The Arizona law that expanded what kinds of foods can be prepared in someone’s home and sold to the public is in effect for the holidays. And it applies to homemade tamales.
The law requires home cooks to package the food with a label providing the preparer’s name, ingredients list and the date it was prepared.
Steve Chucri, president of the Arizona Restaurant Association, warns buyers to make sure their food was not only prepared in a safe manner, but transported safely as well.
"Be careful about buying something that is being sold in the trunk of a car or in a condition that may not meet the level of proper food safety and handling," Chucri said.
Chucri had objected to a previous version of the law over safety, though the current version addressed those concerns.
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