To legally sell homemade baked goods for profit in California, you must obtain a Cottage Food Operation Permit from the California Department of Public Health, pass a food safety training course, and label all food products you sell with certain information.
Obtain a Food Safety Manager Certification for the MHKO owner, and a Riverside County Food Handler Certification for all other people involved in the MHKO. Submit an Application/Registration to Operate a Food Facility. Schedule an inspection of your home kitchen operation.
A permit is required to be compliant with the California Health and Safety Code. A Public Health Permit guarantees that a food facility meets California's Health and Safety code, enabling the vendor to sell safe food items.
Three of the most important permits that let you sell food to your community include the food handlers license, food facility health permit, and seller's permit.
Go to the County of Riverside web page and click on Vendor registration. Now you are at the Purchasing web page. Again, click on Vendor Registration. To Register your company click on “Register”.
Street vending is legal in the State of California, but you must do it legally. Do it legally, not just for your health and benefit but for the health and safety of the people you plan to serve.
A health permit IS REQUIRED because these types of food can spoil easily and need special handling or they could make someone very sick. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICE.
Although the County of Riverside does not have a business license program, if you are conducting business as defined in Ordinance No. 857 within the unincorporated areas of the County of Riverside you are required to register for a Business (Stormwater) Registration for stormwater compliance.