hashgacha

alternative hashgoche · alternative hashgocho

1. JudaismuncountableDivine providence
2. JudaismuncountableRabbinic supervision of the process of the making of foodstuffs to certify it as kosher.

   Having been on the lookout for some specialty flours of late, I was told by a friend that all of King Arthur's commercial-grade flours are under hashgachah. However, only a few -- the ones commonly sold in stores -- seem to have any indications of a hechsher on their packaging, or in the catalogue.

   2003 May 19, Lawrence Szenes-Strauss, “King Arthur Flour”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)