Home food entrepreneurs have been around since the beginning of time. Look back about 90 years, during the Great Depression when making homemade food was a sustainable form of employment. Jobs were scarce, so folks earned money from selling homemade fudge.
Are Home Food Businesses Regulated?
A certain degree of regulations governs home food businesses. The type of regulation depends on the individual state Cottage Food Law. Each state is different, oversight depends on the State Department of Agriculture or State/County Health Departments.