Texas cottage food law lets you sell many non-hazardous foods made at home with no permit or health inspection. Under Health & Safety Code Ch. 437, a cottage food operation is not a food service establishment and can gross up to $150,000 a year.
Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 437 governs cottage food production operations statewide, so the same rules apply in Brazoria County whether you are in Pearland or unincorporated land. A cottage food operation makes non-time/temperature-control foods (baked goods, candy, jams, dried and pickled items, and more) at home and sells them directly to consumers. No license, permit, or health-department inspection is required, but products must carry a label with the operator's name, address, and a statement that the food is home-prepared and not inspected. Prohibited items include meat, poultry, seafood, raw milk, low-acid canned goods, and CBD/THC products. Annual gross income is capped at $150,000.
Selling prohibited time/temperature-control foods, exceeding the income cap, or mislabeling can end the exemption and expose the seller to enforcement; authorities retain emergency power over an immediate, serious health threat.
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