Michigan Ag Department answers Cottage Food Law questions
The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development recently addressed 76 questions during a live Facebook Q & A session, reports the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Byron Beerbower, Compliance Officer for MDARD’s Food and Dairy Division, answered questions about the nearly one-year-old Cottage Food Law, PA 113, which exempts a “cottage food operation” from the licensing and inspection provisions of the Michigan Food Law of 2000.
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The new law is intended to be an opportunity for people who may be considering starting a food business, but are reluctant to spend the money needed to establish or rent commercial kitchen space.
To find out some of the questions asked, please read the rest of the story.
Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
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