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The Deed: Shopping for Kosher Food



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Posted: July 23, 2006
K-D in film
I enjoy your series on Keeping Kosher. However, while watching the short film on shopping, I noticed you spotlighted a K-D kosher symbol, which was not a kashrut supervision agency, but just a simple K-D. It was always my understanding that if the kosher symbol is not a copyrighted logo, it could not be reliable. The letter K can be printed on any box as letters themselves are not copyrighted. Since many of the commercial Kellogg cereals and many yogurts have now reverted from a recognized kashrut supervision agency to a simple K, I have refrained from purchasing them, as I am not sure if the product is really kosher. Without an authorized supervision, how can I be sure that ingredient changes are permissable? Are there products where the non-hechshered K (or K-D) are permissable?

Thank you.
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Posted: June 29, 2006
Kosher Produce -- Additional Consideration
The narrator indicates that there are absolutely no issues to take into consideration when shopping for produce -- however, I think I would be remis if I did not point out that produce that is pre-cut by the grocer, for example watermelon, is something to be wary of.

This is because of the possibility that the knife used could previously been used for non-kosher foods. Therefore, cut fruit and produce should be avoided -- unless it is known for certainty that the knives have only been used for produce.
Posted By Anonymous, Maplewood, NJ



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