up to the packing date of Sept 29, code 9272 (9=year, 272=day of year). Yoshon hashgocho, Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav.


*? Kemach* Egg noodles and farfel Yoshon even without a Yoshon label at least until a purchase date of Dec 31, after Dec 31 with Yoshon label only. Bulk pasta in 20 lb packages have a Chodosh code of 09/01/11 (2 years after packing). Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

*? Masbia* pasta, noodles, egg barley in bulk packages are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbis Klein and Taub.

*? Ronzoni *Garden Delight and Oven Ready pastas Chodosh code is Aug 16 11 (2 years after packing.)

*? Vitelli noodles and pasta* Chodosh code Aug 16 2012 (3 years after packing.)

*? WalMart Great Value *Spaghetti and macaroni Chodosh code Aug 16 11 (2 years after packing). For other items call the company at 877-505-2267. Have the product UPC code to give to the agent.

*5.2 Chow mein noodles* <#_Toc234724395>

*? Kemach *Chow Mein noodles Chodosh date Aug 29, code 2909H (29=date, 09=year, H=Aug in alph. order.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

*? Streits Chow Mein* noodles are Yoshon at least up to the purchase date of Jan 31 2010, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Soloveichik.

6. Home baking products <#_Toc234724397>

*6.1 All purpose white flour* <#_Toc234724398>

*? Best *flours with a Yoshon label are all Yoshon. However, note that _Kamut_ is NOT Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gruber.

*? Dependable* all purpose flour in 5, 6, and 7 pound bags are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. B. Klein and Rabbi B. Taub.


*? WalMart Great Value* flour with a “W” in the code, the wheat is always Yoshon, under the hashgocho of the O-U. The malt may be Chodosh after October. Code not yet available.

*6.2 Whole wheat flour* <#_Toc234724399>


*? Dependable* whole wheat flour in 5, 6, and 7 pound bags are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. B. Klein and Rabbi B. Taub

*6.3 High gluten or bread flour* <#_Toc234724400>


*? Dependable* high gluten flour in 5, 6, and 7 pound bags are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. B. Klein and Rabbi B. Taub


*6.6 Baking sprays* <#_Toc234724403>

*? Glick’s Baking spray* may be Chodosh.

7. Home cooking <#_Toc234724405>

*7.1 Barley* <#_Toc234724406>

BUGS WARNING: We have come across a kashrus alert newsletter that warns that bugs have been found in some heimishe brands of barley (no names were given). Barley should be checked for bugs. _It is important to note_ that this is _not a Yoshon-generated problem_, especially since it occurred very early in the Chodosh season.

*? Dependable barley* Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. B. Klein and Rabbi B. Taub

*? Eden barley* is Yoshon the entire season. It is packed in 1 pound packages and is available primarily to food service customers, very limited amount to grocery sales. Yoshon hashgocho, Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Nirbarter Rav.

*? Mishpacha barley* is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the KAJ, even without a Yoshon label.

*7.2 Bread and corn flake crumbs and matzo meal* <#_Toc234724407>

*? Pereg* bread crumbs may be Chodosh, unless the package states product of Israel and has a reliable hashgocho for kashrus. No codes given.

8. Cereals and other grain products <#_Toc234724410>

*8.1 Breakfast cereals* <#_Toc234724411>

*? America’s Choice* (by A&P, also sold in Pathmark and Waldbaums) oatmeal cereals have the Chodosh code of Jul 26 11 (2 years after packing.)

*? Dependable farina* Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. B. Klein

and Rabbi B. Taub

*? Erewhon* cereals, see U. S. Mills.

*? General Mills cereals* correction: Many cereals, such as most (if not all) forms of Cheerios, contain wheat or wheat starch in addition to oats. For these cereals, the effective, Chodosh packing date is is that for wheat, Aug 9. The package Chodosh code is given in the table in the Guide under “wheat”. Those that _contain oats but not wheat_, the Chodosh packing date for the oats is Sept 15. (Note that the oats Chodosh packing date for companies other than General Mills still remains at Jul 26 unless noted otherwise.) The table for oats (no wheat) is amended as follows 310 days=Aug 31 10, 341 days=Oct 1 10, 372 days=Nov 1 10. For General Mills/Nestle Cheerios cereals with wheat, the Chodosh code is Aug 16 10. The exception in MultiGrain Cheerios, code Jun 13 10.

*? Kashi cereals*. With the following exceptions, the code date on all cereals is 12 months after packing. That includes all cereal bars. The exceptions are Golean Rolls-8 months, Soft Baked cereals-10 months, Pilaf-24 months. For the effective Chodosh code, add these amounts of time to Jul 26 for cereals that contain oats, or to Aug 9 for wheat but no oats.

*? Kemach *Toasted _oats_, Honey Nut Toasted Oats, _Fruit Whirls, Honey Crunch_ (like Honeycombs), _Corn Crisps_ (like Kix), _Bunch ‘O Krunch_, all have a Chodosh date of Sept 21 10. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

*? Nature Valley granola* bars with wheat in the ingredients, Chodosh code is Aug 16 10. For those with oats but no wheat, the code is Nov 1 10.

*? Quaker* oats cereals made in Canada have a Chodosh packing date of

Sept 11. Therefore, Quaker cereals made in Canada and sold in the USA for which the code is 540 days would have a Chodosh code of Mar 5 11/

*? Shoprite* hot oats cereals, all hot cereals the Chodosh date is Jan 26 11, 18 months after packing.

*? Taanug* cereals with wheat but no oats. There was a mistake in the first issue of the Guide. The Chodosh code should be Aug 9 2010 (1 year after packing.)

*? U. S. Mills cereals*. All cold cereals, including Uncle Sam have a code 12 months after packing. For oats this would be a code of Jul 26 10. For wheat but no oats, the code Aug 9 10. The Erewhon hot cereals, oats cereal is also 12 months. For the Erewhon Brown Rice and also the Barley Plus cereals, the code is 8 months.

*? WalMart Great Value* products: Quick oats Chodosh code Jan 22 11 (545 days after Jul 26). Bran Flakes Aug 9 10 (12 months after packing), Farina Aug 9 11 (2 years after packing), For other items call the company at 877-505-2267. Have the product UPC code to give to the agent.

9. Prepared foods <#_Toc234724414>

*9.1 Frozen and packaged foods* <#_Toc234724415>

? *Bodek* egg rolls may be Chodosh according to Rabbi Gissinger.

*? Dependable wraps* Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. B. Klein and Rabbi B. Taub

*? Frankel’s Home Style* all items Yoshon except ravioli, under Rabbi Yechiel Babad.

*? French’s French Fried* onions Chodosh code Aug 9 11 (2 years after packing.)

*? Glick’s Graham Cracker Pie crust.* No code has been given to help determine when it may start becoming Chodosh.

*? Kemach* graham cracker pie crust the wheat is always Yoshon. The malt may be a problem starting Dec 15, code Dec 15 10 (1 year after packing.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

*? Kineret, Kosheriffic* Lite fish sticks and onion rings, are always Yoshon. Pizza and other items Yoshon status nor known. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

*? Old City Café and Upscale Foods* products with a Yoshon label, such as frozen pizzas, pizza bagels, burritos and enchiladas are Yoshon, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

*? Smackin Good* potato knishes always Yoshon, waffles and pancakes status not known. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

*? Tuv Taam* meals and other packaged products with an OK Labs hashgocho and a Yoshon label are Yoshon under the OK Labs.

*? Unger’s frozen* pizza dough Chodosh code D9247 (9=year, 247=day of year). Regular and whole wheat pizza crust Chodosh code January 19 2010. Frozen pie shells and tart shells, Chodosh code 09259 (09=year, 259=day of the year.) Under the hashgocho of the New Square Kashrus Council.

*9.3 Soups and soup mixes* <#_Toc234724417>

*? Kedem soups* Chodosh code 92281 (9=year, 228=day of the year, 1=not important)

*? Kemach soup mixes* in tubes. Ministone Chodosh code 2681 (268 day of year, 1=year+2). For the vegetable soup, the code is 2661. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen Horowitz.

*? Liebers soup mixes* have a Chodosh code of 09x33 (09=year, x=any

single digit, 33=week of the year.) Soups in cups may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

_9.6 Baby Foods_

*? Beechnut baby cereals*. Oats cereal in boxes or jars, Chodosh code Jul 26 11 (2 years after packing.) Barley cereal in boxes Chodosh code Aug 16 11 (2 years after packing.)__

11. Professional bakery flour and other bakery ingredients <#_Toc234724429>

*WARNING: Puratos* Bagel Improver is a dough conditioner that is used by several bagel shops. Even though the company may claim that it is made from winter wheat, the Kof-K that provides the hashgocho for this product will not certify that claim. Therefore, as of a packaging date of Aug 9, this item may be Chodosh. The code for Aug 9 is 08099221 (08=month, 09=day, 0=year, 221 not important.) Yoshon stored supplies of this item are available from Velenti Co. 718-565-1300 speak to Bob Cory. Please check with your local bagel shops. Many may not be aware of the fact that this or other dough conditioners may be Chodosh!

ESTABLISHMENTS AND SERVICES <#_Toc234724430>

12. Metropolitan New York City Area <#_Toc234724431>

*12.1 Brooklyn and Manhattan and Staten Island* <#_Toc234724432>

12.1.1 Catering and takeout <#_Toc234724433>

*? Tiferes Mordechai* catering Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Usher Eckstein.

12.1.3 Retail bakeries <#_Toc234724435>-Brooklyn

*? Friedman’s Discount Market, *Dairy Baked Products* *under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yehiel Babad.

*? Schreiber’s Bakery*_ _14th Ave, all products Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Usher Eckstein

*?** Yefraim Bakery* not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of information.

*? Yossie’s Heimishe Bakeries* in Brooklyn at 18^th Ave, 13^th Ave at 38 and New Utrecht Ave: starting Nov 1 all challahs, cookies, cakes, muffins, rugelach, regular and whole wheat are Yoshon. However health breads and filled pastry cigars are not Yoshon. In the takeout areas of Yossie’s, all prepared foods including wraps are Yoshon. However, items containing pasta may be Chodosh. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Usher Eckstein.

12.1.4 Restaurants and pizza shops <#_Toc234724436>-Brooklyn

*? Bagel Bite *not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of information.

*? Kaff’s Café* Not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of hashgocho information.

*?** L’Esti *not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of information.

*? Milk and Honey Pizza*, Brooklyn. All pizza products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Usher Eckstein

*? Naim Pizza *not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of information.**

*?** Pizza King *not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of information.

*? Simon Sez Café and Pizzeria*. Not recommended pending clarification of hashgocho.

12.1.5 Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Other Queens and Long Island <#_Toc234724437>

*Steinberg’s* bakery should be a catergory ?, under hashgocho for Yoshon, only with a Yoshon label.**

*Zomick’s * bakery should be a catergory ?, under hashgocho for Yoshon, only with a Yoshon label.

_Queens, NY_ update. The following are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens: ? Great Neck Pizza, ? Strauss Bakery Great Neck, ? Bagel Mentch except whole wheat, ? Shop Delight except baguettes, ? Benny’s Pita and Pizza, ? Benjys (not Benjy’s 2), ? Queens Pita, ? Pita Hot, ? Grill Point, ? Naomi’s Pizza, ? Shimon’s Pizza.

The following in _Queens are not recommended_ as Yoshon due to insufficient information about Yoshon hashgocho: Abraham Bakery, Bagels and Co., Beigels Bakery (Fresh Meadows), Café Muscat, King David Bakery, Kosher Korner, Main Street Bagels, Mendy’s Pizza, Moshe’s GNI Bakery.

_Five Towns Update:_ All of the following are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Vaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns

*? Ab Food Services*, 802 Hicksville Road, Far Rockaway (and takeout at Kosher World 1913 Cornaga Ave., Far Rockaway) is Yoshon , except for the dry cereals.

*? Bagel Delight*, 598 Central Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon except for the kaiser rolls, onion buns and crooissants and some packaged foods.

*? Bagel Island*, 480 Rockaway Tpke., Lawrence is Yoshon.

*? Brach’s Supermarket* 11 Lawrence La., Lawrence (only this store): takeout dept is all Yoshon. fish dept. is Yoshon. bakery dept is all Yoshon, unless specifically labeled as non-yoshon ( such as multi grain bread or tribecca bread). appetizer and sushi depts are Yoshon, with the possible exception of pie crusts. (the chinese noodles used in the prepared salads may be Chodosh)..

*? Burgers Bar*, 531 Central Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon except for the hamburger buns and kaiser rolls. Ask

*? Central Perk*, 105 Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst, is Yoshon except for the hamburger and hot dog buns and wraps

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*? Cravingz** *410 Central Ave., Lawrence is Yoshon except for the chinese noodles.

*? David’s Famous Pizza* 580 Central Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon.

*? Fusion Toast Bar* 442 Central Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon.

*? Gotta Getta Bagel* 1039 Broadway, Woodmere is Yoshon.

*? Gourmet Glatt Emporium* at 137 Spruce St., Cedarhurst, - takeout of Chap-A-Nosh all products are Yoshon with the possible exception of pie crusts. Smply Sushi is Yoshon. Shwartz's Appetizing is Yoshon. Bakery is yoshon (see Zomicks) except multigrain bread. Ossies fish department is _not_ certified as yoshon.

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*? Hapina Steakhouse* 128 Cedarhurst ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon except for the hot dog and hamburger buns.

*? Jerusalem Famous Pizza*, 344 Central Ave., Lawrence is Yoshon.

*? Kosher Pizza World* 1913 Cornaga Ave., Far Rockaway is Yoshon.

*? Mom's Pastries*, 517 Central ave., Cedarhurst, is yoshon.

*? Off the Grill*, 600 Central Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon except for the hamburger buns.

*? Pizza Pious*, 1063 Broadway, Woodmere is Yoshon.

*? Sharmel Caterers* 3436 Lawson Blvd., Oceanside is Yoshon. Please ask mashgiach for any possible exceptions.

*? Shloimys Heimeshe Bakery* 536 Central Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon except for the 6 grain and multigrain breads.

*? Shnitzel Time*, 206 Rockaway Tpk., Cedarhurst is Yoshon except for the hamburger and hot dog buns.

*? The Coffee Bar* 345 Central Ave., Lawrence is Yoshon.

*? Traditions Restaurant*, 302 Central Ave., Lawrence is Yoshon except for the hamburger and hot dog buns.

*? Yossis Grill* 140E Washington Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon except for hamburger and hot dog buns, knishes, and whole wheat wraps and whole wheat pita.

*? Zomicks*, 85 Inip dr., Inwood - all products are Yoshon except multigrain bread.

12.2 Monsey <#_Toc234724438>

? *Grand Bamboo* is NOT Yoshon.

? *Purple Pear* Restaurant, Monsey. All items made in store are Yoshon. Not Yoshon are pennini, other breads, bread balls. Hashgocho of Rabbi Zishe Blech.

*? Rugelech Bakery* claims to be Yoshon. However the only known hashgocho is the CRC that does not certify Yoshon.**

12.3 Upstate New York-Catskills <#_Toc234724439>

*? Main Street Pizza*-Fallsburg Not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of hashgocho information.

*? Moshe’s Pizza*-Monticello. Not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of hashgocho information.

*? Raleigh Hotel*-Fallsburg. Not recommended as Yoshon due to lack of hashgocho information.

12.4 New Jersey <#_Toc234724440>

_LAKEWOOD:_ GENERAL NOTE: We find it somewhat surprising that of all places, in Lakewood the least percentage of the facilities that claim to

be Yoshon actually have an hashgocho for Yoshon. It would not be unreasonable for the Yoshon consumers in Lakewood to request the same degree of supervision that other communities take for granted and try to avoid eating Yoshon items produced without hashgocho for Yoshon.

*? Gruenebaum Bakery* see Gelbstein.

*? Taste Bud Restaurant. *Chodosh according to Rabbi Gissinger.

_MANAPALAN: _*? Just Good Food Restaurant* Chodosh according to Rabbi Gissinger.

_PASSAIC:_ *? Main Ingredient, ? Prima Pizza* (only items produced in the store. Knishes and other items brought in from elsewhere may be Chodosh) Yoshon under the hashgocho of ARK:

13. Other USA Cities <#_Toc234724441>

*13.3 California* <#_Toc234724444>

*Los Angeles* area, the following are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the RCC: ? Classic Le Palais, Reniassance, The following are Yoshon under the Kehilla of Los Angeles: ? Love Bakery-all items baked there, and ? Jerusalem Pizza and Sushi-only the pizza, ? Universal Bakery

*13.4 Cleveland area* <#_Toc234724445>

*? The Bagel Shoppe* located in South Euclid Ohio is no longer Yoshon.

*_15.3 England_*

*Federation of Synagogues, London. *All packaged products with the Federation’s KF symbol are always Yoshon, whether sold in Israel or elsewhere.

THE FOLLOWING AS OF OCT 7

*CORRECTION: *The oats in *Cheerios *and in other cereals from General Mills, the Chodosh packing date is delayed from July 26 to Sept 15. Therefore, for all Cheerios cereals sold in the USA the revised code for _oats_ is Sept 22 2010. The same date goes for the oats in most General Mills/Nestle cereals sold in Israel. The

exception is the oats date for MultiGrain Cheerios for which the code when sold in Israel is July 22 10. _However if the ingredients list wheat or wheat flour_ then the earlier packing date of Aug 9 for wheat holds. This would translate to a package code for the wheat of Aug 16 10 for all General Mills cereals in the USA and (Nestle) in Israel. The exception would be MultiGrain Cheerios in Israel for which the wheat code is June 13 10.

Nature Valley Granola bars. For bars that contain oats and no wheat, and for those that also contain wheat, see the dates and codes given above for General Mills cereals.

Masor dough products will continue to be Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. A. Bussu.

J&J blintzes are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Yehuda Shain.

Chuster noodles and pasta and Landau made by Chuster Co. all products Yoshon till Oct 31. Chuster items with Yoshon label, Yoshon to pesach. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Avrohom Z. Glick.

Zomicks and Steinberg’s bakeries should be a catergory ?, under hashgocho for Yoshon, only with a Yoshon label.

Unger’s frozen pizza dough Chodosh code D9247 (9=year, 247=day of year). Regular and whole wheat pizza crust Chodosh code January 19 2010. Frozen pie shells and tart shells, Chodosh code 09259 (09=year, 259=day of theyear.) Under the hashgocho of the New Square Kashrus Council.

Tuv Taam meals and other packaged products with an OK Labs hashgocho and a Yoshon label are Yoshon under the OK Labs.

America’s Choice (by A&P, also sold in Pathmark and Waldbaums) oatmeal cereals have the Chodosh code of Jul 26 11 (2 years after packing.)

BUGS WARNING: I have come across a kashrus alert newsletter that warns that bugs have been found in some heimishe brands of barley (no names were given). Barley should be checked for bugs. Note that this is not a Yoshon-generated problem, especially since it occurred so early in the season.

French’s French Fried onions Chodosh code Aug 9 11 (2 years after packing.)

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FOLLOWING AS OF SEPT 21

Cheerios and the oats in other cereals from General Mills, the Chodosh packing date is delayed from July 26 to Sept 15. Therefore, for all Cheerios cereals sold in the USA the revised code is Sept 22 2010. The same date goes for most General Mills/Nestle cereals sold in Israel. The exception is MultiGrain Cheerios for which the code when sold in Israel is July 22 10.

Liebers update: All cookies, crackers and pretzels are Yoshon unless they contain oats or the label states that they are made in Brazil. Liebers soup mixes have a Chodosh code of 09x33 (09=year, x=any single digit, 33=week of the year.) Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl. Cup soups may not be Yoshon.

Smackin Good potato knishes always Yoshon, waffles and pancakes are Yoshon at least until after sukkos. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Kineret, Kosheriffic pizza Yoshon at least until after sukkos. Lite fish sticks and onion rings, are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Weissmandl.

Kashi cereals. With the following exceptions, the date on all cereals is12 months after packing. That includes all cereal bars. The exceptions are Golean Rolls-8 months, Soft Baked cereals-10 months, Pilaf-24 months.

Kemach all flat breads, regular and whole wheat, are Yoshon at least up to a code of Oct 30 2010 (13 months after packing.) Bread sticks are Yoshon the entire season, including the malt. For the graham cracker pie crust the wheat is always Yoshon. The malt may be a problem starting Oct 15, code Oct 15 10 (1 year after packing.)

In the Los Angeles area, the following are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the RCC: Schwartz Bakery -Pacoima CA, Classic Le Palais, Reniassance, Unique. The following are Yoshon under the Kehilla of Los Angeles: Love Bakery-all items baked there, and Jerusalem Pizza and Sushi-only the pizza.

Mechel’s Puffed Pastry Dough is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Star-K.

Sterits Chow Mein noodles are Yoshon at least up to the purchase date of Jan 31 2010, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Soloveichik.

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WARNING: Puratos Bagel Improver is a dough conditioner that is used by several bagel shops. Even though the company may claim that it is made from winter wheat, the Kof-K that provides the hashgocho for this product will not certify that claim. Therefore, as of a packaging date of Aug 9, this item may be Chodosh. The code for Aug 9 is 08099221 (08=month, 09=day, 0=year, 221 not important.) Yoshon stored supplies of this item are available from Velenti Co. 718-565-1300 speak to Bob Cory. Please check with your local bagel shops. Many may not be aware of the fact that this or other dough conditioners may be Chodosh!

Mishpacha barley is Yoshon under the hashgocho of the KAJ, even without a Yoshon label.

Kemach updates and changes, under the hashgocho of Rabbi Horowitz: Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Chodosh code Oct 15 10. Egg noodles and farfel Yoshon without a Yoshon label at least until Dec 31, after Dec 31 with Yoshon label only. Bulk pasta in 20 lb packages have a Chodosh code of 09/01/11 (2 years after packing). Toasted oats, Honey Nut Toasted Oats, Fruit Whirls, Honey Crunch (like Honeycombs), Corn Crisps (like Kix), Bunch ‘O Krunch, all have a revised Chodosh date of Sept 21 10. Chow Mein noodles Chodosh date Aug 29, code 2909H (29=date, 09=year, H=Aug in alph. order.)

Rabbi Gruber : Regarding items under the hashgocho of Rabbi Gruber, the following are confirmed Yoshon for this year: Paskesz products without oats, Best products except Kamut, Kosher Depot wraps, Mendelsohn frozen pizza in the store and frozen products, Sweet Choice, Weiss Kosher Cuisine, Merkaz Hasimcha, Newborn Caterers, Pavilion 39 Caterers, Michyou Pita, Glauber Bakeries, Spring Valley and Brooklyn, Munch and

Lunch, Monsey Glatt and Wesley Kosher items prepared in the store, Mechel’s Takeout.

The following items are no longer under Yoshon under Rabbi Gruber and therefore are not recommended as Yoshon: Landau Supermarket takeout and bakery, Kaff Café, Main Street Pizza-Fallsburg, Moshe Pizza-Monticello, Raleigh Hotel.

Shrem’s Bakery, Cornwall, NY will continue to be Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Lipa Klein.

Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, the malt may be Chodosh. Package code for the malt Chodosh date of Oct 15 is July15 10 (9 months after packing).

Taanug cereals with wheat but no oats. There is a mistake in the Guide. The Chodosh code should be Aug 9 2010 (1 year after packing.)

Ronzoni oven-ready pasta Chodosh code is Aug 16 2011 (2 years after packing.)Streits products are Yoshon only if under the hashgocho of Rabbi Soloveichik or the Kof-K.

My Own Meals products are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Soloveichik.

Glick’s Graham Cracker Pie crust on the shelves at this time is Yoshon. No code has been given to help determine when it may start becoming Chodosh. Glicks baking spray may be Chodosh.

Pereg bread crumbs may be Chodosh, unless the package states product of Israel.

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Cheerios sold in Israel under the Nestle label (other than Multigrain) the Chodosh date is supposed to be Aug 2 10 (372 days after packing.)

Shoprite hot oats cereals, all hot cereals the Chodosh date is Jan 26 11, 18 months after packing.

Great Value flour from WalMart with a “W” in the code, the wheat is always Yoshon, under the hashgocho of the O-U. The malt may be Chodosh after October, code to be supplied.

Nabisco Triscuits are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U.

August 24, 2009In the table below we summarize the cutoff dates recommended by the Guide, based on preliminary estimates of the US Government supplied harvest data. These estimated dates will be updated as necessary in later issues of the Guide. The “Packing date” indicates that all packaged goods with dating codes that were before that date should be Yoshon. Starting with 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 checking for 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 Jul 26 Aug 9

Packaged foods with wheat Aug 9 Aug 24

Noodles and pasta or barley

(not malt) Aug 16 Sept 1

Packaged foods with malt Oct 15 Jan 15

Freshly baked bakery products with wheat

-Mid West USA Aug 10

-Other USA Aug 24

August 11, 2009

CHODOSH SEASON _STARTED!_

At this time, the harvest of the three Chodosh crops have begun in the USA, marking the official beginning of the new Chodosh season. The start of the oats and spring wheat harvests followed our earlier prediction. However, the barley harvest is about 1 week later that predicted earlier. Therefore, the dates the follow reflect a 1 week delay for barley. The first of the dates given below is the first Chodosh PACKING date. If you know the dating code system for your package, any item packed before that date will be Yoshon. The second date is the PURCHASE date. If you do not know the date code, you can assume that all items up to the given purchase date will be Yoshon.

OATS: Packing date=Jul 16, purchase date=Aug 9 (THIS HAS PASSED.)

WHEAT packaged goods (other than noodles and pasta): Packing date=Aug 9, purchase date= Aug 21.

WHEAT BAKERY, pizza and other _fresh baked products_: purchase date IN MIDWEST USA= Aug 9.

Purchase date ELSEWHERE in the USA=Aug 21.

WHEAT pasta and noodles: Packing date=Aug 16, purchase date= Sept 1.

BARLEY (pearled): Packing date Aug 16, safe to purchase to Aug 28.

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*GUIDE TO CHODOSH DUE SOON*

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The first issue of the season of the Guide to Chodosh is due BE”H by the end of August. I will send out an email to alert everyone when the new Guide will be available for download by computer.

July 22, 2009

CHODOSH SEASON TO START SOON

I have been monitoring the weekly crop progress reports from the U. S. Dep’t of Agriculture. Based on those reports we estimate the following dates when Chodosh can start by crop. We give here 2 dates. The first is the date when packing of Chodosh into

packaged goods may start. The second is the date until which it is probably safe to purchase packaged or baked goods in the stores without checking for dating codes.

OATS: Packing date=Jul 16, safe to purchase up to Aug 9.

WHEAT packaged goods (other than noodles and pasta): Packing date=Aug 9, safe to purchase up to Aug 21.

WHEAT BAKERY, pizza and other fresh baked products: safe to purchase at least up to Aug 9.

WHEAT pasta and noodles: Packing date=Aug 16, safe to purchase up to Sept 1.

BARLEY (pearled): Packing date Aug 9, safe to purchase to Aug 21.

These dates are subject to updates and revisions.

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*WARNING TO USERS OF EMAIL*

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I have been receiving email lately from sender addresses that are supposed to be [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. Both of these are my email addresses. Both have contained spam messages. None of those were actually sent by me. Apparently, it is very easy for anyone to send out email with any other email address as the “sender”. I was told that there is no way I can stop such messages. _Please do not respond to such messages and certainly never send any private information as a result of such messages._ In case of doubt contact me directly by calling the Hot Line number given above.

*CHODOSH BULLETIN-20 JAN 09*

*From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman*

*Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **[email protected]*<mailto:[email protected]>**

*Liebers *wafers and bagel chips, both made in the USA, may be Chodosh at this time, according to the mashgiach. When the




mashgiach provides dating codes for the latest batches that were still Yoshon, I will announce the codes. In addition, Liebers whole wheat and garlic cookies, crackers and pretzels made in Brazil are not recommended as Yoshon, if purchased after Jan 7 09.

Audolized yeast is Yoshon.

Maltodextrin as an ingredient is usually made from non-Chodosh sources. Sometimes it may be made from wheat which may be Chodosh. However, in that case, wheat should be listed in the ingredients.

*Kemach* egg noodles without a Yoshon label should be assumed to be Chodosh if purchased at this time, regardless on any codes.

*Glick’s *home baking flour, regular or whole wheat, are both Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U, including the malt.

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*THE FOLLOWING AS OF 13 JAN 09*

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*Mezonos Maven* baked products sold in groceries in the New York area are all Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U.

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*Weetabix* (this cereal is misspelled in the Guide as “Wheatabix”) the wheat in all cereals is winter wheat and is Yoshon. The malt in all organic cereals is Yoshon until pesach. For non-organic cereals, the malt may be Chodosh with a package code of Jan 15 10 (1 year after packing.)

Beginning Monday, January /5, /2009, the GREENSPUN BAGEL COMPANY will *_no longer_* be producing Yoshon bagels. Any product that states “Yoshon” on the label was manufactured prior to this date and *is *Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of the Star K.

Victory Market-Bakery Dept, 4811 South State Rd #7, Davie, FL 954-584-7790. All items baked locally at the bakery are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward & Palm Beach Counties (ORB).

*Bob’s Red Mills* cereals. Cereals containing oats have a Chodosh date of Jan 26 10 (1 ½ years after packing.) All other cereals have a code of Aug 1 10 (2 years after packing.)

*Grandpa Ohl Southern *cakes may be Chodosh if purchased after Jan 5 09.

*Taanug *corn flake crumbs, Chodosh code is 2898 (289=day of year, 8=year). The code could also be 8289 (8=year, 289=day of year.)

*Kitov* breadsticks and flatbreads are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Shlomo Gissinger, even without a Yoshon label and even without the name of Rabbi Gissinger on the label. Other Kitov products may be Chodosh.

*Empire Bagel Shop* in Cleveland is now called “Bagel Shoppe” and has moved to 1982 Warrensville Center Road, South Euclid, OH. The phone number is the same. It is still Yoshon under the hashgocho of Cleveland Kosher.

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*FOLLOWING AS OF 1 JAN 09*

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*POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH BAGELS-IMPORTANT REVISED NOTICE*

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The following notice concerns bagels that were produced at Main Street Bagels in Kew Gardens Hills, but it may apply elsewhere as well. This bagel bakery was making regular bagels from Yoshon flour and whole wheat bagels from Chodosh flour. Bagels have to be cooked before baking. The Rav of one of the shuls in Queens noticed that the bakery used the same cooker to cook both the Yoshon bagels and the Chodosh bagels, sometimes even both kinds the same time! He alerted the mashgiach from the Vaad Harabonim of Queens which certifies the Yoshon status of this store. The hashgocho notified the Guide and we sent out the initial warning on Dec 28. Regarding Main Street Bagels, the problem will be rectified as of Thursday, Jan 1, ’09. The store will discontinue the use of Chodosh flour. From Jan 1 onward, the whole wheat bagels, as well as everything else in the store will be made only from Yoshon flour. We wish to thank the Vaad Harabonim of Queens, the proprietor of Main Street Bagels and the local Rav for the quick and forthright manner that this problem was discovered, rectified and publicized. However, there is no guarantee that such problems were unique to this bakery alone. Mashgichim and consumers who deal with bagel bakeries making both Yoshon and Chodosh bagels must make sure that the same boiler is not used for both.

*Kemach* minestrone soup Chodosh code in 3170 (317=day of the year, 0=year+2). Vegetable soup code is 3030.

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