What does the “U” with the circle around it mean on packaged food?
We admit that we enjoy an occasional hot dog, and when we decide to munch on a frank, our choice is Hebrew National. We’re not sure what they do to those dogs, but they certainly are tasty. Thanks to our fondness for kosher franks, we were well aware the “K” with a circle around it meant the food was kosher, but we were unfamiliar with the “U” and circle. We found an article from the Austin Chronicle titled “Noshing Kosher” that asked, “But what’s this U with a circle around it, or the K with the circle around it, or the K inside a star? And what in tarnation does that word ‘pareve’ mean?” The article provides an excellent overview of kosher cuisine, but the Kosher Symbols section turned out to be t
