Can a vendor offer shoppers samples of their cottage food products at the farmers market?
Yes, as long as the sample is a non-potentially hazardous food, sampling is allowed. A few additional reminders and considerations:
- The samples cannot contain additional ingredients that require time or temperature control. An example of this would be adding cream cheese to a dry dip mix or adding yogurt to granola.
- Safe food sampling guidelines must be followed, as with any other food sample.
- A label for the product being sampled should be available for customers to review.
- Cottage foods can not be used in cooking demonstrations by the market.