The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) adopted amendments to the Hawaiʻi Food Safety Code to allow sale of certain homemade foods, to align with the 2022 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Model Food Code, and increase food service flexibility for long-term care facility residents. The Hawaiʻi Food Safety Code was updated to expand opportunities for Homemade Food product producers, as required in Act 195, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, by:Amending the Homemade Food definition to include pickled, fermented, or acidified plant food products that must have a pH at or below 4.2 or a Water Activity level at or below 0.88. Allowing Homemade Food producers to sell to third parties and wholesale their non-Temperature Controlled for Safety products. Amendments that align with the 2022 FDA Model Food Code include:Declaring sesame as the ninth major food allergen recognized by the federal government. The previous Food Safety Code included an absolute prohibition for food establishments to serve HSPs raw or undercooked foods.