The purpose of the law is to promote and support the illinois agriculture and cottage food industries.
Cottage industry food law illinois.
Illinois cottage food law.
Maryland click here for maryland.
The cottage food operation law p a 097 0393 became effective in illinois on january 1 2012.
Iowa click here for more information about iowa s cottage food requirements.
Im looking to eventually sell about 6 months from now at our local craft fairs and farmers markets.
Date of the enactment of the cottage food law.
Cottage food operation means a person who produces or.
The purpose of the law is to promote and support illinois agriculture and cottage food industries.
In this way it is similar to california s law which also got started after someone got shut down by the health dept.
Kentucky kentucky food processor laws.
410 ilcs 625 4 new sec.
This new law allows certain foods made in home kitchens to be sold at illinois farmers markets with limited regulation.
The newer law is for home kitchen operations which you should use if you want to sell baked goods outside of farmers markets.
In illinois on january 1 2012.
Cottage food industry law for illinois business by stacey71 updated 14 sep 2011 4 54pm by dulciscakes stacey71 posted 23 aug 2010 9 27pm.
Post 1 of 18 im trying to find out if illinois has a cottage food industry law.
According to the 2018 illinois amended definition.
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This page covers the older law which is for cottage food operations.
Indiana click here for indiana cottage food hbv facts laws regulations and news.
Illinois has two different laws in place that allow the sale of homemade food.
A cottage food operation means an operation conducted by a person who produces or packages food or drink other than foods and drinks listed as prohibited in paragraph 1 5 of subsection b see list below in a kitchen located in that person s domestic residence or another appropriately designed and equipped residential or commercial style kitchen on that property for direct sale by the owner a family member or employee.
Does anyone know for certain.
I did visit the dept of agriculture web.
On january 1st 2012 illinois cottage.
Revised in 2014 revised in 2015 and expected to be revised for 2018.
The law does not allow these homemade products to be sold in retail stores or any location other than an illinois farmers market.
This law was started in direct response to 11 year old chloe stirling getting shut down.
Aside from being able to sell outside of farmers markets the newer law is more restrictive than this one.
It s technically possible to use both laws simultaneously.
Sb 840 was sponsored by senator david koehler d peoria and representative lisa dugan d kankakee.
The products that can be made in a home kitchen and sold at a farmers market include.
Illinois has another law for cottage food operations which allows many more types of products to be sold at farmers markets.
The purpose of the law is to promote and support the illinois agriculture and cottage food industries.
The cottage food law is a step in an ongoing effort to create policies that support the burgeoning local food movement.
It only took a few months to pass this law whereas it took about two years to pass.
The cottage food law creates new opportunities for farmers to engage in value added processing while making it easier for aspiring entrepreneurs to start new local food businesses selling at one of illinois 300 plus farmers markets.
Click here for illinois cottage food facts laws regulations and how to s.
The cottage food operation law p a 097 0393 allows certain foods made in home kitchens to be sold at illinois farmers markets with limited regulation.
Maine click here for more information about maine s cottage food requirements.
Be it enacted by the people of the state of illinois represented in the general assembly.
Amended by adding section 4 as follows.
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