The United Synagogue

Latest Kashrut Updates

 This page was last updated on Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Wednesday 23rd July
New... Sipah Straws are a fun and easy way to make milk even more delicious for kids.  Each straw is loaded with delicious flavour beads that dissolve into flavours kids love: chocolate, strawberry, bananna and caramel. 
For more information visit www.sipahh.com
You can buy them in ASDA, Somerfield, Tesco, BP forecourts, convenience stores and kosher shops.  Sipahh Straws are approved kosher parev.  Enjoy!

Wednesday 16th July
Menier Cooking Chocolate, listed as Parev on p.42 in The Really Jewish Food Guide 2008 now contains butterfat and is therefore Dairy.

Warninks Advocaat listed as Not Kosher on p.117 is now approved and Parev.Wednesday 9th July
ASDA Vegetarian Frankfurters, listed on p.114 of The Really Jewish Food Guide 2008 as approved and Parev, are no longer manufactured by Tivall in Israel and are therefore not approved.
As supermarkets are liable to change suppliers, it is advisable to ensure before purchase that all ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Tesco frozen vegetarian products listed on p.114-115 state that they are made in Israel on the packaging.

Tuesday 17th June
Crusha (p.79-80 in The Really Jewish Food Guide 2008, p.42 in the Kosher Nosh Guide Summer 2008)

NK   No Added Sugar Strawberry
NK   Raspberry
NK   Strawberry

Crusha No Added Sugar Raspberry, which is not listed, is also Not Kosher.

Thursday 5th June
Panda Still Blackcurrant Soft Drink, listed on page 101 of The Really Jewish Food Guide 2008 as approved and Parev is now Not Kosher.

Panda Still
NK   Blackcurrent

The June 2008 Update is now available below for download