GreenGate Freash Vegetables Bear An Unauthorized Use of 'Three Line K' Certification
August 13, 2026
GreenGate Fresh LLLP (Salinas and Yuma CA), distributors of a wide variety of leafy vegetables, have posted on their website a forged letter of certification from Rabbi Yisroel Kelemer, z"l, the former Rabbinic Administrator for the Three Line "K" Kosher Certification until his passing on November 5, 2021. The "letter of certification" on the company's website displays a signature of the rabbi and is dated November 1, 2022 (a full year after his passing) and attests that the products have his kosher certification through October 2023. All GreenGate Fresh products still bear the Three Line "K" symbol. We have been informed by a member of Rabbi Kelemer’s family that no one is continuing the Three Line "K" kosher certification.
Given the supplier’s use of an outdated certificate from a supervising authority that does not appear to be in existence at this time, we cannot accept these vegetables as kosher.... read more |
Papa Palermo Hazelnut Spread Bears Unauthorized "STAR-K"
August 12, 2026
Jars of Papa Palermo Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa, a product of Turkey, imported by Cosmopolitan Food Group, Inc. of Hoboken, NJ, bear an unauthorized "STAR-K" symbol. Corrective action is being taken. ... read more |
Al Dente Squid Ink Fettuccine Bears Unauthorized "OK"
July 22, 2026
A limited amount of Al Dente Squid Ink Fettuccine (Al Dente Pasta Company, Saginaw, MI) has been mislabeled with an "OK" symbol on the packaging. This product is not kosher. It contains real squid ink. Corrective actions are being taken.... read more |
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