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Illinois new raw milk rules get first legislative tests

By Dan Flynn on February 23, 2017

Three bills introduced into the Illinois General Assembly loosen up cottage food sales and promote farmers markets, but apparently are not intended to alter the state’s new raw milk law.

Illinois in 2016 aligned itself…
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Raw milk bill part of package to boost farm and ranch income

By News Desk on February 14, 2017

The bill to make the direct sale of raw milk legal in Montana is part of a package to boost farm and ranch incomes in the Big Sky State.

The package includes cottage food legislation…
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Idaho Cottage Food Bill Stalls Out This Session

By News Desk on March 19, 2015

Statewide standards for cottage food producers could be dead in Idaho for this year since that state’s legislature is headed for an early April adjournment. Opposition from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare may…
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Illinois Governor Signs Cottage Food Bill in Kitchen of 12-Year-Old Baker

By News Desk on June 11, 2014

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, a first-term Democrat in a tough re-election campaign against Republican businessman Bruce Rauner, traveled to the town of Troy, IL, near St. Louis on Tuesday to sign the so-called “cupcake bill”…
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Wyoming Lawmaker Sue Wallis, Raw Milk and Horse Slaughter Advocate, Found Dead at Age 56

By Dan Flynn on January 30, 2014

Wyoming State Rep. Sue Wallis (R-Recluse) was found dead early Tuesday at a Gillette hotel. She was 56. An autopsy is planned, according to Campbell County Coroner Tom Eekhoff. Governor Matt Mead ordered state flags…
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When Does a Cottage Food Law Become a House Food Law?

By Kelly Damewood on January 27, 2014

Last week on Food Safety News, Dan Flynn wrote an article discussing Virginia’s plans to loosen its cottage food laws. Cottage food laws are basically laws that allow small-time producers to use appliances in…
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Looking Ahead to 2014: State Budget Growth Might Finally Restore Some Local Health Department Jobs

By Dan Flynn on January 1, 2014

In 2014, we’ll hear precious little about food safety from the federal government that will truly be new. For sure the White House has decisions to make on everything from poultry inspections to whom to…
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Woman’s Homemade Sauerkraut Highlights Cottage Food Fight in AZ

By James Andrews on August 8, 2012

Sandy Boyce and her husband have been making homemade sauerkraut for years by fermenting cabbage purchased from local farmers near their home in Sedona, Arizona. Having long received praise from family and friends for her…
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AFDO Issues Guidance on Cottage Foods

By Dan Flynn on May 30, 2012

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…

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Cottage Food Bill on Colorado Governor’s Desk

By Dan Flynn on March 6, 2012

Like something baked in a home kitchen, Colorado’s cottage foods bill has ended up far more puffed up than when it started.

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The cottage foods bill now awaiting Gov. John Hickenlooper’s signature gathered some…

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