Colorado's Cottage Foods Act lets residents sell certain non-hazardous homemade foods directly to consumers without a license, capped at $10,000 net revenue per product per year. The county follows the state law; producers must take a food safety course.
Under CRS 25-4-1614, a home kitchen producing cottage foods is exempt from retail-food licensing. Allowed foods include spices, teas, dehydrated produce, nuts, seeds, honey, jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butter, flour, pickled fruits and vegetables, and non-hazardous baked goods and candies. Sales are limited to direct-to-consumer (home, roadside stand, farmers' market, CSA) with no sales to grocery or retail stores. Net revenue is capped at $10,000 per calendar year per eligible product. Producers must complete a food safety course comparable to the CSU Extension program and label products, including the required allergen and 'home produced' disclaimers. The Adams County Health Department administers local food safety.
Selling foods outside the allowed list or without required food-safety training and labeling can lead a local public health agency to embargo or condemn product, and to enforce the retail-food licensing law.
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