Overview
- Israel’s kashrut authority directed retailers to pull several items after its Kashrut Fraud Division reported serious deficiencies in labeling.
- Long-life milk from Belgium produced by Solarec and imported by Euro Dairies Europe (Gold Frost) was labeled Chalav Yisrael with Rabbinate approval despite lacking approval, prompting immediate shelf removal.
- A 115-gram smoked cod liver product from Iceland imported by G. Willifood displayed Rabbinate approval and OU supervision even though approval requests for batches from January 2025 were rejected over missing parasite-treatment details and unclear bishul Yisrael oversight.
- Inspectors found frozen beef shank No. 8 from Marcovif, imported by Tnuva, marked kosher-chalak on the outer label while the meat stamp read only kosher, leading to instructions to return those products to the importer.
- The Kosharot organization urged consumers and supervisors to heed the Rabbinate’s notice and exercise caution when purchasing imported goods presented contrary to official procedures.