Pennsylvania has no traditional cottage-food law. Home food producers must register as a Limited Food Establishment with the PA Department of Agriculture and pass an inspection of the home kitchen. There is no sales cap. This is a state, not county, program.
Selling homemade non-hazardous foods (baked goods, jams, candies, dry mixes) in Pennsylvania requires registering the home kitchen as a Limited Food Establishment with the PA Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Food Safety. Registration involves inspection of the food production site on a routine basis by the Department, and all material must be submitted at least 60 days prior to operating. A regional food sanitarian inspects before approval and collects a modest registration fee. Only foods that do not require refrigeration of the finished product qualify. Montgomery County does not run this program, though local zoning still governs whether you may operate the business at home.
Selling home-produced food without the required Limited Food Establishment registration exposes the operator to PA Department of Agriculture enforcement, including stop-sale orders and civil penalties under the state Food Safety Act.
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