Posted on 08/23/2015 10:43:14 AM PDT by Patriot777
Do you drink "Simply Orange" orange juice? I have for a very long time, because it is really the best-tasting orange juice I have ever enjoyed with breakfast--or any time my potassium or blood sugar needs a lift.
Up to a few months ago, when you went to remove the tamper-evident seal across the cap and bottle, the seal read "Kosher for Passover". Now it simply reads "Fresh Taste Guaranteed".
Anti-Semitism, or is the manufacturer making darn sure they don't offend muslims?
How fascinating. You have stumbled onto an interesting find.
We should inquire of the company. I love knowing it is kosher. Many products exhibit the kosher label, making the product popular with even secular shoppers for its purity and careful processing.
Personally, I can’t imagine that it is thought necessary to hide the kosher label on account of possibly offending Muslims. Guess I could be wrong, but I would be surprised and disappointed if I am.
No idea. I don't keep Kosher, and I'm not Jewish...
No...it’s just not Passover season anymore
If you do a side by side comparison with actual fresh squeezed oj you’d realize that simply orange along with most other storebought ojs are highly processed products that taste only vaguely like it. There are some honest to goodness actual fresh ojs sold in places like trader joes but simply orange is not one of them.
Even if you receive no helpful comments from this thread, you have definitely highlighted a cultural difficulty that helps us Gentiles to be more conscientious. I think you would do well to contact the manufacturer for more information.
HFCS as a sweetener will knock it out of Kosher for Passover category.
Many food products profess to be "pure ____" but in actuality, are not. They contain minute amounts of various substances to enhance their appearance, taste, or shelf life. These substances may not be kosher; they may be derived from such non-kosher sources as pork or insects. According to KosherQuest, "...Some of the problems that the kosher consumer must be aware of concerning drinks are: flavoring, oil, glycerol, glycerine, gelatin [derived from non-kosher animals], grape juice [which was not kosher-supervised during processing], processing on non-kosher equipment [which was used for non-kosher food items as well]..." (clarifications within brackets are mine)
Insects are also considered non-kosher. This is why fruits and vegetables to be used by a kosher consumer must be carefully examined for the presence of often minute bugs, which must then be eliminated by washing off. Oranges can be infested with scale insects, which are very small. The subsequent processing of these infested oranges can then put insects into the juice--a big no-no.
So, even if it's supposed to be pure OJ, it may not be, and therefore requires rabbinical supervision to merit that little mark (hechsher) on the box. BTW, the O-U is far from the only such mark; there are hundreds of different marks world wide, each representing a different kosher supervisory body. O-U just happens to be the most widely seen.
Oh! For sure! Isn’t THAT the truth.
“What is the difference between kosher and Passover kosher?”
“Best Answer - Yes, on Passover, Jews are forbidden to eat any leaven (Chametz), so all food had to be made according to these standards. whereas the rest of the year, we do not have this prohibition.”
“Answer #2 - Yes - the laws concerning what makes something kosher for Passover are far stricter than ordinary kosher laws. There are five different prohibited grains - wheat, oats, rye, spelt, and barley - and nothing baked can be leavened (allowed to rise). There is also another category of foods ("kitniyot") which you are allowed to own, but Ashkenazi Jews are not allowed to eat on Passover - rice, corn, beans, legumes. Many vegetable oils fall into this category. In addition, all machinery that has been used to produce foods containing chametz (the prohibited foods), must be completely cleaned and made kosher again before food produced on those machines can be eaten on Passover.”
“To put it simpler - all kosher for Passover foods are kosher, but not all kosher foods are kosher for Passover.”
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080920194341AAIgS3W
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/food/bring-your-favorite-orange-juice-to-the-table-for-passover
“Kosher foods and drinks are those that follow Jewish dietary law. During Passover, specific food and drinks are restricted from the diet of anyone celebrating. These types of food and drink include anything that contains grains and legumes (corn, peas, beans, etc.) and their derivatives. Also, any equipment used in the manufacturing of kosher products can’t have been used to process products containing these ingredients, unless the equipment goes through a process of Kosherization prior to a Passover production.”
“Kosher certified products are denoted with the symbol on packaging. Minute Maid and Simply Beverages have an extensive list of products certified kosher year-round. Look for the green tear strips with the symbol and that say Kosher for Passover (in Hebrew and in English) on bottles of Minute Maid and Simply Orange juice in stores.”
FWIW, were I live in York PA, just a few blocks up the street from me is a Synagogue and a surrounding neighborhood with many Jews that dates its origins back to 1758. The Weis Markets grocery store around the corner has a larger selection of Kosher foods than does many of their other stores from what I’ve seen and an expanded section of foods certified Kosher for Passover during that time of year.
Muslims also require kosher foods.
I’m not sure about now. But in the past many Muslims in Chicago area shopped Jewish shops for kosher food.
In purchasing whatever is on sale, you might want to check the label. Sometimes, the product originates outside the country. I prefer for our food to come from the USA.
Non kosher equipment usage.
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Anything that is Kosher is halal (except Kosher wine).
muslims can also eat lots of halal foods that are not Kosher.
Congress prefers that you have no way of knowing where your food comes from, they have made a point of rejecting COOL (Country Of Origin Labeling) legislation year after year after year.
*cough* China toadies *cough*
Do you happen to know why HFCS isn't Kosher? I can't imagine any mention of it in Leviticus!
My understanding is that you can get Kosher corn syrup, but that no corn product is Kosher for Passover, a stricter standard. The rules may be different for Sephardic Jews.
“In the Ashkenazi tradition there are additional foods that are usually forbidden during Passover. These foods are called “kitniot” (pronounced kit-neeh-oat) and include: rice, millet, corn and legumes like beans and lentils. These foods are off limits because the rabbis determined they violated the principle of ma’arit ayin.”
http://judaism.about.com/od/holidays/a/What-Is-Kosher-For-Passover.htm
“In purchasing whatever is on sale, you might want to check the label. Sometimes, the product originates outside the country. I prefer for our food to come from the USA.”
I agree. Unfortunately our GOP Congress is working to eliminate food country of origin labeling, knuckling under to the WTO instead of standing up for the right of American citizens to know where their food originates.
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