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Commission for Community Kashrut
The CCK is, alongside the Community of Interest for Kosher Foodstuffs IGfKL, one of two commissions providing kosher services under the umbrella of the SIG. It controls foodstuffs, makes the necessary enquiries with the producers and disseminates the resulting information for use by the Jewish communities in preparing their kosher lists.
The Commission for Community Kashrut CCK was established in 2026 to meet the needs of various unified communities wishing to apply their own inspection standards. It organises its kosher services under the administrative umbrella of the SIG while operating independently in technical matters.
Two commissions for different communities
Today, the SIG’s kosher services are organised through two commissions. Alongside the CCK, there is also the Community of Interest for Kosher Foodstuffs IGfKL. Both commissions operate under the administrative umbrella of the SIG but differ in their inspection standards and in the communities they represent.
The CCK currently comprises the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Baden IKGB, the Israelitische Gemeinde Basel IGB, the Jüdische Gemeinde Bern JGB, the Communauté Israélite de Genève CIG, the Communauté Israélite du Canton de Neuchâtel CICN, the Communauté Israélite de Lausanne et du Canton de Vaud CILV, the Jüdische Gemeinde St. Gallen and the Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich ICZ.
High testing standards
The CCK applies its own inspection standards, which reflect the needs of the participating communities. These standards apply both to the scientific and technical examination of products and to the perspective of halakha, the Jewish legal tradition. This ensures that products available on the general market can be assessed for their suitability in a kosher household. As a result, there is less of a financial burden on consumers, and rabbinates and producers need to field fewer individual enquiries.
Community kosher lists
After defining priorities with regard to the selection of products to be tested, the CCK carries out the necessary enquiries and examinations. In a next step, the rabbi responsible approves the test results for the individual products. Subsequently, the responsibility lies with the rabbinate of the individual communities. It is up to them to decide which products to include on their community’s kosher list and how to inform the community members. The kosher lists are, moreover, very helpful for tourists and business travellers who wish to maintain a kosher diet.
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