It also requires a food safety course be taken by the food producers.įlorida is seeking to expand its cottage food law. HB 12 exempts baked goods and roasted coffees from any health department food service permits and requires the labeling of baked goods and food items. SB 160 allows a cottage food production operation to sell online, remove gross receipts cap, and require certain nutrition information to be included on product labels. The Alabama legislature has two bills on cottage foods: SB 160 and HB 12. Maryland's HB 1077 provides an exemption from a food establishment license for operators of open-air food markets. Missouri's HB 357 will allow cottage food production operations to sell food over the internet and SB 235 will permit the sale of raw milk or cream. It will also allow the sale of raw milk and suspend the state's meat inspection program. Montana's SB 199 permits certain homemade food producers from food licensure, permitting, certification, packaging, labeling, and inspection regulations. Indiana's HB 1103 and SB 185 Home Based Vendors Act allows for such foods to be sold via the internet and delivered by a third party to the end consumer. This bill provides that cottage food sales through the internet are exempt from the definition of food service establishment. Mississippi's Food Freedom Act HB 588 sought to allow on-farm sales of homemade food products, but this bill failed in early February.Īrkansas HB 1118 will expand the state's cottage food law. HB 118 will include eggs in the state's food freedom exemptions. Wyoming continues to expand its food freedom law. The sponsors claim these bills will foster small businesses, innovation, and economic growth. Tennessee's HB 813 and SB 693 seek to recognize the right of individuals to produce, procure, and consume homemade foods of their choice free from unnecessary and anticompetitive regulations. Oklahoma's SB 833 Food Freedom Act seeks to exempt homemade foods from state licensure, permitting, inspection, packaging, and labeling requirements. Minnesota's HB 433 Food Freedom Act exempts homemade food sellers and preempts local food safety ordinances from being applied to homemade food sellers. Arkansas is seeking to enact SB 248 that will create the Food Freedom Act, exempting homemade food or drink products from licensure, certification, and inspection requirements. Six states introduced legislation using the term "food freedom," meaning freedom from state food safety oversight. These bills seek to expand the range of food producers and retail establishments that could sell food free from any governmental oversight. They all have the same goal, however, to limit a government's authority to regulate food safety. State legislatures use several terms for these bills: cottage foods, food freedom, microenterprise kitchens, homemade foods, or home-baked foods. Please know there is NO hate or shame if you have done or are currently participating in Whole30.NEHA has been able to identify 41 bills in 24 states in the 2021–2022 state legislative session that relate to cottage foods (i.e., bills the relax or eliminate food safety requirements for retail foods). In today's episode we are breaking down Whole30 and why we don't support Whole30, if you are genuiely looking to improve your health and your relationship with food. Welcome to our segment here on the Find Food Freedom® Podcast entiled: Diet Culture Friday! We will be releasing an episode the first Friday of the month to cover the latest diet trends and fads, of course without the diet culture BS!
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