Illinois's Cottage Food and Home Kitchen Operations Act (Public Act 100-0580, amended by PA 103-0154) allows Schaumburg residents to sell certain homemade food products directly to consumers without a commercial kitchen. Annual gross sales are capped at $75,000 for cottage food operations. Products must be non-potentially-hazardous baked goods, jams, candies, and similar shelf-stable items. Labeling requirements apply.
Under the Illinois Cottage Food and Home Kitchen Operations Act, Schaumburg residents may prepare and sell certain low-risk food products from their home kitchen. Cottage food operations are limited to non-potentially-hazardous foods including baked goods (breads, cookies, cakes without cream fillings), jams, jellies, fruit butters, candy, dried herbs, roasted coffee, popcorn, and granola. Products must be sold directly to consumers at farmers markets, from the home, or through direct delivery. Online sales with direct delivery are permitted. Annual gross revenue is capped at $75,000 for cottage food operations. Home kitchen operations (which allow some potentially hazardous foods) have a $50,000 cap and require a food service sanitation manager certificate. All products must be labeled with the business name and address, ingredients list, allergen warnings, the statement 'Made in a home kitchen that is not inspected by the Department of Public Health,' and the date of production. The Cook County Health Department oversees food safety but does not require inspection of cottage food kitchens. Schaumburg's home occupation rules still apply, meaning customer traffic and signage are restricted. Selling primarily at farmers markets or through delivery avoids home traffic issues.
Selling foods not on the approved cottage food list, exceeding the annual revenue cap, or failing to include required labels may result in enforcement by the Cook County Health Department. Operating a food business that violates Schaumburg's home occupation traffic restrictions may trigger Village code enforcement separately.
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