Looking for Calidfornia Home and retail Food Business Resources in 2024? Scroll down this page and follow the links. And if you bring home some fruit or vegetables and want to can, freeze, make jam, salsa or pickles, see this page for simple, reliable, illustrated canning, freezing or preserving directions. There are plenty of other related resources, click on the resources dropdown above. If you are having a hard time finding canning lids, I've used these, and they're a great price & ship in 2 days.
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California Retail Food Code (PDF)
Good Manufacturing Practices for the Food Industry, Resource Document (PDF)
Food Recalls: Essentials for Action, Resource Document (PDF)
Good Manufacturing Practices for Food (PDF)
Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law (PDF)
Good Manufacturing Practices for the Food Industry, Resource Document (PDF)
Food Recalls: Essentials for Action, Resource Document (PDF)
Certificates and Licenses
Guidelines
Water bath canner with a jar rack
Pressure canners for gas, electric and induction stoves: Presto 23Qt or T-fal 22Qt
Canning scoop (this one is PERFECT)
Ball Blue book (most recent version)
Get the
most recent version of
the Ball Blue Book
Get the
most recent version of
the Ball Blue Book of Home Canning