CA now allows home baked goods to be sold - how did I miss this, before?

Maria, I've been following this- not a whole lot of publicity yet (more)

seems like each county will have a licensing requirement...
there are some basic regulations, food safety certification, etc.

 
Good luck with that! Missouri has the same law, but it

comes down to the county and city health department officials. In St. Joseph, Buchanon County, they will not allow anything to be sold at the farmer's market, unless you have a certified kitchen. I am not sure about jurisdiction, but the health inspectors in St. Joe do not allow it. They won't allow fresh pasta because of the raw eggs in it. They are actually worse than San Diego was. There were far more inspectors in San Diego, so there was not that phenomenon of being a big fish in a small pond that exists here.
Good luck and I hope you have better luck that I did here.

 
We do too. They were calling it the cupcake law when it was passed last year.

Ours has no licensing or inspections, but you are limited to selling things that would have a low risk of pathogens. Most baked goods & candies & things are o.k.

 
Yes, ours is more limited on things like farmers markets too, or at least the

City has additional requirements there. This is more for people who bake cakes & such for other individuals.

 
Doing some research on Cottage Foods, I found that most states that have passed this law

have similar guidelines (see link for FL).

It's a good stepping stone to "feeling the waters" to start your own business with very little startup money.

I've been wanting to try this myself by making homemade New York Style Water Bagels and selling them to local business parks, but the timing is not right for me. Everything is in place as far as my labels and FB page - dare I show you? (see image link of uncompleted page). Um, just don't copy my logo.

I bought the Adams cap on Amazon for $10.00 with free shipping and got it embroidered for only $10.00 with a JPEG photo supplied to a local embroidery company.

http://www.freshfromflorida.com/fs/CottageFoodAdvisoryMay%202012withFormNumber.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/EatopiaCottageFoods?ref=ts&fref=ts

 
P.S. It always helps to obtain a food safety certificate so that you can

appease wary customers. However, here are the guidelines:

"Unfortunately, individuals who have earned ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification may not use the logo to show that they have passed the exam. Instead, we invite you to use the following language:

Certified, ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification Examination, National Restaurant Association, (date certified)."

 
In my county, I am not required to have a food safety certificate and can

operate out of my home provided that I do not have customers coming to my home and I can't sell to restaurants. No online sales, but websites are permitted. Farmer's Markets have their own regulations but who wants to pay $25 or more for a tent space? Delivering to neighbors and businesses is the way to go and having a flyer, FB page or website helps for exposure.

 
I have a certificate issued by the Health Dept.that is laminated

and I display along with my certified kitchen health certificate (music to my ears after all these years). I think it does put customer's minds to rest knowing that you have passed a food handler's test.

 
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