Miranda Adams of Southern Seven Health Department Talks with WMOK regarding Cottage Food License and Food Vending – WMOK Full Coffee Break – July 31, 2024
(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – Miranda Adams of the Southern Seven Health Department joined WMOK recently for our Coffee Break program to inform food vendors and home cooks of policies in place by the S7HD.
Adams will do a public presentation in a question/answer/discussion format at Noon on Saturday August 10th at Noon at the Dorothy Miller Park in Metropolis following that day’s Metropolis and Massac County Farmers Market. Anyone interested in learning more about Cottage Food Licenses and other S7HD Food policies and classes may attend.
Adams advised WMOK that she doesn’t want any of the vendors at the market to be concerned with her presence as her goal is to educate and make folks aware of the policies. She stated that enforcement of the policies – which she’ll speak further on at the presentation – would not be enforced in the markets in their ‘jurisdiction’ until the beginning of the 2025 Farmers Market Season.
The Learning Session is free and the public is invited to attend.
WMOK spoke with Miranda Adams of Southern 7 Health Department for Coffee Break on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
We discussed the following topics:
- Environmental Health
- Food programs
- What is a food cottage license?
- Who needs one?
- Contact your local health department
- Applications
- Courses and licenses
- Under cottage food – has to be packaged
- Samples
- Cottage food license cost
- Higher risk items
- Eggs
- Labels
- Staying within the state
- Cooking on site
- Food trucks
- What you need
- What about meat sellers?
- 2nd party sellers
- Working to educate
- Food trucks/cottage licenses/ retail food
- Jarred items
- Setting up a booth
- Coming to the Farmers Market on Aug 10
Hear WMOK’s Full Coffee Break with Miranda Adams below:
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