Blackford County: Food Safety

Updated home-based vendor requirements:

Pursuant to code effective 07/01/2022: IC 16-42-5.3, “A home based vendor shall prepare and sell only a food product that is:

made, grown, or raised by an individual at the individual's primary residence, including any permanent structure that is on the same property as the residence;
not a potentially hazardous food product;
prepared using proper sanitary procedures;
not resold; (e.g. you must sell to the end user not someone who intends to resell; if you did this you must be licensed as a wholesaler).

What has changed under the new law?

How or where can a home-based vendor sell products? Home-based vendors may now sell their product:
- in person, by telephone, or through the Internet; and
- delivered to the end consumer in person, by mail, or by a third-party carrier
- sale and delivery is limited to within the state of Indiana
- this does not apply to eggs, poultry and rabbit which may only be sold at farmer's markets and roadside stands
All home-based vendors must “obtain a food handler certificate from a certificate issuer that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute” (ANSI). ServSafe Food Handler training fulfills this requirement. This certification is valid for three years. You have two training options to fulfill this requirement.

Food Safety