David Crabill

As far as I know, the rules for Hawaii haven’t changed recently. The reason many states don’t allow canned foods is due to botulism concerns, which could potentially be deadly. Canned foods, when properly prepared, are perfectly safe, but their concern is that a home cook might not properly prepare them. I’m not saying that I agree with the…[Read more]

Someone would need to use a commercial kitchen to legally sell those in WI, but it’s exceedingly common for people not to. If you’re wondering how to deal with that seller, this is what I usually suggest: https://forrager.com/faq/#illegal

The lawsuit exemption only covers baked goods. The pickle bill only covers canned goods. Most states have some kind of exemption for selling honey, but that might not apply to flavored honey. I’d recommend contacting the ag dept about that. As for vanilla, you’ll likely need to produce that in a commercial kitchen in order to sell it legally.

Yes, Florida is one of the only states I know of that has a special exemption for boiled peanuts. Must be a big thing down there! :)

LA’s law is one of the most ambiguous, but yes that all sounds about right. It’s not really clear whether you can also deliver certain items, from what I’ve read.

Yes, I just made a change to the law pages a few days ago, which will encourage people to use the forums instead of leaving comments on the law pages. So I expect the forums to get more active over the next few months.

Yes fudge should be allowed. https://forrager.com/law/florida/#food

Because it’s not always apparent when things are shelf-stable and when they are not, FL does not allow anything with cream cheese or butter (though butter in something thoroughly baked is allowed).

Regarding the science of it, there are a lot of variables at play. In general, sugar is a stabilizer that will make something more shelf-stable.…[Read more]