Baltimore, MD - Court: Company To Pay $300K for Using OU Certification Without Permission

Baltimore, MD - A Reisterstown-based spice company must pay a kosher certification agency $300,000 for using its distinctive symbol without permission. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake dealt harshly with The Wilder Spice Co., which also forged a “letter of certification” from the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. The award is three times the statutory amount that...