Lauren Cortesi

If you want to sell chocolate-covered strawberries, you need to prepare them in a commercial kitchen. There is no license that would allow you to do this from home. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

I honestly don’t know what’s technically allowed and what’s not. I’d recommend you contact your ag dept

I would think that most simple sugar decorations would be allowed. Anything requiring refrigeration would not be allowed. If your decorations have dairy in them, I’d recommend you call the Bureau of Food and Meat Inspection at 850-245-5520.

No — not if you plan on making them at home. You need to make them in a commercial kitchen and get a commercial license: http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

The cottage food law only pertains to food items, and I’m not sure if it allows extracts. You should contact the ag dept about making those.

I don’t know about other laws. I would expect anything that’s applied to skin to be regulated by the health dept. Laundry supplies… I have no idea. What I do know is that anytime you’re starting a…[Read more]

Usually there is some kind of exemption for charitable or nonprofit sales, but I’m not sure about sales to benefit an individual. If you are in business for yourself, that is more or less sales to benefit an individual (you), right? I don’t really know… I’d suggest you call the ag dept for more info.

You don’t report sales, aside from reporting income on taxes. One protection you would get from the law is simply being a legal business, and nobody can sue you as long as you stay within the law.

The state would never have time to sue… more likely it would be a consumer or someone who didn’t like you. This is a rare occurrence that might…[Read more]

Food is not necessarily non-taxable, especially at the county or city levels. Also, for events that charge an admission fee, I’ve heard that all food sold must be taxed. I’m not a tax expert, but I know that this stuff can be pretty complex and you should try to find someone in the govt who knows what they’re talking about.

You would want to get…[Read more]

I’m not sure either. I’d recommend you call the ABC dept.

No — you need to use a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

You need to take a food handlers course that is approved by your health dept. You should contact them for more info.

No, no puedes. Esta ley no permite la comida si requiere la refrigeracion. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

¿No tienes alguien en tu vida que podria responder este para ti? ¿O me quieres de practicar mi espanol?

Your mother would need to become a home food processing operation: http://forrager.com/law/virginia-home-food-processing-operation/

You should contact one of the contacts on that page for more specific details.

If you’re adding them after baking, then I’m not sure those would be allowed. You should ask your health dept.

No — you would need to use a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial