Kosher e Made in Italy
Kosher: everything you need to know about foods suitable for the dietary rules established by the Jewish religion Shir Food e Wine certification and services
What does Kosher mean in Hebrew?
The term Kosher, which is pronounced by Ashkenazi Jews košer or kōshēr, but which is also written Kasher is a Hebrew adjective that can be translated with the terms “adequate”, “suitable”, “pure”, “right” and which indicates foods permitted to Jews as they comply with the dietary rules established by the Torah and interpreted by the Talmud.
For Jews, eating Kosher means eating all those foods that are in accordance with the laws of Kasherut and this practice is closely linked to one’s physical health.
The concept is very simple: the foods we eat and assimilate become an integral part of the body and consequently, eating ‘pure’ (Kosher) foods allows you to keep your body, mind and spirit healthy.
On the contrary, eating non-Kosher foods which are also defined as “Tarefá”, that is impure, dirty or forbidden, also compromises the body’s health.
Shir Food & Wine: our services
Our company offers Italian food and drink producers who want to enter the niche Kosher market, a series of services which at limited to obtaining the Kosher Certification but are complemented by the introduction of products on the international market.
A 360° service package that includes:
Identification on the market of interesting products for the Kosher market.
Control of the factories, of their production process: if necessary, the plants must be Kosherized or adapted to the specific Kosher rules.
Checking ingredients and replacing those that are not suitable for Kosher foods.
Rabbinical visit with the approval of the ingredients, processes and production plants used.
Checking documents with the Israeli Ministry of Health and with the FDA in the United States for obtaining product import licences.
Labelling of products, in Hebrew or in English: in compliance with the criteria established by the country of destination.
Initiation of export procedures: preparation of the documentation required by Italian Customs and that of the country of destination.
Sale and placement of products on international reference markets
It should be noted that the production process must take place with/without Rabbinical supervision depending on the specific food genre: each product has its own rules which you can find in detail in our section of the website dedicated to Kosher Products.