USDA is expanding the number of items on the Foods Available List (FAL) with commercial kosher certifications. Currently, the FAL for The Emergency Food Assistance Program has six kosher certified items. Current kosher certified offerings include canned tuna, canned salmon, peanut butter, applesauce, tomato sauce and canned garbanzo beans. Deliveries starting in January 2023 will include a requirement for all canned green beans, corn, and pears to have a commercial kosher certification.
Items with a kosher certification have been approved by a rabbinic agency and checked at each step of production to ensure that the products’ ingredients, production facility, and actual production process adhere to all kosher certified requirements. The vendor is responsible for making arrangements with a rabbinic agency of their choice. This process also ensures that all ingredients, derivatives, tools, and machinery have no trace of non-kosher substances. Items designated as kosher on the FAL are required to be certified kosher using one of six approved kosher symbols below.
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