Just out of the blue here, but with Michigan's Cottage Food Law you can sell Maple Syrup, under $15,000 I think and not be inspected by the Agricutlure dept.

You have to put a sticker on each bottle that says, " Made in a Facility Not Inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture"

Talk about a negative thing there...almost EVERYONE asks me about that sticker and I have to explain my process and use of all Food Grade buckets etc. and then explain why the sticker is one there...

Just had to comment on that that definitely does not help sales for us small guys!

I usually end that with " if it's gonna kill you it's gonna kill me cause I use my Syrup on everything from in my Coffee to on my Ice Cream and everything in between!