SB352 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rusty Glover

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Cottage food production operations, baked goods, exempt from obtaining food service permit from health department, labeling of baked goods, jams and jellies, herbs

Summary

SB352 would exempt certain home-based cottage food operations from county health permits and require labeling of specific baked goods, jams/jellies, and dried herbs sold from a private residence.

What This Bill Does

It would allow qualifying cottage food operations to operate without a county food service permit. It requires the State Department of Public Health to create labeling rules for baked goods, jams/jellies, and dried herbs sold from a home, including the producer's name and address and a statement that the food is not inspected. It also prohibits selling these foods over the Internet and defines key terms like baked good and cottage food production operation.

Who It Affects

• Home-based cottage food producers who sell baked goods, jams/jellies, or dried herbs from their residence and have annual gross income of $50,000 or less from those foods, with direct-to-consumer sales.
• County health departments and the State Department of Public Health, whose regulatory reach would be limited to labeling and act-specific provisions rather than general food service permitting.
• Consumers who buy foods from cottage food operations, who will see required labeling indicating the producer and that the food is not inspected.

Key Provisions

• Exempts qualifying cottage food production operations from the requirement to obtain a county health department food service permit.
• Allows the Department to promulgate labeling rules for baked goods, jams/jellies, and dried herb products sold by cottage operations; labels must include the name and address of the operation and a statement that the food is not inspected.
• Requires all labeled items (baked goods, jams/jellies, dried herbs) sold to consumers to include prescribed labeling information; prohibits Internet sales of these foods.
• Defines key terms (baked good, cottage food production operation, home, department) and sets eligibility criteria (home-based production, income cap, direct-to-consumer sales).
• Establishes effective date for the act and repeals conflicting laws.

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Subjects

Health