By COLlive staff
The Crown Heights Beis Din’s Vaad HaKashrus released an important kashrus advisory on Wednesday, 29 Adar 5786 (March 18, 2026), providing guidance to the community regarding meat and poultry products for Pesach.
According to the notice, all fresh meat and poultry products that are non-processed, non-cooked, and non-cured, and that bear CHK certification, are kosher for Passover year-round. The Vaad clarified that no special Passover certification or additional labeling is required for these products, as they contain no chametz and are produced under full-time kosher supervision.
However, the advisory stresses that all processed, cooked, or cured meats, including cold cuts, must bear a clear “Kosher for Passover” designation on each individual package in order to be used on Pesach.
The Vaad also published a list of approved brands for raw meat only, emphasizing that the approval applies exclusively to non-processed products. The approved brands are: CH Meat, David Elliot, Heartland Kosher, Generation 7, 770 Glatt, Shmullys Fine Cuts, and Southern Kosher Meat.
Consumers are reminded that in retail settings, CHK certification applies only to products that physically display the CHK label, and shoppers should verify this before purchasing.
Concluding the advisory, the Vaad HaKashrus extended warm wishes to the community for a kosher and joyous Pesach. Quoting the spirit of the Rebbe’s teachings, the letter expressed the hope that the physical preparations for the Seder should lead to a deeper spiritual liberation, breaking through all personal limitations, and that we merit the ultimate Geulah immediately.
Rubashkin meat from S America has a chk, but their brand is not on the list?
Who is CH Meat? I’m familiar with CH Butcher, and I very often purchase there, but those are two different names! Does anyone know if CH Meat is actually CH Butcher, or is it someplace different?
Why is CHK not mentioning Aarons which they force stores to carry?
Aarons best was never under chk even when agri was under chk only the shor harbor line was not Aaron’s best
More chk certified meat companies!!!! Right now there is barely anything available and there is barely any chk deli products in Florida and elsewhere
When Solomons is going to make all of their products under the chk line?
Of those companies are only available in crown heights
Thank you for your questions.
To clarify:
* CH Meat and CH Butcher are the same company operating under the CHK certification.
* Southern Kosher Meat on our list is the Rubashkin product from South America.
* Aaron’s is not under CHK certification and therefore does not appear on our list. CHK certification applies only to products that physically bear the CHK label.
Wishing everyone a Kosher and Joyous Pesach!
I know that this was implied, but some may misunderstand:
This refers ONLY to factory-packaged meats, NOT store-repackaged, even with a CHK.
Is there a way to know from the label if it’s store vs factory packaged
Is ground beef considered processed?
i would still wait till the stores selling these products tell us that the meats they are selling are “now” kosher for pesach. This would presumably mean that all the chometzdikeh crumbs that must inevitably be found in the meat dept as a result of handling breaded chickens etcetera, have been carefully removed from the areas where meat and fowl are prepared, packaged, and finally displayed for sale to the customers. Chag kusher v’samayach to all.