With so many state lawmakers willing to throw out the rulebook when it comes to cottage foods, the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) has decided it’s time to draw the line.
The 116-year-old
Cottage Food Bill on Colorado Governor’s Desk
Like something baked in a home kitchen, Colorado’s cottage foods bill has ended up far more puffed up than when it started.
The cottage foods bill now awaiting Gov. John Hickenlooper’s signature gathered some
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Cottage Food Bill Introduced in California
Last year, Mark Stambler, co-founder of the Los Angeles Bread Bakers (LABB) and an avid artisanal baker, ran into some trouble with the Los Angeles Department of Environmental Health for selling his homemade bread
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Home Kitchen Cooks Upset Over Texas Cottage-Food Rules
Last year the Texas Legislature approved a bill to allow the sale of food made in uninspected and unlicensed home kitchens, but some now say the state’s rules implementing the new law are unnecessarily burdensome
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Oklahoma Woman Circulates Cottage-Food Petition
Oklahomans who want a cottage-food law adopted in their state are going the direct democracy route with an on-line petition that has attracted almost 2,000 signers and continues to grow.
A little more than one
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NH May Drop Licensing in Name of Food Freedom
As early as next week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives will likely be deciding whether the “Live Free or Die” state should allow unlicensed “homestead” food and on-farm sales of raw milk.
The quick
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Committee Approves Colorado Cottage Food Bill
After home bakers organized on Facebook and went to the state capitol bearing tasty treats Thursday, a Colorado House committee gave its unanimous support to a cottage food bill.
If enacted, the bill would allow
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Top Food Safety Stories of 2011: No. 10
From Washington to Maine with numerous stops in between, the food “sovereignty” movement emerged as the 10th most important food safety story of 2011.
With many variations, the movement involved attempts — some successful, some
Cottage Food Bills Bog Down in Illinois
There is still time, but two bills in the Illinois Assembly intended to ease regulations for the sale of homemade foods appear to have hit some speed bumps.
House Bill 1483, which would bar both
Bill to Exempt Illinois Farmers Markets Advances
State Rep. Chapin Rose, a 38-year-old lawyer representing the rural area around Charleston, IL, is a man on a mission.
Starting his fifth term in the Illinois Assembly, the Republican lawmaker wants pictures on food
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