The Legislature has approved a bill that would expand state laws that allow the sale of “cottage foods” to the general public.
Cottage food is prepared in a home kitchen by an individual who is registered with the state Department of Health Services.
The state passed a similar law in 2010, exempting baked goods. This expands that to home-prepared items that have to be cooked and kept warm.
Republican Rep. Travis Grantham explained his yes vote.
"I understand there are safety concerns with a bill like this. But I personally have never been made ill or had food poisoning from something I've bought from cottage food. I have been made ill at a restaurant, ironically," Grantham said.
The bill now goes to the governor’s desk.
