Cottage food label guides
Everything we have written about cottage food labels, in one place: state rules, label basics, examples and how we check our facts.
State cottage food label guides
- Arizona cottage food labelName + ADHS registration number, production date, all ingredients, azdhs.gov/Cottagefood line
- California cottage food labelRegistration/permit # and county; name, city, ZIP; oz + g
- Florida cottage food labelName and address; net weight or volume; allergens; contrasting color
- Georgia cottage food labelPhone; address or GDA ID number
- Michigan cottage food labelAddress (no P.O. box), or MSU registration # + phone; oz + g
- Ohio cottage food labelName and address; net weight in oz + g
- Oregon cottage food labelPhone; address or ODA UIN; pets statement; oz + g; statement on the front
- Texas cottage food labelName; address or DSHS ID; TCS foods: date made + safe-handling statement
Label basics
- Cottage food labels: overview and label makerWhat every cottage food label needs, a state-by-state table and the free label maker.
- What goes on a food labelThe federal basics: product name, net quantity, ingredients, allergens and business details.
- Ingredient label makerIngredients sorted by weight and an allergen “Contains” line, free PNG + PDF.
- Nutrition Facts label explainedWhen you need a Nutrition Facts panel and how serving sizes, rounding and % Daily Value work.
Examples
- Cottage food label examplesReal labels from our tool for all 8 states: cookies, sourdough bread and fudge, plus Avery 5163 sheets.
How we work
- How we verify state rulesWhere each rule comes from, how we check it and when we last did.
- Change logEvery change to a state rule in the tool, with the date and the reason.
- About Easy Food LabelsWho builds and runs the site, and why.
- Contact usQuestions, corrections and order help.
Help from us
- Done-for-you labelsWe make your print-ready cottage food labels: $39 for one product, $79 for up to five.