Pennsylvania is not a permit-free cottage food state. Selling home-baked or canned goods to the public across Monroe County requires a Limited Food Establishment registration from the state Department of Agriculture, with an inspection of your home kitchen, not a simple exemption.
Unlike Texas or Georgia, Pennsylvania has no permit-free cottage food law. Home food production is regulated under the Food Safety Act (3 Pa.C.S. §§5721–5737), which makes it the duty of every person operating a food establishment to register with the Department of Agriculture. The Department's Limited Food Establishment program covers home kitchens producing non-potentially-hazardous, shelf-stable foods such as breads, cookies, jams, and candy, and charges a modest registration fee after a sanitarian inspects the kitchen. Act 106 of 2022 refined which low-risk items are exempt. Higher-risk or refrigerated foods require fuller licensing. The registration is statewide; your Monroe County township adds zoning and any POA covenants.
Selling home foods without the required Limited Food Establishment registration, or offering potentially hazardous items, lets the Department of Agriculture order sales stopped, impose penalties, and require full retail-food licensing.
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