If I want to make and sell a family recipe what steps do I need to follow to make it legal? -

It s my mom s receipe and she wants the two of us to jar it and sell it, what do I do to make it legal. The product would have a name but not a company name....any tips would be great

You d have to check with your state s Board of Health to find out what the regulations are for selling food. Most states don t let you use your home kitchen for commercial products, so the first thing you ll need to do is find a kitchen to rent to make whatever it is you re planning to sell. There are also specific laws about how you have to label food for sale -- again, this depends on your state regulations as well as federal ones.Your state s Web site would be the first place to start. They can probably advise you what to do next.

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Go to LegalZoom.com It will tell you what to do.

You re not going to make a fortune off of it, just ask a friend or someone if they want to buy it.