Illinois Cottage Food Law allows Naperville residents to sell homemade food from their home kitchen. Registration with the DuPage County Health Department is required at a fee capped at $50 by state law. A Certified Food Protection Manager certificate is required.
Under Illinois law (410 ILCS 625/4), Naperville residents may operate a cottage food operation from their primary residence kitchen. Operators must register annually with the DuPage County Health Department, with registration fees capped at $50 by state law. A Certified Food Protection Manager certificate is required. Only certain foods are permitted, generally shelf-stable items like baked goods, candies, jams, and dried herbs. Sales may be made directly to consumers at farmers' markets, for delivery, online, pickup, fairs, and public events. Cottage food products must be labeled with the operator's name, address, ingredients, and allergen information. No health department inspection of the home kitchen is required. Naperville's home occupation zoning rules also apply to cottage food operations.
Operating without registration: DuPage County Health Department enforcement. Selling prohibited food items: health code violation. Failure to label properly: regulatory citation.
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