Citizen in a RepublicNH House Testimony

HB304

House · 2025 sessionRepublicanSigned into law

Homestead kitchen food labeling rules

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Details labeling requirements for food products produced in homestead kitchens.

relative to labeling requirements for food produced in homestead kitchens.Official record

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67 submissions

All 12 written submissions were individually written — no organized campaign detected.

Status

Signed into law · May 21, 2025
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law
Sponsors, hearings & roll-call votes

The record · every submission as filed

67 submissions
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Ann L'Italien
for Myself
Gilmanton Iron Works, NH

I support this bill as I would like to encourage flexibility for those who grow and prepare local produce and products.

Support
Megan Ferentino
for Myself
South Hampton

Everyone should have to label a product the same, all ingredients listed and allergens. It is not that hard to spell out what's in a product, consumers should not be hidden anything or need a QR code to read ingredients. Every person making a food product should label the same weather they are commercial making thousands of the same thing a day or in home making only one a day

Oppose
Eric Maxwell
for Myself
Salisbury

I oppose this bill because it will add needless requirements that will drive up costs for us and our customers and will serve as a barrier for entry for other small businesses. This will hinder the thriving small producer community we have here in NH and ultimately hurt all New Hampshire citizens.

Oppose
Virginia Sapiro
for Myself
Gilmanton

I am both a market gardener and President of Gilmanton's Own, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization with a mission of supporting local agriculture and farmers. Required labelling on products should be designed to support the health and well-being of the consumer and give proper information, but not be an undue burden on small producers. It is important to allow more flexibility and to allow labelling by QR code -- now common enough, and easy enough as most people have smart phones to provide adequate information. Thank you.

Support
Judy johnson
for Myself
Salem

I have been made aware that this is happening by Dr Clough. It seems very wrong to me to think harmful things are being spewed into the atmosphere that will affect people and land with eventual negative side effects

Support
Rhianna Rakip
for Myself
Nashua

Please do not allow ingredients to be posted on a website or with a QR code. Those of us with food allergies depend on ingredient transparency and accountability.

Oppose
Katie Gilpatrick
for Myself
Epsom

Expanding options for farmers and cottage bakers should the the foundation of keeping our community going.

Support
Janet Oliver
for Myself
BARRINGTON

Please make it easier for small businesses to survive and thrive.

Support
Diane Hashem
for Myself
Thornton

I support HB 304 because it increases consumer freedom by allowing consumers to have greater access to cottage food goods in New Hampshire and would keep more of the food dollar in local communities with the increase in locally-produced foods consumers can obtain.

Support
Linh Aven
for Myself
Nottingham

Anything we can do to lower the restrictions on more local food being produced on a small-scale for our local communities builds resiliency and trust to our local food systems. The public should be allowed more options to support local food. And individuals should be able to create a micro food business without loans and layers of red tape. Often these restrictions are in the name of food safety but in reality they support large business by keeping the little guys out. NH can do better.

Support
David Guttadauro
for Myself
Brookfield

Please support this bill to help keep NH Farmers, farming.

Support
James Gardner
for Myself
Keene

Dear Committee, I urge you to OPPOSE HB304. This bill is ridiculous! Every Granite Stater has a right to privacy, as you will see from the New Hampshire Constitution Part First Article 2-b (https://www.nh.gov/glance/bill-of-rights.htm) and this bill would directly violate the New Hampshire Constitution. Instead, how about the HB304 bill sponsors create a new bill to require these big companies, who sell processed foods with all sorts of ingredients that none of us can pronounce, put their personal names (not just the company name!), their personal physical address (not some company plant!), their personal e-mail address (not company@company.com), and their personal phone number (not 1-800-company) on their labels to be able to sell food in New Hampshire. The People of New Hampshire require the right to privacy, as provided by the New Hampshire Constitution Part First Article 2-b, so kill this bill which is attempting to violate our fellow Granite Staters! I demand that you OPPOSE HB304, unless you want to knowingly violate your fellow Granite Staters. Sincerely, James

Oppose
Lindsay Bagshaw
for Myself
Loudon

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Laura Condon
for Myself
Bedford

Position recorded without written comment.

Oppose
Marissa Hanson
for Myself
Barnstead

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Kelly Bisson
for Myself
New Durham

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Sarah Borges
for Myself
Rochester

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Brian Guy
for Myself
Northwood

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Amy Matarozzo
for Myself
Center Barnstead

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
John Elsnau
for Myself
Deerfield

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Melodie Martinez
for Myself
Grafton

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Tiffany Hall
for Myself
Rochester

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Lauren Tedford
for Myself
Milford

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Cheryl Swett
for Myself
Northwood

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Carol McCluskey
for Myself
Gilmanton

Position recorded without written comment.

Oppose