Selling Cakes Illegally
A member here just informed me that the Department of Health found her here and she got in trouble for saying she sold her cakes, being that she is not licensed to do so.
If you are "flying under the radar", so to speak, you are taking the risk of getting caught. Just beware that if you tell people in an open forum like this or on Facebook that you sell cakes, you can get in trouble. What you decide is your business, but if you choose not to go legit, watch what you say. It's not worth getting fined or sued.
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Permalink Reply by Barbara on
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Florida's Cottage Food bill is in the Senate coming out of Returned Messages. Returned Messages means the House and Senate reviewed the bill made any changes and both House and Senate have to have majority votes for it to pass. This should be completed by the end of April. Here is the link to the Bill scroll down to Page 31 and start reading where it states "Cottage Food". You will also be able to watch the movement of this bill on this website which is the Florida Senate website. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/5007/BillText/c1/PDF
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I am happy to tell you I was following the bill and the Senate Passed the Cottage Food Act. All that has to be done is next Friday the House and Senate vote on it than it goes to the Governer. Teddi Creamer told me this is just formality and Friday is the last day of the session and this is normal. The Cottage Food Act will be come law once the Governor signs it and it will be effective July 1, 2011.
Thank you to everyone that helped and supported me and kept me going. WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Roseann Filosa Atkins on
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Congratulations! Now we need to get this done for Long Island.
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Permalink Reply by Jon Pierro on
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I recently made a connection with a friends sister who opened a cupcake bakery. She just makes cupcakes so she had me come in for a 3D van cake a client wanted. things went so well she offered me use of her Kitchen if I get other work on my own. Before she opened her own store front she used to sublet a commercial kitchen. I think here in NJ it's becomming more popular to do that. You might consider contacting catering buisnesses that have a kitchen but might not need it full time.
T.J. Schellman said:I am new to this, and just dreaming about a day if I "got good" at cake decorating, what would I do, what are my options? So, I started a google search. It seems like one option people are looking at is renting commercial kitchens with prices ranging from $25-65/hr. or using a kitchen at a community space or church that has a kitchen up to code. I think a kitchen co-op would be an awesome idea. I just wanted to tell someone what I found out... y'all probably already know all this. :>)
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Permalink Reply by Viona Corr on
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Thank you for sharing ......these so important......:)
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Permalink Reply by Jen Howard on
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I live in Ohio, and I called the Dept of Ag to get some info. The lady there said that as long as I'm not selling anything that has to be refrigerated as soon as it's sold, then I fall under the cottage food business. Soooooo, I'm thinking it would be okay to sell cakes. I think it could be a very fine line though.
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Permalink Reply by Jenifer T on
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Depends where you live.
Tazkera nur said:
I live in Bronx, NY. So this Law is for every where?...U have to have a bakery store for sealing ur cake?!!!
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Permalink Reply by Carolyn Grace Duvall Lawrence on
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I think it depends solely on your county and your state. Our county is much more lax than the county next to us. I work out of my home.
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Permalink Reply by Lynne Salmon on
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Tazkera nur said: I live in Bronx, NY......U have to have a bakery store for sealing ur cake?!!!..............
As others have said it depends on not only your state but the county and to a lesser degree your town laws.
Sometimes you can have state and county permission but the town will stop you with verious laws such as 'nothing commercial allowed in a neighborhood'.
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Permalink Reply by Dawn Becker on
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Cakes that absolutely do not need refrigerated - so no cream cheese icing or fruit fillings by law. You are very limited.
Jen Howard said:
I live in Ohio, and I called the Dept of Ag to get some info. The lady there said that as long as I'm not selling anything that has to be refrigerated as soon as it's sold, then I fall under the cottage food business. Soooooo, I'm thinking it would be okay to sell cakes. I think it could be a very fine line though.
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Yes, I agree. Since I'm just trying to get to a point to sell, I've decided I'm gonna try to find a commercial kitchen somewhere close that will let me rent space or get a place of my own. It's gonna be a while, but I think it will be worth it.
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I never ever wanted a storefront, but I know lots feel that is the way to go. I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom and be able to take off when I needed to and be involved in my kids school activities and do vacations or whatever I wanted without having to close the store or having to have someone work for me. I've had 3 or 4 gals work for me in the past 20 years and they strictly did the baking and the clean up work, but due to circumstances with the last one who still owes me $4000 that I probably will never see, I probably won't ever have anyone else work for me. I'll do what I can do and sometimes that means spending long hours, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. As I get older, I relish my independence even more. I've talked with others who love their storefront business and then others that wish they'd never done it, so think long and hard before you go that route.
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