Please Note: This license type replaces the home bakery license, which allows additional food products to be made, packaged, & processed. Contact DIA licensing staff with any questions at [email protected] or 515.281.6538
Home food processing establishments (HFPEs) are home-based operations where homemade food items are prepared and intended to be consumed off the premises. Homemade food items may be sold directly to the consumer and some may be sold through other businesses.
Home food processing establishments are required to list all homemade food items on their application and update their account online when items are added or removed. Homemade food items not listed on the application shall not be sold or distributed until they have been added to the licensee's online account using the online application system.
Annual gross sales of these products cannot exceed $50,000.
Apply online via the USA Food Safety portal.
Application and Requirements
Additional Guidance Documents
Home Food Processing Establishments - Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 481-34
*NEW* Basic Requirements for a Home Food Processing Establishment (Aug. 2023)
- HFPE Batch Record (Example)
- HFPE Batch Record (Template)
- HFPE Distribution Records (Example)
- HFPE Distribution Records (Template)
- HFPE Food Storage Temperature Records (Example)
- HFPE Food Storage Temperature Records (Template)
- HFPE pH Calibration Record (Example)
- HFPE pH Calibration Record (Template)
- HFPE Receiving Log (Example)
- HFPE Receiving Log (Template)
- HFPE Standardized Recipe, General Food (Example)
- HFPE Standardized Recipe, General Food (Template)
- HFPE Training Record (Example)
- HFPE Training Record (Template)
- HFPE Food All Record Workbook [Excel - document will download on click]