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TN HB0130
Bill
Status
5/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michele Reneau
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AI Summary
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Establishes new requirements for time/temperature control for safety (TCS) homemade food items sold by home-based food businesses in Tennessee
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Prohibits TCS homemade foods from containing unpasteurized milk, alcoholic beverages, fish, shellfish, meat, or meat byproducts
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Permits sale of poultry products only if the home-based business operates under the federal 1,000-poultry exemption (9 CFR 381.10(c)) or uses federally/state-inspected poultry with official inspection marks
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Requires TCS homemade foods to be sold directly to consumers in person by the producer or through an agent (such as a farm stand) on the property where the food was prepared
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Takes effect July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53 and Title 68, Chapter 14, Part 7, relative to homemade food items.
Food and Food Products
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 431
5/15/2025