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Israeli Food Safety Recalls: Olive Oil does not meet the definition of 'olive oil

• March 26, 2024 from the Israeli Ministry of Health:
  Recall - Hazayit Olive Oil Marketing, Kidmat Galil Industrial Park
  An inspection by the Ministry of Health’s Food Service revealed that the oil is not olive oil and that the composition of fatty acids is incompatible with the definition of oil, contrary to the marking on the label. Alert in Hebrew is here
• March 22, 2024 Opal Yatsa Importer Olive Oil recall from haipo.co.il is here
• March 7, 2023: Alrosana olive oil recall from haipo.co.il is here
• March 27, 2924 Olive Oil from Shemen Ha'Maale recall from here

Shmitta Alerts: RECANATI WINE of 2022 vintage and Pomegranates

March 26, 2024 - From the COR Detroit:

• RECANATI WINE of 2022 vintage was mistakenly sold locally. It is a Shemitah product and is not recommended due to Shemitah concerns (and it therefore does not bear the OU symbol).
• POMEGRANATES: U.S. grown pomegranates are currently out of season, and many stores are now selling pomegranates from Israel (that is nearing the end of its pomegranate season), which require taking of Terumos and Maaseros. The country of origin will be listed on the original case. It may not be listed on the stickers of the individual fruits.

Chodosh Alert - GREENFIELD NOODLES

March 26, 2024 - From the COR Detroit:
GREENFIELD NOODLE CO. has exhausted its stock of Yoshon flour. New product will use Chodosh flour and will not state “Yoshon” next to the expiration date. Product that still states Yoshon is Yoshon.

March 21, 2024 from the Scroll-K of Denver:

As we celebrate the joy of Purim, please be mindful of the following Kashrus concerns:

1. As always, we recommend that you check all packaged items for proper certification.
2. When relevant, homemade food items should be identified as dairy, meat, or dairy or meat utensils as well as any other relevant kosher details.
3. A food utensil, such as a cup or tray, that is either metal or glass and arrives along with your mishloach manos likely requires tevilas kelim (immersion in a mikvah). Check with your rabbi for guidance.

Updated Boose Schmooze Problematic Drinks/March 2024 compiled by Rabbi Nissan Zibell is here

March 19, 2024 from the cRc

Israeli wines from the 2022 vintage were produced during the shemittah year and are currently available in the local Chicago market and beyond. Some were produced in reliance on the heter mechirah, and for those who do not subscribe to that position, the wine is forbidden (since it did not have a proper biur). These wines may be labeled as heter mechirah, but any 2022 wine from Israel should be carefully checked for this concern. Others were produced using the Otzar Beis Din setup (and are labeled accordingly); they have fulfilled the biur requirement, but it is generally accepted that they still have kedushas shevi’is. Accordingly, if they were purchased, they may be consumed but should be treated with kedushas shevi’is.

For details on the issues involved, including how to consume wine with kedushas shevi’is, see the articles by Rav Yona Reiss, shlita, and Rabbi Dovid Cohen in Volume 9 of the cRc Shemittah Newsletter available at https://kshr.us/Kedusha.

As with all items, consumers are reminded to verify that the wine is certified by a reliable hechsher.