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Rodent Infestation at Kosher Food Warehouse in Queens

The mission of KosherEye is to make our readers aware of trends and developments related to the kosher culinary world. Sometimes this is difficult to report – because the news may not be positive. We feel that we are obligated to share the following story that broke last week about a product many of us have in our pantries - KoJel.

Inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration seized more than $1 million worth of foodstuff after finding widespread rodent infestation in a Ridgewood, Queens warehouse. The company previously had been notified multiple times to correct the situation.

Among other publications, this disturbing story was reported in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal Online and The New York Post. KoJel is manufactured by V.I.P Foods. In addition to KoJel, V. I. P. Foods produces instant pudding, hot chocolate mix and instant noodle soup.