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Starting a Maine home-based food business will require you to face challenges including licensing, food safety, and building business skills. In addition, some recipes and food products for sale may need to be sent to UMaine for testing. We have developed this publication to answer the questions that we are most frequently asked about starting a small food business in Maine.https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2017/01/goat-cheese-producer.jpg1000666