Melissa Fisher

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.

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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

No, processed fresh fruit does not fall under the cottage food law. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

It sounds like it’s time for you to go the commercial route. The cottage food law was mainly setup as an easier avenue for someone to start a food business. I would assume that if you wanted to get bigger, you wouldn’t want to be restricted to the $15,000 sales cap of the cottage food law anyway.

CFOs can only use a residential kitchen, so it…[Read more]

Ganache is often not allowed, so you should contact your health dept to check.

No, you can’t sell via an office or other type of business / store front. You can only sell your products at your home, a farmers market, a roadside stand, or at certain types of events. You can also deliver your products to a customer.

Arizona’s law only allows baked goods and candy, but even if you dried produce in an oven, I don’t think they’d be allowed under the law. You probably need to use a commercial kitchen, but you should check with the health dept.

As far as I know, you can only use your residential home kitchen. The kitchen needs to be in your home, and I think that’s the primary requirement. If your external kitchen is on your property, but separate from your home, then I don’t think you can use the cottage food law. If the kitchen is in your basement, it may be possible.

Although a…[Read more]

You cannot sell homemade Indian food in Rhode Island. You will need to use a commercial kitchen, and you should call the health dept about the licensing you will need. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial