tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111215182009-02-21T07:41:38.201-08:00is it kosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149966094573314810noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11121518.post-1109534907283884832005-02-27T15:05:00.000-08:002005-02-27T12:08:27.403-08:00The kosher Spot was kosher certified by the "kehila" kosher, a Flatbush based kosher certifier closely associated with the KIC of Flatbush.<br /><br />Their Mashgiach visited the premises once a week on the average, 'cause the owner is a "frum-yid". The Mashgiach never went through the owners records to see what he purchased nor what were the quantities he was selling-to ascertain if it added up correctly.<br /><br />The kosher spot was a take-out and did many "kidushim" in the Borough-Park Flatbush area. It seems the owner teemed up with another oultlet that the owner's reliabilty in kashrus has been questionably for a number of years. The game went as follows; They alledgedly purchased from "West Side" a meat distributor certified by the OU (sells Glatt, non-Glatt, non-kosher) the Rubashkin non-glatt (aka-Zeilingold pink label) and repackaged it in Kosher-Spot packaging with Kehila Kosher as the certifier. The packaging was not usually done at the kosher spot facility but at the other partner's facility.<br /><br />It was not only flanken, but all cuts of beef. The Kosher spot also distributed to numerous smaller facilities in the Borough Park & Flatbush area "the Rubashkin non-glatt as glatt"<br /><br />NOTE: This shenanigan can only be done with Rubashkin based products, 'cause Rubashkin is the only one that sells Glatt, Non-Glatt, Treif etc. ALLE & INTERNATIONAL only sell Glatt beef.<br /><br />The owner most probably was aware that Rubashkin does put on a glatt KAJ etc on top of a non-glatt label of Zeilingold (by Rubashkin it's only a label that is the difference)-so why can't he do the same?<br /><br />We are somewhat at a loss what type of Hashgocha was the OU utilizing at West side distributors. Also how many others are doing the same thing even today?<br /><br />Did Kehila & the OU go through the records of West Side?<br /><br />Kosher spot purchased some beef directly from Rubashkin but mostly Poultry is what was purchased from Rubashkin.<br /><br />Over the years most scandels in the meat was by Rubashkin e.g. the discovery of PETA videos.<br /><br />WE HOPE NOBODY IS FOOLED BY THIS NEW "LABEL" CALLED "SUPREME" it's another sham. The Hashgocha of Rabbi Weismandel did not remove the requirement that certain kosher certifiers are enforcing "a caterer must kasher if doing a job where Rubashkin product was used prior to this affair. Others are being more lenient and only requiring "aino-ben-yomo" from Rubashkin.<br /><br />Yudel Shain<br /><br />PS see also <a href="http://www.kosherconsumer.org">www.kosherconsumer.org</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11121518-110953490728388483?l=isitkosher.blogspot.com'/></div>is it kosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149966094573314810noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11121518.post-1109532023151298412005-02-27T11:17:00.000-08:002005-02-27T11:20:23.153-08:00Any body has information on the Kosher spot in Flatbush?<br /><br />Yudel Shain<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11121518-110953202315129841?l=isitkosher.blogspot.com'/></div>is it kosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149966094573314810noreply@blogger.com0