Virginia exempts certain home-produced non-potentially-hazardous foods from licensing and inspection when sold directly to consumers under labeling rules, with statewide standards that local health departments cannot expand.
Va. Code Section 3.2-5130 exempts home food sales of non-potentially-hazardous goods (jams, baked goods, candies, dry mixes) sold directly to consumers if labeled with producer name, address, product, ingredients, and the disclosure that the product was made in a kitchen not subject to inspection. Sales must occur in person; no shipping or wholesale. Annual gross under specific thresholds also enables farm food sales. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services administers the framework statewide.
Selling potentially hazardous foods, omitting required label disclosure, or shipping interstate disqualifies the exemption and triggers full food-establishment regulation.
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