HI HB1174

Establishes a cottage food law allowing individuals to produce and sell non-potentially hazardous foods (baked goods, jams, jellies, preserves, chocolates) directly to consumers from their home kitchen, provided net earnings are between $5,000 and $50,000 annually.

Requires cottage food operators to register with the Department of Health, complete a department-sanctioned food safety online course (renewed every 5 years), and comply with sanitation and safety requirements including proper facilities, hand washing stations, and pest control measures.

Prohibits online sales of cottage food products and requires all products to be labeled with operator name and address, product name, production date, ingredients in descending order, and notices that the product is home-produced and not from a Department of Health-inspected facility.

Mandates that the Department of Health adopt rules by December 31, 2017 establishing procedures for registration, identifying approved non-potentially hazardous foods, and addressing foodborne illness outbreaks from cottage products.

Takes effect January 1, 2018; allows department to charge reasonable registration fees used solely to administer the program.