SB160 Alabama 2021 Session

Existing law provides that in-home cottage food production of baked goods, jams, jellies, candies, and dried herb and herb mixes are excluded from regulation by the State Department of Health and county health departments, as well as the requirement to have a food service permit.

Existing law also prohibits online, in-person, and phone sales by cottage food production operations.

This bill would allow online, in-person, and phone sales by cottage food production operations, as well as delivery directly to consumers in person, by mail, or through an agent of the producer.

Existing law also places a $20,000 cap on gross receipts by cottage food production operations.

This bill would remove the $20,000 cap on gross receipts by cottage food production operations.

This bill would also require cottage food production operations to label each product sold with a list of the ingredients contained in the product, as well as a disclaimer if the product contains or may contain allergens.

Relating to cottage food production operations; to amend Section 22-20-5.1, Code of Alabama 1975; to allow various methods of sales by cottage food production operations; to remove the existing cap on gross receipts by cottage food production operations; and to require cottage food production operations to include certain nutrition information on the label of each product offered for sale.