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Allen Temunovic

  • First of all, I think it’s unlikely that savory jams would be allowed under this law. The types of canned goods you can produce must have an appropriate combination of sweet and/or acidic. I don’t think there’s an instance where your jams or jellies could include vegetables. This resource should help explain what’s allowed.

    To learn more about…[Read more]

  • Hi, I’m thinking of opening a home bakery in the Bay Area, and am doing research on it as part of my market research class at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension. I was wondering if I could post a survey here on owning a home bakery in the Bay Area? It’s around 10 questions, and should give me useful info both for my class and my decision.

    • Hi Sohna, I saw your post on Facebook. You could post it in the CA group, but honestly, I don’t think you’ll get any responses from that. This community just isn’t as well-developed as the two FB groups. Likely anyone on here who would respond would also be part of those groups. I would answer it myself, except I don’t own a CFO. I hope your…[Read more]

  • sussy posted an update in the group California 9 years, 5 months ago

    Hi im looking into selling cupcakes from my home and the class A licence says we cant use dairy, eggs or cream..what are the ingredients i can use for my cakes and frosting?

    • Im in LA

    • Those restrictions mostly apply to unbaked items. If you bake an item with a heavy amount of eggs or cream, like a custard, that’s not allowed, but one or two eggs in a thoroughly-baked cake is fine.

      Almost any kind of frosting without eggs, cream, or cream cheese will likely be approved by your health dept. Buttercream frostings are allowed. You…[Read more]

    • You can use butter (does not need to be dairy-free) in your frostings, but you can’t use cream. I also don’t think you can use buttermilk. Butter does not have a high moisture content, so it is safe at room temperature, which is why it’s allowed. You probably can’t produce your own butter to make a buttercream frosting, but maybe your county would…[Read more]

  • Yes, you can sell dry tea with a cottage food permit.

  • David replied to the topic Exemptions? in the forum Arizona 9 years, 5 months ago

    I have never heard that for Arizona. Are you sure the article was written for Arizona? If you can’t find info online about this, then you should contact your health dept for clarification. If you find that farmers can sell homemade goods, I’d really like to know!

  • Marie posted an update in the group California 9 years, 6 months ago

    Hello, I am planning to start a CFO in Los Angeles. On the application it asks: “Have you obtained planning approval to operate as a CFO from the City/County Planning Department?” Well I have been all over the Dept of City Planning City of LA’s website, tried calling multiple phone extensions and cannot seem to get any info on how to get this…[Read more]

    • You get the approval by talking to someone in the planning dept. If they don’t return your call (can sometimes take up to two weeks for a govt dept), then you could try going to their office.

  • David replied to the topic Nieve in the forum California 9 years, 6 months ago

    Antes de lo puedo tener en espanol, necesito un traductor.

  • David replied to the topic Selling fruit items in the forum California 9 years, 6 months ago

    If you want to sell chocolate-covered strawberries, you need to prepare them in a commercial kitchen. There is no license that would allow you to do this from home. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

  • David replied to the topic Store front in the forum California 9 years, 6 months ago

    You don’t report sales, aside from reporting income on taxes. One protection you would get from the law is simply being a legal business, and nobody can sue you as long as you stay within the law.

    The state would never have time to sue… more likely it would be a consumer or someone who didn’t like you. This is a rare occurrence that might…[Read more]

  • Food is not necessarily non-taxable, especially at the county or city levels. Also, for events that charge an admission fee, I’ve heard that all food sold must be taxed. I’m not a tax expert, but I know that this stuff can be pretty complex and you should try to find someone in the govt who knows what they’re talking about.

    You would want to get…[Read more]

  • I’m trying to piece together info from different threads and wanted to ask for some further explanation?

    Seller’s Permit – They are free from the state, and I find myself running into events and farmer’s markets that require them. How does applying for one make a CFO responsible for taxes, though? Since food is non taxable, will we have to…[Read more]

  • David replied to the topic Nieve in the forum California 9 years, 6 months ago

    No, no puedes. Esta ley no permite la comida si requiere la refrigeracion. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

    ¿No tienes alguien en tu vida que podria responder este para ti? ¿O me quieres de practicar mi espanol?

  • David replied to the topic Dehydrated Foods in the forum Arizona 9 years, 6 months ago

    Arizona’s law only allows baked goods and candy, but even if you dried produce in an oven, I don’t think they’d be allowed under the law. You probably need to use a commercial kitchen, but you should check with the health dept.

  • David replied to the topic CFO kitchen in the forum California 9 years, 6 months ago

    As far as I know, you can only use your residential home kitchen. The kitchen needs to be in your home, and I think that’s the primary requirement. If your external kitchen is on your property, but separate from your home, then I don’t think you can use the cottage food law. If the kitchen is in your basement, it may be possible.

    Although a…[Read more]

  • Kim Ramos started the topic CFO kitchen in the forum California 9 years, 6 months ago

    Hi David,

    I’m getting a little confused reading the posts regarding a CFO kitchen. Here’s my situation: I am unable to use my home kitchen to produce my products (baked goods, chocolates and confections). I am currently having an external kitchen built on my property. The kitchen will contain ALL commerically rated equipment – ovens, walk in…[Read more]

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