[Mesorah] Cholov Yisroel or Chaleiv Yisroel?

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Tue Sep 11 21:15:16 PDT 2007


kennethgmiller at juno.com wrote:

> Here's another data point which might be helpful: Has anyone ever
> seen the phrase "Chalav Yisrael" (in any alphabet) on a food which
> was NOT marketed to the Yiddish or English speaking communities?
> (For example, are there any kosher dairy foods produced in France
> which are not exported?)

I don't know about France, but in Montreal food is labeled "halav israël".
A few years ago there was a note in Kashrus Magazine, noting that some
baked goods imported from Canada bear the phrase "pas halav israël", and
explaining that that means just the opposite of what many a Yinglish-
speaker might expect it to.

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