How long is it possible to eat (U) foods with an egg allergy and a direct statement from Krsna to not eat meat

Question

Does (V) mean Vedic?

Answer 1

stargazer,

1. There is more to kosher than preparing food in a certain way (not all food can be kosher, for example). And, LadySuri's posting is correct. The OU symbol means the food is kosher. I'm not aware of an "O" with a "V" symbol as meaning Vedic. I think you saw an "OU."

2. However, being kosher has nothing to do with an egg allergy, and it certainly has nothing to do with how long you could continue to eat a certain kosher or egg product.

The OU or any widely recognized kosher symbol will not tell you anything about egg products contained in the food. However, the ingredients list should tell you about eggs and other allergens. The FDA requires that certain allergens be listed on the label.

The following FDA quote is from http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2005/NEW01281.html
"Effective January 1, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring food labels to clearly state if food products contain any ingredients that contain protein derived from the eight major allergenic foods. As a result of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA), manufacturers are required to identify in plain English the presence of ingredients that contain protein derived from milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, or soybeans in the list of ingredients or to say "contains" followed by name of the source of the food allergen after or adjacent to the list of ingredients."


3. Regarding Krishna, the cow was sacred and forbidden in the Hindu diet from ancient Vedic times. This included bovines "a diverse group of about 24 species of medium-sized to large ungulates, including domestic cattle, Bison, the Water Buffalo, the Yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship between the members of the group is obscure, and their classification into loose tribes rather than formal sub-groups reflects this uncertainty. General characteristics include a cloven hoof and usually at least one of the sexes of a species having a true horn."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_cow#Origins and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine
Nowadays, "Many Hindus, particularly Brahmins, are vegetarians, abstaining from eating any meat at all, including fish (save for Brahmins in Bengal who do consume only fish). Most Hindus, except some semi-tribals and Dalits in a few pockets of India, abstain from the consumption of beef, as the cow holds a sacred place in Hindu society. However, the taboo does not extend to dairy products, since the preparation of dairy products does not involve slaughtering or harming the animal."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo_food_and_drink

This has nothing to do with kosher or kosher symbols. However, a kosher certification can also be used by non-Jews to assure that they are not eating anything that contains meat or any trace of meat products. For anyone unfamiliar with kosher and kosher certification, see http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/kashrut.html


4. In connection with the Hebrew Bible and eating meat, there is the belief in the ideal that humankind should not be eating meat, but permission for humans to eat meat was given after the flood for humanitarian purposes between humans. And, at sometime in the future, humans will no longer eat meat. I heard this before and looked up sources. I think a very good explanation of this is at http://www.geocities.com/m_yericho/ravkook/NOAH58.htm


[It's getting late in the day for me without having my Sunday morning egg breakfast. Later today I will have a thick kosher rib steak and recall this thread.]


regards

Answer 2

The U in the circle is the symbol of the Orthodox Union. It means the food is kosher.

Answer 3

U foods just means it has been prepared in a Kosher way