Tofutti Kashrus | Imamother

pinktichel

Fri, Oct 19 2007, 12:38 pm

I heard that Tofutti might have a kashrus problem. Something to do with not kashering at 212?

Has anyone heard about anything? Can find any info online and I so desperately want their vanilla ice cream with my apple crisp tonight!!

shoy18

Fri, Oct 19 2007, 12:41 pm

If you know whose hechsher its under you can just call the office, or go online.

chocolate moose

Fri, Oct 19 2007, 1:15 pm

If you hold by the C.H. Rabbonim and the OK Labs, they have deemed such problemataic. Again.

Mevater

Fri, Oct 19 2007, 1:49 pm

re: www.kof-k.org

"There are no alerts".

They supervise Tofutti and there are no alerts at the moment on that website. Sheesh- I just stocked up last night.

pinktichel

Fri, Oct 19 2007, 2:56 pm

dh said there's no point in contacting the chof-k 'cuz they'll obviously deny it.

Thanks choco, although you've really disappointed me!!

Barbara

Fri, Oct 19 2007, 3:04 pm

pinktichel wrote:

dh said there's no point in contacting the chof-k 'cuz they'll obviously deny it.

Thanks choco, although you've really disappointed me!!

If you assume that kof-K would *obviously* deny that there's any problem, even if they are aware of one, then you're assuming that its not a reliable hecksher, and shouldn't be using any product that they supervise. Any basis for that?

chocolate moose

Fri, Oct 19 2007, 4:42 pm

They don't see it as a problem and the products remain kosher and parve.

pinktichel

Fri, Oct 19 2007, 5:01 pm

Dh just informed me that not kashering at 212 is a Lubavitch chumra.
Sorry.

That would explain why he said not to bother calling them. As choco said, they don't see it as a kashrus problem.

Choco, is this a recent thing, or has it always been this way?

chocolate moose

Fri, Oct 19 2007, 5:40 pm

Over the years, there has always been an issue with SOMEONE not kashering at 212.

Mevater

Sat, Oct 20 2007, 8:41 pm

I've never heard of a Kashrus problem with Tofutti products or the Kof K.
what's the meaning of "kashering at 212"?

cip

Sat, Oct 20 2007, 8:44 pm

tofutti is pareve. as far as I know, kashering at 212 has to do only with milchig. so im not sure what your asking?

greenfire

Sat, Oct 20 2007, 8:46 pm

yeah they are not milky ... so why the 212 issue ... does not make any sense whatsoever ...

WaitingtoDeliver

Sat, Oct 20 2007, 9:08 pm

Hi PinkTichel and everyone,

I heard from a reliable source that the problem is only with the cream cheese line which is at a specific plant where they make milchik regular cream cheese. The kashering there is not up to 212 standards.

The issue DOES NOT affect their other products.

Obviously check with your own local Orthodox Rabbi (or call the OK for clarification), but this is what someone told me.

I'm with you PinkTichel on the disappointment factor, as I only heard about this after making pareve cheese cake.

Yaakovah

Sat, Oct 20 2007, 9:16 pm

I spoke to the kof k about this a year ago. They share machinery with dairy products that are cholov stam and then before running their tofutti products they are only able to kasher at 198 b/c the equiptment doesn't heat up as high as 212. if you hold by 212 this would pose a problem.

TzenaRena

Sat, Oct 20 2007, 10:12 pm

tofutti has been off the approved list from our Vaad HaKashrus for years.

su7kids

Sat, Oct 20 2007, 10:18 pm

It is only the better than cream cheese and the better than sour cream line. The ice cream is FINE.

bashinda

Sun, Oct 21 2007, 9:12 pm

kind of sad because why would anyone think to ask this question for a pareve product?

chocolate moose

Sun, Oct 21 2007, 9:16 pm

Because it's not a Problem. It's a Hiddur. It's pareve. They kasher.

It's just not "our" standards.