25 Jun Kashruth Questions of the Week

If I use a Milchig or Fleishig utensil in a Pareve container did I make the container Milchig/Fleishig?

If its a liquid that’s kept there for 24 hours then it would become milchig/fleishig. If it’s not kept there for 24 hours, it wouldn’t have that problem. If it’s something with a sharp taste, then it would get that status much quicker.

May one eat an ice cream from a store scooped from a container that has the OU certification but the store does not?

This is something to be very careful about. People assume that if the name of the store is a brand that’s been certified that it means the store is also certified and that’s incorrect. First of all, just because a store has a certain name doesn’t mean they’re only selling that brand. Secondly, there’s hardly an ice cream brand in which all of the flavors are Kosher. Some flavors use marshmallows, which are usually not kosher, and other ingredients that can prevent them from being certified. So if you go into the store and you see that the tub that you want to purchase the ice cream from is marked with a valid certification then that’s fine. You just have to make sure that the scoop is completely clean and also that the cone and the toppings are kosher. If not, you shouldn’t buy it even if you know that the tub you’re buying from is certified kosher.