There's a good explanation of kosher symbols at

http://www.nomilk.com/parve.txt

and you can see many of the kosher symbols (hechshers) at

http://www.kashrut.com/agencies/

If a product has a hechsher, it's usually on the front, but could be
anywhere...sometimes on the back near the ingredients list.  If you know a
product is certified kosher parve, then there should be no hidden dairy
in the ingredients.  Otherwise, you just have to call the company and ask.

Gail Lewis

On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Jonathan Pawson wrote:

> My question is.....where on
> the label is this OUD? I am very upset this morning because here I
> thought I wasn't eating dairy and I looked on the label of one of my
> favorite meatless products (Veja-links) and there was that hydrolized
> vegetable protein that you mentioned.  How do I find out if this is made
> with dairy?