Florida law allows individuals to use their unlicensed home kitchens to produce for sale certain foods that present a low risk of foodborne illness. Cottage food operators can produce and sell these products directly to consumers without obtaining a food permit from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Gross sales for a cottage food operation must not exceed $250,000 annually.
Cottage Food Law Basics
Cottage food operators may sell cottage food products on their website, by mail order, and direct to consumer (in person).
Cottage food products cannot be sold wholesale.
Cottage foods must be properly packaged and labeled. Cottage food operators can serve free samples for tasting, but the samples must be prepackaged.
A cottage food operation must comply with all state or federal tax laws, rules, regulations or certificates that apply to all cottage food operations.