(a) For the purpose of this Section, “home kitchen operation” means a person who produces or packages non-potentially hazardous baked goods, as allowed by subsection (a-5), in a kitchen of that person’s primary domestic residence for direct sale by the owner or a family member. A home kitchen operation does not include a person who produces or packages non-potentially hazardous baked goods for sale by a religious, charitable, or nonprofit organization for fundraising purposes; the production or packaging of non-potentially hazardous baked goods for these purposes is exempt from the requirements of this Act. The following conditions must be met in order to qualify as a home kitchen operation:
         (1) Monthly gross sales do not exceed
    
$1,000.
        (2) The food is a non-potentially
    
hazardous baked good, as described in Section 4 of this Act.
        (3) A notice is provided to the purchaser
    
that the product was produced in a home kitchen.
        (4) The food package is affixed with a label or other
    
written notice is provided to the purchaser that includes:
            (i) the common or usual name of the food product;
        
and
            (ii) allergen labeling as specified in federal
        
labeling requirements by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
        (5) The food is sold directly to the consumer.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 625/3.6

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (6) The food is stored in the residence where it is
    
produced or packaged.
    (a-5) Baked goods, such as, but not limited to, breads, cookies, cakes, pies, and pastries are allowed. Only high-acid fruit pies that use the following fruits are allowed: apple, apricot, grape, peach, plum, quince, orange, nectarine, tangerine, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, boysenberry, cherry, cranberry, strawberry, red currants, or a combination of these fruits.
     (b) The Department of Public Health or the health department of a unit of local government may inspect a home kitchen operation in the event of a complaint or disease outbreak.
     (c) The requirements of this Section apply only to a home kitchen operation located in a municipality, township, or county where the local governing body having the jurisdiction to enforce this Act or the rules adopted under this Act has adopted an ordinance authorizing home kitchen operations.