Anchorage aims to ease fee on ‘cottage food’ industry

It might soon get a little easier for people selling things like baked goods, jams, jellies and fermented food in Anchorage.
The municipal health department is proposing a lower fee for so-called “cottage foods,” which are typically sold by vendors at markets or other direct-to-consumer settings.
An ordinance before the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday would lower the fee from $310 to just $50.
DeeAnn Fetko, deputy director of the health department, explained the change is intended