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A kosher certification agency is an organization or certifying authority that grants a hechsher (Hebrew: הכשר, "seal of approval") to ingredients, packaged foods, beverages, and certain materials, as well as food-service providers and facilities in which kosher food is prepared or served.
Rabbi Sholem Fishbane is the Director of Kashrus for the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc), as well as the Executive Director of the Associated Kashrus Organizations (AKO), an umbrella group of major kosher-certifying agencies. [1] The cRc maintains a list of "Acceptable Kashrus Agencies". [2]
Pages in category "Kosher food certification organizations" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Orthodox Union Kosher, known as OU Kosher or OUK, is a kosher certification agency based in New York City.It was founded in 1923 by Abraham Goldstein. It is the certification agency of about 70% of kosher food worldwide, and is the largest of the "Big Five" major certification agencies, which include OK, Kof-K, Star-K, and CRC.
The Logo of the CRC. The Central Rabbinical Congress (in full: Central Rabbinical Congress of the US and Canada, commonly abbreviated to CRC; Hebrew: התאחדות הרבנים דארצות הברית וקנדא, romanized: Hisachdus HaRabbonim DeArtzos HaBris VeCanada) is a rabbinical organization that is a consortium of various Haredi Jewish groups, with offices in Brooklyn, New York.
Triangle K is a kosher certification agency under the leadership of Rabbi Aryeh R. Ralbag. It was founded by his late father, Rabbi Yehosef Ralbag. [1] The hechsher is a letter K enclosed in an equilateral triangle.
The largest number of agencies is in the USA. [citation needed] Kashrus Magazine publishes a bi-annual guide to almost all kosher supervision agencies worldwide; [12] its 2019 Kosher Supervision Guide (226 pages including an index) features 1,427 agencies. A bi-annual supplement of some 32 pages is published in alternate years.
Star-D symbol as found on certified products. Star-K Kosher Certification, [1] also known as the Vaad Hakashrut of Baltimore (Hebrew: ועד הכשרות דבאלטימאר), is a kosher certification agency based in Baltimore, Maryland, [2] under the administration of Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, with the involvement of many other rabbis. [3]