Colorado's Cottage Foods Act lets Douglas County residents sell certain non-hazardous homemade foods directly to consumers without a license or inspection, capped at $10,000 net sales per product each year. Producers must take a food safety course and label products.
Under CRS 25-4-1614, a home kitchen producing cottage foods is exempt from state retail-food licensing and inspection. Allowed foods are non-potentially-hazardous items such as spices, teas, dehydrated produce, nuts, seeds, honey, jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butter, flour, candies, tortillas, and certain baked goods; whole eggs are limited to 250 dozen per month. Sales must be direct to the consumer (home, roadside stand, farmers' market, or CSA); wholesale and sales to restaurants or grocery stores are prohibited. Net sales are capped at $10,000 per product per year. Producers must complete a food safety course comparable to the CSU Extension program and label each product with the required disclaimer.
Selling disallowed foods or omitting required labeling can prompt DEHS or the local public health agency to investigate and order production and distribution of the product to cease.
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