Home cookin' crackdown
New rule in effect for those selling home-based foods to the public

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Gallup Independent
By Kathy Helms
Diné Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — People selling yeast breads at local flea markets in New Mexico are just one group of individuals that potentially will be impacted by a new state regulation that takes effect Jan. 1.

According to the rule change, individuals who sell home-based food products now are required to have a permit issued by the New Mexico Environment Department. The food permit costs $100 a year and will allow the sale of non-potentially hazardous foods that can be prepared in home-based food processing operations within state jurisdiction, according to NMED.

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