Kosher Products

Hamizrach Restaurant: The Food Tells a StoryAs Jewish people we know that food does more than just sustain us. It is integral to how we celebrate our holidays and come together with our families. Food tells a story,...
COR Answers Over 1500 Passover Related Consumer QuestionsLeading up to Passover the COR Passover hotline was so hot it was burning up. For the weeks preceding Passover and during the holiday itself the staff at COR – Kashruth Council...
Say Kosher CheeseBy: Judy Pister There is a distinct prohibition on eating cheese made by a non Jewish person, termed gevinat akum, even if the ingredients and equipment are in fact kosher. This strictly adhered...
The Ten Commandments for a Healthier PassoverBy Miriam Leibowitz, MHSc, RD As Passover approaches, I’m sure you are all busy cleaning your homes and stocking your kitchen with Passover foods and snacks. Unfortunately, it is more than likely that the foods...
Purim Recipes by Norene GilletzPAREVE PURIM TREATS By Norene Gilletz Looking for some pareve Purim treats for your Purim baskets for mishloach manot or to serve for your Purim seudah? Try these new angles on traditional treats. Enjoy! POPPY...
Spudniks Snack Foods: The Right Snack at the Right TimeSometimes in life you just have to be in the right place at the right time and opportunities present themselves. For Michele Revivo of Spudniks Snack Foods, that is exactly what happened....
COR Kosher Consumer SurveyHave a product that you want to see become kosher? Fill out the survey below and tell us all about it!Click here...
PregVit® and PregVit folic 5® Prenatal Multivitamins: Fully Compliant with Passover RequirementsDuchesnay, the first Canadian company to have been granted Kosher certification from the Kashruth Council of Canada (COR) for its prenatal multivitamins PregVit® and PregVit folic 5®, has just received confirmation that the two products...
The Technology Behind a COR Potato ChipAs described by Rabbi Sholom H. Adler, Director of Industrial Kosher Operations   If you are like me, you may occasionally enjoy “noshing” on a bag of potato chips, and as a consumer, satisfying this...
New COR Restaurant: Dr. LaffaIf you are ever in the mood for some authentic Iraqi-Israeli cooking, you no longer have to go to make the transatlantic flight to Israel and visit Jerusalem. Instead, the food has...
Howie T’s: A Burger Bar BlessingAround two years ago, Howie Rosenberg was working for a company that was making cutbacks, and he was laid off. Down on his luck, and not knowing where to turn, Rosenberg asked himself...
COR Certifies Metropolitan Ice Cream and Helps Keep Summers Cool By JENNIFER M. MACLEOD What would we do all summer without a steady supply of kosher ice cream? If you’ve ever made it at home, you probably used milk or cream, sugar,...
PregVit and PregVit Folic 5: COR Kosher and ProudAs the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” and the aphorism couldn’t be more well suited to describe the history of Duchesnay and its well-known products PregVit and PregVit Folic...
What Does Dairy Equipment (DE) Mean?COR certified kosher products receive a certain designation and fit into five general categories: D – For dairy M – For meat Pareve – For “neutral,” i.e. food that is neither meat nor dairy P...
Does It Really Need to be Kosher Certified?By: Rabbi Tsvi Heber, Director of Community Kosher Operations, COR Keeping kosher has never been easier for kosher shoppers. Statistics show that kosher certified products now represent a whopping 1/3rd of all products for sale at...
Are Slurpees Kosher?Kosher consumers seeking relief from the heat migrate to their local 7-Elevens, gas stations and other variety stores for ice-cold and refreshing Slurpees. With a Slurpee in one hand and a cell phone...
Infestation In Sardines: A Case StudyAs we at COR have written here, there have been several reports recently of consumers finding worm infestation in their sardines. Sardines from Morocco, Philippines and Thailand and all skinless and boneless sardines are...
Is Sushi Kosher?By COR Rabbinic StaffWhat would Bubby say to a new type of gefilte fish? L’kovod shabbos, of course! This one will have a dark green wrapper filled with rice and your choice...
Kosher Dining in Toronto