Some cartons of almond milk are being recalled because they may contain real milk. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, HP Hood LLC is voluntarily recalling more than 145,000 half-gallon cartons of refrigerated Vanilla Almond Breeze almond milk.
The product is safe to consume unless you have a milk allergy or sensitivity, the FDA says.
People who have a milk allergy or sensitivity are advised not to drink the recalled almond milk, as it could cause a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction.
So far, the FDA has received a report of one allergic reaction in connection with the recalled almond milk. Medical treatment was not required.
The recalled products were shipped to retailers and wholesalers in 28 states across the country.
The recall only applies to the product labeled refrigerated Vanilla Almond Breeze almond milk with a use-by date of September 2, 2018. Consumers should look for the following information stamped on the cartons:
USE BY: SEP 02 18 (07:36 – 20:48) H5 L1 51-4109
USE BY: SEP 02 18 (07:36 – 20:48) H5 L2 51-4109
USE BY: SEP 02 18 (07:36 – 20:48) H6 L1 51-4109
USE BY: SEP 02 18 (07:36 – 20:48) H6 L2 51-4109
The Universal Product Code (UPC barcode) of 41570 05621 is also located on the side panel of the carton next to the nutrition facts.
Consumers who purchased the product may return it to the store where they bought it for a full refund or exchange, or visit http://www.bluediamond.com to complete a form online.
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23 Responses
Anyone know its halachic status?
The package does say very clearly “OUD”. The “D” stands for “dairy” , which refers to milk from a cow.
So is this halachicly milchig? I use this for my coffee when im fleishig
Where are the mashgichim?
Whitecar, you use it with Fleishig when it’s OU D? that’s a big nono
whitecar: No worries. Yom Kippur is just over a month away.
curiosity, if you bothered reading you would see, ou- d. this is probably made in a plant that produces products with milk and something went wrong. if that rises to a halakhic problem for coffee creamer AFTER a fleishig meal is unclear given no precise details.
the government is more machmir than halakha – 60:1 is not enough for the gov.
Why is there an OUD on the label if it is pareve? It seems the mashgichim did their job and the package was clearly marked as DAIRY.
This stuff is infamous in the frum world. At a lot of stores, it’s the only almost milk they carry, and it’s not even parve.
By the way, it has NEVER been parve. This article seems to only be about whether it’s going to lose it’s dairy-free status on legal terms. Frankly, that would be nice.
From bluediamond DOT com SLASH faqs:
“Refrigerated Almond Breeze is certified Kosher OU-D, meaning they are dairy free products made on heated equipment that may also be used for dairy products. Blue Diamond uses stringent equipment cleaning and testing procedures to ensure that products made on dairy equipment are dairy-free. For individuals following orthodox kosher rules, dairy-free products processed on heated equipment also used for dairy may not be eaten together with a meat product. Refrigerated Almond Breeze is safe for individuals with dairy allergies.”
“All Shelf Stable Almond Breeze products are certified Kosher OU meaning that all ingredients are kosher certified containing neither meat nor dairy ingredients or derivatives.”
Akuperma and Neville,
OU doesn’t have a distinction for dairy equipment and labels everything that is dairy equipment with a D
They also make a different line of milk that is Pareve. If OU says its milkig, that’s good enough for me.
Whitecar,
Did you use this particular brand?
There are other brands that are marked as ‘pareve’.
In any case, it is probably not an issue בדיעבד – as long as you did not use it together or as an ing. with meat. Its long בטל a) as it is its probably less than the shiur b) and especially mixed into your coffee.
As for the kelim, the above case will be נ”ט בר נ”ט which will also depend if you Sephardic as well. But בדיעבד all have the same status.
Bottom line: Ask your Rabbi…
My one says OU not OUD
tschoumi
August 4, 2018 11:16 pm at 11:16 pm
Whitecar, you use it with Fleishig when it’s OU D? that’s a big nono
RichardM
August 5, 2018 6:39 am at 6:39 am
whitecar: No worries. Yom Kippur is just over a month away.
Mine says just OU
You have to watch it should be OU parve
Please don’t hold me to it but I believe this is one of those items the OU says is really DE. That being said, the amount of milk, if any, in these items is very very very very batul and thus halochikly parve. If this really contained milk you could very every dollar that more people will have gotten sick. Till now, only one person might have been affected.
In speaking to an experienced Mashgiach not related to this product mentioned that in all probability the manufacturer found something lacking in their chemical cleaning process for these dates and thus, out of sheer caution, decided to issue this voluntary recall.
tschoumi, no, he doesn’t use it with fleishig, he uses it when he’s fleishig, which is 100% OK. There is no milk in the product (except of course the recalled batch, which probably has less than 1/60 milk) so there’s no reason not to drink it when fleishig.
Whether to use it *with* meat depends on how you pasken on nat bar nat, which means Sefardim can and Ashkenazim can’t.
akuperma the OU doesn’t say it’s milchig, they just say that it’s certified OU-D, which could mean milchig, or it could mean parev made with milchig keilim. To find out for sure which a specific product is you can call the OU and they’ll tell you, but generally you can figure it out from the ingredients.
If OU, which is hardly a bunch of fanatic hareidim, puts the “D” on it – it means they believe it is milkig. Even if less than 1/60, if the milk has a significant effect, it renders the product milkig. The American government, again, hardly a bunch of fanatics, apparently considered that the milk in question has a significant effect. There are other products, from the same company, that have a hecksher witouth the “D” and in some cases, with the word “pareve”. If you want to feel OU is too strict, that is your choice. I come from the other side, and if OU of all people says something is not kosher, or is milkig, I would never object. though I might at times follow a stricter Beis Din that considers OU too liberal.
If OU thought you could eat the product in question in meat, they would not have included the “D”.
gaon if you keep cholov yisroelperhaps its a nat bar nat disuara?
akuperma: the OU does not use the DE designation. Products that are made on dairy equipment but are actually pareve receive the OU-D designation. One has to call the OU and ask about the specific product. The refrigerated Blue Diamond Almond Breeze products are designated OU-D; the shelf stable products are OU and are pareve.
Akuperma,
Oreos don’t have dairy (it would be on the allergen information) yet it’s OU-d and if you call the OU they would say it’s DE