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Kosher: Agree preparation and rabbinic review separately
Kosher status depends on the chosen issuer's accepted products, materials and manufacturing conditions. OU is a named example, not the universal authority for every programme.
Agree preparation and rabbinic review separately
If a consultant proposes to grant the OU symbol, request the actual issuer’s identity and written permission route. Consultancy may organise ingredient, product and equipment information, but cannot replace OU’s rabbinic assessment or mark approval. Define confidentiality, who supplies missing composition evidence and which documents are preparation outputs. No consultancy contract makes every kosher body’s mark available.
Programme conditions and worked assessment
Example: A business expects automatic pareve status for a vegan product and sends only the ingredient list. Explain equipment history and production arrangement as well as ingredients. The actual issuer assesses the designation; vegan status is not that decision. Compare accepted ingredients with product lists and proposed labels. Do not assume another issuer's raw-material certificate is automatically accepted. Printing a symbol requires real permission; a consultant's review is not a mark licence. Clarify exactly which finished products the issuer has assessed.
Evidence and authority boundary
OU's published process is an example source, not evidence of Kayra/QRS recognition. Required equipment treatment and religious determinations belong to the actual authorised issuer.
Official sources
Checked: 3 October 2026. Worked examples are hypothetical evidence-planning cases, not customer transactions.