Under the Michigan Cottage Food Law you can make and sell certain non-hazardous foods from your home kitchen without a license or inspection, subject to a state sales cap and labeling rules. This is a statewide rule, not a county one.
Michigan's Cottage Food Law (MCL 289.4102) lets residents produce non-potentially-hazardous foods — baked goods, jams, candies, dry mixes and similar — in an unlicensed home kitchen and sell them directly to consumers, without a license or Genesee County Health Department inspection. Products must be properly labeled and sales are direct-to-consumer only. State gross-sales limits apply (currently up to $50,000 annually, or $75,000 for products at $250 or more per unit, through October 1, 2026). Foods requiring refrigeration are excluded. Your city or township zoning may still restrict operating a food business from home, so confirm local home-occupation rules too.
Exceeding the sales cap, skipping required labeling, or selling potentially hazardous foods can trigger state enforcement (MDARD), including orders to obtain a food license or stop sales.
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