219. UNAUTHORIZED FOOD PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES

219 UNAUTHORIZED FOOD PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES 219.1 A microenterprise home kitchen business shall not: (a) Manufacture food; (b) Process acidified and low-acid canned food; (c) Process food using reduced oxygen packaging; (d) Smoke or cure food; (e) Press juices or vegetables; (f) Pasteurize; (g) Can any food products, including fruits, vegetables, vegetable butters, salsas, and similar foods; (h) Hermetically seal food in jars; (i) Offer for sale adulterated or misbranded food; (j) Prepare food with processes that require a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Plan pursuant to 25-A DCMR § 4202; or (k) Prepare food by other methods that the Department prohibits. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 011556 (October 17, 2025). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Food Operations and Community Hygiene Facilities: Microenterprise Home Kitchen Regulations 25-L DCMR § 219