Pennsylvania has no county cottage-food rule. Home food sellers register a Limited Food Establishment with the PA Department of Agriculture and may make only non-potentially-hazardous foods. Allentown zoning separately prohibits commercial food preparation as a home occupation.
There is no cottage-food licensing at the Lehigh County level. The PA Department of Agriculture registers home kitchens as Limited Food Establishments; these may produce only shelf-stable, non-potentially-hazardous foods (breads, cookies, jams, candies) and require an application, inspection, and $35 registration, with no revenue cap. Separately, Allentown Zoning Ordinance Section 660-48.F(9) lists 'commercial food preparation' among uses expressly prohibited as a home occupation, so a home baker in Allentown should confirm how the two rules interact before selling.
Selling home foods without Limited Food Establishment registration violates PA food-safety law; Allentown may also cite a prohibited home-occupation food use as a zoning violation.
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