OK Kosher Alert: Shoham Pomegranates from Shemitta Year Sold in GTA Bear Unauthorized OK

The following alert is being posted on behalf of OK Kosher Certification

Brand

Provincial Fruit Co., Ltd.

Product Name

Fresh Produce from Israel

Importer

Provincial Fruit Co., Ltd.

165 The Queensway

Etobicoke, ON M8Y 1H8, Canada

Israeli Exporter

Issue

Miriam Shoham, LTD.

Sea of Galilee, Israel

Fresh produce (specifically Pomegranate) is being imported from Israel by Provincial Fruit Co., Ltd. Toronto, Ontario bearing an unauthorized OK kosher symbol on the packaging. These fruits were not checked by OK Kosher Certification Rabbis for Trumos and Maasros, and are fruits from the Shemitta year.

These fruits are not certified by OK Kosher.

Action

Corrective action is being taken.