a guide to chodosh - Ner Gavriel

NEED TO CHECK DETAILSSoy and teriyaki sauces often contain wheat flour which maybe Chodosh. Such sauces are used widely in Chinese-stylecooking. However they are also used often in all types of non-Chinese foods.1. The potential Chodosh problem is for the sauces thatcontain wheat flour. Not all soy and teriyaki saucescontain wheat flour. Check the ingredients.2. Even for these sauces that do contain wheat flour,those that are imported and are fermented are morethan 6 months old. Therefore, they have no Chodoshproblems.Eden Soyu sauce is aged and is Yoshon. Same goes for גEden organic teriyaki sauce. (However Eden domesticteriyaki sauce may be Chodosh )Gefen Soy Sauce, Tariaki Sauce and Hoisen Sauce are all גYoshon.Yoshon. Kikkoman soy and teriyaki sauses are aged and are גwheat. Mellow Roast coffee drink uses 100% winter גYoshon. Wab Ja Shan soy sauce is aged and is גYoshon. Yamas soy sauce is aged and is ג***********************************************THE FOLLOWING WITHOUT HASHGOCHO, NEED TOCHECK DETAILSpage 32to ascertain the halachic significance of this additive.Therefore, to avoid any questions of Chodosh, use the Chodoshcutoff packing date of Sept 30. For Rice Dream beverages thatdo not require refrigeration at the store the code is Sept 30 05(1 year after packing.) For Rice Dream in the refrigeratedcases at the store, the code is Nov 14 04 (45 days afterpacking.)3.15 Frozen and Other Ready to EatFoodsGefilte Fish. So far as we know, all gefilte fish are Yoshon.Most contain matzo meal..Kosherrific, Kineret, Smackin Good, Old City and OldCity Cafe Products: We can not list Kosherrific, Kineret,Smackin Good, Old City and Old City Cafe products as beingYoshon due to lack of sufficient information. Once informationwill be provided to us, we will list such information on the HotLine news, by E mail and in future issues of this Guide.Meanwhile please DO NOT CALL the Chodosh Hot Lineregarding Kosherrific, Kineret, Smackin Good, Old City andOld City Cafe products, instead call the company or themashgiach directly.Celestial Seasoning teas containing wheat have a probable דChodosh date of Aug 20. With barley they have a probableChodosh date of Sept 30, code Sept 30 2006 (2 years afterpacking). Teas with barley malt have a probable Chodosh dateof Jan 15 (code Jan 15, 2007).Eden Foods Edensoy Carob, Edensoy Vanilla, Edensoy דExtra Vanilla, contain barley malt. Probable Chodosh date Jan15, code Jan 15, 2005 (1 year after packing). Edensoy Originaland Edensoy Extra Original contain actual barley. Theprobable Chodosh date for barley is Sept 30.La Choy soy sauce Check the ingredients If it contains no דoats or barley then it is Yoshon.Ovaltine beverage contains malt. Probably Chodosh starting דJan 15, code 0155 (015=day of year, 5=year).wheats. Postum is made from a blend of spring and winter דProbable Chodosh Date Aug 20. Code is 4233 (4=year,233=day of year). Code scratched into the top of the metalscrew-on lid.However, Rice Dream beverages contain no wheat, or oats. דthey do contain a tiny amount of barley protein. We are unableTHE FOLLOWING ARE WITH HASHGOCHO, NO NEEDTO CHECK DETAILSAmnon’s Kosher Pizza, 4814 13 th Ave, Brooklyn, NY א11219 All items Yoshon under the hashgocho of KAJ.Angel’s Bakery, Yerushalaim, Israel. Frozen dough אproducts are Yoshon under the hashgocho of the Badatz ofYerusalaim.Brooklyn Pizza Products, Brooklyn, NY. Yoshon under אthe hashgocho of the Star-K of Baltimore.Chopsie Pizza Products, Brooklyn, NY. Yoshon under the אhashgocho of the Star-K of Baltimore.Dagim frozen products are Yoshon, under the hashgocho of אRabbi J. Spiegel.Dependable Foods frozen puffed pastry in large commercial אsizes only Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. Klein.ח Dr. Praeger gefilte fish (but not other fish products, see אbelow) is Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi M. Unger ofNew Square.hashgocho, Yoshon‏=א with ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------no checking of codes; Yoshon‏=ב with hashgocho must check codesChodosh‏=ח codes; No‏=ד hashgocho check codes; No‏=ג hashgocho, no need to check32