11/03/2005

Coffee Beer: Will it be kosher?

Nestle's has patented a new beverage that smells like coffee (made from cofffee beans) and foams like beer. It may actually be non-alcoholic too.

Will it be kosher????

11/02/2005

Stella D'oro cookies: Still all Parve?

I believe it was way back in January 2003 that Stella D'oro decided to stay Pareve. But many of their cookies still have labels that say O-U (D). I'm really puzzled by this.

  1. First, I think they've had time to clear their pipeline of incorrect labels.
  2. Second, I would expect O-U to stop hechshering them unless they fixed their labels after a reasonable amount of time. Requiring people to KNOW that Kosher labels are wrong sets a bad precedent.
  3. Third, what if Stella D'oro ever decided to really sell a dairy cookie. How would we know?


I called Stella D'oro at 1-888-8stella, and reached a very friendly customer rep who had no idea whether some of their cookies might be regarded (in a kashruth sense) as dairy. She did say that if you are lactose intolerant, just look for milk products listed on the label.

UPDATE: The O-U tells me that all Stella D'Oro is parve; ignore the dairy labels.