Kosher certification helps organizations demonstrate that their products, ingredients, and production processes comply with recognized Kosher dietary requirements, ensuring quality, traceability, and consumer confidence in local and international markets.
Kosher is a Hebrew word that means fit, proper or correct. Nowadays, it is mostly used to describe food and drink that complies with Jewish religious dietary law.
For a product to be kosher certified, and to qualify for a kosher certificate, each ingredient, food additive and processing aid used in its production must also be kosher. Additionally, to be kosher certified, the production process must be suitable for kosher requirements and therefore it must be approved by a kosher auditor. Products may be rendered non-kosher if their production lines and equipment are also used to manufacture non-kosher products.
MEAT & POULTRY
As instructed in the Bible, not all animals and birds are kosher. Common animals that are kosher include: cow, goat and sheep. Common animals that are not kosher include: pig, horse, camel and rabbit. The same applies to birds. Most poultry is kosher. This includes: chicken, turkey, goose and duck.
In order for meat and poultry to be kosher there are additional requirements. These include slaughter in accordance with Jewish law and removal of blood via salting or roasting. This must all be done under strict rabbinical supervision. Retail products containing any animal or poultry derived ingredient are assumed to be non-kosher unless certified by a reputable kosher agency.
EGGS: Eggs are only kosher if they are from a kosher bird and do not contain any blood spots.
BREAD: In addition to the regular kosher standards and requirements, kosher bread, or bread-like products have two levels of kosher certification.
Pas Palter is the basic kosher standard, which would suffice for the general kosher market. However, there are those who are stricter and would only eat Pas Yisroel. There are a number of simple ways to achieve Pas Yisroel status without constant onsite supervision.
HALACHA:
A Hebraic word that literally means ‘walking’. It is generally used to denote compliance with Jewish Law.
HASHGACHA:
Supervision or accreditation.
HECHSHER:
Hechsher is a well-known kosher accreditation shown on a qualifying kosher product or ingredient.
KOSHER DAIRY CHOLOV AKUM (ALSO KNOWN AS CHOLOV STAM):
This refers to the kosher accreditation of dairy products without a kosher inspector being present throughout the production.
KOSHER DAIRY CHOLOV YISROEL (ALSO KNOWN BY SOME AS DAIRY SUPER KOSHER):
Cholov Yisroel refers to all dairy productions, which have been under constant kosher supervision from milking until packaging.
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