The Colorado Cottage Food Act allows for the sale and serving of selected foods to the public that are prepared in the home or other unlicensed kitchens, with certain restrictions and training requirements. Tri-County Health Department can help you determine if your foods qualify under the Colorado Cottage Food Act:
- Colorado Cottage Food Act
- Cottage Food Brochure Basics English | Spanish
- What Foods are Cottage Foods (PDF)
- Basic Requirements (PDF)
- See Education Requirements below.
Education Requirements
The Colorado Cottage Food Act requires "producers to take a food safety course that includes basic food handling training and is comparable to, or is a course given by, the Colorado State University Extension Service or a state, county, or district public health agency, and must maintain a status of good standing in accordance with the course requirements, including attending any additional classes if necessary." Safe food handling courses should include topics on safe food sources, personal hygiene, sanitation of equipment, worker illness, food temperature control, safe water, sewage disposal, pest control, proper hand washing, and control of toxins.
- Colorado State University Extension Service - Food training options
- ServeSafe - Food Handler
- ServeSafe - Manager
- StateFoodSafety.com - Food Handler available in English, Española, Tagalog, 普通话, 한국어, Việt, ASL, Serbo-Croatian
- StateFoodSafety.com - Manager available in English and Española
- National Environmental Health Association - Food Safety Training
