Kosher Australia Revokes Certification of Melbourne Bakery for Alleged ‘Deliberate Breaches’

A popular kosher Melbourne bakery has lost its status among observant Jews following the discovery.

Flinders street station is lit up in the colours blue and white in solidarity with Israel in Melbourne, Australia on October 09, 2023. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Australia’s kosher certification body claims a Melbourne pastry manufacturer deliberately circumvented kosher requirements despite retaining their certification.

The term kosher is a Hebrew word that means “proper,” and is used in relation to food made in line with scriptural requirements.