I asked the OU about a specific product last week, that is labeled and marketed by the manufacturer as a dairy free/casseine free product, with no obvious (and after confirming with the OU, even not so obvious) dairy ingredients listed either, yet carries an OU-D hechsher. They replied that in truth it is a pareve item “made with heat on dairy equipment”, but people got way too confused with the OU-DE symbol and its ramifications so they did away with it and label it OU-D. While they told me it is truly pareve made on dairy equipment, I should check back in 90 days to verify status, since formulas can, and do, change. In other words, this is the status today. dont assume in 6 months ago that the status quo remains. What WILL be constant is the OU-D.
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