Suzanne
Suzanne posted a new activity comment 8 years, 7 months ago
Okay, thank you for that clarification. So, she would need to assemble her powdered mixs in a certified commercial kitchen?
Suzanne replied to the topic Texas Cottage Food Law in the forum Texas 8 years, 7 months ago
I am trying to help my mother in law find out if it would be legal to package her dry hot chocolate mix and sell it on Etsy. Is it considered a cottage food if no cooking is involved?
Suzanne posted an update in the group Texas 8 years, 7 months ago
Hot Chocolate Mix as wedding favors: I am trying to help my mother in law out. She would like to make her “famous” hot chocolate available for purchase. She is interested in selling it as wedding favors online with Etsy. I see loads of those on there. Since there is no cooking involved would it even be a cottage food item? I appreciate input…its…[Read more]
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A food item does not need to be cooked… it’s anything that is consumed that you process in your kitchen. Since Texas only allows homemade food to be sold face-to-face, you can’t use your home kitchen for Etsy sales.
Okay, thank you for that clarification. So, she would need to assemble her powdered mixs in a certified commercial kitchen?
Yes, for Texas, I believe any online business would require products to be made in a commercial kitchen.