Mississippi direct-to-consumer compliance, guide 16 of 24

Mushrooms

Cultivated fresh mushrooms follow the produce route; wild harvest is unverified.

Farm Exempt
Producefresh mushrooms follow produce rules
$25,000average sales under the exclusion
Unlisteddried mushrooms on cottage list
Confirmwild-foraged sales with MDAC

What is covered

  • Cultivated fresh mushrooms sold direct
  • Producers qualifying for the Produce Safety exemption
  • Sales at certified markets, tax-exempt if Mississippi grown

Needs a different path

  • Cooked mushrooms (cooked vegetables are unapproved cottage items)
  • Wild mushrooms sold without verifying MDAC or MSDH rules
  • Mushroom supplements (see Supplements)

Three compliance steps

  1. A

    Define the product

    Fresh cultivated, dried, or wild. Only fresh cultivated mushrooms clearly fit a published Mississippi path.

  2. B

    File the exemption

    Apply with MDAC's Produce Safety Division if you qualify and keep sales records.

  3. C

    Confirm the rest

    Ask MSDH about dried products and MDAC about wild mushrooms before selling.

Quick reference

ItemRuleRegulator
Fresh cultivatedProduce path; exemption application with MDACMDAC
Dried mushroomsNot named on cottage List 1; confirmMSDH
Cooked mushroomsUnapproved cottage itemMSDH
Wild-foragedNo published Mississippi sale program located; confirmMDAC / MSDH
Sales taxExempt at certified markets if Mississippi grownMS DOR / MDAC
AllergensNone of the eight majors, but label shared equipmentFDA

Common questions

Are mushrooms covered by the Produce Safety Rule?

They are produce, so the same sales thresholds and exemption application apply.

Can I sell dried mushrooms as cottage food?

They are not named on the list, so ask MSDH first.

What about foraged morels?

Research did not turn up a Mississippi wild-mushroom sales program. Confirm before selling.

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