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A letter or monogram in a shape, identifying the body certifying a product kosher.
Also known as: Kosher symbol, Kashrut mark
A kosher certification mark — a U in a circle, a K in a star, a letter in a triangle — identifies the agency that certified a product rather than asserting a single universal standard. Different agencies apply different stringencies, which is why observant buyers look for a particular mark rather than for any mark. A letter beside it carries further information: D for dairy, DE for equipment used with dairy, P for suitable for Passover, Pareve for neither meat nor dairy.
Identifies the certifying agency rather than a single universal standard, which is why an observant buyer looks for a particular mark rather than for any mark at all.
Contexts: Packaging
Carries further information in the letters beside it: D for dairy, DE for equipment shared with dairy, P for suitable for Passover, and Pareve for a product containing neither meat nor dairy.
Contexts: Packaging
Is a matter of certification rather than of ingredients alone. Equipment, supervision and preparation are all in scope, which is why a product with acceptable ingredients may still not carry a mark.
Contexts: Packaging
A single capital letter or a short monogram enclosed in a circle, a triangle or a star outline, with one or two further letters printed beside it.
Both are religious dietary certifications and both appear as a small mark on a food panel.