Kosher Check is a
hechsher
A hechsher or hekhsher (; "prior approval"; plural: ''hechsherim'') is a rabbinical product certification, qualifying items (usually foods) that conform to the requirements of halakha, Jewish religious law.
Forms
A hechsher may be a printed an ...
of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of British Columbia. Its symbol is used on labels of food which are certified
Kosher
(also or , ) is a set of dietary laws dealing with the foods that Jewish people are permitted to eat and how those foods must be prepared according to Jewish law. Food that may be consumed is deemed kosher ( in English, ), from the Ashke ...
by the Council. Kosher Check is headquartered in
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
.
Kosher Chek has an international network of regional coordinators and Rabbinic representatives, all of them strictly Orthodox in their personal practice. Regional coordinators are based in Asia, Europe, and North America.
In November 2013
BC Kosher
Kosher Check is a hechsher of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of British Columbia. Its symbol is used on labels of food which are certified Kosher by the Council. Kosher Check is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Kosher Chek has an int ...
was renamed Kosher Check with the tagline "Kosher Checked. Globally Accepted," and the new symbol was introduced. The
hechsher
A hechsher or hekhsher (; "prior approval"; plural: ''hechsherim'') is a rabbinical product certification, qualifying items (usually foods) that conform to the requirements of halakha, Jewish religious law.
Forms
A hechsher may be a printed an ...
is only available to manufacturers of food that have enhanced food-safety protocols.
Today Kosher Check certifies thousands of products produced by manufacturers all around the world.
See also
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Food safety
Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, food processing, preparation, and food storage, storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a simi ...
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Hechsher
A hechsher or hekhsher (; "prior approval"; plural: ''hechsherim'') is a rabbinical product certification, qualifying items (usually foods) that conform to the requirements of halakha, Jewish religious law.
Forms
A hechsher may be a printed an ...
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Kashrut
(also or , ) is a set of Food and drink prohibitions, dietary laws dealing with the foods that Jewish people are permitted to eat and how those foods must be prepared according to halakha, Jewish law. Food that may be consumed is deemed ko ...
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Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Torah, Written and Oral Torah, Oral, as literally revelation, revealed by God in Ju ...
References
External links
Official website of Kosher Check Kosher CertificationOfficial website of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of BCGlatt Kosher
{{Consumer Food Safety
Jews and Judaism in British Columbia
Kosher food certification organizations
Religious consumer symbols
Orthodox Judaism in Canada