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Passover Guidelines
Passover, an eight-day festival in March/April each year, has an added restriction against the consumption of any food that contains ‘leaven’. In addition to the above restriction, the following and their derivatives may not be used for Passover unless they have specific Rabbinic certification for Passover:
- Wheat
- Rye
- Barley
- Oats
- Spelt
- Corn
- Legumes (soy, peanut, etc.)
- Rice
- Mustard
Note: Derivatives that include the following are also prohibited for Passover without specific Rabbinic certification for Passover: Alcohol, beer, dextrose from wheat or corn including their derivatives (such as sorbitol).
Moreover, all products requiring Passover certification must be manufactured under Rabbinical supervision.
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