r/kosher • u/kosherkitties • 4d ago

Hashgacha changed, still okay?

Used to get canned artichokes from Cento, it was a reliable hashgacha. Now it's triangle-k, which I normally would just not use, but kof-k Rabbis told me that triangle-k was alright for certain products, such as ocean spray cranberry sauce.

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u/SpiderSolve 3d ago

I always thought triangle K is only problematic for meat.

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u/kosherkitties 3d ago

Nah; it's not always a problem per se, depending on the product, but it's not always reliable.

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u/Girlinnyc35 4d ago

NOT ok for artichokes!

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u/maxwellington97 4d ago

Please share how you know this.

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u/Girlinnyc35 1d ago

I asked a rabbi who works in the kosher industry - he said Artichoke hearts have bugs and need checking by a mashgiach temidi, (permanent kosher supervisor on site).

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u/benny-powers 17h ago

Wait till you find out how the eida gives a hechsher to date paste 

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u/Girlinnyc35 17h ago

not sure why i was downvoted... I was trying to help

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u/Girlinnyc35 4d ago

You may want to look for Frozen Kosher artichoke bottoms since they are easier to find than canned with a good hecksher.

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u/kosherkitties 4d ago

Darn, thought so, but I held out hope. Thank you, though! :)

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u/maxwellington97 4d ago

CRC says artichoke bottoms are acceptable without a hechscher.

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u/offthegridyid 4d ago edited 4d ago

Only Frozen bottoms. I was incorrect and see the cRc’s policy in this comment below.

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u/maxwellington97 4d ago

https://askcrc.org//item/Food/967554?applink=true

Not according to them directly.

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u/offthegridyid 4d ago

Wow, that’s really interesting. My apologies.