At least one branch of Morrisons has stocked matzah unsuitable for Passover in its Passover section, as the UK’s leading authority overseeing Jewish dietary laws issue a warning to be on the lookout for errant Matzahs.
In footage disseminated amongst the Stamford Hill Charedi community earlier this week, an individual approaches a section in the Stamford Hill branch of Morrisons named “Prepare for Passover”, and zooms in on one of the boxes that clearly reads “Not for Passover use”.
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Kosher London Beth Din (KLBD), the UK Jewish community’s leading authority on kosher produce, issued an alert on Thursday that read: “It has come to our attention that some supermarkets have included year-round kosher products in their ‘Kosher for Passover’ section which are NOT kosher for Pesach.”
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Without mentioning Morrisons by name, they said supermarkets are stocking the “year-round blue boxes of Rakusen’s Matzos” instead of the version in a red box, which are suitable for Passover.
KLBD noted that they have “no control over the stocking of supermarket shelves. We recommend that when purchasing from any non-supervised establishment you check every item to make sure it has a reliable kosher l’Pesach hechsher.”
A Morrisons spokesperson told the JC: "This was an isolated issue in only one store and it has now been rectified."
Passover this year falls on April 22-30.
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