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DHHS says using commercial kitchen equipment in homestead food operations poses no added food‑safety risk
Summary
A bill to clarify that homestead food operators may use commercial kitchen equipment for non‑potentially hazardous foods drew non‑opposed technical testimony from DHHS at a Committee on Commerce hearing.
Lawmakers heard testimony on House Bill 150, a bill that would clarify in statute that homestead food operations may use commercial kitchen equipment when preparing non‑potentially hazardous foods for sale.
Abby Rogers, legislative liaison for the Division of Public Health Services, told the committee the Department of Health and Human Services is not taking a position but can provide information. She said the department’s food‑safety regulations already permit commercial equipment if it is “appropriately cleaned…
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