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    <title>OUKosher.org News</title>
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    <dc:creator>kaganofy@ou.org</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2009-07-02T15:13:01-05:00</dc:date>
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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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      <dc:date>2006-12-25T19:40:01-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Pas Yisroel Products</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ou_pas_yisroel_products/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Consumer Kosher, Practical Kashruth, Kosher in the Kitchen</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A list of products certified as Pas Yisroel by the OU.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2005-09-12T18:55:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Perfect Pet of the Pentateuch: Pigeon</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/the_perfect_pet_of_the_pentateuch_pigeon/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Consumer Kosher, Misc.</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A discussion of the pigeon and its status in Judaism.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-07-02T15:13:01-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Colombia – Land of (Kosher) Opportunity</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/colombia_land_of_kosher_opportunity/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Consumer Kosher, Misc., Industrial Kosher, The Kosher Market, OU Kosher News, General</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A survey of the opportunities for Kosher in the country of Colombia.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-06-24T21:04:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>OU Announces Advanced Kosher Course for Women</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ou_announces_advanced_kosher_course_for_women/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[From August 24-28, OU Kosher will offer a special kashrut course specifically geared for women. In the course, according to Rabbi Grossman, participants will enhance their kashrut knowledge and skills by “hands-on” instruction from OU experts, as well as from OU instructional DVD’s in areas of kosher food management such as checking vegetables for insects; Hafroshat Chalah (the separation or tithing of challah); blood spots in eggs; shaylos (or questions) dealing with chickens which should be brought to a Rav for a psak (halachic decision); meat and dairy control; identifying and purchasing kosher fish; and becoming an educated kosher consumer.
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      <dc:date>2009-06-18T20:05:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Tasty Muffin: Starting off Your Day the OU Way</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/the_tasty_muffin_starting_off_your_day_the_ou_way/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Consumer Kosher, Behind the Scenes (Theoretical Kashruth), Industrial Kosher, The Certification of Specific Industries</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A discussion of the Kosher certification of muffins.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-06-11T18:22:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Not For The Birds: OU Rabbi Visits IDT Yeshiva In Newark To Present On The Mesorah Of Kosher Birds</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/not_for_the_birds_ou_rabbi_visits_idt_yeshiva_in_newark_to_present_on_the_m/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rabbi Chaim Loike, the Orthodox Union’s expert on kosher birds, recently visited the Yeshiva at IDT in Newark to present the OU Kosher Harry H. Beren ASK OUtreach shiur (class) on the Mesorah (traditional roots and history) of kosher birds. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-06-08T18:29:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Bazooka Candy Brand’s Top Selling Ring Pop Certified Kosher</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/bazooka_candy_brands_top_selling_ring_pop_certified_kosher/</link>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher News, Newly Certified</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of Topps Inc., announced today that Ring Pop, its bestselling candy, has been kosher certified by the Orthodox Union.  Production of the newly kosher Ring Pop, with brand new packaging bearing the “OU” symbol, begins this month with the candy shipping to retailers nationwide in August.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-05-19T19:01:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>OU Kosher Expert To Appear With USDA Official On Food Institute’s Webinar, Let’s Talk Kosher!</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ou_kosher_expert_to_appear_with_usda_official_on_food_institutes_webinar_le/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rabbi Eliyahu Safran, Senior Rabbinic Coordinator and Vice President of Communications and Marketing of OU Kosher, will be one of two experts appearing in the webinar, “Let’s Talk Kosher! Kosher Food: What Does it Mean for Food to Be Certified as Kosher and What Can it Mean to You?” to be presented by the Orthodox Union and the Food Institute on  Wednesday, June 3 at 12:00 p.m., Eastern time.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-05-12T19:27:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>OU Kashrus Comes To Monsey &amp;amp; 600 People Attend Shiur On How To Be Menaker &amp;amp; Other Meat Issues</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ou_kashrus_comes_to_monsey_600_people_attend_shiur_on_how_to_be_menaker_oth/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[More than 600 people were in attendance Sunday night as the Orthodox Union’s Harry H. Beren  ASK OUTREACH program came to Monsey for the first in a series of shiurim, “How to be Menaker and Other Meat Issues,” held at Yeshiva Ohr Somayach. The OU’s experts included Rav Yisroel Belsky, OU halachic posek; Rabbi Nosson Goldberg, OU Kosher rabbinic coordinator for meat; and Reb Shimon Mendlowitz of Monsey, an expert menaker (deveiner).]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-05-12T19:17:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>In Times of Difficulty: A Question of Meaning, A Meditation on Kashrut</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/in_times_of_difficulty_a_question_of_meaning_a_meditation_on_kashrut/</link>
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      <dc:date>2009-04-30T15:45:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Insects in Veggies Bugging You?</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/insects_in_veggies_bugging_you_important_please_post_of_great_interest_to_j/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[According to Jewish law, eating a bug is much worse than eating ham. And so it is most important for the kosher homemaker serving vegetables to make certain that those lush greens, so crunchy and healthful, are insect-free. But given the tiny size of the critters, this is no easy task.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-04-28T16:54:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>OU Presents “How To Check For Insects”</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ou_presents_how_to_check_for_insects/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[OU Kosher has released “HOW TO Check for Insects,” the fifth DVD recorded at a series of kashrut seminars presented during the past few years at OU headquarters and in Lakewood, the great New Jersey Ir Ha’Torah, city of Torah, home to the world famous Beth Medrash Govoha and a variety of other yeshivos and kollelim.  ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-04-27T17:29:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>AskOUtreach Goes To Yeshiva Ohr Somayach In Monsey For May&#45; June Program</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/askoutreach_goes_to_yeshiva_ohr_somayach_in_monsey_for_may_june_program/</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After receiving outstanding results from sending OU Kashrus experts to places they have never gone before, the Orthodox Union’s Harry H. Beren ASK OUTREACH program will continue its travels to Monsey, NY, where it will present a series of shiurim.  The program, located at Yeshiva Ohr Somayach, 244 Rte. 306, in the new Bais Shvidler auditorium will begin Sunday, May 10, and will continue to run Sundays until June 7. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-04-23T15:22:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Gerber Expands Kosher Baby Food Offerings, Launches Kosher 2nd Foods Fruit and Vegetable Puree</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/gerber_expands_kosher_baby_food_offerings_launches_kosher_2nd_foods_fruit_a/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[FLORHAM PARK, NJ – Gerber Products, a part of Nestlé Nutrition, is introducing a line of purees that are certified kosher by the Orthodox Union (OU), a highly recognized and valued symbol of kosher certification.  ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-04-20T17:17:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Initial Release Of OU Kosher’s “How To” Audio/Video Series Generates Much Excitement Worldwide</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/initial_release_of_ou_koshers_how_to_audio_video_series_generates_much_exic/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Requests have been coming in to Orthodox Union from Israel, Mexico, Australia and around the globe for OU Kosher’s new “HOW TO” audio/video series. Based on the OU’s highly acclaimed ASK OU and ASK OUTREACH programs, the series have gone into wide distribution, with a sixth being added to the first five that were recorded.  The series consist of numerous Kashrut Seminars that took place in Lakewood, NJ and OU headquarters and offer a step-by-step explanation of various topics that reflect the intricacies of the laws of kashrut.  Both the seminars and audio/video series are sponsored by the Harry H. Beren Foundation of Lakewood.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-03-18T14:45:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Mechiras Chametz</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/mechiras_chametz/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mechiras chametz accomplishes two functions. It prevents the owners of the chametz from violating the issurim d’oraisah of ba’al yiraeh uba’al yimatzey and it saves the chametz from becoming chametz she’avar alav hapesach (mid’rabanan). Ideally we try to arrange all sales in the most lichatchila manner so as not only to protect the kashrus of the products but also to prevent the owners from violating issurim.

Mechiras Chametz today is typically arranged by authorizing a Rabbi to act as the legal agent on behalf of the one selling the chametz. This same procedure is utilized in regards to mechiras chametz for companies. However the question arises, who may authorize the sale of chametz on behalf of a Jewish owned company? 
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      <dc:date>2009-03-16T20:11:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Passover’s Ten Questions, As Answered By An OU Expert</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/passovers_ten_questions_as_answered_by_an_ou_expert/</link>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[So you thought that Passover had only four questions, the Ma Nishtanah. Well, that’s true, but those are the questions asked during the Seder. Given the complexity of the holiday and its preparation, there are countless more questions on how to prepare correctly and what may and may not be eaten.

For the past five years, Rabbi David Polsky, who handles the OU Kosher Hotline all year, responding to queries about all aspects of kosher, has been devoting his pre-Passover time to answering a wide variety of holiday-related questions. Below are ten of the most commonly asked Passover questions he receives every year.
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      <dc:date>2009-03-16T13:27:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Unsung Heroes</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/unsung_heroes/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Consumer Kosher, Behind the Scenes (Theoretical Kashruth)</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Keeping kosher has never been as easy as it is today. Not only can we walk down supermarket aisles and purchase whatever we need, we have many choices. Companies recognizing the value of kosher certification as a marketing tool pursue it as a means of expanding their sales. From basic staples to snack foods and everything in between, there are a plethora of kosher-certified foods available. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-03-12T17:15:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Mowed Lawn Aroma</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/mowed_lawn_aroma/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A flavor, like a musical chord, is made of a set of notes. The fullness of a flavor is the result of the interplay between the numerous chemical components that constitute the flavor’s profile. 

A flavorist creating a fruity flavor – let’s say, peach flavor for an ice cream --will usually need a “green” or botanical note to round out the flavor. One of the popular chemicals used by flavorists to impart “greenness” is called cis-3-hexenol. A whiff of pure cis-3-hexenol reminds one of a freshly mowed lawn.
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      <dc:date>2009-03-12T17:12:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Milui V’irui</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/milui_virui/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Gemara Avoda Zara 33a teaches us that one can kasher a barrel that was used to store non-kosher wine with milui v’irui. This is accomplished by filling the barrel with water, letting it sit for at least 24 hours, emptying the barrel, and then repeating this process two more times. There is no need for the 3 days to be consecutive. 

There are two explanations in the Rishonim as to why milui v’irui is effective.

K’bolo kach polto – Some Rishonim1 understand that since the issur was absorbed through kevisha it can be purged with kevisha.
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      <dc:date>2009-03-12T17:05:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>OU Passover Website For 2009, WWW.oupassover.org, Is Up and Running</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ou_passover_website_for_2009_wwwoupassoverorg_is_up_and_running/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News, OU Kosher News</dc:subject>
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      <dc:date>2009-03-12T13:29:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Back Again This Year, Rabbi Belsky and Schachter Answer Passover Questions On OU Radio, March 24th</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/back_again_this_year_rabbi_belsky_and_schachter_answer_passover_questions_o/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[So why indeed is this night different from all other nights?  That, of course, is the prototypical question regarding Passover, but given the complexity of the holiday and its preparations and observance, there are countless other questions that even the most sophisticated and learned Jews might have.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-03-05T19:34:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>OU Kosher To Recommend Organic Certification Agency To OU Clients</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/ou_kosher_to_recommend_organic_certification_agency_to_ou_cleints/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles, OU Kosher News, Technology</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As part of its practice of providing a full range of services to its certified companies, OU Kosher has announced that it will recommend Organic National & International Certifiers (ON & IC) of Lincolnwood, IL to its client companies who are seeking certification that their products are not only kosher, but organic as well.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-02-04T16:43:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Kashrut In The Workplace</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/kashrut_in_the_workplace1/</link>
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      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[OU Kosher presented a webcast, “Kashrut in the Workplace,” featuring OU Senior Halachic Consultants Rabbi Yisroel Belsky and Rabbi Hershel Schachter. The event was moderated by Rabbi Eliyahu Safran, Senior Rabbinic Coordinator and Vice President of Communications and Marketing at OU Kosher. The webcast can be seen by visiting <a href="http://www.ou.org/index.php/ouradio/webcast">http://www.ou.org/index.php/ouradio/webcast</a>. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-01-28T18:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Canned Salmon FAQ&#8217;s</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/canned_salmon_faqs/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Consumer Kosher, Practical Kashruth</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A series of questions and answers about the Kosher status of canned salmon.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-01-27T17:28:01-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Major ask OUtreach&#45;Lakewood Success Launches  OU Kosher ‘HOW TO’ DVD Series</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/major_ask_outreach_lakewood_success_launches_ou_kosher_how_to_dvd_series1/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Consumer Kosher</dc:subject>
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      <dc:date>2009-01-26T14:48:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Rice Protein Concentrate</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/rice_protein_concentrate/</link>
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      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is rice protein concentrate derived from cooked rice? If so, rice protein concentrate is potentially bishul akum and should not be a group one.  ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-01-22T19:15:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Trucking</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/trucking/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>Kosher Professionals, Articles</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The OU has made great strides in the last several years towards ensuring that kosher products are transported only in kosher approved tanker trucks. To this end, we now certify fleets of kosher dedicated tankers and kosher truck wash stations throughout the country. ]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-01-22T19:09:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Is It OU Kosher? Newly Redesigned Product Search Feature On Website Aids Consumer In Finding OU Cert</title>
      <link>http://oukosher.org/index.php/articles/single/is_it_ou_kosher_newly_redesigned_product_search_feature_on_website_aids_con/</link>
      <description></description>
      <dc:subject>OU Kosher: Consumer News</dc:subject>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A newly redesigned feature to help the kosher consumer easily locate OU certified products has just made its debut on <a href="http://www.oukosher.org">http://www.oukosher.org</a>. With more than 400,000 products certified by the OU, the feature uses the OU’s technical wizardry to find just what the consumer is looking for, in categories ranging from acids and acidulants to wrapping materials and paper goods. The website is automatically updated daily to keep up with the OU’s newly certified products.]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:date>2009-01-20T19:15:00-05:00</dc:date>
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