Is Meiji Hello Panda Chocolate kosher?
From Open Food Facts.
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Verdict by tradition
Orthodox practice relies on certification for processed foods. Nothing on the package shows one.
- NoteNo recognized hechsher on the package
- Recognized certifying agency on certification · Certification requiredRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Conservative practice prefers certification for processed foods.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package, but no unclean species or questionable derivatives appear in the ingredients.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- NoteNo unclean species or questionable animal derivatives found
- MJRC Standards of Observance on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- MJRC (Leviticus 11) on clean and unclean species · Forbids unclean speciesRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. No commonly questioned ingredients.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No ingredient from an unclean animal appears on the label.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- NoteNo pork, shellfish, insect or blood ingredients found
- Leviticus 11 on clean and unclean animals · Forbids unclean land animalsRead the ruling
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid), vegetable oil (palm AND SOYBEAN), SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, whole milk POWDER, contains less THAN 2% OF baking soda (FOR Leavening), caramel color, emulsifiers (sorbitan tristerate, sucrose esters of fatty acids, soy lecithin, malt syrup, natural and artificial flavors, salt, seasoning (maltrodextrin, hydrolized soy protein, Greek yogurt powder, disodium ozonisante AND Disodium GUANULATE), YEAST EXTRAct
Hey Kosher reads what is printed on the package and matches it against published rulings. It is not a halakhic authority. For the final word, ask your rabbi or the certifying agency.