Selling homemade food in New Mexico

Allowed from a home kitchen

Sourdough bread · Cookies & brownies · Fruit pie · Strawberry jam · Granola · Spice rubs & seasoning blends · Roasted coffee · Dried fruit & fruit leather · Freeze-dried candy · Chocolates & truffles · Toffee, fudge & caramels

Needs a commercial kitchen or other license

Pumpkin pie · Cheesecake · Cake with cream cheese frosting · Meat tamales · Low-sugar or freezer jam · Pepper jelly · Shelf-stable salsa · Fresh salsa (refrigerated) · Hot sauce · Canned pickles · Sauerkraut & kimchi · Canned tomato sauce · Vanilla extract · Garlic or herb-infused oil · Home-cooked meals^‡ · Beef jerky^‡ · Cheese & yogurt^‡ · Cold-pressed juice · Kombucha

Ask the agency first

Cake with buttercream · Macarons · Fruit tamales · Loose-leaf tea blends · Marshmallows · Nut butter · Pure honey · Infused honey · Fruit-infused vinegar · 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 doesn't need refrigeration and isn't excluded (acidified, pickled, canned vegetables, alcohol, CBD, and others).
2. Get a food handler card from an approved program before you start.
3. No NMED permit is needed.
4. Sell directly to consumers in New Mexico: markets, festivals, online, roadside stands, home pickup or delivery, and mail.
5. Label every product or post the information.

Key label items

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

• “This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.”
• Your name, home address, phone, and email
• Common or usual name of the food
• Ingredients from most to least, with sub-ingredients