Euless, TX Home Business: Cottage Food Operations (2026)

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 437 Subchapter C governs cottage food production statewide and explicitly preempts city and county regulation of qualifying home-based food sales. Under the statute, a cottage food operation in Euless can produce and sell shelf-stable non-potentially-hazardous foods — including baked goods without cream, jams, jellies, dried herbs, granola, dry mixes, popcorn, fruit pies made from high-acid fruits, roasted coffee, and similar items — directly to the consumer without a city food permit, health-department inspection, or state license. Annual gross sales per producer are capped at 50,000 dollars. Producers must complete an accredited basic food-handler training, label each product with their name and address, a complete ingredient list, the notation Made in a home kitchen and not inspected by the Department of State Health Services or a local health department, and allergen statements. Direct sales are allowed from the producer home, farmers markets, craft fairs, events, and online with consumer pickup or direct delivery; third-party retail through stores and restaurants is not permitted. The law preempts Euless from requiring a food establishment permit or inspection for qualifying activity. The underlying home occupation rules on employees, traffic, and signage still apply, as do state sales-tax rules for taxable baked goods.