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As of July 2019, DSHS has approved the following sources for recipes:
EXCLUSIONS
The following foods are strictly prohibited for sale under the Texas Cottage Food Law:
**If you test at home, you MUST test each batch of product with a calibrated pH meter to confirm that the final product has an equilibrium pH of 4.6 or less. You can buy a calibrated pH meter from food manufacturing supply stores, or in a store, relatively inexpensively.
Cornerstone of baked goods is whether they are TTCS or not. In most of cases that depends on the precise recipe used, such as cream cheese frostings and the like.
The Texas Cottage Food Law requires you to determine if your fruit butter is high-acid, low acid, or acidifed
There are several labs in Texas that can perform the testing.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) keeps a list online
For details, see below.
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Kelley Masters, a home baker and one of the lead activists who helped pass the cottage food law in Texas, has published e-books with recipes she has had tested to determine if they are TTCS or not. The author explains the factors in basic terms and includes a visual chart on every recipe to show why that recipe is TCS or NTCS. These publications contain thousands of dollars worth of testing results saving you time and money.
These books include useful information, e.i.:
History of the Texas Cottage Food Law
NTCS Recipes (Swiss Meringue Buttercream, Cream Cheese Frosting, American Buttercream, etc)
and more.
USE ONLY APPROVED RECIPES:
USE APPROVED SOURCES FOR RECIPES
As of July 2019, DSHS has approved the following sources for recipes:
NEED TO KNOW
**If you test at home, you MUST test EACH batch of the product with a calibrated pH meter to confirm that the final product has an equilibrium pH of 4.6 or less. You can buy a calibrated pH meter from food manufacturing supply stores, or in a store, relatively inexpensively.
Most cottage food products do not need to be tested, nor do the recipes need to be approved by any health authority
The Texas Cottage Food Law includes specific requirements for pickles, acidified canned foods, and fermented foods in order to address concerns about food safety risks; in particular, botulism
*The information contained in this fact sheet is not intended as legal advice. Consult with your attorney accordingly.
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