February 22 2013 Rebecca Ng REHS Deputy Director Marin County Environmental Health Services California Homemade Food Act COTTAGE FOOD Cottage Food comes to CA AB 1616 Assemblyman Gatto ID: 724644
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CalIFORNIA Municipal Revenue & tax Association February 22, 2013Rebecca Ng, R.E.H.SDeputy DirectorMarin County Environmental Health Services
California
Homemade Food Act
COTTAGE
FOODSlide2
Cottage Food comes to CAAB 1616 Assemblyman Gatto Promote small business opportunities for entrepreneurs. Promote local, community-based food.
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DefinitionsCottage food operation: An enterprise within the permitted or registered area of a private home where the CF operator resides. Slide4
DefinitionsRegistered or permitted area: The portion of the home that contains the kitchen and attached rooms within the home used exclusively for storage. Food Facility does not include…a private home, including a cottage food operation that is registered or has a permit. Slide5
Planning PermitsSlide6
Key ProvisionsOnly nonpotentially hazardous foods per CDPH list. Approved Label – “Made in a Home Kitchen” Product Name; Producer; Address; Ingredients; Permit or registration numberSlide7
Cottage Food OperationsClass ADirect salesRegistration Self-certification and BMPsNot subject to routine inspection Inspection for complaints
Class
B
Direct
& Indirect
sales
Permit
Annual inspections
Inspection for complaints
Sales limited to county of origin unless approved by another countySlide8
CDPH List of non-potentially hazardous foodsBaked goods without cream, custard, or meat fillings (breads, biscuits) Churros, cookies, pastries, and tortillas. Candy, such as brittle and toffee. Chocolate-covered nonperishable foods, such as nuts and dried fruit. Dried fruit, dried pasta, dry baking mixes, granola, cereals, trail mixes.Fruit pies, fruit empanadas, fruit tamales. Herb blends and dried mole paste. Jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butter. Honey and sweet sorghum syrup. Nut mixes and nut butters. Vinegar and mustard. Popcorn, waffle cones and pizelles. Roasted coffee and dried tea. Slide9
MADE IN A HOME KITCHENRegistration number: xxxxxxxCounty of Marin
Chocolate Chip
Cookies
Net Weight 4 oz.
Joe’s Cookies
123 Pastry Lane
Cookieville
, CA
94101
Ingredients: Enriched flour (Wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine,
mononitrate
, riboflavin and folic acid), butter (milk, salt), Soy lecithin (as an emulsifier), walnuts, sugar, eggs, salt, artificial vanilla extract, baking soda
Contains
wheat, eggs, milk, soy, nutsSlide10
Gross Annual Sales Limits2013$35,0002014$45,000
2015
$50,000Slide11
Self-Certification Standards No other domestic activities No infants or pets in the kitchen Food prep and storage areas free of vermin Slide12
Self-Certification Standards Kitchen equipment and utensils maintained in good repair Food contact surfaces washed, rinsed, and sanitized No smoking in kitchen Slide13
Health StandardsEmployee healthHandwashing
Potable water
Food Handler Training
Food identified as “homemade”Slide14
ConcernsLack of inspection & oversight.Abuses of: gross annual sales limits; types of food produced; “approved food sources”. CFOs may go undetected as sources of FB illness.Delays in identifying/locating CFOs and ingredient sources.Difficult to trace back and trace forward.Slide15
More InformationMarin County Environmental Health Services3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 236San Rafael, CA 94903(415) 473-6907Website: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CD/main/comdev/ehs/index.cfmSlide16Slide17Slide18
NOTE slide 5 Planning RequirementsClassify as a permitted use of residential property.Grant a nondiscretionary permit with reasonable local requirements concerning spacing and concentration, traffic control, parking, and noise control.Require a use permit prescribing reasonable standards concerning spacing and concentration, traffic control, parking, and noise control.Slide19
NOTE slide 12 Health StandardsEmployee health – no person with a contagious disease Handwashing before food preparationPotable water for washing equipment, washing of hands, and when used as an ingredient Food Handler Training Consumer advised of “homemade” when without packaging
or labeling
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