Kosher equipment

In order for a product to be kosher, the ingredients and the equipment must both be kosher. The retail product that the consumer sees is clearly marked with the OU logo on the product label, which indicates that this product contains only kosher ingredients and was made only on kosher equipment. 

There are special requirements concerning the equipment used to prepare kosher foods. These must be observed if the plant produces exclusively kosher products or a combination of kosher and non-kosher products. In many cases products that are pareve can be made on equipment that was used to produce either dairy or meat products. However, products produced on such equipment should not be mixed. 

Dairy ingredients used on manufacturing equipment will render all ingredients processed on the equipment as dairy. If parve or meat production is scheduled to follow a dairy production, then the mandatory 24 hour idle time will be required for the equipment, followed by a Kosherization of the equipment. This process will be discussed later in the chapter. 

Why does the equipment need to be Kosherized Metal expands and contracts during heating, so any residue from previous non-kosher productions will, to a Rabbi, still be present. Any non-kosher residue would render a kosher ingredient or kosher compound as non-kosher. 

In order for a food or flavor product to be considered halal, both the ingredients and the equipment used to produce a product must be permitted by Muslim law. The mullah is our field inspector and the Imam is our leader or halal supervisor, like the rabbi is for kosher. 

Manufacturing equipment All equipment must be sanitized before production, by a Rabbi. 24 hr idle time must be observed following non kosher production. All equipment must be sanitized, and never shared with pork production. 

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