Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 9, 2026 CHANGE | FROM PAGE 1 foods in their home kitchens designed for direct sale to customers online or at farmers markets, through mail order sales or at craft fairs. The ordinance will allow pickups at Malden homes, though other resale transactions of a retail and wholesale nature will continue to be restricted and not allowed, according to the ordinance. Discussions on the cottage kitchen concept began this spring by City Councillors, continued over the summer and culminated in formal review and further debate at a Malden Planning Board meeting in August. The Planning Board initially recommended to deny the proposal for the cottage kitchens earlier this year, but its revised stance in August recommended approval with certain conditions to be followed, in line with what City Councillors supported. The ordinance recommended by the Planning Board and supported by the Council vote clarifies a residential-based food provider as an additional “accessory use” within primary dwelling involving the preparation of qualifying cottage food products in that person’s residential kitchen. According to the ordinance, included uses would be: jams, jellies, baked goods and “other foods that do not require temperature controls for safety.” Massachusetts regulatory laws allow production of “Cottage Food Products.” These are foods that can be safely held at room temThe Malden City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will allow the operation of residential food preparation and sales of food items that do not require temperature controls. (Courtesy Photo) perature, including baked goods, jams and jellies. Specifically, Mass. regulations allow “Wholesale Residential Kitchen operations selling wholesale may only produce foods that can be safely held at room temperature and foods that do not require refrigeration. “Retail or Wholesale Residential Kitchens may not prepare finished products that require hot or cold holding for safety, including meat or fish that is raw or heat-treated, certain cut produce including melons, leafy greens, and tomatoes.” Over the past few months the Planning Board asked about possible parking and traffic concerns related to customer pickups and additional inspection tasks that cottage kitchens might generate. Food inspections now number over 500 per calendar year with one full-time inspector handling those duties, according to city officials. 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Equal Housing Opportunity. ~ Op-Ed ~ Keeping youth safe online By Kate Weldon LeBlanc and Amanda Spartichino Lopez T he two of us became friends over 15 years ago when each of our oldest children had their first day of preschool here in Malden and were in the same class. At that time, keeping them safe meant grabbing their little hands to cross the street or buckling them into booster seats. As our kids got older, our focus turned to protecting them online, which is always evolving and can leave parents feeling like they’re constantly trying to catch up. Families like ours shouldn’t need expert knowledge of app stores and age verification systems just to help ensure online spaces are safe. Parents deserve tools that are straightforward, consistent, and effective, which is why we were pleased to hear that Meta is adding extra protections to their platforms following a settlement with various state attorneys general. We also hope that lawmakers from Massachusetts will support legislation that prioritizes parental consent and age verification for social media on the app store, like the App Store Accountability Act. This bill would create a consistent standard for ensuring users, like our own daughters and sons, access content that is age appropriate. Many apps currently rely on little more than a self-reported birth date, making it easy for teens to access content meant for adults. Parenthood, work and volunteering keep us plenty busy, so we appreciate any advancements that make our lives easier, such as daily two-hour time limits, automatic night mode, and a centralized age-verification approach. Technology has improved many aspects of our daily lives. Smart, practical safeguards like the App Store Accountability Act can help ensure that innovation continues, while giving families greater confidence that young people are being protected. 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