UNDERSTANDING KOSHER CERTIFICATIONS AND FOOD GRADE CLEANING
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The cRc-Kosher certifies numerous Quala facilites across the country. Some facilities are certified to provide food-grade washes and some are certified to provide kosher chemical washes. At a minimum, every facility is certified to provide Kosher Maintenance washes, as well as Kosher Upgrade Washes, while some are certified to provide Remote Kosher Upgrade washes. Continue reading to understand the differences between these services.
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UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS
In order to qualify for kosher certification, the facility must meet cRc-Kosher standards for a truck wash, which includes verification that wash water is not recycled or recirculated.
– Recycled water refers to wash water which is recovered from washing one trailer and recycled for a subsequent trailer.
– Recirculation is a term used to describe when water is repumped through wash vats, heat exchangers, spinners, return pumps, and back to a wash vat, creating a loop. In order to build and maintain sufficient hot water, some facilities may recirculate this water. This may cause contamination by introducing non-kosher particles during a rince cycle.
FOOD-GRADE vs INEDIBLE FOOD-GRADE
in order for a tank wash to provide food-grade washes, the facility must meet high kosher and industry standards. At a minimum, the facility must maintain dedicated wash bays and wash equipment for food-grade trailers. If a dedicated bay is not available the location can only be registered to clean Inedible Food-Grade products, such as plastic pellets or other chemicals that may be used to create kosher products.
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KOSHER MAINTENANCE WASH
A standard kosher maintenance in a certified wash facility is referred to as a Kosher Maintenance Wash. To qualify for a kosher wash, the trailer need only be washed according to industry standards relayed during the initial cRc review process.
KOSHER UPGRADE WASH
Some trailers require a kosher upgrade wash, known as a Kosherizaton or supervised Kosher Wash. Generally these washs require a cRc Rabbi to supervise the service.
REMOTE KOSHERIZATION
In special circumstances, a remote Kosherization Wash may be performed without the supervision of a cRc Rabbi. To be eligible, a facility must have a computerized wash cycle and fixed thermometer in the discharge.
Who is the cRc?
The Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) is the largest regional Orthodox organization in North America, the cRc is a not-for-profit offering a wide variety of Jewish services including kosher product supervision and kosher certification (kosher approval for products). Kosher certification is available around the world and throughout the year, including kosher Passover supervision.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATIONSEARCH FOR LETTERS OF KOSHER CERTIFICATION (LOCs)Below is the complete list of our food grade capabilities across our network.
West Memphis, AR
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Oils (Industry Certification Upon Request)
ADM
American Yeast
Niagara Bottling Co.
Millers/Coors
American Yeast (Lallemand)
Mars
Conley, GA
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
DOS/Oils (Industry Certification Upon Request)
Tate & Lyle
National Sugars
Marketing DRY BULK
United Sugars
Dry Bulk
Imperial Sugars
Savannah, GA
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Fugi Veg Oil
Imperial / JPA
Barry Callebeut
Mars
Chicago, IL
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Diageo – AIB
Pullman Sugar
Sweetener (Dry & Liquid-Industry Certification Upon Request)
Cargill Starch
United Sugar (Dry & Liquid)
Beam Suntory
ADM Excluding Sweeteners
National Sugar Marketing (Dry & Liquid)
JPA
Tate and Lyle Sweetener
Ingredion Sweetener Liquid
Mars/Wrigley
Ingredion Sweetener Dry
Imperial Sugars
East St. Louis, IL
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
IMS Dairy
Diageo
AIB
Mars/Wrigley
United Sugars
Steris
Cedar Rapids, IA
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Ingredion
Oils (Industry Certification Upon Request)
Red Star Yeast
General Mills
DuPont
Roquette Sugars
Kansas City, KS
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Oils (Industry Certification Upon Request)
United Sugars
JPA
Louisville, KY
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Diageo – AIB
AIB
P&G
Miller/Coors
Grain Craft
Mars
Blue Buffalo
Tate & Lyle
Primient
South St. Paul, MN
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Syngenta
ADM
Ardent Mills
General Mills
Charlotte, NC
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Oils (Industry Certification Upon Request)
Imperial Sugars
Mars
Molson/Coors
Niagara Bottling Co.
Barry Callebeut
Rahway, NJ
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
AAK Co.
Kosher Edible
Hershey
JPA
Diagio – Coming soon
Columbus, OH
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Oils (Industry Certification Upon Request)
Sweetener (Industry Certification Upon Request)
Diageo
Tate & Lyle
IMS Dairy
JPA
Anheuser Busch
Imperial Sugar
United Sugar
Ingredion
Coca-Cola
Niagara Bottling
Elizabethtown, PA
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Chocolate (Industry Certification Upon Request)
JPA Certified
Diageo – AIB
Tate and Lyle Sweetener
Bay 2
Hershey
Mars
Niagara Bottling
P&G Pharmaceutical
Joplin, MO
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
IMS Dairy
Oils (Industry Certification Upon Request)
Ardent mills
Concord, ONT
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Sweetener (Industry Certification Upon Request)
Tate & Lyle Sweetener
Ingredion-Sweetener
Ingredion-Dry bulk
Hershey-Chocolate
Kraft-Flour
Pharmaceutical- P&G
Arden Mills
Barry Callebeut
Oakville, ONT
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
Sweetener (Industry Certification Upon Request)
Tate & Lyle Sweetener
Ingredion-Sweetener
Loaders Croaklan
Diageo – AIB
Hershey-Chocolate
JPA
Bungey
Loders Croklann
Pharmaceutical P&G
Molson/Coors Canada
Beam Suntory
Harlem Walker
Barry Callebeut
La Porte, TX
Food Grade Services
Kosher Edible
GEOS (Industry Certification Upon Request)
IMS Dairy
JPA