Tablet-K facts for kids
| Certifying agency | Tablet-K |
|---|---|
| Effective region | New York |
| Product category | Food products |
| Type of standard | Religious |
Tablet-K is an organization that checks and approves certain foods. They make sure these foods follow special Jewish dietary rules. These rules are called kosher laws. When a food is approved, it gets a special symbol called a hechsher. This symbol shows that the food is kosher. Tablet-K was led by Rabbi Rafael Saffra until he passed away in 2009.
Contents
What Tablet-K Does
Tablet-K helps people know if their food meets kosher standards. They check how food is made and what ingredients are used. If everything follows the rules, the food gets the Tablet-K symbol. This symbol lets shoppers know it's a kosher product.
Where You Can Find Tablet-K Products
You can often find products with the Tablet-K symbol in stores like Costco. They are commonly seen on dairy items and fish products. For example, many cheeses made by Cabot Creamery have a Tablet-K hechsher. In 2006, Cabot Creamery started making even more kosher cheeses. Some of these new cheeses also received the Tablet-K certification.
Different Views on Tablet-K
People who follow Jewish dietary laws sometimes have different ideas about how strict a kosher certification needs to be. The Tablet-K hechsher is generally not seen as strict enough by some groups of Orthodox Jews. They might be especially careful about cheeses and meats. However, some other groups, like Modern Orthodox Jews, find Tablet-K certified products to be acceptable. This shows that different Jewish communities have their own ways of interpreting kosher rules.
See also
