Comments on: ODA New Cottage Food Rules http://fmmn.org/2009/06/24/oda-new-cottage-food-rules/ Working cooperatively to enhance Ohio farmers’ markets Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:51:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://fmmn.org/2009/06/24/oda-new-cottage-food-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-469 admin Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:18:08 +0000 http://fmmn.org/?p=244#comment-469 Jean, The typical buckeye peanut butter and chocolate confection is considered a cottage food and as such you can produce it in your home kitchen. Here are the labeling requirements: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3715.023 Cottage Food Products may only be sold in Ohio. Cottage Food Products that are properly identified and labeled may be sold: <ol> <li>directly to the consumer from the site where the products are produced</li> <li>sold through grocery stores</li> <li>farm markets</li> <li>farmers markets</li> <li>sold and/or used in preparing food in a restaurant</li> </ol> The above info is from <a href="http://www.agri.ohio.gov/foodsafety/docs/CottageFoodOperation-factsheet.pdf" rel="nofollow">this Ohio Dept. of Agriculture Fact Sheet</a>. It is a good idea to check with the ODA to make sure your particular recipe qualifies as a cottage food. Contact ODA Division of Food Safety: 1-800-282-1955 Ext 4366; Email: <a href="mailto:foodsafety@agri.ohio.gov" rel="nofollow">foodsafety@agri.ohio.gov</a> Best Wishes, Mayda Jean,
The typical buckeye peanut butter and chocolate confection is considered a cottage food and as such you can produce it in your home kitchen.

Here are the labeling requirements:
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3715.023

Cottage Food Products may only be sold in Ohio. Cottage Food Products that are properly identified and labeled may be sold:

  1. directly to the consumer from the site where the products are produced
  2. sold through grocery stores
  3. farm markets
  4. farmers markets
  5. sold and/or used in preparing food in a restaurant

The above info is from this Ohio Dept. of Agriculture Fact Sheet.

It is a good idea to check with the ODA to make sure your particular recipe qualifies as a cottage food.
Contact ODA Division of Food Safety: 1-800-282-1955 Ext 4366; Email: foodsafety@agri.ohio.gov

Best Wishes,
Mayda

]]> By: jean ladd http://fmmn.org/2009/06/24/oda-new-cottage-food-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-468 jean ladd Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:03:01 +0000 http://fmmn.org/?p=244#comment-468 requesting rules to sell Buckeye candy. requesting rules to sell Buckeye candy.

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