Expanding the Colorado Cottage Foods Act

The bill expands the "Colorado Cottage Foods Act" (CCFA) by allowing for the sale of homemade foods that require refrigeration and foods that include meat and meat products. A producer of a food (producer) that requires time and temperature control must take a food safety course that includes food handling training concerning time and temperature control and acquire and maintain proof of course completion.

The bill authorizes a county, district, or regional health agency that inspects or investigates homemade food products produced pursuant to the CCFA to impose a fine for a violation of the requirements of the CCFA and to recover the cost of the inspection or investigation.

The bill removes the $10,000 cap on net revenues that a producer can earn under the CCFA.

The bill specifies that the CCFA does not apply to the sale of certain food products.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)