A new law takes the black market to the farmer's market

Comment #9

CutlassBob — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:37:30 GMT

Don't let your guard down! Our State Govt is passing laws and not funding them and forcing local units of Govt to pay for them. This is a direct violation of the Headlee amendment of 1978. Which means they are violating our State Constitution. They all took an oath to uphold out State Constitution! If they can't do that, one of their primary functions, what can they do. Proubly not much. I say vote them OUT! Plus it is an Election Year, passing the Cottage Law may get the... [ More ]

Comment #8

sully16 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:26:14 GMT

Thanks Bob, dealing with the state for many years this really makes me wonder why are they being so nice. we already know they don't care if the welfare recips use the food stamp program to run business.

Comment #7

CutlassBob — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:14:05 GMT

95TH LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 2010 Introduced by Reps. Proos, Marleau, McMillin, Caul, Opsommer, Calley, Lori, Pearce, Ball, Green, Booher,Walsh, Crawford, Stamas, Hansen, Rocca, Schuitmaker, Meekhof, Elsenheimer, Hildenbrand, Denby,Lund, Pavlov, Wayne Schmidt, Kurtz, Tyler, Clemente, Genetski, Bolger, Kowall, Sheltrown, Mayes,Moss and Horn ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5280 AN ACT to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled â€œAn act to codify the licensure and regulation of certain... [ More ]

Comment #6

CutlassBob — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:06:34 GMT

Here's the Public Act as it is now Law. House Bill 5280 (2009) Public Act 112 of 2010 (Effective: 7/12/2010) Pay Special Attention to: Sec. 4102. (1) A cottage food operation is exempt from the licensing and evaluation provisions of this act. This exemption does not include an exemption from the adulteration and other standards imposed in this section or under this act, or both, and does not limit the ability of the department to take appropriate enforcement... [ More ]

Comment #5

sully16 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:58:31 GMT

IF SOMEONE GETS SICK THEY CAN SUE HER AND SHE COULD EVEN LOSE HER HOME, AND OR JAIL TIME AND FINES FOR TAX EVASION. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP HER MARKET HER PRODUCT THE RIGHT WAY AND SHE MAY EVEN BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS OR LOANS. I DON'T BRAG ABOUT MICHIGAN VERY OFTEN BUT WE HAVE THE STRICTEST FOOD SAFTEY LAWS IN AMERICA. MY LICENSE IS GOOD ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, YET SOMEONE IN CALIFORNIA WITH A LICENSE WOULD NOT QUALIFY TO PRACTICE HERE IN MICHIGAN. WE HAVE A GIANT PROBLE... [ More ]

Comment #4

CutlassBob — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:51:52 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENIB917yXRE&feature=player_embedded#!

Comment #3

Rick G — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:26:25 GMT

I'd feel much safer eating a stranger's home-made food than Monsanto's franken-food .

Comment #2

CutlassBob — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:18:07 GMT

Your Welcome, i guess one good thing is that you must disclose that the food item was "Made in my home kitchen"

Comment #1

truecritic — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:11:03 GMT

Thanks. Interesting law. That thought of food poisoning will always be in the back of my head - then on the other hand, people have gotten very sick at some Michigan restaurants from food poisoning!

Original Blog Entry: A new law takes the black market to the farmer's market

CutlassBob — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:24:02 GMT

All you Michigan Apron entrepreneurs get ready to make money in your home kitchen.

Here's a portion of the story, see below for a link to the full story.

Small business is big business in northern Michigan. A viewer heard about a new law that aims to open up the marketplace for some very small businesses: The Michigan Cottage Food Law.

She wanted to know what it might mean for those in our area. What we found out for her is the subject of tonight's Fact Finder report.

Susan Odom likes to keep things simple.

She says, It's just sugar and fruit and that's it.

As a food historian she uses 19th century recipes to make her savory sensations, right inside her historic Leelanau County farm house.

She says, I always make way more than I can eat and people always say, Oh, you should sell these.

But until recently it was illegal for her to do that. She would have paid to use a licensed commercial kitchen. The goal of the regulation was to ensure food safety, but the costs kept a lot of small businesses from even getting started.

Read the entire story here: http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=487867

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