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Do I need a license to sell food from home in California?

Cottage foods laws in California are unique because they have two types of licenses or permits you can choose from. The product that you're making is on the approved product list, which means that it cannot be anything potentially hazardous or time or temperature sensitive. So number one, you've got Class A CFO license. The Class A license in California has a sales limit of $75,000 a year. You can produce pre-approved items under the cottage food law up to that amount.

Class B licenses, now this one's a little different and as we mentioned before is much more flexible but it is a little more costly to get this license and permit. That can sell up to $150,000 a year in California from your home, which is actually a substantial amount of money. Keep in mind that the term homemade foods has to be something that could be on the list specifically. It can't be things like you would find at a restaurant or a cafe. All right, so in regards to the license and the permits, you need to also understand before you can actually get going, you'll need to choose, obviously, the Class B or Class A registration for the local environmental health department.