Dear Friend,

New Hampshire has two House bills that have the potential to make major changes to access cottage foods! A public will be held on these two bills at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 at the Legislative Office Building in Concord, N.H.

House Bill 304 (relative to labeling requirements for food produced in homestead kitchens) and House Bill 307 (relative to the food production area for homestead food) would expand where and how home-based food producers can sell their products by removing previous restrictions on both where cottage food operations can produce food, and sales venues for cottage foods. The bills also include new labeling guidelines for cottage food products.

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST in room 301-303 at the Legislative Office Building in Concord, N.H. If you are able to testify in person, you will need to sign up to do so outside room 301-303 on the day of the hearing.