Karen Smith wrote:

> Also, when a product has a K pareve, but the line on the left of the K is
> shaped like a backward D, does that mean dairy-free, or not dairy-free?

Parve is diary free (Parve means roughly "neither meat nor diary").
Kosher meat products are diary free as well.

For a list of symbols, check:
http://www.kosherquest.org/html/Reliable_Kosher_Symbols.htm
http://www.kosherclub.com/koshersymbol.cfm


Best wishes,
Alex.

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