There was a time when a half-moon K on a carton of cottage cheese didn’t mean much to someone who kept strictly kosher. Conventional wisdom held that the heksher (the kosher symbol) was not all that ...

When Coors beer hit supermarket shelves in September 1990 with its new kosher certification from the Orthodox Union, demand for the Colorado brew shot up 15 percent in New York and 35 percent in ...

In November, three of America’s largest kosher certifying organizations came together to release new guidance regarding the status of beer, which has long been considered kosher by default. Due to the ...

Cabralinha will be sold at the annual kosher market of Belmonte, where many trace their ancestry to Jews who were forcibly converted to Christianity. (JTA) — Brewers in Portugal have announced the ...

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — From potato chips to brisket, Jews who keep kosher scan groceries for telltale letters — K, OU, KAJ — promising that the food meets Jewish dietary laws. Now a major Jewish body ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Winn-Dixie’s private-label milk, orange juices, teas, Chek soda, Thrifty Maid beverages, Premium fruit drinks and Prestige ice cream flavors have joined nearly 1,000 other ...

FOSTER CITY — By the end of 2010, consumers can expect to see a new seal of approval on their store-bought matzo balls and other kosher foods. The Magen Tzedek seal, or “justice certification,” is ...

The Supreme Court is considering an unusual church vs. state appeal this week that could govern whether shoppers can place their faith in kosher labels on food. The case focuses on a New York kosher ...

Trader Joe's has whipped up a big batch of customer frustration by changing the labeling on its popular semisweet chocolate chips to Kosher dairy. Until recently the chocolate chips were labeled ...