Resources

Co-Packers

Choosing and Using a Co-Packer (PDF)

• Co- Packers (PDF). This is a list of co-packers that are inspected by either the Georgia Department of Agriculture or the local health department. This list in no way infers a recommendation of these establishments and is provided solely as a service to Georgia food product entrepreneurs. No guarantee or warranty by EFS is implied by this list. You should meet with several co-packers before making your decision – do your due diligence research, too.

• Licensed Shared Community Kitchen
  

In-depth explanations of the requirements for small food product manufacturers under the “Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food” regulation (21 CFR 117) under FSMA

Cottage Foods

• GDA Cottage Food Program
• Cottage Food Establishment License Application

Cottage foods are foods allowed to be prepared in a home kitchen for selling to the public.  In Georgia, licensed cottage food operators can make and sell only foods that are defined as non-potentially hazardous.  Licensed cottage food operators can legally sell their products at non-profit events, for-profit events and may also conduct internet sales within the state of Georgia.  For more information on the products allowed for sale as cottage foods and for information on becoming a licensed cottage food operator, visit the following links.

Cottage Food Webinar – UGA and Georgia Dept. of Agriculture

Associated Links

• FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
• FMSA-PSR Water Quality Tool
• Georgia Department of Agriculture
• Local Food Safety
• National Center for Home Food Preservation
• ServSafe Programs
• USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)