How do they kosher different big brand foods?

Question

How do they kosher different big name foods like Tropicana, Coke, stuff like that. I always see the K on different foods. Does the guy come into the factory and just bless the whole factory?

Answer 1

Depends on the product and factory. Rabbis from different certifying agencies OU, Circle K, Kof K, etc. are contacted by a factory wishing to produce kosher food. The company submits a form listing all ingredients used in the factory and the formula for the product and often information about the production line and sanitation procedures. The Rabbis evaluate the product(s) and information in light of Daf Hakashruth or kosher law. Some products can never be kosher (for example a cheeseburger), others can be.

The Rabbi visits and determines if the plant and/or production line is or can be kosher. He sets the rules (like what cleaning programs are needed, if the line requires periodic koshering because of non-kosher products run on the line, etc.). It can get very complicated.

You might visit the web site of a certifying agency for more info.

www.ou.org

Answer 2

If you want your friends to eat with you and they observe 100% of all Kosher regulations, don't cook anything. The best you could do is buy take-out from a store that has Orthodox supervision and leave the seals in place until your friends arrive. Then serve everything using new paper and plastic. Orthodox Jews follow a Murphy's law when it comes to kosher food. If it CAN have become non-kosher, then you must assume that it already is non-kosher. Even kosher meat, if left someplace where other people are and no one was watching it is treated as non-kosher.

Answer 3

contrary to popular misconception, rabbis or other religious officials do not "bless" food to make it kosher. There are blessings that observant Jews recite over food before eating it, but these blessings have nothing to do with making the food kosher.

Food can be kosher without a rabbi or priest ever becoming involved with it: the vegetables from your garden are undoubtedly kosher (as long as they don't have any bugs, which are not kosher!). However, in our modern world of processed foods, it is difficult to know what ingredients are in your food and how they were processed, so it is helpful to have a rabbi examine the food and its processing and assure kosher consumers that the food is kosher.


This web site should answer your question
http://www.jewfaq.org/kashrut.htm#Shechitah

Answer 4

Kosher is not just for meat. For meat there are strict requirements for the killing of the animal besides the Rabbinical supervision. The animal must also be bled as well as other steps. Muslims have the same requirements.
Other than meat, to be labeled as Kosher ( Parve ) some food just have to meet certain purity requirements. For instance cheese can be Kosher so can meat but cheese and meat together are not.
So if the food does not contain prohibited combinations and has not been contaminated somehow it can be Kosher.

Answer 5

Yep, pretty much. They make sure no bacon or catfish is being snuck into the food.... or other off-limits non-kosher foods.

Some foods are inherently kosher, like Coke. Water, sugar, flavoring, coloring... nothing to it kosher-wise.

Answer 6

I understand that they have to prepare the product in accordance with jewish dietary law , and that, yes, a Rabbi has to come (once a week?) and inspect the premesis and certify that they are maintaining the standard.

Most commercial operations don't have too much to worry about. They don't also prepare pork or shellfish where that bottle Coke, for example.

Answer 7

I believe they hire a Rabbi to bless the food. I had a relative that worked for P&G and that is what they did.

Answer 8

what????kosher is only for meat and that means they only use the certain parts of the animal