Ogdensburg, NY – The state agriculture department has shut down a troubled kosher cheese plant near New York’s northern border.
Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email
The action Friday was based on inspection of the Ahava plant and samples of its products, which showed excessive levels of bacteria.
State inspectors have seized more than 25,000 pounds of cheese found unfit for human consumption.
Ahava only sold its products in bulk. State officials said they were trying to determine if any retail outlets had received unsafe Ahava products.
Earlier this month, the city of Ogdensburg started seeking potential buyers for the kosher cheese operation because the company reportedly owes the city $90,000 in back rent and more than $600,000 in delinquent utility payments.
The city had notified the company it would be evicted March 10th if the bills weren’t paid. The company reponded that it wouldn’t contest the lease termination.
Ahava filed for bankruptcy protection last year but its petition was rejected.
so how are we going to know if we have any of those cheese in our fridge?
Oy Vey what will be with the prices on kosher milk products now pesach is coming soon hutz rachmunis
Oh No Please,
Not the cheese,
it was more then enough the peanut butter stupiasco.
First kosher meat industry now the kosher cheese and milk industry what next? What are our children going to eat?
I think it is time to use Rav Moshe’s heter and go back to Chalv Stam
another rubashkin copycat . hope they find more companies out there who are trying to poison us just to make a few bux, and shut them down for good .
Kol Hamechalel Shem Shamoayim Baseser, his shame goes on Display via Other (Government) Means.
It’s time that we look in to hidden Kashrus Issues that is the cause of the Meat and Milk government scandals.
which company does the name of the cheese sell under?
How come no nonsensical Fed or PETA conspirarcy comments a la Rubashkin??
this is ahava morning select kahal golan slim u
why become vegetarian when the rabbis tell us that so many of the vegetables are bug infested
why cant satmar or bobov or new square buy the plant ? seems like it would be a good deal..
Please note that JandJ MEHADRIN HAOLOM KINOR KOSHUR CHEESE brands are NOT produced by Ahava.
No one who is educated would get themselves stuck with such a lousy brand name product both in quality and in business ethics. The liability is great and futher demonstrated with the bacteria finding. This is not the first time for ahava
Slim u yogurts are affected as well?? Is that what you are saying? Are they being recalled to the kosher markets that sell them & we get our money back for paying triple the price?
This is why Ahava was so much cheaper than Mehadrin and J&J!
To the above PETA vegetarian commenters:
It is a mitzvah to eat meat on Shabbos Kodesh !
There is no – I repeat no mitzvah to be a vegetarian.
In fact most vegetarians are unhealthy !!! They lack quality protein in their diets, are anemic, tired all the time, skinny and boney, gums bleed easily, have loose teeth, have bad breath, yellow pale skin, and look and often are sickly. They have much less resistance to viruses and bacterium.
Eat a tasty chicken and you will be healthy and happy and be able to work productively and learn with hasmadah !!! The chicken will be elevated with your brucha and HKBH will be happy.
B’tayavon !!!
#9 , I’d love to see you go over to the kohanim in the bais hamikdash, and all those bringing karbonos, and tell them not to eat meat. You should realize that meat is an integral part of a jewish life. The torah is proof against vegetarians.
you see, this is what happens with food, I stopped eating food a while ago, it’s just not safe, now I eat Reynolds wrap, and drink bleach, its very low fat and it even has an OU.
Please note that NON KOSHER plants are much cleaner and have extreme high standards. To #27 your statement is wrong. Today a cow in america (or anywere else) can be halachicly not kosher if it had surgery for a twisted stomach known as DA. This has been known for at least 15 years and univ have been stuying why this happens. But it is treif. I used to eat cholov stam but not anymore. With cholov yisroel and a great hechsher you know you are not eating trief.
I wonder what ahava did with there treif cows milk?????
it is clearly a big inyan to be makpid to be a strict vegetarian doesn’ ushmartem es nafshosechim mean anything to you? do u not know that primary cause of heart disease is red meat? or are just truly a ignoramous?!
when you want it easy you can always find a heter.
why isnt this posted in the stores and pulled from shelves then. what will be next? maybe everyone should just eat cholov stam. cheaper and families wouldnt have to be in welfare then and get more then they need. scam the govt for those who really need welfare.