For your original question: you typically cannot sell cooked food from your home kitchen in the United States. This Californian law reflects a large relaxation

For your original question: you typically cannot sell cooked food from your home kitchen in the United States. This Californian law reflects a large relaxation from the status quo. There are "cottage" food laws which allow the sale of baked goods, jams and jellies. But foods that require refrigeration after preparation are typically not covered. https://ij.org/issues/economic-liberty/homemade-food-seller/ https://ij.org/issues/economic-liberty/homemade-food-seller/ has a fairly good state-by-state summary. You'll note that even in the "dark green low regulation states", only Wyoming and North Dakota have no restrictions; Utah, Montana, and Oklahoma restrict meat. edit: You seem to be in the UK. The regulatory environment is a lot more lax there. Inspections and approvals seem still to be required [1], but that's different from the general prohibitions found in the US. [1] https://www.gov.uk/food-premises-approval https://www.gov.uk/food-premises-approval