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Passover Update

FROZEN SALMON: Costco Brand Frozen Salmon bearing an OU Kosher Supervision (does NOT require a Passover Symbol) can be used for Passover. The Wild Salmon should be rinsed off before use, and the Atlantic Salmon can be used as is. BJ’s Aqua Farms Frozen Salmon should NOT […]

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Farm Fresh News

Farm Fresh Kosher Food Update: As of today, Farm Fresh in Ghent on 21st Street, is carrying Fleischman’s Unsalted Margarine, which is KOSHER PAREVE. The Vaad has been working with Farm Fresh management and we are trying to add more Kosher products both in the packaged goods […]

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Marva Maid Plant Code

The Marva Maid plant located Newport News, VA is under the Vaad’s kosher supervision, but they don’t put the Vaad symbol on all their products. To help the Tidewater consumers know which products are manufactured in our local kosher plant, please look for the following plant code […]

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NOW OPEN – Pepe New York Pizza

Pepe New York Pizza located at 727 W 21st Street in Norfolk is up and running with new items on the menu every day, such as various toppings, strombolis, calzones, salads, falafels (both in pitas and on a plate), a really different mango salad.  If you haven’t […]

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UPDATE – Skinny Dip

Skinny Dip (on Colley Ave) has a new Whipped Cream Topping which is dispensed near the cash register. This product is Kosher Dairy.

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ALERT – Kroger Sorbet update

Update on Yesterdays Alert about Kroger Private Selection Sorbet. If you have any old Kroger Private Selection Sorbet bearing an OU Kosher symbol, please call Rabbi Goldberg at the Orthodox Union at 212-613-8340 to determine if your product is acceptable for use. If you have any other […]

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Kosher Alert

Joy Cone brand Ice Cream Cones Fun Pack, sold in Costco Stores, containing 5 individual varieties of cones, among which is a chocolate coated dairy cone, is bearing only the Star-K pareve symbol on the outside box. The Star-D Dairy symbol pertaining to the chocolate coated cones […]

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Update – Oreo Cookies

The following kashrus information from the OU in response to a reader’s question on April 24, 2012. At the present time, most varieties of Oreo Cookies contain dairy ingredients, with two notable exceptions. Original Oreo Sandwich Cookie and Oreo Double Stuf Sandwich Cookie do not contain dairy […]

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Update – Passover Kirkland Salmon

Kirkland Brand, Vacuum–Packed Salmon is Kosher for Passover as long as there are no other ingredients other then salt and Salmon.

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UPDATE – Peanut Butter Cheerios

Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter is Kosher Dairy certified by the OU. The kosher symbol was inadvertently left off and this product is kosher dairy with or without the OU-D symbol. The OU-D symbol will be added in the future productions.

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