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hfcs
Kosher Coke Continues Its Popularity Among Sugar Lovers
Now that Pepsi has gotten the message that some people just prefer sugar-sweetened-soda, we're wondering why Coke doesn't offer it's Kosher for Passover version all year round. It's certainly popular with Coca-Cola aficionados of all religious persuasions. More » -
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Passover Is Coming, And It's Your Chance To Buy Real Sugar Products
Passover is a holiday that has special meaning to everyone, regardless of faith, because it's the time of year when some food and drink companies release products sweetened with real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). If you want to stock up on real sugar Coca-cola or u-bet chocolate syrup (which I've never heard of, but John Hodgman seems to like), or if you just want to see whether you can really taste a difference between HFCS and cane or beet sugar, now's your chance. More » -
class actions
Vienna "All Beef" Hot Dogs Are Made With Sheep, Pigs
Sorry Chicagoans, your beloved Vienna "100% All Beef" hot dogs are actually encased in sheep and pigs, according to a recently settled class action suit. Under the settlement, all class members—anyone in the U.S. who bought a Vienna hot dog at a hot dog stand in the past five years—are entitled to $3 per consumed hog dog. To submit a claim, visit caclawyers.com/viennasettlement.html and follow the procedures listed there.
In Re Vienna Beef Ltd. Litigation: CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT INFORMATION [The Consumer Advocacy Center]
Just in Time for Lunch: Hot Dogs & the Law, Part I [Wall Street Journal Law Blog]
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Federal bust
Immigration Raid Reveals Meth Lab At Nation's Largest Kosher Meat Plant
According to KCRG, officials discovered a methamphetamine lab within the AgriProcessors meat processing facility in Postville, Iowa during a large-scale immigration raid. 389 arrests were made by federal agencies from what is thought to be one of the largest immigration enforcement actions ever taken in the United States. Details, inside... More » -
food
Nation's Largest Kosher Meat Packing Plant Raided On ID Theft Concerns
You might have a harder time finding kosher meat in the coming weeks, because the country's largest kosher meat packing plant, Agriprocessors, was raided this past Monday. At least 300 of its nearly 1000 employees were arrested for using fraudulently obtained Social Security numbers, and immigration officials have said they expect the number to go as high as 700. More » -
chinese poison train
Chinese Exporters Use Kosher Certification To Quell Food Safety Concerns
Kosher certification is the new darling of health-conscious consumers who misguidedly believe that biblically blessed health standards can reign in the excesses of commercial food production. Even Chinese exporters are betting that kosher certification can convince foreign consumers that their wares are safe. To companies, certification is just a marketing tool: it lends the aura of safety without offering any actual food safety benefits.Many Chinese companies were unfamiliar with the concept: One furniture maker asked for kosher certification, drawing a polite rebuff. Another facility asked to get certified as kosher even though it was smoking eel on site, a kosher no-no. The company was turned down; it is now building a separate, kosher-only facility.
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complaints
Vegetarian Complains About Chicken Fat In Rice-A-Roni. Response? Sent Free Recipe For "Prize-Winning Meatloaf"
Jordan writes:Recently, I discovered that many of Rice-a-roni's products, even the one's I assumed to be vegetarian friendly, had meat byproducts in them. Granted, I can expect "Chicken and Broccoli" to have meat byproducts, but I've come to discover almost all of them do. Nearly all contain Chicken Fat. I wrote Rice-A-Roni a complaint, which can be found below, with there extremely helpful response! I was very pleased with their Customer Relations department for the time being. They wrote they'd send me a few coupons and such to try out their Kosher line, which can be vegetarian friendly. I just received the coupons in the mail. I opened the enveloped, with three coupons for Quaker Oats products. Here's the irony. They decided it'd be friendly of them to send a recipe that I could try out with their products. What recipe is sent, do you ask. A recipe for Quaker Oats "Prize-Winning Meatloaf."
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pickles
Vlasic Expects You To Only Eat 1/4 Of A Pickle
Steven bought several extra-large jars of Vlasic Kosher Dill pickles and noticed an absurd suggestion on the nutrition label. More » -
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mcdonald's
Tel Aviv McDonald's Goes Kosher
Ronald McDonald is gluing on a yarmulke with beef tallow stringing french-fry flavored tahfilen out his pockets. More »
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