Does the OU mandate Bishul Yisroel for their products?
• ANSWER: There should be no question in anyone’s mind whether the OU’s approval on a product includes a protection that no one will transgress the Issur of Bishul Akum. After all, it is a Halacha in the Shulchan Oruch. Therefore, in good conscience, we can say that every product bearing an OU on the package that requires Bishul Yisroel is indeed Bishul Yisroel. At the same time, we state that foods that according to Halacha do not require Bishul Yisroel would probably not be Bishul Yisroel.
