Possible Food License Exemptions
Contact your local food inspector for details.
Retail food license exemptions
- Selling the following, in individual-sized portions for immediate consumption only (not wholesale)
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- Candy, candied apples, and non-potentially hazardous (not requiring temperature control for the safety of the food product) confections
- Commercially prepackaged ice cream and frozen desserts sold in individual servings
- Commercially pickled products
- Commercially processed jerky, nuts, nutmeats, and popcorn
- Prepackaged foods such as potato chips, pretzels, and crackers
- Unopened commercially bottled and canned non-potentially hazardous beverages, including alcoholic beverages
- Coffee and tea with non-potentially hazardous ingredients
- Non-potentially hazardous hot or cold beverages, prepared from individually packaged powdered mixes and commercially bottled water, excluding fresh squeezed juice
- Non-potentially hazardous foods or beverages provided by a non-food service business or organization at no charge
- Other food items as determined by the Oregon Health Authority or ODA
- Selling the following—obtained from a licensed food service, or processing establishment, or prepared onsite—for immediate consumption at an event
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- Non-potentially hazardous baked goods
- Privately donated breads, rolls, pies, cakes, doughnuts, or other pastries not having potentially hazardous (time temperature control for safety) fillings, served by a benevolent organization. Additional examples include jam, candy or mixing and packaging bean soup mix to raise funds for a non-profit organization
- Public notice must be posted that states: "Notice: Food served at this location may not have been inspected by the regulatory authority.”
- Personal chef who prepares food for an individual or private party
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