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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.
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.
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 Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America was founded as a lay synagogue federation in 1898 by Rabbi Henry Pereira Mendes.Its founding members were predominately modern, Western-educated Orthodox rabbis and lay leaders, of whom several were affiliated with the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), which originated as an Orthodox institution to combat the hegemony of the Reform movement.
Kof-K, a Teaneck, New Jersey–based Kosher certification agency, [1] is one of the "Big Five." [2] As of 2010, more than one third of all food sold in the United States has kosher supervision, [3] 80% of it from one of the "Big Five." [2] [4] Kof-K symbol for Kosher (placed on certified products)
In the 1930s, Coca-Cola was approached by a rabbi who sought a kosher soda alternative for his congregants during Passover, and the rest is history. In the 1930s, Coca-Cola was approached by a ...
Kosher Supervision of America is a not-for-profit Kashrut organization based in Los Angeles, California, United States which was certified to operate as of January 31, 1996. [1] Its primary purpose is to certify food as kosher.
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