WE ARE KOSHER

OU SYMBOL -The products are Pareve (contains neither milk or meat ingredients).

The Torah establishes two criteria to determine what are kosher fish.

1. The fish must have fins and scales. The scales must be easily removable without damaging the skin. [Generally, scales on kosher fish are either thin, rounded and smooth-edged (cycloid) or narrow segments that are similar to teeth of a comb (ctenoid)]. All shellfish are prohibited. Unlike meat and poultry, fish requires no special preparation. Nonetheless, the fish scales must be visible to the consumer in order to establish the kosher status of the fish. Therefore, filleted or ground fish should not be purchased unless properly supervised, or the fillet has a skin tab with scales attached to the flesh. Furthermore, purchasing fish in a non-kosher fish store is problematic, even if the scales are intact, because the knives and tables are not kosher, and Rabbinic guidance should be sought. Fish must have fins and scales.
   
   
2. Smoking units must be kindled at start-up by an Orthodox Jew. All ingredients, such as sauces and spices must also be Kosher-approved. Recipes and ingredient statements for products such as pickled herring must be kept on file and ingredient suppliers must have Kosher certification Processed and smoked fish products require reliable rabbinic supervision, as do all processed foods.

During Passover, other rules apply including the prohibition of fermented products. SeaSpecialties Inc uses apple cider vinegar for some of the sauces during this time.

SeaSpecialties Inc proudly displays the OU Kosher seal, a symbol of quality, on all it's smoked fish products.

We also smoke non-kosher smoked seafood products such as, shrimp, scallops, sturgeon, eels, marlin, swordfish etc in a special separate smokehouse in New York.

Read this article on the correlation between SeaSpecialties Inc and OU.

For more information log onto the OU's Website:
www.ou.org