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    <title>OUKosher.org News</title>
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      <title>Glossary of Kosher Terms for Companies</title>
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      <dc:subject>Industrial Kosher, The Kosher Certification Process</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some non-English kosher terms that you may come across along with their explanations.
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      <title>OU Poskim in Great Neck for ASK OU Prog, 2/12</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ou_poskim_in_great_neck_for_ask_ou_prog_2_12/</link>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In a great event in Great Neck, endorsed by 12 local synagogues, OU Kosher will present its two poskim (halachic decisors) -- Rav Hershel Schachter and Rav Yisroel Belsky -- as they bring their lifetime of Talmudic wisdom to the community in a wide-ranging presentation that will include an “ASK the OU Poskim” session. The ASK OU OUTREACH program, sponsored by the Harry H. Beren Foundation of Lakewood New Jersey, is open to the entire community, with free admission.
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      <dc:date>2012-01-23T17:55:01-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>MTJ, Lower East Side Yeshiva, Visits OU Kosher</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/mtj_lower_east_side_yeshiva_visits_ou_kosher/</link>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Mesivta Tiferes Jerusalem(MTJ) high school on the Lower East Side of Manhattan was the latest school to be OU Kosher’s guest for the Harry H. Beren VISIT OU program.  The group, led by Menahel Rabbi Shaul Katz (center) and their rabbeim, met with Rabbi Menachem Genack, Chief Executive Officer of OU Kosher, and heard from OU posek Rav Yisroel Belsky, who spoke on what he had learned from the illustrious Rosh HaYeshiva of MTJ, Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2012-01-18T15:16:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>ASK OU Kosher Comes to So. Florida, Feb 5</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ask_ou_kosher_comes_to_so_florida_feb_5/</link>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[OU Kosher will take its show on the road when it presents its highly popular Harry H. Beren ASK OU OUTREACH program on Sunday, February 5 at the Young Israel of Hollywood. The session will be part of the OU Community Weekend in South Florida, in which Orthodox Union member synagogues in the area will play host to visiting scholars-in-residence from the OU.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2012-01-10T15:59:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>OU Webcast with Poskim, &#8220;Let My People Know&#8221;</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ou_webcast_with_poskim_let_my_people_know/</link>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this extra special video, <a href="http://www.oukosher.org/" title="OU Kosher">OU Kosher</a> Senior Poskim, Rabbi Yisroel Belsky and Rabbi Hershel Schachter, provided practical guidance on issues spanning the breadth and depth of Yahadut, in another OU Kosher Webcast recorded live at OU Headquarters  on Tuesday, December 13. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-12-14T18:48:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Lo Basi Ella L&#8217;orer &#45; Limitations of ChaNaN</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/lo_basi_ella_lorer_limitations_of_chanan/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[ChaNaN does not apply to a davar heter. This is because chatichah na’ases neveila, as it name implies, means that the entire item that absorbed ta’am of issur becomes like a neveila. Since one must refrain from eating the item, we view it as becoming 100% assur. This sevara obviously does not apply to a davar heter such as kosher milk, kosher meat or kosher fish.  Therefore, if 1 gallon of kosher milk is mixed with 10 gallons of water, and this mixture is then mixed into 100 gallons of water, we would not say ChaNaN and the milk would be batel b’shishim. Although, we would still insist on labeling this product as dairy, however there would be no need to kasher the equipment that came in contact with the mixture since the milk is already batel. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-10-12T14:41:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>OU Pas Yisroel Products (As of Elul 5771</title>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News, Kosher Professionals</dc:subject>
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      <dc:date>2011-09-28T14:42:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Now OU Kosher: VPlenish Taste&#45;Free Vitamin Powder Packets</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/now_ou_kosher_vplenish_taste_free_vitamin_powder_packets/</link>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>VPLENISH® packets</b>, the world’s first completely taste-free, clearly dissolving vitamin powder announced today that they are now certified kosher by the Orthodox Union, the world’s largest and most respected kosher certification agency.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-09-23T12:41:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Ask OU Advanced Women&#8217;s Seminar Explores Intricacies of Kashrut</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ask_ou_advanced_womens_seminar_explores_intricacies_of_kashrut/</link>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The participants in the second OU Harry H. Beren Advanced Kashrut Seminar for Women, held immediately following Hurricane Irene, proved that they were a force of their own to be reckoned with.  From Brooklyn to Quebec, Amherst, MA to Baltimore, they weathered traffic and flooding, using their precious time for one week to expand their knowledge of kashrut from the experts of OU Kosher.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-09-13T16:04:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Lo Basi Ella L&#8217;orer &#45; Chatichah Na’ses Nevaila (Part I)</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/lo_basi_ella_lorer_chatichah_nases_nevaila_part_i/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The minhag of Ashkenazim is to apply the halachos of Chatichah Na’ses Nevaila (ChaNaN) to all issurim, not just to basar b’cholov; (Rema Y.D. 92:4). Therefore, if one kezayis of any issur is cooked with 9 kezaysim of heter, we would have 10 kezeysim of issur. If these 10 kezaysim of issur, are subsequently cooked with 90 kezaysim of heter, although this is more than 60 times the original kezayis of issur, nevertheless because we say ChaNaN the entire mixture becomes assur. However, there is a distinction between the original 10 kezaysim and the subsequent 90 kezaysim. The original 10 kezaysim are assur mid’oraisah because they were mikabel ta’am issur (ta’am k’ikar); however, the later 90 kezaysim are only assur mid’Rabbanan because of ChaNaN b’shar issurim.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-08-15T20:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Ask OU Kosher: &#8220;Holy Fries&#8221;</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ask_ou_kosher_holy_fries/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>July 2011</b>

<b>By Rabbi Chaim Goldberg

OU Kosher Rabbinic Coordinator </b>]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-07-12T15:27:01-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Ask OU Kosher: &#8220;What&#8217;s Bugging You? Checking Veg. for Insects&#8221;</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ask_ou_kosher_whats_bugging_you_checking_veg_for_insects/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>June 2011</b>

<b>By Rabbi David Bistricer

OU Kosher Rabbinic Coordinator </b>

To submit questions for future columns, please send them to KosherQ@ou.org, or call the Kosher Consumer Hotline, at 212-613-8241.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-06-01T15:29:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Thou Shalt Not Commit Adulteration: Guarding Against the Dilution of Juice</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/thou_shalt_not_commit_adulteration_guarding_against_the_dilution_of_juice/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The mission statement for the Technical Committee for the Juice Products Association, the major trade association of the juice industry, states that it is “dedicated to a level playing field for products containing juice” which means, as the statement goes on to say, that they “develop and validate methods for authenticating  juice and juice products.” 
The committee exists in response to the age-old problem of juice adulteration, which usually involves diluting “pure” fruit juice with other ingredients. Those ingredients may be water or sugar or sweeteners, as well as juices that are cheaper than the one being sold. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-26T13:23:01-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Filling a Void in a Deep Gorge</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Filling a Void in a Deep Gorge: Gorge Estate Vineyards of Washington State Enables Royal Wine to Enter New Territory for Premium Kosher Wines]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-26T13:08:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>In India, Gherkin Manufacturers Are Not in a Pickle When Rabbi Tirnauer Is Around</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/in_india_gherkin_manufacturers_are_not_in_a_pickle_when_rabbi_tirnauer_is_a/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The pickle industry, or should I say, the gherkin industry, is a thriving concern pleasing the palates of millions world-wide.  Whether it is sliced, speared, hamburger-chip, sour, half-sour, kosher dill, to name just a few varieties, there is a flavor and shape for all sorts of taste buds -- and a solid, steady demand for these delicious treats to boot.  Quality standards assure a delectable product; OU supervision assures the highest standards of kosher as well.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-26T13:05:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>From the Plate of Caesar: The Kosher Status of the Flamingo</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/from_the_plate_of_caesar_the_kosher_status_of_the_flamingo/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The flamingo is one of the most remarkable of the aquatic birds. There are five recognized species of flamingo, ranging in size from three to five feet tall. They are heavy for aquatic birds, some tipping the scales at nine pounds. While they are able to fly, they must be able to run a bit to gain the momentum to take to the air. Flamingos congregate in huge flocks, often comprised of thousands of individual birds, preferring to live in the shallow mudflats where algae and shrimp abound.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-26T13:01:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Encyclopedia of Jewish Food: Matzah, Rugelach and a Whole Lot More</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/encyclopedia_of_jewish_food_matzah_rugelach_and_a_whole_lot_more/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Communities can be defined by their food.  American food — reflecting a penchant for accessibility, convenience, versatility, and portability -— reveals much about who we are and how we got here. Waves of various immigrants brought new dishes and ways of thinking about food to the repertoire. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T19:14:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Editor’s Letter &#45; Pareve: Neutral in Content, But Not on The Bottom Line</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/editors_letter_pareve_neutral_in_content_but_not_on_the_bottom_line/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pareve means that the food is “neutral,” neither dairy nor meat, which makes it that much more desirable. Kosher law allows for pareve foods to be consumed with all foods, whether meat, dairy or fish. Pareve salad dressing, frozen sorbet, chocolate mints, jams, grains, juices, soft drinks, or confectionary delicacies can be enjoyed with both a sumptuous steak dinner as well as with a refreshing dairy lunch. Essentially, pareve is the universal kosher category. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T19:05:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Ask the Rabbi</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Question:</b>A customer has called us and would like us to run a new beverage product as OU, but without the D. Our plant is currently only approved for OUD usage. Is it possible for us to accommodate this customer and remove the D designation? How may it be done?]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T18:56:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>ASKOU 10 Seminars on Kosher Law and Practice Draw Participants from Near and Far</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/askou_10_seminars_on_kosher_law_and_practice_draw_participants_from_near_an/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Those who know OU Kosher only for its visits to its facilities and its certification of their products may be both surprised and intrigued to learn that the OU is also the leading purveyor of practical and comprehensive kosher education in the world, dispatching its rabbis all over North America to provide kashrut (kosher) knowledge to audiences ranging from small children to distinguished rabbis; using schools and synagogues as their classrooms; producing CD’s, broadcasts and webcasts on the finer points of kosher practice; and in the process translating centuries old kosher law into a “how to do” it for the modern world.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T18:50:01-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The OU: Mastering the Challenges of Producing Kosher Wine</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/the_ou_mastering_the_challenges_of_producing_kosher_wine/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Over the last ten years there has been a veritable explosion in the certification of kosher wine. Kosher wine is now produced on every continent and in most of the world’s premier wine regions. While the manufacture and handling of kosher wines (and grape juice) involves certain unique challenges, with the OU's experience and expertise these have been met and overcome, providing consumers an ever- increasing variety of kosher wine products.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T18:46:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>United – The Pickle that Made New York Great</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mention pickles in a conversation and the talk naturally turns to New York City and how the pickles there are just plain better than any place else on the planet. It is said that United Pickle, the oldest continually operating pickle company in the city, is responsible.
Since 1897, United has made the pickles that make New York City the pickle capital of the world.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T18:43:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Dream Team: Company Kosher Contacts Are an Important Component of the OU Team</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/dream_team_company_kosher_contacts_are_an_important_component_of_the_ou_tea/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines teamwork as “work performed by several associates, each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole.” At the OU, we try to work together as a team to come up with unique solutions to the unique challenges that kosher certification presents. But before one can talk about teamwork, one must first define the team. The OU team is not only comprised of the Rabbinic Field Representatives (RFRs), Rabbinic Coordinators (RCs), Kosher Law Advisory Board and support staff, but also includes a key component, our partners at the various companies; specifically our kosher contacts. It is often their experience and ingenuity that overcomes the challenges to create the solutions. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T18:33:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Your RFR – Your OU Kosher Customer Service Agent</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As an OU certified company, the primary contact you have with the OU, besides your rabbinic coordinator (RC) at OU headquarters, is your RFR (rabbinic field representative). Out in the field, the RFR is the face of the OU, and you may not be aware that your RFR is both a valuable source of information and can provide service that you should be aware of -- and avail yourself of.
Many company reps who are assigned to work with the OU Kosher program are not fully aware of the tools that are at their disposal or what assistance can be obtained from their friendly visiting RFR. You are no doubt familiar with organic certifiers, government agencies (FDA, USDA, etc.), as well as third-party auditors like SQF, BRA and AIB. Kosher certification is a very different program, and your RFR also has a very different role compared to other auditors. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T18:27:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Reitzel International Spans the Globe with Gherkins</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/reitzel_international_spans_the_globe_with_gherkins/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As one of the largest producers of gherkins in the world, Reitzel International is well entrenched in markets throughout the globe and its delicious pickles and other food items can be found in many of the major supermarkets under private label brands. With more than 65 percent of the gherkins private label market in France, 85 percent in Switzerland, and a very sizeable presence in Russia, Germany and the United States, all of it products are certified kosher by the Orthodox Union. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T18:21:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Tales from the Far North: In Any Language, Québec Has Some Very Impressive OU Certified Plants</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/tales_from_the_far_north_in_any_language_quebec_has_some_very_impressive_ou/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I recently had the pleasure of doing some plant inspections in the province of Québec, home to some of the home to some of the proudest French speakers this side of the Seine. Without visiting this area yourself, it is hard to imagine the animosity felt by native French speakers here toward English speakers (Anglophones, as we are called).  While driving from Québec City to Montreal, the top news story on local radio was a law being passed through the legislature to permit Francophones (native French speakers) to attend English-speaking schools.  
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      <dc:date>2011-05-25T18:12:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Pickle&#45;Icious!&amp;nbsp; BTUS’s Favorite Chef Tells You Everything You Wanted to KnowAbout Pickles</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/pickle_icious_btuss_favorite_chef_tells_you_everything_you_wanted_to_knowab/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What’s a corned beef sandwich without a pickle? Dill pickles are the perfect accompaniment to a deli sandwich because they help clear the palate. With each bite, the flavors of the sandwich begin to fade as your taste buds get coated with fat and zapped by spices in the meat. Pickle to the rescue! It cuts through the residue in your mouth and helps cleanse your palate, allowing the full flavor of the food to emerge once again. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T17:52:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Italian Volcano® Juices: From the Mount Etna Volcano to the Supermarket Shelf</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/italian_volcano_juices_from_the_mount_etna_volcano_to_the_supermarket_shelf/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The mystery of Mother Nature has proven to be fruitful in more than one way for Dream Foods International. In Sicily, the eruptions of the Mount Etna Volcano in 2003 pushed Dream Foods International from being a one-woman operation selling blood oranges to a company selling award-winning organic juices throughout North America, with accolades from the press.  
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      <dc:date>2011-05-25T17:42:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Marcatus QED and the OU – Sharing a Worldwide Emphasis on Quality Control</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/marcatus_qed_and_the_ou_sharing_a_worldwide_emphasis_on_quality_control/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Marcatus QED is an essential service provider for businesses, as a source for high quality, safe and secured food products and raw materials from around the world.  Our product focus is on preserved fruits and vegetables such as small cucumbers, onions, olives and peppers.  As a global company, we work in several countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia sourcing large volumes of produce for consumer packaged food brands. Our team of quality assurance and sourcing experts works directly with supply partners to validate and continuously improve agriculture and factory conditions. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T17:28:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Following Are the Orthodox Union Requirements for Placement of the OU Certification Mark:</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[•	The OU symbol may only be placed on products that have been authorized and certified as listed on your Schedule B (list of certified products). The OU D must be used on products certified as dairy. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2011-05-25T17:23:00-05:00</dc:date>
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