Jeanetta

You would not be able to sell there, because of their policy.

The cottage food laws are only for items that are intended for consumption. I’m not sure what the rules are for selling lotions, but I believe it’s possible to do from home. I’d recommend calling your health dept to learn more.

Yeah this site is for cottage food laws, which are separate than those for mobile food trucks. I think you’re going to need to call your local health dept about this since you probably won’t be able to find the info online.

Taxes are different for everyone… it depends on the county you live in. In most states, CFOs are exempt from state tax, because they are selling goods that are consumed off their premises. You may have to still pay local sales taxes though. You need to check with whatever departments oversee sales taxes for your area.

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No, cooked vegetables are not allowed as a cottage food.

Yup, income tax too.

That is correct… homemade food sales may be done at farmers markets, but obviously that is not conducive to a custom cake business. Technically, if you found a farmers market that was open most days, you could have your buyers pick up their custom cakes from there.

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You are definitely responsible for self-employment tax, and I’m not sure what you’re referring to with “incr take”.

Homemade juices are not covered under CA’s law, and therefore, there is currently no way to legally sell homemade juices.

However, CA is in the process of reviewing submissions for adding foods to the allowed list. You can submit a request using the links below until January 31st. Keep in mind that the health dept will only approve items that…[Read more]

I could explain what non-PHF means, but that is only applicable to baked goods or confections. Basically, none of the items you’re describing, like jams or sauces, are allowed in Arizona under the cottage food law. That means that to legally sell your products, they would need to be produced in a commercial kitchen.

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.

Edward, thanks for bringing this up, as this is something that the site wasn’t really clear about. The law only allows “farm stands”, so yours would need to be on a farm. I have updated Texas’ page to make this more clear.

No, you can’t use vegetables or cheeses in any of your products.

No, these items are not allowed. There are only a few states that allow extracts.

Yeah, it is frustrating, but you really can’t move forward without talking to them. You might need to stop by in-person.

If they don’t know, then don’t worry about the sales tax. You should be exempt anyway.

You should be able to make baklava, but since it’s not explicitly listed on the allowed foods list, you should check with the health dept first.

Debbie, Ohio is usually pretty flexible with what they allow, but it doesn’t look like they currently allow mustard through their cottage food law. Sorry!