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<p class=MsoNormal>from starK website…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Guide to Purchasing Chometz After Pesach <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>After Pesach, there is a Rabbinic injunction of not eating
or deriving benefit from <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>
<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> (henceforth
abbreviated ”<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>), chometz that was in the
possession of a Jew on Pesach. Therefore, after Pesach, consumers must
ascertain the chometz they purchase was not in the possession of a Jew on
Pesach. Chometz may be purchased from a store owned by a gentile. In Hilchos
Pesach, a store is considered owned by a gentile if the gentile owns more than
half of the store. In a corporation, at least 51% of the voting stock must be
owned by gentiles, otherwise, the chometz becomes ”<span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Chometz may be purchased from a Jewish owned store whose
owner properly sold the chometz before Pesach (e.g. Star-K certified Jewish
owned facilities). A “proper” sale means the chometz is sold to a gentile
(through one’s Rav) and put away in a designated enclosed area for all of
Pesach. A Rav should be consulted regarding stores who “sell” their chometz
before Pesach, yet continue to purchase new chometz on Pesach or allow
customers to purchase the chometz from their store on Pesach.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If one has a reasonable doubt whether a product was in the
possession of a Jew on Pesach, it may be purchased after Pesach. For example,
one may purchase pizza crusts with a reliable certification from a store owned
by gentiles even though the chometz may have been in the possession of a Jewish
distributor on Pesach, who in turn sold the pizza crusts to this store (<span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> ). The prohibition applies
only when one is certain, or where there is a strong reason to suspect ”<span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It is important to note that products found in major
supermarkets have a two-week turnaround time. This means, if one finds <span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> more than two weeks after Pesach on the shelf of
a Jewish owned store that did not sell its chometz, one may assume the store
acquired the product after Pesach, and there is no problem of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>”<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>
<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>. Products found in
smaller “Mom & Pop” shops may have remained on the shelf for a longer
period of time, and clarification of turnaround time for such a particular
store must be made.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The turnaround time for alcoholic beverages at liquor stores
is longer than that of products in supermarkets. Popular liquor stores
generally maintain inventory for about six weeks. A prudent person should wait
until after Shavuos before buying liquor from a store that has a ”<span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> problem. At that time, one can assume all
inventory arrived after Pesach.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If one accidentally purchases <span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>
immediately after Pesach from a store that sells ”<span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>,
one may not derive benefit from the chometz. However, one may return it for a
refund as the sale is a <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>,
a mistaken sale. Returning the product does not constitute deriving benefit.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The following chart offers guidelines as to which products
are ”<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>. “Yes” next to a product
indicates the product is subject to the halachos of ”<span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>.
After Pesach, one may only purchase these products from a Jewish owned store
that properly sold its chometz, or from a store owned by a gentile. “No” next
to a product indicates the product is not subject to the halachos of ”<span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'></span> <span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'></span>. These products may be purchased at any store
after Pesach.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>GUIDE TO PURCHASING CHOMETZ AFTER PESACH - Post Pesach
Information<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>barley (if pearled, raw and packaged)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Beer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bread<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Cake<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Cereal with primary ingredient of wheat, oats or barley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Chometz content is more than a k’zayis.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Chometz content in entire package is less than a k’zayis but
is greater than 1/60 of the cooked product (e.g. Corn Flakes cereal)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Chometz content in entire package is less than a k’zayis but
is greater than 1/60 of the uncooked product<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Chometz content is less than 1/60 of the product<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Chometz Nokshe (e.g. chometz glue)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Condiments containing vinegar (ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard,
pickles)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Cookies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Cosmetics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Detergents<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Extracts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Flour (without malted barley)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Food Coloring<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Ketchup<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kitniyos<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Malt flavoring (in product)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Maltodextrin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Maltose (in product)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mayonnaise<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Medicine containing chometz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Modified food starch (from unknown source)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mustard<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Pasta<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Pickles<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Pretzels<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Processed on chometz equipment with no chometz content in
product (if it was not known to have been processed on Pesach)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Products non-edible even for canine consumption<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Rolled Oats<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Vanillin and Ethyl Vanillin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Vinegar (from unknown sources)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Vitamins containing chometz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Wheat gluten or Wheat protein (unknown amount in product)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whiskey<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yeast (Baker’s)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yeast extract<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>No<o:p></o:p></p>
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