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Often there is a Jus truck (Jus by Julie) parked at West 38th street and Broadway in Manhattan. It has an OU symbol on the truck.
Can that be kosher? I think they even serve things like veggy burgers and the person in the truck does not appear to be an Orthodox Jew.
The OU said they need a picture of it.
They are often parked near Broadways kosher meat restaurants and Bravo pizza and a kosher Japanese restaurant.
Can ANYONE with an eye phone or camera near this area PLEASE send a photo to the OU. (I dont happen to have an eye phone or camera)It may not be that simple. If you use OU’s product search online, you’ll see that a lot of their packaged juices and soups are actually OU Kosher certified.
You’re right that it’s misleading for them to put an OU on their truck, but it may not be so simple to force them to remove it.
Jus by Julie claims to be an OU certified product. Problem is, those are prepackaged drinks, not freshly made sandwiches.
The OU is a pretty savvy social media company. Jus by Julie’s website spells out where their truck is as does their twitter feed and facebook page. Tell the OU to check out their website and social media profiles to get the location of the truck.
Sent the OU pictures from Twitter page.
OU is not reliable.
Hi, I am one of the owners of Jus By Julie. Please note that all Jus By Julie products bearing the OU symbol are certified kosher by the OU. We do not do any food preparation on the truck. The company is FFB (frum from birth) family owned , and run. All our food is prepared and cooked by fellow yiddin. Halavai that all restaurants or food establishments in our fellow neighborhoods followed the strict levels of Kashruth that we do. I even welcome anyone to come and see our operation for themselves , so they can pass the word to their friends. You should know that we spend hours each and several thousand dollars each week on several mashgichim who wash and check our lettuce and kale with a light box. I don’t think any one in the industry does what we do to uphold the same Kashruth level that we have. We take Kashruth very seriously and I am insulted to see the remarks of my fellow yiddin as we work very hard to bring the most kosher and healthiest products to our customers. Anyhow, enough said, I hope you can all enjoy our kosher food with peace of mind as there is no michshal here.
PBA – I don’t think you are allowed to say things like that.
Alan, what’s the story with the truck? No veggie burgers? Everything sold is pre-sealed? Is it in fact certified?
@daasyochid- YES EVERY ITEM ON THE TRUCK IS PRODUCED IN OUR BROOKLYN FACTORY, IS BISHUL YISRAEL, AND HALAV YISRAEL. EVERYTHING WE SERVE IS ALL PACKAGED AND SEALED BY US AS WELL IN OUR FACILITY. NOTHING IS PREPARED ON THE TRUCK OR OFF PREMISES. PLEASE KINDLY GO TO THE OU WEBSITE, AND YOU WILL SEE THAT EVERY SINGLE ITEM, FROM OUR JUICES TO SOUPS, AND SALADS – YES THE VEGGIES BURGERS TOO, ARE ALL UNDER OU SUPERVISION. YOU CAN EAT WITH CONFIDENCE THAT YOUR FOOD WAS PREPARED BY A FELLOW YID. I WELCOME ANY MORE QUESTIONS……
Don’t they serve hot soup?
@MENO- YES THE TRUCK SERVES HOT SOUP AS WELL- AGAIN THAT TOO IS PRECOOKED BY ONE OF OUR PLANTS (CERTIFIED BY OU) AND SEALED FOR PROTECTION. IT IS WARMED ON PREMISES BY A SHABBOS WARMING OVEN, IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGE AND IS NOT OPENED BY ANYONE EXCEPT THE CUSTOMER.
SORRY PLEASE ALLOW ME TO CORRECT MYSELF, THE TUNA ONLY IS NOT BISHUL YISRAEL.
Thank you for that clarification. The OU’s policy follows a lenient opinion that canned tuna us not required to be bishul Yisroel, but many people are makpid.
Another question: is the OU aware that the truck has a visible OU symbol on it?
THE TRUCK NO LONGER HAS A VISIBLE OU ON IT. IT MAY HAVE HAD ONE EARLIER, IN ERROR, BUT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. THE TRUCK ITSELF IS NOT CERTIFIED BY THE OU, NEITHER IS ANY OF OUR 5 RETAIL LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND BROOKLYN GREEN POINT OR COBBLE HILL. HOWEVER ALL JUS BY JULIE PRODUCTS SOLD IN THE STORES ONLINE AND ON THE TRUCK, BEARING THE OU SYMBOL IS CERTIFIED BY THE OU. YOU CAN SEARCH THE OU WEBSITE FOR A LISTING OF ALL OUR OU PRODUCTS.
Benk, I have two questions : 1. What is so terrible about a veggie burger? 2. When will you issue an apology for having jumped to an obviously wrong accusation, potentially affecting their business?
lesschumras,
What “obviously wrong accusation”?
If he in fact saw an OU on the truck, then there was nothing wrong with what he said.
Meno, I cannot tell you how many times I open a post to write something only to find you have already posted it.
I was only going to add that this thread probably will do more for their business than less.this thread probably will do more for their business than less.
Maybe that would be true if he would have left out the part about veggie burgers. Ew
Kashrus organizations are very much against retail establishments using their symbol in a back handed manner, implying that the agency certifies the establishment. Less than 2 months ago I called the OU about an ice cream shop that advertised in its window “our ice cream is ou certified” to confirm exactly what they certified and was told they have nothing to do with the store, which just might happen to sell ice cream with their certification. Recently that stores signage now indicates that while it is true they may sell ou certified ice cream, the OU is in no way connected to the store and does not certify it in any way. It is true kashrus symbols are are often seen as marketing symbols by sellers, but the kashrus agencies do not.
Has anyone tried their chlorophyll juice?
It sounds like it would complement a veggie burger nicely.
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