RIK advises consumers to wait after Pesach before purchasing chometz* from major non-Jewish supermarkets (such as Target and Stop & Shop) that buy chometz products from Jewish distributors who do not sell their chometz or from Jewish owned companies that don't sell their chometz such as Restaurant Depot and Job Lot.
Buying Chometz after Pesach 2022
All of the following establishments are acceptable to buy chometz from, without restriction:
· BJ's
· Costco
· CVS
· PriceRite
· RiteAid
· Trader Joe's
· Walgreen's
· Walmart
· Wholefoods
Stop and Shop - all items may be purchased, with the exception of:
1. frozen 'chometz gamur' ('real' chometz). Examples of frozen 'chometz gamur' are: Lender's bagels, hot pretzels, bread dough, etc.
2. Bakeries under the KVH certification(at Stop and Shop), cereals, pastas, Keebler products and Stop & Shop pretzels should preferably not be purchased until two weeks after Pesach.
Market Basket - all products are fine to purchase from Market Basket except frozen real chometz.
Job Lot - 'chometz gamur' ('real' chometz) should not be purchased.
Restaurant Depot - 'chometz gamur' ('real' chometz) should not be purchased.
The restrictions apply until Lag Ba'Omer, after which, all items may again be purchased.
· BJ's
· Costco
· CVS
· PriceRite
· RiteAid
· Trader Joe's
· Walgreen's
· Walmart
· Wholefoods
Stop and Shop - all items may be purchased, with the exception of:
1. frozen 'chometz gamur' ('real' chometz). Examples of frozen 'chometz gamur' are: Lender's bagels, hot pretzels, bread dough, etc.
2. Bakeries under the KVH certification(at Stop and Shop), cereals, pastas, Keebler products and Stop & Shop pretzels should preferably not be purchased until two weeks after Pesach.
Market Basket - all products are fine to purchase from Market Basket except frozen real chometz.
Job Lot - 'chometz gamur' ('real' chometz) should not be purchased.
Restaurant Depot - 'chometz gamur' ('real' chometz) should not be purchased.
The restrictions apply until Lag Ba'Omer, after which, all items may again be purchased.