HB463 Summary

• Amends Section 22-20-5.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to add roasted coffee to the list of foods exempt from State Department of Public Health and county health department regulation when produced in home-based cottage food operations.

• Cottage food production operations producing baked goods, jams, jellies, candies, roasted coffees, or dried herbs are not required to obtain a food service permit and are exempt from health department regulation.

• Operators must have annual gross income of $20,000 or less from food sales and must sell products directly to consumers only (no internet sales).

• Requires all food products to be labeled with the operation's name and address, and includes a statement that food is not inspected by the department or local health department.

• Operators must complete and maintain certification of an approved food safety course; the State Department of Public Health may still issue stop sale or seizure orders for foods suspected of causing foodborne illness.

• Effective three months following passage and gubernatorial approval.