PLEASE NOTE THIS REPLACES THE GUIDE POSTED LAST THURSDAY, THAT HAS BEEN DELETED.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Chodosh update 13 Sept 2016
CHODOSH
BULLETIN AS OF 13 SEPT 16
WARNING ON
HOME BAKING FLOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Several
weeks ago we were warned by sources in the flour milling industry that a recent
major recall of Gold Medal home baking flour may result in significant shifts
in the use of winter wheat vs. spring wheat in such flours. As a result of
this, we issued a warning to the Yoshon-observant public for assurance of
Yoshon to use all home baking flour if it either has an hashgocho for Yoshon,
or it can be determined from the dating code that the flour was packed before
Jul 29 ’16. In fact, it has now been determined that the situation has not
changed from previous years. Therefore, those flours which have been from
winter wheat in the past, should continue to be so this year as well. This
includes Gold Medal Flour from factory KC and the Heckers and Ceresota brands.
SECOND DRAFT
OF THE PRELIMINARY GUIDE TO CHODOSH COMING
The Guide to
Chodosh is published in two editions. The Preliminary Guide is due to be
released soon, the full Guide for the season after sukkos. The SECOND draft
of the Preliminary Guide is ready. It is still incomplete and has some errors,
mostly typographical. I hope to send all of you this preliminary draft later
today. You should be able to use it to get the Chodosh code for most packaged
products. You will note that most information that depends on mashgichim is
missing. Their information has not yet been forwarded to us. If you find any
errors or confusing entries, please drop me a note to yherman@earthlink.net. I will not be
able to answer each email, but will appreciate your feedback.
THE
FOLLOWING AS OF AUG 2 ‘16
THE OFFICIAL
START OF THE NEW CHODOSH SEASON
The Chodosh season has begun this year somewhat earlier than
usual due to the agricultural conditions in the growing areas. Our estimates of
the start of Chodosh for each crop are based on the reports from the US
Department of Agriculture. This year, this information is enhanced by reports
sent to me by several mashgichim, for which I thank these mashgichim.
PLEASE POST THIS BULLETIN IN SHULS AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE
THOSE WHO ARE CAREFUL ABOUT CHODOSH WOULD SEE IT.
1) Freshly baked
items using spring wheat, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls,
pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the
PURCHASE DATE of Jul 29. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 12.
2) Packaged foods
from spring wheat may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Jul 29, or
the PURCHASE date of Aug 12.
3) Noodles and
pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 13 and the PURCHASE
date of Aug 27.
4) Barley,
such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 9 and
PURCHASE date of Aug 23.
5) Oats:
Oats in all products, including cereals, may be Chodosh starting with a PACKING
date of Jul 20, PURCHASE date of Aug 3. (The known exception is for General
Mills cereals including all Cheerios, for which the Chodosh packing date is
July 31 or later.)
6) Barley malt
(also listed in the ingredients as “malt”) may be Chodosh as of the packing
date of Dec 15. Package codes should be checked after the purchase
date of Dec 15 for beer made from barley malt and Mar
15 for malt in other products.
Even though
pesach was late on the solar calendar this year, still almost all of the 3
crops of interest were planted after pesach and are Chodosh. The early harvest
this year is due to weather conditions in the growing areas.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016
Chodosh Update, 28 Aug 16
GUIDE TO
CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yherman@earthlink.net
CHODOSH
BULLETIN AS OF 28 AUG 17
In general,
if you have last year’s Guide, you can use the package cutoff code for any item
given in last year’s Guide and modify the date to conform to the packing dates
given here for each type of grain, spring wheat, oats or barley. Just change
the date and the year. If you do not have last year’s Guide, you may get it by
sending email to chodosh@moruda.com. To change the date, change the year
in last year’s Guide by adding 1. For oats (except those listed below) subtract
6 from the date, for wheat subtract 3 from the date, for barley, add 7 days.
Note that any package with a Yoshon label is Yoshon, with the possible
exception of some items where the hashgocho for kashrus in the Volover Rav.
THE
FOLLOWING IS A STARTING SET OF CUTOFF DATES OR CODES AS THEY APPEAR ON PACKAGES
BY MANUFACTURER. THESE DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (MOST
LIKELY CHANGE TO A LATER DATE)
-Quaker oats
(hot cereals) Chodosh PACKAGING date Aug
31. Date on the package Feb 22 18.
-General
Mills cereals, including all Cheerios. Oats Chodosh PACKAGING date Aug 31. Date
on the package Sept 6 17. Wheat in all General Mills cereals is Yoshon. (Note
that the OU is working to arrange that all Cheerios sold in Israel should be
Yoshon till pesach. This is to be confirmed later.)
-Nature
Valley Granola Chodosh PACKING date of Aug 31. Date on the bars (the date on
the individual bars, not on the outside box) Sept 6, ’17.
-Post
cereals. Chodosh PACKAGING date for oats Aug 31, date on the package for oats
is Aug 31 17.
-Shoprite
oats Jan 20 ‘18
-Village
Farms, Sturms oats Jul 20 ‘18
-Kemach,
Taanug oats Jul 20 ‘17
THE
FOLLOWING OF INTEREST TO BAKERIES AND THEIR MASHGICHIM (IT RELATES TO BAKERY
FLOUR, NOT THE FLOUR YOU BUY FOR HOME USE). The mills listed here may continue
to produce Yoshon after these dates by special arrangement.
-General
Mills flour from Buffalo, NY may be Chodosh starting from Aug 29.
-Ardent
Mills in Albany may be Chodosh starting Aug 12.
-Bay State
Milling Clifton may be Chodosh Aug 28.
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THE
FOLLOWING AS OF AUG 2 ‘16
THE OFFICIAL
START OF THE NEW CHODOSH SEASON
The Chodosh season has begun this year somewhat earlier than
usual due to the agricultural conditions in the growing areas. Our estimates of
the start of Chodosh for each crop are based on the reports from the US
Department of Agriculture. This year, this information is enhanced by reports
sent to me by several mashgichim, for which I thank these mashgichim.
PLEASE POST THIS BULLETIN IN SHULS AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE
THOSE WHO ARE CAREFUL ABOUT CHODOSH WOULD SEE IT.
1) Freshly baked
items using spring wheat, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls,
pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the
PURCHASE DATE of Jul 29. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 12.
2) Packaged foods
from spring wheat may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Jul 29, or
the PURCHASE date of Aug 12.
3) Noodles and
pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 13 and the PURCHASE
date of Aug 27.
4) Barley,
such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 9 and
PURCHASE date of Aug 23.
5) Oats:
Oats in all products, including cereals, may be Chodosh starting with a PACKING
date of Jul 20, PURCHASE date of Aug 3. (The known exception is for General
Mills cereals including all Cheerios, for which the Chodosh packing date is
July 31 or later.)
6) Barley malt
(also listed in the ingredients as “malt”) may be Chodosh as of the packing
date of Dec 15. Package codes should be checked after the purchase
date of Dec 15 for beer made from barley malt and Mar
15 for malt in other products.
Even though
pesach was late on the solar calendar this year, still almost all of the 3
crops of interest were planted after pesach and are Chodosh. The early harvest
this year is due to weather conditions in the growing areas.
***************************************************************
THE EMAIL MAILING LIST
Those who have access to email can have
important corrections and updates sent to their email address automatically. To
subscribe to this free service send a blank email message to:
Those who have
subscribed last year to the email distribution list do not need to renew this
email subscription.
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