Cottage Food
Operation

Cottage food is a home-based food business that allows a person to prepared low-risk food products, as well as some higher risk food products with additional requirements.

Cottage Food Operations Forms & Applications

Below are blank and sample forms, checklists and contacts for the Cottage Food Operation, click the links below to open the document and/or download:

• Application for Cottage Food Operations Registration
• Cottage Food Home Self-Certification Checklist
• Food Safety Plan for Acidified and Fermented Foods
• Hazard Analysis Chart (blank)
• Hazard Analysis Chart (sample)
• IDHP Cottage Food Guide-2022
• OHP LABS Testing Food Water Contacts 06 22 2015