Kashrus Updates: Half-Moon K, Slurpees, Tums
Matzav.com shares the following important kashrus updates:
• The OU now stands behind products bearing the Half Moon K symbol.
- •The newest Slurpee flavor is Mountain Dew Thin Ice. This and all Mountain Dew flavors are kosher pareve.
• The recently redesigned Tums label inadvertently omits the “Diamond-K” Kosher symbol from its packaging. The company has taken steps to have the kosher designation placed back on its label. However, it may take several months until all existing packaging is depleted. All products which previously had the kosher logo appear on the packaging will remain kosher certified whether or not the “Diamond-K” symbol appears on the label.
At the request of readers, we post the Half-Moon K symbol here:
{Dovid Bernstein-Matzav.com Newscenter/Kashrut.com}
17 Responses to “Kashrus Updates: Half-Moon K, Slurpees, Tums”
2. Comment from Ayelet
Time November 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Can we get more info about why triangle K is not okay?
3. Comment from brumfin
Time November 30, 2009 at 2:36 PM
who is the half moon
4. Comment from mayim
Time November 30, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Why dont you put the half moon k symbol up
so we can see what your talking about
5. Comment from lunatic
Time November 30, 2009 at 2:40 PM
the same reason many companies run under 2 names
6. Comment from maven
Time November 30, 2009 at 3:03 PM
The Half Moon K is The Kosher Overseers Association of America (KOAOA, or Half-Moon-K). Based on the West Coast.
Was owned by Harold Sharfman who died.
Was run at one point by Rabbi Chaim Hisiger, a brilliant kashrus expert who later left.
Then it went through some difficult times.
Then the OU took over.
7. Comment from tzippi
Time November 30, 2009 at 3:18 PM
It would be helpful to have an update with the actual half moon K picture. It is not the CK next to the CRC (Chicago, triangle) on the bottom row.
8. Comment from question
Time November 30, 2009 at 3:25 PM
What about Tablet K? Looks like luchos with K inside them? I see them on the supermarket brand cheese and it’s a whole lot cheaper than Miller’s!!
9. Comment from tomidbsimcha
Time November 30, 2009 at 4:05 PM
This is from Kashrusmagazine.com.
>The “Tablet-K.” Rabbi Rafael Saffra is a musmach of RIETS. He has been the Director of the Tablet-K since it began 20 years ago.<
Don’t know what to make of the comments on it.
10. Comment from Long time Honest Mashgiach
Time November 30, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Being in the Kashrus line for many years I will take this opportunity to enlighten the public that Tablet K is 100% NOT Kosher.
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Its time we get together and put an end to all fake phony fraud Hashgochas.
11. Comment from Chillles Yungerman
Time November 30, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Tablet K is not considered up to national standards and is “not recommended”
12. Comment from Chaim
Time November 30, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Why doesn’t OU get rid of the Half-Moon K, and only use the OU?
13. Comment from Anonymous
Time November 30, 2009 at 6:29 PM
There is no more Half Moon K… It was absorbed by OU which now certifies all of the companies previously certified by Half Moon K - after reviewing and upgrading.
Forget Tablet K…
14. Comment from 5townsguy
Time November 30, 2009 at 6:30 PM
There is a bakery in Hewlett (one of the five towns) which is under the “tablet k” and it is open on Shabbos! It has been under them for as long as i can remember, and nobody goes there. It is called Wall’s Bake shop.
15. Comment from anonymous
Time November 30, 2009 at 6:41 PM
does anyone know anything about the certified K it is based in Cal. It is a large c with a k inside.
16. Comment from tomid
Time November 30, 2009 at 6:59 PM
tablet k is not nogea .
17. Comment from tzippi
Time December 1, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Thanks for showing what it looks like.
1. Comment from lunatic
Time November 30, 2009 at 2:11 PM
So is HalfMoonK = OU?
If so, why two symbols?