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This would probably be fine, especially if you use water instead of milk. Since there’s a very small amount of milk, it’s possible that the sugars in the cookie dough would stabilize it and even that would be okay. The butter shouldn’t be a problem. Obviously you’d need to check with the ag dept. Technically, you should even be able to use…[Read more]

Susy, that’s all correct as far as I know. I haven’t heard anything different.

The list hasn’t been updated and you can request an addition with these links:

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Documents/fdbCFOaddfoodrequest.pdf
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Documents/fdbCFOapplication.pdf

In Georgia, it’s fine if you produce your own tea from dried herbs (you can dry them yourself), and it’s also okay if you start with commercial bulk tea as a base. If you’re just reselling commercial tea in smaller amounts (reselling individual unopened packets), you may not need to register as a cottage food operation. You can ask your ag dept if…[Read more]

Hola Haimara, asumiendo que tu torta no requiere refrigeración, toda información respecto a tu negocio suena bien y sin ningún inconveniente. Siempre y cuando tu producto esté apropiadamente etiquetado, no tienes que dar factura por cada venta. Por igual, no necesitas cobrar impuestos.

From the law:

“Farm direct marketer” means an agricultural producer that sells farm direct products or producer processed products directly to the retail consumer.

I take that to mean that anyone can sell these types of goods, including a home gardener. That’s my interpretation — I’m not sure what’s the ag dept’s interpretation is.

I don’t see any problem with that, as long as the food prep isn’t happening in a bedroom.

Irvine, CA? Neither California nor Texas will allow these products, with the exception of almonds, which both states allow.

The list of allowed foods that matters is here, under questions 2 & 3: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/foodsafety/docs/CottageFoodOperation-factsheet.pdf

Ohio’s law used to be more limited and then they passed an amendment that expanded the list of allowed foods. It appears that only foods that are on the list are allowed. I don’t think there’s a reason…[Read more]

I believe you can’t sell dry or prepared tea without a commercial license. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

Brownies are a non-potentially hazardous baked good and are allowed.

I don’t know, but you can find out by contacting the Food Compliance Officer at 919-733-7366.

I don’t know if you have to approve you’re on the lease, but you do need landlord approval. Generally, you may only run a cottage food business from your “primary residence”. Usually that’s where you primarily live, but not always (a college dorm is still a secondary residence, even if the student lives there most of the year). If you have a…[Read more]