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OU Statement on Pressed Juicery

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#27
April 23, 2018 1:32 pm

You show your ignorance it is not ok to liquify insects deliberately. This is called being mevatel issue lechatchila.

it comes up in Commercial kosher situations particularly where non-jews of doing it which is an interesting question

Oyyy
January 11, 2018 9:10 am

This is mamesh pushit not okay I am a dear lover of pressed juicery and I am very disappointed to find out this news. This is so shocking and I just can’t believe I am takeh not okay with this. Message for pressed juicery: PLEASE MAKE THE FREEZE KOSHER (oh yah and the gummy bears) I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BC I AM A TRUE DEVOTED COSTUMER AT YOUR STORE. I live in LA and I always go to the grove to get a freeze. So now that I found this out it is going to be very hard for… Read more »

to #24
January 10, 2018 10:45 pm

no connection.
Europe gave us some of the greatest rabbonim ever known.

Heshy
January 10, 2018 10:37 pm

Did not Starbucks have crushed bugs in their drinks not so long ago. I don’t understand how chassidisha youth frequent Starbucks. Like Rabbi Avigdor Miller ztl once stated. The Rosh Yeshiva in America is an American. We get influence by our environment no matter who we are. How real guy he was.

ice cream/ juice
January 10, 2018 8:31 pm

i am fully frum and i have their stuff so #4

25 WRONG
January 10, 2018 7:35 pm

all rabonim say that frozen veggies are allowed to be eaten as is

in europe
January 10, 2018 7:32 pm

in Europe or Australia there is no worry about juicing grapes?
was once in Europe and people told me go to this store as they squeeze only fresh fruit and is kosher
went in and,saw one of the worker putting grapes in the blender!!

What about Jamba Juice?
January 10, 2018 4:00 pm

What about Jamba Juice? They have drinks that are 100% fruit and they make it in front of you.

Europe
January 10, 2018 3:50 pm

I live in Europe and I would NOT drink pure juice from a store! There are guild line for pure juice in containers.

What a storm in a juicer!
January 10, 2018 3:26 pm

So do without, or make your own , if the kashrus doesn’t come up to your pernickety holier-than-thou standards. No need to look down and condemn those who find the kashrus adequate enough.

to #9 & #10
January 10, 2018 3:03 pm

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To #12 who writes: Ahavas Yisroel has EVERYTHING to do with kashrus
January 10, 2018 1:56 pm

Who certifies the Ahavas Yisroel?

Correction to 17 #2
January 10, 2018 1:31 pm

I am from Australia. No one ( Rabbanim or Baalei Batim) buy just by looking at the ingredients. Every food place has a Hechsher and every product is on the Kosher list or we don’t buy it.

Correction no 17
January 10, 2018 1:09 pm

In Australia we have a kosher list and are strongly advised not to rely on reading ingredients As much much more then listed ingredients determines if something is kosher
No in Australia we are not satisfied by reading ingredients!! We have a kosher list or kosher app to guide.us.

#25, incorrect
January 10, 2018 12:46 pm

If any hypothetical bugs will be liquefied then there is no need to check for them in the first place.

Kaganovich
January 10, 2018 12:06 pm

Since when does the OK need a haskama from the OU?

To #23
January 10, 2018 11:23 am

If the bug is intentionally crushed in juice so that it shouldn’t be whole, its still Assur. It is only fine, if after checking, it was unintentionally missed.

argument stopper
January 10, 2018 10:45 am

Europe gave us the Nazis. I will not follow any kashrus guidelines from that place.

Bugs in juice are botel
January 10, 2018 10:43 am

Bugs are only a problem if they’re whole. If the vegetable or fruit is completely liquified, then any bugs that might have been there are botel.

#21
January 10, 2018 10:39 am

That is a fallacious and sad statement
You would be hard pushed to find a more reliable Hechsher than the OU
Chassidsher Hechsher is misnomer. Sad but oh so true

Europe girl
January 10, 2018 10:12 am

Besides the washing and checking for bugs issue. many times produce comes from Israel which is problematic! i also grew up in Europe drinking all drinks without a hechsher. but now that i know more about the ins and outs of kashrus i understand why people go for a chasidisher hechsher better than an ou.

To # 11
January 10, 2018 9:55 am

This is a common misunderstanding. “ Vegan” does not automatically equal “Kosher” because many vegetables require serious checking.

Just think about it...
January 10, 2018 9:43 am

It is true bugs can be anywhere but when prepared in larger stores they have better lighting and certainly wouldn’t want their customers to eat bugs so I am sure the store situation is even better than a private home. Think about it, if it wasn’t, why would frum yidden ever bother eating out?

To #2 and #5
January 10, 2018 9:42 am

Noone said that ahavas yisroel makes the products kosher. Rather that if someone wants these products, YOU shouldn’t ASSUME it’s a result of weakness in their religious commitment. They thought it was perfectly kosher.

To 11, "Do as in Europe"
January 10, 2018 9:42 am

I completely agree. I grew up in Australia. Everyone, even rabbonim, know what is kosher and what isn’t and there aren’t hechshers on most products. We just look at the ingredients. But in the US, where almost everything has a hechsher, anything without one is considered treif. (And perhaps for good reason. It’s so easy to get a hechsher here that if a company doesn’t get it, there may be a reason for that.)

Bubbie
January 10, 2018 9:31 am

I am not familiar with these products or stores but I do know that in my own kitchen it is very difficult & time consuming to correctly check many veggies such as spinach, kale, broccoli, parsley etc If these are used in the stores then who is supervising the checking ? We are not permitted to eat bugs no matter how much Ahavas Yisroel we have !

To #2 and #5
January 10, 2018 9:21 am

Noone said that ahavas yisroel makes the products kosher. Rather that if someone wants these products, YOU shouldn’t ASSUME it’s a result of weakness in their religious commitment. They thought it was perfectly kosher.

to #11
January 10, 2018 8:45 am

why should Europe be different re these concerns?

#11
January 10, 2018 8:40 am

in nyc if an ingredient is less then a certain % the company does not have to put it in ingredients list

Sad day
January 10, 2018 8:00 am

This will have major impact on the community. A lot of people liked these drinks and, maybe ‘need’ is a strong word but will have to look elsewhere. Sad day. And #5, Ahavas Yisroel has EVERYTHING to do with kashrus.

Do as in Europe
January 10, 2018 4:10 am

So interesting..as someone who lives in Europe..we drink fresh juice from juice shops all the time. Nothing has hechsher but we know what is kosher and what is not. Even the frummest people would buy juice from a juicery if it’s vegan etc… obviously we wouldn’t eat a cooked meal because of bishul problems and always check the soy or coconut milk to make Sure there are no e-numbers that are not kosher.

to #6
January 10, 2018 12:41 am

Have you seen the prices of Vitamix? A Hamilton Beach is OK for me!

To #6
January 9, 2018 10:26 pm

Vitamix is overpriced. You can make the same juices with a $25 blender from Walmart. Save yourself the extra $375.

To #6
January 9, 2018 10:09 pm

great minds think alike!

what the Rebbe would call it
January 9, 2018 9:54 pm

SIMCHA MONICA

get yourself a vita mix
January 9, 2018 9:10 pm

and make your own juices. they are cheaper, healthier and fun to make

Ahavas Yisroel
January 9, 2018 8:42 pm

AY has nothing to do with kashrut certification. Either the products are kosher certified or not. No in between and no Ahavas Yisroel certifies products as kosher.

hey #2
January 9, 2018 7:51 pm

don’t be so judgmental a little ahavas yisroel goes a long way

#1
January 9, 2018 7:38 pm

If the store does not have a kashrus certificate, then nothing.
I was literally once in a pizza place in a JCC. The pizza was pas and cholov yisroel, but they sold certain items that were not. An Italian cook was the only one there at the time, and he phone rang with a customer asking all these kashrus questions. The guys hands my husband the phone and says here can you take this? Just say yes to all his questions.

Ppl say why they want because they are unaware. Look for a certificate

Obvious
January 9, 2018 7:22 pm

This was obvious to anyone who is steadfast in their observance of Jewish Law.

Prikas oyl is what causes these issues to arise in the first place.

Tell the store
January 9, 2018 7:11 pm

The OU should tell the company to tell their stores and managers. When I went into the store they told me their freeze is kosher and showed me which toppings bags are kosher.

Addressing some concerns
August 18, 2020 9:23 pm

Hi Everyone, I just want to mention that many of the bottled drinks have OU certification AND many of their freezes (if not all) are kosher certified by OU as are some toppings. So, whether you want to be careful about not having them once they open the freeze container that’s fine to be stringent. However, to misinterpret the statement that OU made is just misleading. The soft serve “freeze” comes packaged in containers. They just open them and put them in the machine. That package is certified by the OU you can check on the website. So, please do… Read more »

Addressing some concerns
August 18, 2020 9:25 pm

OU certifies many of the sealed products and sealed batches of the freezes. Feel free to check the OU website for details. If you choose to be strict it’s fine, but let’s present the facts too.

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