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Kosher Check is a
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 certi ...
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
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. 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. The Orthodox Rabbinical Council of British Columbia is a recommended kosher certifying agency by the Chicago Rabbinical Council (CRC). In November 2013 BC Kosher was renamed Kosher Check with the tagline "Kosher Checked. Globally Accepted," and the new symbol was introduced. 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 certi ...
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

* Food safety *
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 certi ...
* Kashrut *
Orthodox Judaism Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses ...


References


External links


Official website of Kosher Check Kosher Certification

Official website of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of BC

Glatt Kosher
{{Consumer Food Safety Jews and Judaism in British Columbia Kosher food certification organizations Religious consumer symbols Orthodox Judaism in Canada