[RBS] Cont... Beware: Local Kashrut Problem

[Melissa Shenker]

To answer what many people have asked me:
I spoke to the shop earlier and the person working there connected me
to his boss who tried unsuccessfully to persuade me that I was
mistaken.  They did not remove the product from the shelves.

I did some further checking.  The product bears the local hechsher of
Rabbanut Sderot as it is packed in Israel.  (I had spoken previously
to the import dept of the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem.)  I spoke to
the mashgiach in person and he says he hasn't heard of this product!

I returned to the shop with the new information and was then told that
they would remove it from the shelves.  Will go back later to return
what my kids bought and check that they did in fact remove it.

Bivracha,
Melissa

On 24 January 2011 10:32, Melissa Shenker <melissashenker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mamtakey Kobi in the merkaz (next to Chemda Hateva) is selling 'sukariot kashot' (hard candy) under the label 'TATOO Mehadrin' with 3 badly photostatted hechsherim including one from the import department of the Rabbanut Harashit.  I was suspicious of the cheap price (7 boxes for 10 NIS) so I phoned the Rabbanut to check and they said that the company has not had a hechsher/ishur from them since 2007 and anything with a sell by date after 2009 is not under supervision.  These have a sell by date in 2012.
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> Note: kashrut queries on imported products can be sent to yevu at rabbinate.gov.il.
>
> Bivracha,
> Melissa
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