On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:51:47 +0000 (UTC),
mos...@mm.huji.ac.il wrote:
>cindys <
cst...@rochester.rr.com> writes:
>> Giorgies E Kepipesiom <
kepipes...@hotmail.com>
>>
>>> Hannies, always on the lookout for "natural", has purchased a package
>>> of "Evaporated Cane Juice - Natural Sugar". The package bears a notice
>>> "naturally produced vegan, certified kosher", with the kashrus
>>> certification consisting of of a circle within a circle. In the
>>> circular space between the two circles appear the words "kosher
>>> parve", and inside the inner circle are the intitials "B.K.A." Can
>>> someone here enlighten me as to who (or what) is B.K.A., and what are
>>> their standards?
>> -----
>> It may be the Brazilian Kashrut Authority. I say this on the basis of
>> a websearch using the search terms "hechsher" and "BKA." It would make
>> sense since sugar cane is grown in South America.
>
>That's what my Google search came up with. Their website is in
>Spanish or Portugese, so I can't read it.
Oh, yeah.