Cottage Food Label Maker for All 50 States

A cottage food label usually carries the product name, the ingredients from heaviest to lightest, the major allergens, the net weight, your name and address, and the statement your state requires, word for word.

States then add their own items: a registration or permit number (California, Illinois, Washington), the date the food was made (Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia and others), a phone number (Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee) or an email address (New Mexico). The cottage food label maker lists them for the state you pick.

Most states fix the exact words of the statement. Some give only the meaning, such as Louisiana and Missouri, and the tool then suggests wording you may change. New York recommends a statement without requiring it, and Wyoming requires it only for sales at a store.

States rewrite these rules often. Texas changed its statement in September 2025, Georgia in July 2025, Idaho replaced its cottage food rule with a new law in March 2026, and Oklahoma changes its wording on November 1, 2026. Each rule here shows the date we checked it.

Open the cottage food label maker with your state already chosen: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas.

Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina.

North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Many states set a minimum size for the statement: 10 pt in Florida, Georgia, Ohio and a dozen others, 11 pt in Michigan, Montana and Washington, 12 pt in California and Utah. Alabama, Delaware and Oklahoma ask for every required item at 10 pt, and Kentucky says the statement is "in ten (10) point type".

A few want it on the front of the package (California, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Virginia), in capitals (South Carolina) or in bold (Utah). The checks measure the printed letters, so a label that looks fine on screen but prints too small is caught first.

Several states let a registration number stand in for your home address: Texas, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland, Oregon and South Carolina among them. In Arkansas and Oklahoma the number can replace your name and phone too.

Delaware and New Jersey show only your town, Washington and Arizona identify you by your permit or registration number, and Michigan, Oregon and Vermont do not accept a PO box. Choose your state and the address line follows its form.

Some foods carry more. In Texas, foods that need refrigeration add the date made and a safe handling statement of at least 12 pt, and pickled or acidified foods a batch number. Oregon asks you to name the pets that live in your home.

Several states also want the statement on a sign where you sell, or on the web page for online orders, among them Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Tennessee and North Dakota. Copy the statement from the tool for your sign or shop page.

Usually not. Small businesses that sell directly to consumers are exempt under 21 CFR 101.9(j)(1) unless the label makes a claim such as "low fat" or "sugar free". Nevada asks for the federal label rules in full, so the same exemption applies there.

If you do need them, make them in the nutrition label generator and add them to your label in one click. For labels that are not cottage foods, use the food label maker.