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Selling home baking in New Brunswick
Licensing is the default; low-risk paths exist — confirm yours.
The honest disclaimer: this is a plain-language overview, not legal advice, and rules change. The official sources below have the current answers — and one short email to the office named here settles your exact situation.
The lay of the land
- ✓New Brunswick licenses food premises, with some allowances around lower-risk foods and market settings.
- ✓Public health inspectors assess home-based setups case by case — the online pre-order model is worth describing explicitly.
- ✓Higher-risk foods require licensed premises.
Who to actually ask
The Department of Justice and Public Safety's public health inspection services — they handle food premises licensing questions.
Copy-paste starter for your email:
“Hi — I'm starting a small home baking business in [community]. I plan to sell [your items] through online pre-orders with porch/market pickup. Can you tell me whether I need an inspection, permit, or food-handler certificate, and what my labels need to include? Thank you!”
Official sources
Last reviewed August 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us at hello@ourcakewalk.com and we'll fix it.
Rules sorted? The selling part is the easy bit.
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