Triangle K
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| homepage = {{url|https://trianglek.org//|trianglek.org}}
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{{Short description|Kosher certification agency}}
Triangle K is a kosher certification agency under the leadership of Rabbi Aryeh R. Ralbag. It was founded by his late father, Rabbi Yehosef Ralbag.{{cite news |newspaper=The Jewish Press |title=Remembering Rav Chaim Yehosef Ralbag on his Shloshim |quote=who merited living 98 years |page=91 |first=Rabbi Eliezer Dan |last=Ralbag}} The hechsher is a letter K enclosed in an equilateral triangle.
Supervision and certification
They supervise a number of major brands, including Del Monte, Hebrew National,{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/opinion/04fishkoff.html |title=Red, White and Kosher |quote=Curiously, those dogs that answer to a higher authority aren’t kosher enough for most Jews who keep kosher. |first=Sue |last=Fishkoff |date=July 4, 2010}} Ocean Spray, Sunsweet, Sunny Delight, SunChips and Wonder Bread.{{cite web |url= http://www.trianglek.org/products.htm |title=Triangle K and Associates: Sample Products |accessdate= January 1, 2008 |work=Triangle K }}
Minute Maid products used to be supervised by Triangle K.{{cite news |website=KosherToday.com |url= https://www.koshertoday.com/rabbi-yosef-ralbag-a-kosher-pioneer-preceded-kosher-revolution |title=Rabbi Yosef Ralbag, a Kosher Pioneer |quote=In addition to Hebrew National, the Triangle K certifies such major brands as Del Monte, Minute Maid ... |date= August 22, 2011}} Since 2013, the Orthodox Union has been providing kosher certification for Minute Maid products instead.{{cite web |url=https://www.bevindustry.com/articles/86190-minute-maid-simply-juices-receive-ou-kosher-certification |title=Minute Maid, Simply juices receive OU kosher certification |website=BevIndustry.com |date=February 25, 2013}}
Many Orthodox Jews eat only glatt kosher.{{cite web |work= OU Kosher |url=https://outorah.org/p/51506 |title="OU Glatt" vs. "OU Meat"|date=18 October 2019 }} Triangle K continues to certify foods as kosher that are not glatt kosher.{{cite web |url=http://forward.com/articles/5806/hebrew-national-certified-kosher-e-but-not-koshe |author=Miriam Colton & Steven I. Weiss |title=Hebrew National Certified Kosher--But Not Kosher Enough for Some |work=The Jewish Daily Forward |date= June 11, 2004 |accessdate= April 27, 2018 }} As a result, many Orthodox Jews will not eat meat that is certified by Triangle K.{{cite web |url=http://www.canonist.com/?p=322 |title=Initial Interview With Rabbi Aryeh Ralbag |accessdate= June 21, 2010 |work=Canonist Blog |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110201055935/http://www.canonist.com/?p=322 |archivedate= February 1, 2011 }}{{better source needed|date=June 2022}}
K Meshulash
The name K Meshulash is sometimes used in addition to the trademarked Triangle K name.{{cite web |url=https://dam.valrhona.com/m/09d410ed47195c5f/= |title=K Meshulash / Triangle K Inc. |year=2020 }} Meshulash means triangle, triple, or tripled in Hebrew.
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.TriangleK.org}}