Cottage Food Laws
Okayish Cakes follows these requirements:
- Maintain a clean/sanitary condition
- Cannot produce/sell food with cannabis
- Product must not require refrigeration
- All food must bear labels that include: homemade statement, name, and address for the food establishment, name of the product, ingredients of the product in descending order by weight, net weight or net volume of the product, applicable allergen warnings as specified under federal labeling requirements, and if the label provides any nutrient content claim, health claim or other nutritional information
- Sales cannot exceed $20,000 in a calendar year
- Each participant in preparing the food holds a food handlers card
- Cannot sell to a commercial entity for resale (restaurant, grocery store, caterer, school, daycare, hospital, nursing home) Must sell directly to the consumer
- May not sell over the internet (may take orders, but cannot ship). Must maintain accurate records and maintain them for 3 years