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 eight states that have active cottage food initiatives in motion. The states are California, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, South Carolina.

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

Approved Cottage Foods: What can I sell?

Approved Cottage Foods: What can I sell?

By | October 20, 2011 at 9:56 am | One comment

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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What is a Home-Based Baker?

What is a Home-Based Baker?

By | October 20, 2011 at 9:31 am | No comments

A home-based baker is someone who bakes non-potentially hazardous food product that can be sold in their community. Home-based bakers across the United States usually operate their home bakery business in compliance with their state cottage food law....

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