Contact: Gary Ashby gashby@jchdil.org
618-244-7134 ext. 15
For Immediate Release
Certain jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butters, baked goods and dried foods may now be produced in a person's home kitchen and sold at farmers' markets without the kitchen being inspected by the health department.
The person producing the product must register with the local heath department in the county that they live. They also must have a Food Service management certificate issued by the State of Illinois
The following items are prohibited from production and sale by a cottage food operation: pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, cheesecake, custard pies, and cream pies, as well as pastries with potentially hazardous fillings or toppings. Pumpkin, banana and pear butters are not allowed. Also rhubarb, tomato, pepper and watermelon jellies or jams are not allowed.
The product must be properly labeled with ingredients. A sign must be displayed stating that the food was produced in a kitchen that was not inspected by the health department.
Contact the Jefferson County Health Department at 618-244-7134 for further information and to register as a food cottage industry.
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