New York’s food regulations are a maze.

We designed the award-winning tools below to help guide you through the bureaucracy so you can get cooking faster.

We have helped dozens of entrepreneurs navigate the application process for Erie County Health and NYS Ag & Markets (20-C) approval.

We’ve decided to make our expertise available as a resource to the public.

Does your recipe need a Scheduled Process Review?

Paste your recipe — ingredients plus how it's made, packaged, and stored — and our free screening tool will read it against NYS Ag & Markets' rules for acidified and shelf-stable foods.

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Your recipe

🔒 Your recipe stays yours. We never store, see, or share what you paste here. It's processed once to generate your result, then discarded — never used to train AI models.

READING YOUR RECIPE… (takes a few seconds)

Automated screening for general guidance only — not a regulatory determination. Licensing depends on your exact formulation, process, and packaging. Final determinations come from the Cornell Food Venture Center and NYS Ag & Markets. Your recipe is not stored or shared.

Did you know?

Certain food products require a special “scheduled process review” conducted by a food laboratory to ensure product safety. This process is not as difficult as it sounds—we have helped many of our members through it.