kosher certification
Jewish dietary endorsement
Kosher certification is official verification that food products meet Jewish dietary laws.
A certifying agency inspects ingredients, equipment, and production processes, then grants permission to display its symbol on packaging.
Different symbols (OU, OK, Star-K) represent different certifying bodies.
Look for kosher certification if you keep kosher.
The certification matters not only to observant Jews but also to some Muslims and others who use it as a proxy for food quality or ingredient transparency.
- pareveNeither meat nor dairy
- kasheringMaking ritually fit
- meatAnimal tissue for food
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
religious observance · ritual purity · fish · grains · vegetables · slaughter · Torah · halal · label · stamp · supervision · dietary · food · religious · rabbi · approved · symbol · shechita
- Jewish practiceShabbat, halakhah, Sabbath observance, Torah study, dietary laws
- Jewish foodbagel, challah, brisket, matzo ball soup, kugel
- Kashrutkashering, pareve, shechita, shochet, koshering
- Halakhic Rulingsdecision, legal opinion, chumra, stringency, leniency
- kosher winesacramental wine, kiddush, four cups, wine cup, wine production
- Jewish livestockshechita, ritual slaughter, shochet, slaughterer, clean animals
kosher certificationnon-kosher
Violating Jewish dietary rules
unkosher · not kosher · unclean · shellfish · pork products
kosher certificationhalal certification
Islamic law food compliance verification
kosher certificationFDA approval
Official drug safety certification
health inspection · organic certification · nutritional labeling · nutrition labeling