Home based manufacturing products

Homebased Microprocessors may sell higher risk items particularly canned tomatoes, pickled fruits & vegetables, salsas, barbecue sauce, pepper or herb jellies, organic vinegars, reasonable- or no-sugar jams and jellies, and pressure-canned vegetables. The initial step to getting certified as a Homebased Microprocessor is always to go to a Homebased Microprocessor (HBM) workshop presented because of the University of Kentucky. The price of the workshop is $50.00. After that, recipes for several items is sold underneath the program must certanly be posted into the University of Kentucky for endorsement, at a fee of $5.00 per meal. Proof of workshop completion, authorized recipes, draft labels for several items, and confirmation of an approved water origin tend to be then connected to the application for HBM certification and delivered to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services/Food Safety Branch, with a $50.00 certification fee. Once complete HBM official certification is obtained from Food Safety department, it is as much as the Homebased Microprocessor to adhere to authorized meals and recommended safe canning treatments in creating their value-added services and products. The $50.00 certification fee must certanly be compensated to the Food Safety Branch every year that Homebased Microprocessor wishes to offer under the system. Concerns should be directed to Debbie Clouthier at 859-257-1812 or debbie.clouthier@uky.edu.