11-year-old girl's cupcake business shut down by Madison County officials

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4. Depends on local ordinances

But the County health Dept is correct about sanitary conditions and protecting public health. We don't get sick in our own kitchens because we are familiar with our own germs. But when you bring everybody else's germs together....

Here, with some modifications, you can use your existing kitchen for low risk foods like cupcakes. That means using nonporous surfaces, separate fridges and storage areas from your personal food and prep areas. I guess where they are, you can't do that.

And everybody has to take ServSafe, the ARA course outlining federal safety standards for preparing and serving food.