Selling homemade food from a Prince George's County home follows Maryland's cottage food law (COMAR 10.15.03), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health. A cottage food business makes non-hazardous foods at home, may earn up to $50,000 a year, needs no license, but must label products and follow County zoning.
Under COMAR 10.15.03, a cottage food business produces or packages products in a residential Maryland kitchen with annual revenues not exceeding $50,000. Products are non-potentially hazardous foods - baked breads, cookies, cakes without hazardous fillings, high-acid jams, and candy - sold directly to a consumer or a Maryland retail store; interstate sales are prohibited. No food license is required, but every product must be prepackaged and labeled with the business name and address, ingredients, net quantity, allergen information, and the statement 'Made by a cottage food business that is not subject to Maryland's food safety regulations' in 10-point or larger type. Refrigerated foods are not allowed. Running the operation from home also triggers County home-occupation standards under Section 27-5203(b)(6).
Selling a food not on the allowed list, exceeding the $50,000 cap, or omitting the required label statement violates Maryland's cottage food regulations and can prompt Health Department enforcement, up to a full food license. County zoning is separately enforced.
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