Nearly 8,000 pounds of unsafe meat has been seized from unpermitted food vendors in recent months by Maricopa County Environmental Services.
The crackdown has also led to more than 100 complaint investigations.
“It was a huge problem along what I call the I-17 corridor. The food itself was prepared in very unsanitary conditions,” said Kate Brophy McGee, a Maricopa County supervisor.
Arizona expanded its cottage food law last year to allow the sale of certain homemade items, like tamales, that require temperature control.
The law also bars owners of food trucks or mobile stands from cooking their products at home.
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