Comments on: Trader Joe’s Abandons Kosher Mozzarella

By: Chana and Izzy

Chana and Izzy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:50:56 +0000

BTW

MOSHIACH NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Chana and Izzy

Chana and Izzy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:50:04 +0000

Did any of you ever consider calling a Rav to ask a sheila?????????? In stead of searching random websites where nobody has a hechsher….

And BTW to whomever assumed that people who observe Cholov Yisroel don’t go by OU is so WRONG! We meening our family are very strict Cholov Yisroel observers, and do enjoy a number of OU products - NOT OUd but OU!

By: The Jew and the Carrot » Blog Archive » Behold, the power of kosher cheese

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:29:32 +0000

[...] The comments on a recent posting at kosherblog.net give a sense of the controversy. [...]

By: Bill Markson

Bill Markson — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:17:13 +0000

My son will be attending Dartmouth College beginning fall of 2006. I have just learned that the hashkokha of the kosher dining facility there is that of Tablet-K. While my son might find this acceptable for his purposes, I am concerned that Jews of a more stringent view might decide against attending Dartmouth College for this reason. As a result, my son would be deprived of the presence of these individuals in his college experience and that he, and the other Jewish students on campus would be the poorer for it.

If you are happy with Tablet-K hashkohka, that is fine for you. But where the greater Jewish population is concerned, hashkokha should be above reproach.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:44:55 +0000

FYI, I just heard back from my Rabbi at the Star-K and he said after investigating, his office found the Rabbinical Supervision at kosheritalia.com for the Italian (including Parmigiano Reggiano) and French cheeses to be reliable.

By: David

David — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:58:26 +0000

Jabbett, thanks for telling me. I just found this blog as I was searching for updated information about Trader Joe’s and kosher mozzarella cheese. I haven’t had a chance to search the whole blog yet.

By: jabbett

jabbett — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:54:40 +0000

David– We reported this on 12/28… see Cappiello to sell cheeses online.

By: David

David — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:52:59 +0000

I got an email the other day from Cappiello (I had contacted them about why they weren’t at Trader Joe’s anymore), and they told me that they are planning to sell cheese online direct to the consumer. Here are the first few paragraphs of the letter I received.

We would like to take this time to thank you for your inquiries and requests, in regards to our line of fine line Italian cheese products all of which are Certified Kosher for Dairy by the Orthodox Union. Unfortunately, at this time, many of you are now unable to purchase our products from your local markets. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you, especially during this holiday season. We would like you to know Cappiello Dairy has been working diligently to rectify this situation, as it is our Number 1 goal to ensure that you, our customer, always have access to the products you know and love.

Effective 2/1/06, Cappiello products will be available for purchase via our website, http://www.cappiello.com. On this site you will be able to choose from our entire specialty mozzarella cheese line as well as our dairy mozzarella. These products will be shipped directly from our manufacturing facility in Schenectady, New York to your selected address within 48 hours of your order. All Shipping and Handling costs will be included in the listed pricing.

As you know, the shelf life of our specialty lines run between 6 months to 1 year, if properly refrigerated, and are Kosher for dairy. As an internet customer you will also be notified of all new products and given the ability to purchase them in an advanced period.

By: David

David — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:54:06 +0000

Suzanne,
The kosher animal rennet still needs to come from a cow/calf killed by shechita. The drying process, in combination with using it in a less-than-one-sixtieth ratio allows to l’chatchila use it with dairy in cheese production.

By: Josh H.

Josh H. — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:19:59 +0000

And By the way Switzerland is not part of the EU so it doesn’t necessarily have to abide by EU naming rules (though they might have signed some treaty requiring them to do so).