
Since 1804: the story behind Britain’s kosher meat and the campaign that protects it
Kosher meat in London has been organised since 1804, and Shechita UK was formed in 2003 to protect it, so here is what it does and how to check your meat.
Stories and guides about kosher certification, Jewish food and the makers behind our shop.

Kosher meat in London has been organised since 1804, and Shechita UK was formed in 2003 to protect it, so here is what it does and how to check your meat.

From a shechita board founded in 1892 to Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, the story of the Manchester Beth Din and the MK mark it gives to products and ingredients.

The OU symbol first appeared on Heinz vegetarian baked beans and now covers around a million products, so here is what its letters mean and how to check them.

How a London rabbinical court came to certify everyday British staples like Warburtons crumpets, and how to check whether a product is KLBD-approved.
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