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Does formula need a Hechsher?



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YOUNGIMA




 
 
    
 

Post Yesterday at 9:50 pm
Does formula in the US need a Hechsher on the can?

Is there a list of kosher brands/companies?

Thanks!
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amother
Slateblue


 

Post Yesterday at 9:51 pm
It generally does require a hechsher, unless your baby has medical issues and can't have any of the kosher options.
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amother
Catmint


 

Post Yesterday at 9:52 pm
Yes of course
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amother
Blushpink


 

Post Yesterday at 9:57 pm
Ask your rav. My rav said that for babies, as long as the only issue is about cholov yisroel vs stam, it doesn’t require a hechsher. I read him the ingredients on a German brand formula and there was some dairy thing there but otherwise it was all regular ingredients. He said it was completely fine

ETA , obviously he said with a hechsher is more ideal but there was nothing with a hechsher that had what I was looking for.
The potential issues would be treifus, so if there were any meat based ingredients, that would be a problem
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amother
Ginger


 

Post Yesterday at 10:17 pm
Yes. If you have a severe medical issue requires special formula consult a rav or call a kashrus org to discuss the Ingredients.
Most formula in usa has a hechsher
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Molly Weasley




 
 
    
 

Post Today at 2:01 am
Barring health concerns, it very important to ensure our children only eat kosher - especially babies.
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teachkids




 
 
    
 

Post Today at 5:58 am
I think all the main American ones are kosher. Some of the hypoallergenic ones are truly treif- talk to your lor if that's what your kid needs. Very few of them are cholov yisroel, talk to your lor if you're not sure if you should be makpid on that.
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amother
Red


 

Post Today at 8:51 am
My rabbi said yes.

My state only provided Gerber formula through WIC, and only their soy formula is kosher, and I've heard it gets worse outcomes, so I asked and my rabbi said it needed a hechsher. (And then my baby's eczema cleared up: apparently he was sensitive to the dairy formula).
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amother
Trillium


 

Post Today at 8:56 am
If you have a heter for your child to be on non kosher, or non hechshered formula, you must be careful with washing the bottles. You should use the bathroom sink to make and wash the bottles.
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amother
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Post Today at 9:20 am
amother Trillium wrote:
If you have a heter for your child to be on non kosher, or non hechshered formula, you must be careful with washing the bottles. You should use the bathroom sink to make and wash the bottles.


I was told to use a separate sponge and wash in the regular kitchen sink with no other dishes in the sink.
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amother
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Post Today at 3:35 pm
teachkids wrote:
I think all the main American ones are kosher. Some of the hypoallergenic ones are truly treif- talk to your lor if that's what your kid needs. Very few of them are cholov yisroel, talk to your lor if you're not sure if you should be makpid on that.


This is not true. Only the ones with certification are kosher in America. Gerber, for example has actual trief in it.

Whether your baby can have non kosher formulas a different question and that's one for a Rabbi
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amother
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Post Today at 3:47 pm
amother Opal wrote:
This is not true. Only the ones with certification are kosher in America. Gerber, for example has actual trief in it.

Whether your baby can have non kosher formulas a different question and that's one for a Rabbi


I’m not sure about that, these are the ingredient in gerber formula


LACTOSE, VEGETABLE OILS (PALM OLEIN, SOY, COCONUT, HIGH-OLEIC SAFFLOWER OR HIGH-OLEIC SUNFLOWER), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE (REDUCED IN MINERALS), NONFAT DRY MILK, AND LESS THAN 2% OF: SOY LECITHIN, CALCIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, 2-0-FUCOSYLLACTOSE, M.

The CRC only lists allimentum and nutramigen as being treif
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amother
  Opal


 

Post Today at 3:51 pm
amother Blonde wrote:
I’m not sure about that, these are the ingredient in gerber formula


LACTOSE, VEGETABLE OILS (PALM OLEIN, SOY, COCONUT, HIGH-OLEIC SAFFLOWER OR HIGH-OLEIC SUNFLOWER), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE (REDUCED IN MINERALS), NONFAT DRY MILK, AND LESS THAN 2% OF: SOY LECITHIN, CALCIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, 2-0-FUCOSYLLACTOSE, M.

The CRC only lists allimentum and nutramigen as being treif


It's unlisted ingredients and enzymes they use. And the lines themselves are trief. Of course you should ask your own Rabbi, especially for a baby, but the facts are that it is problematic from a kosher perspective.
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amother
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Post Today at 3:58 pm
amother Opal wrote:
It's unlisted ingredients and enzymes they use. And the lines themselves are trief. Of course you should ask your own Rabbi, especially for a baby, but the facts are that it is problematic from a kosher perspective.


Interesting. Google says it doesn’t.
Obviously if it’s a regular formula there’s no reason to give formula without a hechsher when so many of them have.


My baby was on allimentum with the green light from my LOR.
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