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Help a Nestie Out: One More Call for Help
As a lot of you know I bake cakes and goodies (cakeballs!) and sometimes people contact me about buying them...which as you may also know is illegal right now. There is a bill currently in the Senate that will make selling baked goods, jams and jellies out of your house legal. It has passed through the House and could really use some support to get through the Senate before the end of the session.
I don't want to be one of those annoying people who keeps bringing up something on the boards, but this is the final push and we could really use the help!
If you have 2 minutes, could you please call your Texas State Senator and say you support this bill? Even a call that says "Hi I'm Leslie, I live in Fort Worth and I support Senate Bill 81 and urge my senator to vote for it." will go a LONG way.
Who is your Texas state senator? http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/
This would mean the world to me as it could really open up turning my hobby into a legitimate business and I would be really appreciative and thankful. I will also make you cake!
ETA: Bill details in a nutshell: You may sell baked goods, spice
mixes, or jams and jellies directly to another person if you stay under
$50,000 gross income. You must label your food with your name and
address and a statement that the food was made...
in a kitchen that has not been inspected. You may not sell over the
internet. That's it. If a complaint is received, the Health Department
will keep a record of it, so you can call the local Health Department
and "check out" a cake lady for past complaints before you purchase from
them, if you wish.
Re: Help a Nestie Out: One More Call for Help
I have a question about this. Are there permits or something that the baker has to get in order to bake at home? With no home inspection, it seems that any old joe (with no food handling/sanitation training) could be baking and mixing up things with the pets on the counter, kids running around, licking their fingers, etc.
I know this isn't you Leslie. It just really kind of makes me nervous and I was curious what kind of regulation is worked into this.
Tiffany- every baker will have to register with his or her health department on either the city or county level depending upon who has jurisdiction. If the health department receives enough complaints about a home baker they can shut them down or do surprise inspections just like a restaurant.