Tag: Kashrut
South Florida county may repeal ‘kosher tax’ after complaints by businesses
An annual $200 license to mark food as kosher in the heavily Jewish Broward County in Southeast Florida may change next week following complaints by business owners.
The annual county license does not guarantee that...
Oxford University in England debating ban on kosher meat
A college at Oxford University in England is considering a ban on kosher and halal meat from its dining hall.
The school’s student government, the Junior Common Room (JCR), passed a proposition that any slaughtered...
Kosher Crops (sans bugs) aims to create the ‘cleanest, freshest’ salad greens yet
While leafy greens contain essential vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, they are particularly susceptible to infestation. Unwashed greens commonly house tiny insects such as aphids, thrips, leafminers and cabbage worms. Checking salad greens for...
Belgian high court hears lawsuit against kosher slaughter ban
Belgium’s Constitutional Court heard a lawsuit against laws passed by two of the country’s largest regional governments, banning kosher and halal slaughter.
It was brought by the Belgian Federation of Jewish Organizations (CCOJB), the representative...
Back to the basics: Bimbo Bakeries USA confirms kosher re-certification
After removing kosher certification from many of its items in 2017, Bimbo Bakeries USA will once again be selling kosher products.
“After hearing from our loyal kosher consumers and after productive meetings with our Kosher Certifiers, Bimbo Bakeries...
B-I-N-G-O! Wholesale grocer opens kosher-heavy, big-box store in Lakewood, NJ
A year after opening its first store in Brooklyn, N.Y., Bingo Wholesale opened its second store in the heavily Orthodox, kashrut-observant community of Lakewood, N.J.
Bingo is a partnership between Weiss and Osher Ad, a...
Bimbo Bakeries USA confirms dropping of kosher certifications for bread products
Bimbo Bakeries USA, a subsidiary of Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo—one of the world’s largest baked-goods conglomerates with America’s largest private-label bread-baking business—made the decision in 2017 to drop the world’s largest kosher symbol, the OU...
Is your bread still kosher? Arnold’s Bread manufacturer drops the OU
Bimbo Bakeries USA, which owns many of the nationally distributed bread and bun brands in the United States, including Arnold’s, Thomas’, Sara Lee, Stroehmann, Freihofer’s and Entenmann’s, have recently made decisions to drop the...