Looking in her cupboard last week, Shulamis Labkowski got a
morsel of unwelcome news. The mother of
three from Oakland, Calif., inspected three bags of Trader Joe's semisweet
chocolate chips, a staple in her kosher kitchen. They were alike in all ways
but one: Two of them had a small D on the label, meaning they were classified
as dairy under Jewish dietary laws. Mrs.
Labkowski bought 40 packets when she heard about the switch.
The changed label was tough to swallow. Kosher law forbids
mixing meat and dairy at any time, but Trader Joe's chips used to be deemed
"pareve," meaning they could be eaten with either meat or dairy
meals. An avid baker, Mrs. Labkowski tore through five to seven bags a week to
make treats without worrying about running afoul of the rules....
As message boards and blogs burned with news of the switch
last week, customers across the U.S. began hoarding the last bags of pareve
chocolate chips. Now, empty shelves are all that is left at many Trader Joe's
outposts….
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