The
word kosher means proper or acceptable and it has informally
entered the English language with that meaning. Kosher
foods are those that conform to the rules of Jewish
religion. These rules form the main aspect of kashrut,
Jewish dietary laws.
Reasons for food being non-kosher include the presence
of ingredients derived from non-kosher animals or from
kosher animals that were not properly slaughtered,
a mixture of meat and milk, wine or grape juice (or
their derivatives) produced without supervision, the
use of produce from Israel that has not been tithed
or even the use of cooking utensils and machinery which
had previously been used for non-kosher food. For Kosher
Certification, Kosher Consultancy, Kosher Documentation,
please contact us for further information. The word "kosher" can
also be used, and often is used, to describe ritual
objects that are made in accordance with Jewish law
and are fit for ritual use.
Guidelines:
- • Certain animals may not be eaten at all. This
restriction includes the flesh, organs, eggs and
milk of the forbidden animals.
- • Of the animals that may be eaten, the birds and
mammals must be killed in accordance with Jewish
law.
- • All blood must be drained out from meat and poultry
or broiled out of it before it is eaten.
- • Certain parts of permitted animals may not be
eaten.
- • Fruits and vegetables are permitted, but must
be inspected for bugs (which cannot be eaten)
- • Meat (the flesh of birds and mammals) cannot
be eaten with dairy. Fish, eggs, fruits, vegetables
and grains can be eaten with either meat or dairy.
(According to some views, fish may not be eaten
with meat).
- • Utensils (including pots and pans and other cooking
surfaces) that have come into contact with meat
may not be used with dairy, and vice versa. Utensils
that have come into contact with non-kosher food
may not be used with kosher food. This applies
only where the contact occurred while the food
was hot.
- • Grape products made by non-Jews may not be eaten.
Steps:
- • Details of Products to be certified, Factory
address, List of Raw material for each product
to be furnished to us
- • List of other products being manufactured in
your unit other than the Kosher products
- • Undertaking if you were certified earlier for
Kosher
- • Undertaking that the factory does not have any
animal sources used for manufacturing
- • Five samples to be submitted to us for Kosher
laboratory testing
- • The samples will be sent to laboratories across
5 continents for testing
- • A factory audit for Kosher requirements will
be conducted to review the hygiene practices and
process
- • Upon receipt and review of Kosher laboratory
reportsthe Kosher certificate will be released
- • Additional products can be added for Kosher certification
only during renewal
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