Do Halls throat drops need a hechsher?

Does anyone know if the Halls throat drops need to have a hechser?

Gold Member Joined: Dec 25 2007 Posts: 1247

Our Rav says yes, and some Ricolas and Ludens have hechsherim (but the Ludens are dairy). Your LOR may feel differently.

I bought halls drops by accident once and I called the OU to see if they knew about its kashrus status and they said that its not under their hechsher or any other that they know of.
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ask your rav if medicine needs a hechsher at all, and if yes if all medicine needs it or only "comfort" medicine.
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Platinum Member Joined: Mar 07 2007 Posts: 10429

yes, they do.

Ricola products:

Are all your products Kosher?

All of our cough, throat and vitamin c drops are Kosher and are manufactured in Laufen, Switzerland. If a copy of the kosher certificate is needed, please write to info@ricolausa.com requesting a certificate and providing us with a fax number or address to forward a copy.

I found this at http://www.ricolausa.com/faq/3?section=2

my husband says that Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner told him not to rely on that information on the website.

Platinum Member Joined: May 06 2007 Posts: 8547

We were told that cough drops need a hechsher. The Rikola in our community have a sticker on the bags with a hechsher from Switzerland...I wonder why I can't get a roll of stickers like whoever has them and stick them on my bag from CVS. Are the made in different runs, or are some just stickered and some not?
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