Massachusetts Cottage Food Law | Food Handler Card Required?

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In Massachusetts, cottage food operators are not legally required to complete food safety training or hold a food handler card to sell homemade food. However, many counties and cities do require food safety training. Cottage food rules in Massachusetts are governed under state law and overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

While a food handler card is not required by state law, many cottage food operators still choose to complete food safety training to protect customers, reduce risk, and strengthen their business. Understanding safe food handling practices helps prevent foodborne illness and shows buyers that you take food safety seriously.

Beyond customer trust, earning a food handler card can also help open doors to more sales opportunities. Some farmers markets, festivals, event organizers, or buyers may require proof of food safety training even when the state does not. Completing food safety training may also make it easier to obtain liability insurance or qualify for better coverage.

In this video, I’ll explain how Massachusetts's cottage food law works, why earning a food handler card can still benefit your home-based food business, how to complete approved online food safety training, which foods you can and can’t sell, and what labeling requirements apply.

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FoodSafePal’s Massachusetts food handler training is:
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Includes the required test, with the card issued immediately upon passing

What this video covers
How Massachusetts's cottage food law works
When a food handler card is not required, but still useful
How to earn a Massachusetts food handler card online
Which foods you can legally sell (and which you can’t)
Food labeling requirements under Massachusetts cottage food law

Chapters
0:00 – Introduction to Massachusetts cottage food law
0:12 – Food handler card requirements in Massachusetts
1:32 – Foods you can sell (and foods you can’t)
2:24 – Food labeling requirements
2:46 – Summary and next steps