Cottage Industry and Food Safety

How often have you heard or have you said, “This is so tasty! You should make a business of it?” Many food businesses in the cottage industry have been born out of encouragement such as this. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a cottage industry is an industry whose labour force is made of family or individuals working from home with their own equipment. Since the food is being produced in the home kitchen and in small volume, it is most times thought that the...