Not sure about origin, but I always buy yeast from the place below. The quality is very good. Why do you try to avoid mexican yeast?

Olga

Here is a link that might be useful: yeast

Have you checked Hodgson Mills?
Hodgson Mill, Inc.
1100 Stevens Ave
Effingham, IL 62401

Toll Free Phone: 800-347-0105
Fax: 217-347-0198

Email: CustomerService@HodgsonMill.com

Otherwise it looks like you'll have to switch to naturally-leavened breads. Yeast from your own kitchen and the yeast found on the flour you use to feed your starter (flour is actually the major source for yeast in a starter).

-Grainlady

Thank you both - I love nutsonline and they are very upfront about their sources. I just checked with them about sources for their pine nuts and received a prompt reply.

No specific reason to avoid yeast from Mexico, but I really don't trust food production in some other countries so I just try to avoid buying from certain places if I can. I had an expensive car and about 3 refers made in Mexico that were terrible, terrible quality, so it just makes me leery. Since Hershey moved their production to Mexico, I'm not buying their stuff any more - even though they probably inspect their own production (plus it angers me that they moved some of their plants out of the U.S.) I won't buy/eat any food from China if I can help it, just based on their track record of poisoning baby formula, lead in toys and other things, etc. There just isn't something similar to the FDA in many places. And I'd like to keep jobs in the US so will search out sources when possible.

Ya know, never thought about where yeast comes from? My sister uses her bread machine all the time and buys yeast at Costco. Have no idea what brand or where it comes from, but it's "in bulk" at least for everyday home use. She ends up giving me a big jar of it... it sits in frige or freezer and is VERY yeasty. Have had some well over a year and bread or pizza dough doubles in probably half an hour.

I'm another person who doesn't eat food products from China.

I buy yeast from Hodgson Mills and it doesn't say on the package where it's made. The yeast I have in the freezer from Costco says product of Mexico.

Claudia

Fleishmann's yeast is made in Montreal. Red Star/ SAF are made in Mexico. I stocked up on yeast before the holidays.

Here is a link that might be useful: SAF Yeast from Amazon

Wow, thank you all!!! When I was researching this, I saw an article about one of the next food battles being genetically modified yeast!! It was referring to wine making specifically...but can baking be far behind?

Olychick, I thought refers from Mexico were supposed to be quite good! lol

Sally

I was thinking the same thing Sally, though given the choice I'd rather it was from BC.

I use Fleischmann's Yeast from Canada. But Fleischmann's does have an American division in Chesterfield, MO.

Here is a link that might be useful: AB Mauri Foods - Fleischmanns

You folks are really helpful and funny, too!!! Can't believe fleischmann's didn't come up in my search. The guy at King Arthur's said they'd like to know of a source other than Mexico if I found one...seems like they'd know about Fleishmann's, but I'll let them know. Thanks again. I'll come here next time I need help finding refers.

Yeast from Costco comes from Mexico and they state this in their listing.

I just did a search and yes, Red Star yeast sold in Costco Canada is from Mexico. All know is that it's the best yeast I've ever used so I'll continue buying it.

Olychick, even though this is a ten year old post I know you are still posting. Curious minds want to know what the three refers from Mexico that were terrible quality actually were.

Lisbeth I can’t believe I didn’t spell out refrigerators but used refers?? oh so long ago! If you know that I didn’t mean reefers and are interested in the refrigerator brands, I’ll wrack my brain and try to remember, lol.

What is the problem with yeast made in Mexico? I am currently using SAF and it's fine....previous batch was Red Star....also fine....good for well more than a year past use by date.

I use SAF yeast from Mexico, and I have no problem with it. I've also bought yeast to make a pizza when I was staying in Mexico City. I've bought lots of food in and from Mexico.

I put the open bags of yeast in a Foodsaver bag and then store that in the freezer. I keep a certain amount in small jars in the freezer as well, for frequent use.

If you want yeast made in the USA, you can make your own sourdough starter or perhaps get some starter from a bakery. I've not been great at keeping starter alive, since I do not bake bread more than once a week.

As a backup to yeast, I also keep two types of sourdough starters going, and then every six months I also double feed over two days and dehydrate half the batches, vacuum sealing for future preservation and restoration. If you order the Oregon Trail starter (which I did years ago), it also comes in dehydrated form with instructions to reconstitute it. If anyone chooses to dehydrate part of their starter, please remember the temperature needs to remain at about 100 degrees F to keep the culture alive.

Edited to add, King Arthur Flour used to carry three varietes of SAF yeast, they were for different applications like breads vs sweet pastry as I recall.

Lars, once you have a strong starter, you can feed it and put it straight in the fridge, and you can feed it the once per week you bake. Mine are well established—years old—and can go many weeks in the fridge and be happy. Another way to dry starter is to paint it on parchment and let it air dry. Roll into a cone and crumple lightly into a container.

You can also make starter from a bit of commercial yeasted bread dough. Just feed it with equal weights of flour and water. Over time, the wild yeasts will probably take over the colony and give you true sourdough, but whatever it is, at whatever stage, your bread will rise,

Red Star Yeast Company, LLC operates two yeast manufacturing plants in the United States, in Dothan, Alabama, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Check

https://pizzatoday.com/products/ingredients/red-star-yeast-company-lesaffre-yeast-corporation-offers-organic-yeast-produced-north-america/

2023 Feb 14 Per Natural Grocer's customer service representative, their bulk dry yeast is produced in the USA! (The label does not say.) I suggested that their marketing department may want to have "Produced in USA" added to the labeling, to gain the buyers who look for the Made in USA option. I have used their bulk dry yeast twice, and it worked very well in making my bread dough rise.

This is good to know. You had a good idea about adding the "Made in USA" to the lable.

red star yeast is good stuff ... made half the state away. Even when there was a shortage, it didn't last but a couple weeks, if that, here.

Care to post a photo of the Red Star yeast package, showing where it is produced?

cedar rapids, iowa

Thank you, pillog, for the detailed information. Here are some images of the backs of Red Star Yeast. By the way, I'm sure it is very good yeast. All "Product of Mexico" except the Red Star Platinum packets, which are "Product of USA".