Idaho lets home cottage-food operations sell non-perishable (non-TCS) foods like baked goods, jams, and honey directly to Idaho consumers without a license or inspection, as long as products carry the required home-kitchen disclosure label.
Cottage food is governed by Idaho statewide guidance, not a Kootenai County ordinance. Cottage food operations may produce foods that do not require time or temperature control for safety (non-TCS foods) and distribute them directly to Idaho consumers without regulatory oversight. Allowed foods include non-refrigerated baked goods, fruit jams and jellies, honey, fruit pies, breads, candies, dried fruit, dry herbs, and similar shelf-stable items; acidified foods such as pickled products are not allowed. Products must carry a label or placard with the operation's contact information stating the food was prepared in a home kitchen not subject to regulation and inspection and may contain allergens. Selling wholesale, to third parties, or outside Idaho makes the operation a regulated food establishment.
Distributing to third parties, wholesale, or outside Idaho reclassifies the operation as a food establishment subject to full food-safety regulation and inspection.
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