What do Home-Based Bakers sell?

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As a consumer it is your responsibility to learn what a home-based baker can sell, however depending on the state where the home-based baker lives, the list of products allowed for production can range from baked goods to any other food product allowed by the regulator agency that oversees their food production.

For example, in the state of Michigan a home-based bakery can produce any of the products listed below providing them with the opportunity to offer their customers a variety of unique food products. If a home-based baker makes Artisan breads, he may also want to make an apple jelly to sell with the bread.

A quick review of the cottage food laws in your state will provide information on what the home-based baker in your community can and cannot produce.

“Non-potentially hazardous foods (time and/or temperature controls not required to assure food safety – meaning foods can safely be kept at room temperature and do not require refrigeration) meet the requirements for cottage foods and can be prepared in a Michigan home kitchen and sold directly to consumers without a license.”  Examples include:

• Breads
• Similar baked goods
• Vinegar and flavored vinegars
• Cakes, including celebration cakes (birthday, anniversary, wedding)
• Sweet breads and muffins that contain fruits or vegetables (e.g., pumpkin or zucchini bread)
• Cooked fruit pies, including pie crusts made with butter, lard or shortening
• Jams and jellies in glass jars that can be stored at room temperature
• Cookies
• Dry herbs and dry herb mixtures
• Dry baking mixes
• Dry dip mixes
• Dry soup mixes
• Dehydrated vegetables or fruits
• Popcorn
• Cotton Candy

Source: MDARD Cottage Food Information

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