Pretzel Stand in Palisades Mall Takes Down Hashgacha After Rabbi Makes A Scene

We are writing this post as a reminder to the Jewish Orthodox community at large, that you must always be very careful about kosher food. You can't trust any establishment, just because they have a kosher certificate. The following story is compiled from a few sources, including The Jewish Press and The Yeshiva World. The story is about a pretzel stand selling items as kosher with an expired kosher Hasgucha (certificate). The pretzel stand in questions, is located in the very popular Palisades Center Mall, located just 15 minutes from Monsey, New York. The mall is very popular with kosher consumers in Rockland County. It is also visited by Jewish consumers from all over New York City. Some sources only report that the Kasruth certificate expired, and consumers were buying large pretzels without a kosher certificate. As if, the food was the same, but the kosher certificate already expired. But other sources quote that the stand is also selling hot dogs. Even worse, the …
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La Fe Seasoned Rice, Unauthorized OU Symbol and are not Kosher

OU Kashruth Alert, La Fe Seasoned Rice, August 13, 2015 Brand: La Fe Product: All varieties of seasoned rice Company: La Fe Food Company, Moonachie, NJ Issue: Varieties of seasoned rice, including Yellow Rice, Seasoned Rice & Black Beans, Mexican Style Seasoned Rice and Seasoned Rice & Red Beans, bear an unauthorized OU and are not kosher. Corrective action has been implemented. If consumers see this product on the market they are asked, if possible, to take a picture of it and report the location to kosherq@ou.org.
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41st Street Deli has recently been added to the list of establishments certified by Kosher Miami

41st Street Deli" has recently been added to the list of establishments certified by Kosher Miami, The Vaad HaKashrus of Miami-Dade. 41st Street Deli is located behind Ocean Bank, entrance from the parking lot, at 509B Arthur Godfrey Road in Miami Beach. Deli sandwiches and salads served fresh daily. Also serving "juicy and succulent" brisket and Montreal meat. Meat is "home" marinated and smoked. Catering is available for office and small parties. For the full contact info including address and phone number, see the listing right here on Kosher Travel Info: http://koshertravelinfo.com/?p=15223
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La Parisienne in Bay Harbor, Florida: Kashrus Alert – Restaurant Sold – No Longer Certified

The following Kashruth (Kashrus) alert is from Kosher Dairy Miami, the Non Cholov Yisroel Kosher Certifying Agency from Kosher Miami. Please be advised that effective today,  April 30, La Parisienne, located at 1166 Kane Concourse in Bay Harbor, has been sold. It is our understanding that the new owners will NOT be changing the name, and it is also our understanding that La Parisienne will NOT be kosher certified. Kosher Travel Info removed La Parisienne from our Kosher Restaurant Directory.
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West Avenue Cafe in Miami Beach has been sold and is NO LONGER under KM Certification

Kosher Alert received from Kosher Miami on 12/23/2013 West Avenue Cafe, located at 959 West Avenue in Miami Beach is under new ownership and is NO LONGER under Kosher Miami supervision and certification.  Our understanding is that the restaurant will have a new name and will NOT be kosher. The original listing is here: http://koshertravelinfo.com/listings/west-avenue-cafe/
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Kosher Alert INLICO Waffeln

October 24, 2013 Brands: INLICO Products: Waffeln (all varieties) Company: INLICO Sussen, Germany Issue:Unauthorized OUINLICO is distributing a variety of wafers in Germany with an unauthorized OU Symbol.  The label is in the German and Russian languages.  Corrective actions are being implemented. For more info: http://oukosher.org/kosher-alerts/kosher-alert-inlico-waffeln/
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