Across Colorado, countless home cooks are preparing hot tamales in their residential kitchens for commercial purposes, though current state regulations prohibit such sales. State legislators are now working to change that by including tamales among the approved foods that can be legally sold from home-based operations.
The proposed legislation, known as the Tamale Act, would expand Colorado’s existing cottage food law to include this popular dish. Currently, home-based food entrepreneurs operate in a legal gray area when selling tamales directly to consumers.
