cholov stam

Meaning

• commercial milk relied upon without direct Jewish supervision of milking under a halachic leniency
• milk commonly called chalav hacompanies

Alternate spellings

chalav stam, cholov companies, chalav hacompanies

Usage and context

Acceptance of cholov stam is a halachic and community-practice question; it should not be translated simply as non-kosher milk.

Example in Yeshivish

This ice cream is cholov stam, not cholov Yisroel.

Plain-English example

This ice cream uses milk accepted without individual Jewish supervision of the milking under a recognized halachic leniency.