16 Del. Admin. Code § 4458A-8.0 - Product Requirements

8.1 When required by the Division, laboratory testing of food products shall be the responsibility of the producer.

8.2 Labeling

8.2.1 Products shall be properly labeled with the following: Name of CFE, name of product, "town/city, Delaware", phone number or email of CFE, net weight or unit count, date of production or lot number.

8.2.2 Labels shall include a list of ingredients in decreasing order by weight. If the product label is too small to allow for printing of ingredients, the list shall be available at the request of the consumer.

8.2.3 Labels shall include the name of the food source for each major food allergen contained in the food unless the food source is already part of the common or usual name of the respective ingredient.

8.2.4 Labels shall include the following statement: "This food is made in a Cottage Food Establishment and is NOT subject to routine Government Food Safety Inspections".

8.2.5 Labels shall be printed in at least 10-point type in a color that provides a clear contrast to the background label.

8.2.6 Additional information as required by the Division must be made available for review upon request from the consumer.

8.3 The immediate food contact surface of any product packaging material shall be food grade in quality, and therefore meet the food safety requirements of 16 Del.C. Ch. 33.

8.4 Recall Plan

8.4.1 The CFE shall:

8.4.1.1 Prepare and maintain a current written contingency plan for use in initiating and affecting a recall of products;

8.4.1.2 Use sufficient coding of regulated products to make possible positive identification and to facilitate effective recall of all violative lots; and

8.4.1.3 Maintain such product distribution records as are necessary to facilitate location of products that are being recalled. Such records shall be maintained for 3 years.

8.5 A CFE must maintain records for each batch of product indicating type of finished product, date of production, lot number, and date and location of sales. These records shall be maintained for 3 years.

Notes

16 Del. Admin. Code § 4458A-8.0

23 DE Reg. 52(7/1/2019)
27 DE Reg. 432( 12/1/2023) (Final)