This is an e-mail message I received. OH is considering allowing more foods, including Pepper seasonings as a "cottage food" meaning special licenses and permits are not needed.
The message:
Happy spring! It has been a long time coming, but I’m happy it is here at last.
I know everyone is very busy getting ready for your market season. We have been busy here, also.
As many of you know we have been hoping to expand the list of foods that are included under our “cottage foods” law.
A cottage food cannot be a potentially hazardous food.
Cottage food products currently listed are:
(1) Non-potentially hazardous bakery products
(2) Jams
(3) Jellies
(4) Candy
(5) Fruit butters
We have added the following foods to the list:
(6) Granola, granola bars, granola bars dipped in candy
(7) Popcorn, flavored popcorn, kettle corn, popcorn balls, caramel corn
(8) Unfilled, baked donuts
(9) Waffle cones
(10) Pizzelles
(11) Dry cereal and nut snack mixes with seasonings
(12) Roasted coffee, whole beans or ground
(13) Dry baking mixes in a jar, including cookie mix in a jar
(14) Dry herbs and herb blends
(15) Dry seasoning blends
(16) Dry tea blends
Cottage food industry rules are in our administrative rules 901:3-20-01 through -05.
You can visit the site at, http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/index.jsp, from there go to “Public Hearing Date” and put the May 13th, 2009 date.
This will get you the information in its entirety.
We are very excited to expand the list of products that can be produced under the Cottage Food Rules. We would like to invite you to attend the public hearing. As a matter of fact we would love to have your show of support here on Wednesday May 13, 2009 at 8:30 a.m., in Hearing Room 133 (seminar “B”) of the Bromfield Administration Building, Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-3399.
As always, spread the good word!
Thank you for your continued support of Ohio agriculture.
Patti
Mike
The message:
Happy spring! It has been a long time coming, but I’m happy it is here at last.
I know everyone is very busy getting ready for your market season. We have been busy here, also.
As many of you know we have been hoping to expand the list of foods that are included under our “cottage foods” law.
A cottage food cannot be a potentially hazardous food.
Cottage food products currently listed are:
(1) Non-potentially hazardous bakery products
(2) Jams
(3) Jellies
(4) Candy
(5) Fruit butters
We have added the following foods to the list:
(6) Granola, granola bars, granola bars dipped in candy
(7) Popcorn, flavored popcorn, kettle corn, popcorn balls, caramel corn
(8) Unfilled, baked donuts
(9) Waffle cones
(10) Pizzelles
(11) Dry cereal and nut snack mixes with seasonings
(12) Roasted coffee, whole beans or ground
(13) Dry baking mixes in a jar, including cookie mix in a jar
(14) Dry herbs and herb blends
(15) Dry seasoning blends
(16) Dry tea blends
Cottage food industry rules are in our administrative rules 901:3-20-01 through -05.
You can visit the site at, http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/index.jsp, from there go to “Public Hearing Date” and put the May 13th, 2009 date.
This will get you the information in its entirety.
We are very excited to expand the list of products that can be produced under the Cottage Food Rules. We would like to invite you to attend the public hearing. As a matter of fact we would love to have your show of support here on Wednesday May 13, 2009 at 8:30 a.m., in Hearing Room 133 (seminar “B”) of the Bromfield Administration Building, Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-3399.
As always, spread the good word!
Thank you for your continued support of Ohio agriculture.
Patti
Mike