AgriStar Announces New Kosher Certification Partnership with Lamed-K Following Recent Changes

The document is a response from AgriStar Meat & Poultry, LLC, dated March 7, 2024, and it outlines the following points:

1. Announcement of New Certification: AgriStar announces with “great joy” that they have added the Beis Din M’yuchid L’kashrus M’rabanei Lubavitch (commonly referred to as Lamed-K) certification for their plant in Postville, IA.
2. Additional Certifiers: This new certification from the Beis Din M’yuchid will join other prestigious certifiers of their products, including Rabbi Weissmandl and the Orthodox Union (OU), COR, which are already involved in maintaining high kosher standards at the plant.
3. Product Branding: All “Shor Habor” branded products produced after March 6th, 2024, will carry the new Lamed-K certification.
4. Acknowledgment: The letter closes with a note of gratitude for continued support, signed by Yaakov Labowitz, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at AgriStar.

The letter serves as a public announcement regarding the change in the kosher certification landscape for AgriStar’s products, indicating that despite the withdrawal of certification from the Crown Heights Beth Din as mentioned in the previous letter, AgriStar has successfully arranged for another respected kosher certification authority to supervise their kosher standards. This is likely intended to reassure consumers about the kosher status of their products and to mitigate any concerns arising from the previous Beth Din’s decision to withdraw their certification.