Illinois allows home cooks to make and sell many non-hazardous foods as a registered 'cottage food operation' under the Home-to-Market Act (410 ILCS 625). Register with the Kane County Health Department; a food-safety certificate is required.
Under 410 ILCS 625/4, a cottage food operation produces or packages non-potentially hazardous food in the person's primary domestic residence for direct sale. Since the Home-to-Market Act took effect January 1, 2022, cottage food is sold statewide (farmers markets, online, pickup, delivery) once the operator registers with the local health department where the operation resides. The operator must hold an approved food-safety/sanitation certificate. In Kane County, registration is handled by the Kane County Health Department. Potentially hazardous foods, certain canned goods, and items above the state limits still require a licensed kitchen.
Selling regulated home-produced food without registration or beyond allowed products can bring health-department enforcement, embargo of product, and penalties under the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act.
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