FLORIDA – Aspiring home chefs across Florida looking to sell cheesecake or other culinary creations face a challenging prospect due to Florida’s strict food safety laws. Cheesecake, for example, is a popular dessert but cannot be made from home under Florida’s Cottage Food Law, according to Dr Stephanie Brown of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), where she is the newly appointed Extension statewide specialized agent in food science.