Authorize home kitchen registration for sale of certain foods
What changed between versions
Added new definition for 'microenterprise home kitchen operation' - a person who registers with the department of agriculture to sell and deliver food produced at their home.
Added new definition for 'finished dosage form' and expanded 'manufacture' definition to include packaging, repackaging, labeling, and promotion activities.
Established registration requirements with a $25 fee (reduced to $12.50 if applied for within 6 months of expiration) and annual renewal fees.
Added gross receipt limit of $150,000 per calendar year for sales of potentially hazardous homemade food items under the registration.
Added mandatory food safety training requirement for microenterprise home kitchen operations with low-cost and online options.
Added new section 3715.21 establishing custom meat processing requirements for food service operations and retail food establishments.
Added inspection requirements for microenterprise home kitchen operations, limited to checking for functioning hand washing sink and liquid soap.
Created enforcement mechanisms including up to $75 fines, warning requirements before fines, and suspension/revocation procedures for violations.
Added exemption for microenterprise home kitchen operations from retail food establishment licensing requirements.
Expanded eligibility criteria by adding new exemptions for farm markets, roadside stands, and nonprofit organizations selling limited quantities of food.