SB 696 Summary

• Renames the "Home Bakery Food Manufacturing Act of 2013" to the "Safe Home Food Manufacturing Act of 2013" to reflect expansion beyond baked goods.

• Increases the annual net income threshold for home food establishments from $20,000 to $50,000, allowing businesses with higher revenues to operate from residential premises.

• Expands allowable prepared foods to include low pH food products such as jams, jellies, pickles, and salsa (in addition to baked goods), provided recipes are approved by Oklahoma State University's Food and Agricultural Products Center.

• Requires home food establishments to display labels with business name, address, telephone/web contact, product name, batch code documentation, and a disclaimer that products are made in an unlicensed home establishment.

• Mandates submission of records to the State Department of Health including annual food safety training certificates, FDA-approved labels, low pH product approval letters, ingredient lists, sales outlet information, and county canning course completion certificates.