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KOSHER ISSUES FOR TODAY’S DAIRY INDUSTRY
Joe M. and Carrie E. Regenstein,
Reprinted with permission of Joe M. Regenstein. This article has been previously published in the Cheese Reporter (Summer, 2002) and in Cheese Marketing News (September, 2002).

Is it Butter, or is it ... Something Else?
by Rabbi Zushe Yosef Blech
Reprinted with permission of Rabbi Blech MK and located on OU Daf Hakashrus

A PRIMER ON KOSHER ENZYMES
by Rabbi Zushe Yosef Blech,
Reprinted with permission of Rabbi Blech. Originally published in the Orthodox Union Daf Hakashrus, April 1994.

HOW TO CHOOSE A KOSHER CERTIFICATION
by Dr. Avrom Pollak, President , STAR-K KOSHER CERTIFICATION,
Reprinted with permission from the Star-K.

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Consumer Articles and Links Section

USEFUL LINKS FOR THE KOSHER FOOD INDUSTRY

Resources

• CRC Truck Wash Directory
• New York State Kosher Law including Kosher Registry Search.
• FoodCom
• Food Safety Consortium Homepage
• Massachusetts Health Officers Association
• Jewish Law Statutes
• Mass. Foodborne Illness Investigation and Control Reference Manual.

Recall Resources

• FDA Enforcement Reports: Listing of FDA product recalls
• Foodcrisis.com A portal for food crisis world-wide
• Nathional Food Safety and Toxicology Center

Trade Shows

• Kosherworld.com
• Kosherfest.com
• Fancy Food Show
• International Boston Seafood Show

Trade Publications

• Prepared Foods Magine
• Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery Magazine

Marketing Resources

• USDA Report: Israel Kosher Foods The World's Largest Kosher Market 2005
• FAS list of kosher food contacts around the world
• USDA report on French Kosher Market
• USDA Report on Argentina Kosher Market
• USDA Report on Venezuela Kosher Market
• USDA Report on Mexico Kosher Market 2006
• USDA Report on United Kingdom Kosher Market
• USDA Report on German kosher market
• USDA Report on Canadian Kosher Market
• USDA Report on Brazilian Kosher Market

Nutrient & Ingredient Information

• USDA Nutrient Database
• MyPyramid Equivalents
• Database of Select Committee on GRAS Substances (SCOGS) Reviews

Food Safety

• HACCP Manual
• FDA Reportable Food Registry.

Please let us know of useful links that should be included in this section.