Specific Authorities
See also: Kashrut#Product labeling standardsIn America, one of the best known hechsher symbols is the "OU" of the Orthodox Union based in New York City in the United States. Outside of the United States, they are less well known. They employ hundreds of rabbis as mashgichim and are generally accepted.
There are many other respected hechsher logos; examples include: OK Kosher Certification based in Brooklyn, New York, Star-K based in Baltimore, Maryland, the logo of both the Johannesburg and Cape Town Beth Din used in South Africa, MK Va'ad Ha'ir based in Montreal, Canada, and The Kashrut Authority based in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
The largest number of agencies are in the U.S.A. Kashrus Magazine publishes an annual guide of almost all kosher supervision agencies worldwide; its 2007 Kosher supervision Guide features 921 agencies.
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