[Syrupmakers] LA baking/syrup bill passed!

[Bo Hinch]

Thanks for the info.


On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Tracy Baudoin (tbaudoin) <
tbaudoin at cisco.com> wrote:

>  FYI, for those of us in Louisiana!  Printed May 29th in the Houma
> Courier…not sure what the list of sanitation requirements are yet, though:
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> *Home baker bill passed*
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> The Associated Press
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> *Published: Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 11:06 a.m.*
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> *Last Modified: Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 11:06 a.m.*
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> BATON ROUGE — Home-based bakers who sell their breads, pies and other
> goods to the public will be exempt from some state licensing standards, if
> Gov. Bobby Jindal agrees.
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> The Senate gave final passage to the bill Tuesday with a 32-0 vote. All
> local senators supported the measure.
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> The bill by Republican Rep. Scott Simon, of Abita Springs, broadens a law
> passed last year giving an exemption to sanitation rules that require
> commercial grade equipment to people who sell cakes and cookies they bake
> at home.
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> The expanded exemption will apply to home-based food makers who prepare
> baked goods, candies, honey, jams and jellies, pickles, sauces, syrups and
> spices — if their gross annual sales are less than $20,000.
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> They will be required to follow a list of sanitation requirements.
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