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This depends on the policies of the certifying agency. For some agencies, the hechsher means merely that the vegetables have no additives that pose kosher...
Manufacturers often distribute variety packs of individually wrapped food products, only some of which may be kosher certified. The label of the exterior...
No. These statements are not designed to provide kosher information. Many ingredients, such as glycerin, may be derived from either kosher or non-kosher...
In past decades it was fairly safe to buy certain vegetables without a hechsher. A typical cannery would run only one kind of vegetable and close down...
If by “products that do not need a hechsher” you mean items that have no connection to food, such as bicycles, they don’t certify such...
One should be careful in all circumstances. It is fairly common, for instance, for Pesach displays in unsupervised supermarkets to include products which...
As a general rule, raw nuts do not require certification. Oil roasted, dry roasted and seasoned nuts, in or out of the shell, require reliable...
Found a product and you’re not sure if it’s Kosher? Well, nowadays, verifying if a particular food item is Kosher has been made easy with...
Nargila tobacco, which is nicotine free, is available in numerous “flavors”. This product does not require Hashgachah when smoked, as smoking...
Absolutely. Halachah is not all black and white; rather, in many instances there is an entire parameter of correctness ranging from the very lenient to...
