Triangle K is a
kosher certification agency
A kosher certification agency is an organization or certifying authority that grants a ''hechsher'' ( he, הכשר, "seal of approval") to ingredients, packaged foods, beverages, and certain materials, as well as food-service providers and faciliti ...
under the leadership of
Rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...
Aryeh R. Ralbag. It was founded by his late father, Rabbi Yehosef Ralbag. The
hechsher
A hechsher (; he, הֶכְשֵׁר "prior approval"; plural: ''hechsherim'') is a rabbinical product certification, qualifying items (usually foods) that conform to the requirements of halakha.
Forms
A hechsher may be a printed and signed certif ...
is a letter K enclosed in an equilateral triangle.
Supervision and certification
They supervise a number of major brands, including
Del Monte,
Hebrew National
Hebrew National is a brand of kosher hot dogs and other sausages made by ConAgra Foods.
In 1982, Hebrew National opened a non-kosher division under the name National Deli; it was sold off in 2001, and is now based in Florida.
History
The '' ...
,
Ocean Spray,
Sunsweet,
Sunny Delight,
SunChips and
Wonder Bread
Wonder Bread is a brand of sliced bread which originated in the United States in 1921 and was one of the first to be sold pre-sliced nationwide in 1930. The brand is currently owned by Flowers Foods in the United States.
History
The Taggart B ...
.
Minute Maid
Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with lemonade or orange juice, but which now extends to soft drinks of different kinds, including Hi-C. Minute Maid is sold under the Cappy brand in Central Europe and under the br ...
products used to be supervised by Triangle K. Since 2013, the
Orthodox Union
The Orthodox Union (abbreviated OU) is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy programs, programs for ...
has been providing kosher certification for Minute Maid products instead.
Many Orthodox Jews eat only
glatt kosher
In Judaism, ''shechita'' (anglicized: ; he, ; ; also transliterated ''shehitah, shechitah, shehita'') is slaughtering of certain mammals and birds for food according to ''kashrut''.
Sources
states that sheep and cattle should be slaughtered ...
.
Triangle K continues to certify foods as kosher that are not glatt kosher. As a result, some Orthodox Jews will not eat food that is certified by Triangle K.
K Meshulash
The name ''K Meshulash'' is sometimes used in addition to the trademarked ''Triangle K'' name.
Meshulash means triangle, triple, or tripled in Hebrew.
See also
*
Kosher foods
Kosher foods are foods that conform to the Jewish dietary regulations of ''kashrut'' ( dietary law). The laws of ''kashrut'' apply to food derived from living creatures and kosher foods are restricted to certain types of mammals, birds and fish ...
*
Kashrut
(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, yi, כּשר), from ...
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.TriangleK.org
Kosher food certification organizations
Consumer symbols