Cottage food laws; sale of certain food over phone and internet, report.

Cottage food laws; sale of certain food over phone and internet; work group; report. Expands the exemption from state inspection requirements for private homes where the resident processes and prepares certain food products, including pickles and other acidified vegetables, to allow for such person to sell such products at any location, through the internet, or by telephone to an individual in the Commonwealth for his own consumption and deliver such products in person, by mail, or by delivery s…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

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  Allows individuals to sell certain food products prepared in their homes without state inspection, expanding business opportunities.

  “Expands the exemption from state inspection requirements for private homes where the resident processes and prepares certain food products, including pickles and other acidified vegetables, to allow for such person to sell such products at any location, through the internet, or by telephone to an individual in the Commonwealth for his own consumption and deliver such products in person, by mail, or by delivery s…”· Cottage food laws; sale of certain food over phone and internet; work group; report.