Expanding the Colorado Cottage Foods Act

Summary

The Tamale Act lets qualified cottage‑food producers make and sell one type of time‑and‑temperature‑controlled food (e.g., tamales, burritos, tortas) from a home, private, or public kitchen, subject to revenue caps, labeling, and food‑safety training. It also establishes a Cottage Foods Cash Fund funded by transfers from other state cash funds and earmarks money for the Department of Public Health’s cottage‑foods program. The bill is now law, effective Jan. 1 2027 for the amended sections.

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