South Carolina Can you legally sell food from home in South Carolina?

You can sell up to 400 gallons of honey directly to the consumer by applying for an exemption. You cannot sell honey in retail stores without registering with the ag department.

Limitations How will your home food business be restricted?

Limitations

Commercial kitchen prohibited Direct sales only No domestic activity Pets restricted

There may be more limitations, but the ones above have been confirmed

There is no sales limit

If you sell less than $1,500 per year of non-perishable homemade products, you don’t need to label your products or follow most other requirements specified in the law.

Business What do you need to do to sell food from home?

Private Water Source

If you have a private water source (like a well), you must get it approved by the health department.

Private Sewer

If you have a private sewer system (like a septic tank), you must get it approved by the health department.

If you sell less than $1,500 per year of non-perishable homemade products, you don’t need to label your products or follow most other requirements specified in the law.

Labeling How do you label cottage food products?

Label Requirements

Allergens Business address Business name Ingredients Product name Statement

Sample Label

Chocolate Chip Cookies

"PROCESSED AND PREPARED BY A HOME-BASED FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS"

Forrager Cookie Company

123 Chewy Way, Cookietown, SC 73531

Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (cream, salt), semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural flavors), brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract (vanilla bean extract, alcohol, sugar), baking soda, salt (salt, calcium silicate)

Contains: milk, eggs, wheat, soy

If you don’t want to include your home address on your labels, you can get an identification number from the health department to use instead.

Workplace Are there any home kitchen requirements?

Ensure the home is clean and sanitary to reduce the risk of cross contamination during food processing and packaging.

Ingredients for your business must be kept separate from those for personal use.

You must have properly working refrigeration and adequate facilities for cleaning and sanitizing all utensils and equipment, including a sink with an adequate quantity of hot water, enough sanitary storage for utensils and equipment, hand washing facilities separate from the facilities used for cleaning utensils and equipment, a sanitary and working toilet, and a department-approved sewage disposal.

There must be no signs of rodent or pest activity.