Do Business Under the Cottage Food Law
Live webinar
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Closures and job losses related to the pandemic put many individuals on an entrepreneurial track, including making and selling food from their own kitchens. Like many states, Connecticut has a cottage food law, administered by the Department of Consumer Protection, designed to allow small operators to work within appropriate health and safety guidelines.
Learn the types of food preparation permitted, including the requirements for:
- Ingredients
- Allowable and restricted equipment
- Labeling
- Licenses
- Local zoning and location rules
- Distribution requirements for e-commerce
Amanda Valden has been working in the food safety regulatory arena for almost 18 years with experience at the local, tribal and state level of government. As a local health inspector, Amanda conducted housing and food service establishment inspections. At Foxwoods Casino she served as the Food Safety and Sanitation Inspector. For the past nine years she has worked as an inspector and currently a supervisor with the State Dept. of Consumer Protection in the Food, Standards and Product Safety Division. Amanda is one of the supervisors that review and approve the cottage food applications.