State Regulations

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Join a Cottage Food Law Movement

By | October 20, 2011 at 10:08 am | No comments

 There are currently twenty nine states that have active cottage food initiatives in motion. If you are interested in learning more about these cottage food movements, click the state. You may be directed to a petition or Facebook Fan Page that provides updated information on where the cottage food initiative is and if there is legislation [...]

Writing a Law

What Should be in Our Cottage Food Law?

By | October 20, 2011 at 10:10 am | No comments

Drafting a cottage food law is not as complex as it may appear if you are not boggled down with making sure you have a substantial number of requirements that will hinder the a food processor from starting their business. A cottage food bill is intended to outline what a home food processor (home-based baker) [...]

Definitions

What is a food truck?

By | July 15, 2012 at 6:01 pm | No comments

A food truck is literally a mini-restaurant on wheels. It is a mobile kitchen, canteen or catering truck that sells food and/or drinks to the public. Food trucks usually park in a high-traffic areas; urban centers, downtown office complexes, carnivals, festivals, parks, and...

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Approved Cottage Foods: What can I sell?

Approved Cottage Foods: What can I sell?

By | October 20, 2011 at 9:56 am | No comments

The type of food approved by your state cottage food law will vary from those in other states. These products are usually limited to non-potentially hazardous food products that are not time and/or temperature controlled to assure food safety; namely foods that can safely be...

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What are kitchen incubators?

What are kitchen incubators?

By | October 20, 2011 at 9:36 am | No comments

A kitchen incubator is a licensed, inspected commercial kitchen facility that allows food processors who cannot use their home kitchen to prepare food product. A food processor may use a kitchen incubator because their state does not have a cottage food law or their home kitchen...

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