CFO Flow chart ( DER CFO Flow chart-Screening pdf)

DO YOU QUALIFY AS A COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION?YESWill you prepare and/or package cottagefood products at the home where you live?NOIs your cottage food product on the Stateapproved list?http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Pages/fdbCottageFood.aspxNOYESDo you have one or fewer full-timeequivalent employees, excludingimmediate family or household members?NOYOU DO NOTQUALIFY AS ACOTTAGEFOODOPERATIONYESWill your gross annual sales be limited to?• $35,000 or less in 2013• $45,000 or less in 2014• $50,000 or less in 2015 and beyondNOYESYOU MAY QUALIFY AS A COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONContinue to theRegistration and Permit Requirements FlowchartCCDEH CFO Flowchart 12-10-2012

REGISTRATION AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTSYESHave you contacted your local PlanningDepartment to verify if there are anypermitting requirements?NOSubmit to Environmental Health:• Complete registration application• Self-certification checklist and feesContact your localPlanning Departmentfor more information.Will all your cottage food productsbe sold using only direct sales?NOYESIndirect sales require additional permit,fee and inspection from Env. Health (EH)Are the retail food facilities/shops for yourindirect sales properly permitted by EH?Do you plan off-site or door-to-doordirect sales or sales as a temporaryfood facility at a community event?Will products be sold by weight?NONOYESYESYOUR CLASS AREGISTRATION ISCOMPLETETraining Required*Indirect sales onlyallowed at permittedretail facilities.ADDITIONAL PERMITS ARE REQUIREDItinerant Vendor Permit:May be required for door-to-door and offsitesales. Verify with local jurisdiction.Temporary Food Facility Permit:Required by Environmental HealthWeights & Measures Permit:Required if selling product by weight.YOUR CLASS AREGISTRATION ISCOMPLETETraining Required*CCDEH CFO Flowchart 12-10-2012YOURCLASS B PERMITIS COMPLETETraining Required*Training Required*Within 3 months of obtaining permit or registration,all Cottage Food Operators must attend a Food Processor Courseinstructed by the California Department of Public Health.Failure to complete training may result in inactivation of yourCottage Food Registration or Permit.