Press Release
Girl Scout Cookies are Kosher
March 5, 2009
The Girl Scout Cookie program is an opportunity for girls to fund their troop activities and gain a variety of skills, such as goal setting, planning, marketing, budgeting, record-keeping, community relations and, most of all, a sense of responsibility and achievement. It is also an opportunity to educate girls on safety, health, and nutrition.
Girl Scout Cookies by Little Brownie Bakers are baked under the supervision of the Kashruth Division of the Orthodox Union and are kosher as indicated by the (U)-D symbol on the cookie order cards, cookie promotional flyers, and cookie packaging. The packaging is correctly labeled for Kosher foods and in accordance with FDA labeling guidelines. Rabbi Menachem Genack, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, certified that all Girl Scout cookies prepared by Little Brownie Bakers are manufactured under the supervision of the Kashruth Division of the Orthodox Union and are kosher. The term “kosher” applies especially to the foods that are permitted to eat under Jewish dietary laws.
Little Brownie Bakers has been baking Girl Scout Cookies for over 25 years. They are licensed by Girl Scouts to provide eight kosher varieties of cookies for the annual Cookie Activity including: Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, Trefoils, Lemon Chalet Cremes, Dulce de Leche, and Sugar Free Chocolate Chips.
All Girl Scout cookies are free of preservatives and have zero trans fats. The Little Brownie Bakers Girl Scout cookie product line includes Sugar Free Chocolate Chips. All of the varieties contain wheat, soy, and milk ingredients. The move to no preservatives, zero trans fats, and sugar free has not compromised the flavor, texture, or shelf life of the popular Girl Scout cookies. All of the cookie varieties have been thoroughly tested for freshness, shelf life, and customer taste appeal.
Girl Scout troops across the nation talk about health and nutrition. They learn to read labels and make informed choices that lead to a healthy lifestyle. Every box of Girl Scout cookies contains nutrition facts including serving sizes, calories, ingredients, and diet exchange.
A variety of Girl Scout recipes are available at www.littlebrowniebakers.com and www.gscb.org.
Cookies are just $3.50 a box and can be ordered by calling 1-800-YUM-YUM2 or by visiting www.gscb.org. All profits benefit locally-based leadership programs for girls in grades K-12.
A leading advocate for and expert on girls, the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay builds girls of courage, confidence and character by providing personal leadership development and programs that teach skills for the real world. To learn more about Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council, visit www.GSCB.org or call 1-800-374-9811 or 1-800-341-4007.
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