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PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » 01 Aug 2010, 17:15

At breakfast this morning, I noticed a symbol that I do not recognize on a jar of strawberry jam. The symbol, placed between the phrases Produit de France and 500 ml, consists of the capital letter "U" enclosed within a circle, somewhat like the copyright symbol. Can anyone tell me what this symbol signifies?

Post by **HansV** » 01 Aug 2010, 17:19

It means that the product is kosher. The U stands for "Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America," an organization that oversees the production of kosher food.

aekyall · Post by **aekyall** » 01 Aug 2010, 22:19

I never cease to be amazed at the wealth of disparate knowledge to be found here in the lounge!! (most of it comes from one guy though!!!)

Regards,

DaveA · Post by **DaveA** » 01 Aug 2010, 22:40

Hans is known for his FAST 6 six fingers as he is very fast in finding thing at Google and most any other search engine. I feel that he is able to type a single search into at least 4 search engines at the same time and read all 4 at the same time.

PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » 02 Aug 2010, 01:48

HansV wrote:It means that the product is kosher. The U stands for "Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America," an organization that oversees the production of kosher food.

Thanks, Hans. Since the product was from France I thought the symbol may have had something to do with the EU.

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