It has been determined that one may buy Chometz from the following supermarkets /outlets:
- 99 Cent only stores
- Albertson’s
- BevMo
- Big lots
- Bristol Farms
- CVS
- Dollar Tree
- Erewhon
- Food 4 Less
- Gelson’s
- Jetro / Restaurant Depot
- Jon’s
- K-mart
- Longs drugs
- Petco
- Petsmart
- Ralphs /Kroger
- Rite Aid
- Safeway
- Sam’s Club
- Seven Eleven
- Smart and Final
- Smith’s
- Target
- Trader Joe’s
- Vons /Pavilions
- Walgreens
- Wal-Mart
- Whole Foods Markets
Additionally, a Mechirah was done for the following establishments*2:
- Bargain City on Pico
- Elat Market
- Nuts & More
- Sadaf / Soofer Company
- West Pico Foods
- Wine & Liquor Depot
We have no information on other area markets that have no official Hashgacha.
(*1 we are fully aware that some major distributors have Jewish affiliations or ownerships, but never the less these are the conclusions of other national Kashrut agencies and our Hallachic advisors)
(*2 in accordance with Igros Moshe Vol.1 resp. 149 ; vol.2 resp. 91 and other Poskim. See Piskei Teshuvos 448-83)
Below list is courtesy of the Star-K (http://www.star-k.org/
|
PRODUCT |
Chometz Sheavar |
|
Barley (if pearled, raw and packaged) |
No |
|
Beer |
Yes |
|
Bread |
Yes |
|
Cake |
Yes |
|
Cereal with primary ingredient of wheat, oats, or barley |
Yes |
|
Chometz content is more than a k'zayis. |
Yes |
|
Chometz content in entire package is less than a k'zayis but is greater than 1/60 of the cookedproduct (e.g. Corn Flakes cereal) |
Yes |
|
Chometz content in entire package is less than a k'zayis but is greater than 1/60 of theuncooked product |
No |
|
Chometz content is less than 1/60 of the product |
No |
|
Chometz Nokshe (e.g. chometz glue) |
Yes |
|
Condiments containing vinegar |
No |
|
Cookies |
Yes |
|
Cosmetics |
No |
|
Detergents |
No |
|
Extracts |
No |
|
Flour (including whole wheat flour) |
No |
|
Food Coloring |
No |
|
Ketchup |
No |
|
Kitniyos |
No |
|
Malt flavoring (in product) |
Yes |
|
Maltodextrin |
No |
|
Maltose (in product) |
Yes |
|
Mayonnaise |
No |
|
Medicine containing chometz |
No |
|
Modified food starch (from unknown source) |
No |
|
Mustard |
No |
|
Pasta |
Yes |
|
Pickles |
No |
|
Pretzels |
Yes |
|
Processed on chometz equipment with no chometz content in product (if it was not known to have been processed on Pesach) |
No |
|
Products non-edible even for canine consumption |
No |
|
Rolled Oats |
Yes |
|
Soy Sauce (containing wheat) |
Yes |
|
Vanillin and Ethyl vanillin |
No |
|
Vinegar (from unknown sources) |
No |
|
Vitamins containing chometz |
No |
|
Wheat bran |
Yes |
|
Wheat germ |
Yes |
|
Wheat gluten (unknown amount in product) |
Yes |
|
Wheat protein (unknown amount in product) |
Yes |
|
Whiskey |
Yes |
|
Yeast (Baker's) |
No |
|
Yeast extract |
No |