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    • Home
    • Cottage Food Advantage
    • The Rules
    • My Kitchen
    • Low Risk Foods
    • High Risk Foods
    • Labeling
    • Before Starting Business
    • Recipes
    • Cottage Foods Photos

  • Home
  • Cottage Food Advantage
  • The Rules
  • My Kitchen
  • Low Risk Foods
  • High Risk Foods
  • Labeling
  • Before Starting Business
  • Recipes
  • Cottage Foods Photos

Items that Cannot be Made in a Home Kitchen

High risk products include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Refrigerated or frozen products
  • Low-acid vegetables, dressings and sauces
  • Dairy Products
  • Seafood products
  • Bottled water/Juice Products
  • Bakery products with cream or cream cheese fillings; cheesecakes


High risk food products can only be produced commercially where the facility is part of a routine inspection program.


Products that are purchased prepackaged from a retailer or wholesaler that require refrigeration cannot be sold from a Home Kitchen.

Cheese Cake

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