H.B. 100 Summary

• Establishes exemptions allowing individuals to operate home-based baking businesses and sell baked goods directly to consumers without a food processing permit or department certification.

• Requires home-based baking operators to meet specific conditions including direct consumer sales, contamination prevention measures, prohibition of animals and domestic activities during production, and prevention of sick individuals from handling food.

• Mandates home baking facilities maintain clean and sanitary conditions with municipal water access, proper sewage, hand washing stations, separate ingredient storage, refrigeration, functioning toilets, and hot water sinks for sanitizing equipment.

• Requires all baked goods sold to be labeled with operator name and address, product name, production date, ingredient list by weight, and statements indicating the product is home-produced and not made in a department-inspected facility.

• Directs the Department of Health to adopt administrative rules implementing these provisions no later than December 31, 2013.