Yesh Me'Of Eggs and the Ministry of Health have announced a WARNING regarding the following products:
Brand: Yesh Me'Of
Product: Eggs
Size: Unspecified
Production Code: אל16
Expiration Date: 6-2-18 / 8-3-18 if refrigerated
These eggs are being recalled because tests showed they may be contaminated with Salmonella. Yesh Me'Of announced that these eggs were not processed by their company, and the stamp on them is FRAUDULENT. The company announced that all recent tests of their chicken coops have not shown any evidence of salmonella.
If you have purchased these eggs, the Ministry of Health requests you DO NOT USE THEM.
I don't think there is any way to get a refund as far as I can tell.
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Once again, it seems that FAKE olive oil is showing up on the market. The Ministry of Health announced today that the following oil, which is being sold as Extra Virgin Olive Oil, is not what it claims to be.
They tested olive oil that was found in the marketplace, that is bottled by an entity unknown to the authorities, and found that it is NOT pure olive oil, but rather, tests show that it contains some other vegetable oils (not specified). The presence of other oils renders it unfit to be sold as Olive Oil.
The oil in question is shown in these pictures, comes in 1 liter bottles, and has a best by date of 12/2018
Note: I'm ALL for finding a deal, but if you find "extra virgin olive oil" at a price that appears to good to be true, you should be suspicious.
If you want to be sure that what you're getting is pure Israeli olive oil, be sure to check the label. You can see the special symbols that are displayed HERE.
I'll post more updates if more fakes are found. Be sure to follow me on Facebook so you stay in the loop!
Recently, some oil bottlers have introduced fraudulently labeled oils to the market.
These bottles were bottled by companies operating without proper licensing and without any kashrut supervision. They are labeled "Extra Virgin Olive Oil" with various kashrut certifications, but in actuality they are oils of vegetable origin and are not known if they are certified kosher.
The following oils were lab-tested and verified that they are of vegetable origin, NOT olive oil:
Gilad brand "Extra Virgin Olive Oil", max. acidity 0.5%, 1L bottles with a sell by date of 31.12.2018
Tabor brand "Extra Virgin Olive Oil", max. acidity 0.8%, 1L bottles with a sell by date of 21.12.2018 (producer number is 7532)
In addition, be aware that inspectors found labels for the following companies during the inspection of the bottling facility found to be fraudulently labeling oils: Shaarei Yerushalayim Olive Oil, Yerushalmi Olive Oil, Tabor Olive Oil, Gilad Olive Oil, Gilboa Olive Oil, Zeit V'Gefen Olive Oil (שמן זית שערי ירושלים, שמן זית ירושלמי, שמן זית תבור, שמן זית גלעד, שמן זית גלבוע, שמן זית זית וגפן).
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For more information about how to make sure the oil you are buying is authentic, please see this post from the last time there was an olive oil scandal.
