A Little Bit of Sunshine Cookies
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David replied to the topic Operating under the Cottage Law in the forum Florida 10 years, 9 months ago
Saralyn, make sure you read through Florida’s cottage food law first. There are specific foods that are allowed, and nothing that needs refrigeration or heat to stay safe is allowed. Also, all of the food preparation, packaging, and labeling must happen back in your home kitchen. If you want to warm something up at the stand, then it would have to…[Read more]
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Missy Stull posted an update in the group Florida 10 years, 9 months ago
I found some recipes that stated that they were safe for another State’s Cottage Food Law. How can I find out if they are ok for Florida, too? Here is a link. http://texascottagefoodlaw.com/Resources/Recipes
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Missy Stull joined the group Florida 10 years, 9 months ago
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AandMDelights posted an update in the group Florida 10 years, 9 months ago
I recently started a business in which we make different type of confectionary delights and we have been approached by several different businesses in the area that would like to purchase from us wholesale to resell to the general public. My understanding is that under the cottage food act/law that we can not do this. This is killing our business…[Read more]
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There are so many different things to take care of when starting a commercial food business and unfortunately, the rules are different for just about every state/county/city out there. You won’t be able to get all the info you need without calling the health dept and your local planning division.
However, I can say that getting a commercial…[Read more]
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AandMDelights joined the group Florida 10 years, 9 months ago
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David replied to the topic kombucha in the forum Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
It’s not a gray area… drinks simply aren’t allowed.
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Stephanie Borns joined the group New York 10 years, 10 months ago
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David replied to the topic condiment w/bannana pepper sugar vinegar sugar mustard in the forum Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
No, items with peppers are not allowed.
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KristensKreations joined the group Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
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David replied to the topic Dry coffee beans in the forum Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
That’s all correct. You could still try contacting your health dept to see how complicated it would be to serve coffee… you might not need much more than a sellers permit. Montana has actually specifically allowed hot coffee and tea in addition to their cottage food items.
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Joy Johnson Ouellette started the topic Dry coffee beans in the forum Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
Am I correct in assuming we cannot provide brewed coffee samples or sell a cup of brewed coffee to a customer in order to sell dry roasted coffee beans? I suppose the scent of the roasted coffee beans would be the selling point rather than the brewed coffee for a Cottage Industry provider? I am in Escambia County, Florida. Thank you.
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David replied to the topic Miami Dade and Cottage food law in the forum Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
You would not be able to sell there, because of their policy.
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Heather Baird replied to the topic Miami Dade and Cottage food law in the forum Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
What are the rules on living in Broward but selling in Dade? I can’t find any information on that.
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Heather Baird joined the group Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
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Tom joined the group Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
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I make a jalepeno, habenero, celery, salt, garlic, and calona oil mix, can I sell this under the cottage food law in Tampa Florida
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No, that would not be allowed.
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David replied to the topic chips in the forum Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
No, cooked vegetables are not allowed as a cottage food.
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David replied to the topic Want to amend the FL Cottage Food Law? in the forum Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
Thanks for posting this Cristina… I really hope you can help improve things. Let me know if I can help in any way… for instance, I can provide examples of how other states have added a line to their law to prevent counties from disallowing CFOs.
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David replied to the topic Pies in the forum Florida 10 years, 10 months ago
No, you can’t use vegetables or cheeses in any of your products.
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David replied to the topic Extracts and Bitters in the forum New York 10 years, 10 months ago
No, these items are not allowed. There are only a few states that allow extracts.
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That’s a really good resource, but sometimes states don’t approve those recipes. For Florida, you need to call the Bureau of Food and Meat Inspection at 850-245-5520, and they can tell you what they allow.