David Crabill
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No, pickled items are not allowed in Florida. Sorry!
Yes to all your items. Good luck!
You can call your planning division to find out if you are required to get a business license. It’s quite possible that you would be. If you are, you can use this website to learn about starting a small business.
I am not familiar with Arizona’s tax laws, but in general, many cottage food operations are exempt from sales tax, because the food they make is consumed off of the premises where it was made. You would still have to submit yearly taxes for your business (if you do not have to file for a business license, then the state would just automatically consider you a sole proprietorship for your taxes). You might contact the health department to ask them about sales tax.
You should be fine with the herbs (although there may be some restrictions on certain medicinal herbs), and the oils might be fine too. You’d be best off to contact the department directly about those items: 850-245-5520
The definitions of these terms on the site could be more clear… sorry about that! In Ohio, basically any dry mix is going to work. If it doesn’t have any moisture content then it will be totally shelf stable and safe. “Crisps” means something like an apple crisp or some other baked fruit pastry.
No you do not, but many people recommend getting liability insurance to protect yourself. It just depends on how big your business is, who you’re selling to, and how comfortable you are that nobody would want to sue you. Generally, this kind of insurance costs between $200 – $400 per year, and one common option is the FLIP Program.
Oftentimes people use the cottage food laws as an easy way to get a food business started. Once you pass the limit, then you need to become a standard food business, which, aside from getting licenses and certain amounts of training, would require you to make everything in a commercial kitchen, instead of your home kitchen. The process can be significantly more complicated and costly, but that is the way most food businesses get setup. I’m not sure all the licenses you would need when you get bigger, but there are many other resources out there about that, because it is so common.
Peggy, jalapeño jelly definitely can be made safely. I think the reason it is excluded is because if you don’t follow the right process, the resulting product could be dangerous. Since cottage food operations aren’t inspected, they have decided that food businesses that make jalapeño jelly need to go through the process of becoming fully licensed, which would include the training necessary to insure the safety of the product.
No, canned vegetables are not allowed.
1. Yes, if you are selling at an external location like a farmers market.
2. No
3. The label is what you attach to all your products, which gives the consumer info about you and the product.
4. You have to contact your city’s planning division to learn what the zoning requirements are for you.
5. Start simple and small, and work your way up from there.
