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CCDEH Model CFO Flowchart 12-21-2012 Page 1 of 2
Will you prepare and/or package cottage
food products at the home where you live?
YES
Is your cottage food product on the State approved list? See list on CDPH Website: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Pages/fdbCottageFood.aspx
YES
Do you have one or fewer full-time equivalent employees, excluding immediate family or household members?
Will your gross annual sales be limited to?
$35,000 or less in 2013
$45,000 or less in 2014
$50,000 or less in 2015 and beyond
YOU DO NOT
QUALIFY AS A
COTTAGE
FOOD
OPERATION
YOU MAY QUALIFY AS A COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION
Continue to the
Registration and Permit Requirements Flowchart
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
CCDEH Model CFO Flowchart 12-21-2012 Page 2 of 2
Have you contacted your local Planning
Department to verify if there are any
permitting requirements?
Will all your cottage food products
be sold using only direct sales?
Do you plan off-site or door-to-door direct sales or sales as a temporary food facility at a community event? Will products be sold by weight?
Contact your local Planning Department
for more information.
Submit to Environmental Health: Complete registration/permit application Self-certification checklist (Class A) Submit applicable fees.
ADDITIONAL PERMITS ARE REQUIRED
Itinerant Vendor Permit: May be required for door-to-door and off-site sales. Verify with local jurisdiction.
Temporary Food Facility Permit: Required by Environmental Health
Weights & Measures Permit:
Required if selling product by weight.
Indirect sales require additional permit, fee and inspection from Env. Health (EH) Are the retail food facilities/shops for your indirect sales properly permitted by EH?
Indirect sales only allowed at permitted retail facilities.
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO NO
YOUR CLASS A
REGISTRATION IS
COMPLETE
Training Required*
YOUR CLASS A
REGISTRATION IS
COMPLETE Training Required*
YOUR CLASS B PERMIT
IS COMPLETE
Training Required*
Training Required* Within 3 months of obtaining permit or registration, all Cottage Food Operators must attend a Food Processor Course instructed by the California Department of Public Health. Failure to complete training may result in inactivation of your Cottage Food Registration or Permit. *CDPH Website: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Pages/fdbCottageFood.aspx