Selling homemade food in Alaska

Allowed from a home kitchen

Sourdough bread · Cookies & brownies · Fruit pie · Cake with buttercream · Strawberry jam · Granola · Spice rubs & seasoning blends · Roasted coffee · Loose-leaf tea blends · Dried fruit & fruit leather · Freeze-dried candy · Chocolates & truffles · Toffee, fudge & caramels · Marshmallows · Nut butter · Pure honey · Fruit-infused vinegar

Needs a commercial kitchen or other license

Garlic or herb-infused oil^‡ · Home-cooked meals · Beef jerky · Cheese & yogurt^‡ · Cold-pressed juice^‡ · Kombucha^‡

Ask the agency first

Pumpkin pie · Cheesecake · Cake with cream cheese frosting · Macarons · Fruit tamales · Meat tamales · Low-sugar or freezer jam · Pepper jelly · Shelf-stable salsa · Fresh salsa (refrigerated) · Hot sauce · Canned pickles · Sauerkraut & kimchi · Canned tomato sauce · Infused honey · Vanilla extract · Mustard (no egg)

Every product has conditions, such as registration, training, labeling, and sales limits. See the full guide for each one. ‡ General rule; not specifically addressed in this state's guidance.

How to start

1. Check that the product is on DEC's homemade food types list. Some TCS foods qualify.
2. No permit or inspection is needed, but you generally need an Alaska business license. Anchorage and other cities may add requirements.
3. TCS foods must be sold directly by you. Non-TCS foods can also be sold through agents like gift shops, grocery stores, or cafés, ideally with a signed agreement.
4. Sell online if you like, but not out of state, and not wholesale or on consignment.
5. Label packaged food and post the required sign.

Key label items

Use the exact required wording shown in the full guide and on the agency's site.

• “This food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected, except for meat and meat products, and may contain allergens.”
• Producer's name, current address, and phone number
• Business license number
• Unpackaged food: tell buyers it was prepared under AS 17.20.332–.338