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Technical Assistance and Checklist for Starting a Food Manufacturing Business in Tennessee

Author(s): Megan Bruch Leffew Mark Morgan

Description: Starting a food manufacturing business can seem like an overwhelming venture and people interested in developing a product often do not Read More… know where to start. This publication includes descriptions of technical assistance available to analyze and develop a food manufacturing business. It also includes a checklist to help farmers interested in manufacturing value-added farm products and other entrepreneurs many of the steps involved in starting a business.
Categories of manufactured foods covered in this checklist include:
1. Non-potentially hazardous foods manufactured under Tennessee Cottage Food Law
2. Potentially hazardous and Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) foods
3. Formulated acid foods
4. Acidified foods

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Business Planning

Business Planning

TDA Map and List of Licensed Community Kitchens

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Business Planning

Regulations – General Business

Tennessee Food Freedom Act: Business Regulations and Risk Management

Author(s): Megan Bruch Leffew

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – General Business | Event(s):

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Considerations for Cider Sales By Farm Retailers in Tennessee

Author(s): Rob Holland Nathan Miller

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Program Area(s): Agritourism, Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Food Manufacturing Regulations for Honey Processing, Packaging and Storage in Tennessee

Author(s): Faith Critzer Megan Bruch Leffew

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Food Manufacturing Regulations for Sorghum Mills in Tennessee

Author(s): Megan Bruch Leffew Faith Critzer

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Husking Walnuts for Sale in Tennessee

Author(s): Rob Holland Megan Bruch Leffew

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Manufacturing Acidified Foods in Tennessee

Author(s): Faith Critzer

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Manufacturing Formulated Acid Foods in Tennessee

Author(s): Faith Critzer P. Michael Davidson

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Steps to Obtaining a Food Manufacturing Permit in Tennessee

Author(s): Tennessee Department of Agriculture

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Good Manufacturing Practices 21 CFR 117

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Tennessee Department of Agriculture Resources for Acidified Foods

Author(s): Tennessee Department of Agriculture

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Current Good Food Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Tennessee Retail Food Establishment Regulations

Author(s): Tennessee Department of Agriculture

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Acidified & Low-Acid Canned Foods Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information from FDA

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Low-Acid Foods Packaged in Hermetically Sealed Containers (LACF) Regulation and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Guidance for Industry

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Starting a Food Manufacturing Business in Tennessee: Summary of Food Manufacturing Regulations and Resources

Author(s): Megan Bruch Leffew Mark Morgan

Description: This fact sheet provides a decision tree to help producers and food manufacturers identify whether their plans are considered food Read More… service or food manufacturing and whether a food manufacturing permit and commercial kitchen
are required. A basic summary of the major food manufacturing regulations by category and additional resources are provided to help Tennessee producers, industry partners and other potential food manufacturers identify the regulations and regulating agency(ies) involved in the process.

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Tennessee’s Food Freedom Act – 2022: Homemade Foods Allowed under the “Cottage Food Laws”

Author(s): Kyla Adkins Mark Morgan

Description: Tennessee’s cottage food laws have gone through several changes over the years, with the most significant changes occurring July 1, Read More… 2022 with the implementation of the Tennessee Food Freedom Act (FFA). This publication describes the components of the Tennessee Food Freedom Act, explains TCS and non-TCS foods, and gives some examples of products and the properties or processes that make them non-TCS and shelf-stable.

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Program Area(s): Value-Added Food Manufacturing | Topic(s): Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Tennessee Department of Agriculture – Food Freedom Act Website

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Regulations – Food Manufacturing

Tennessee Food Freedom Act Webinar Recording – July 27, 2022

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