State statement, big-9 allergens, descending ingredients, net weight, producer block.
Operating a home-based food business means navigating specific state-by-state packaging regulations. Our cottage food label generator is designed for independent bakers and artisans, allowing you to quickly combine your state's mandatory regulatory statements, business information, and allergen disclosures into a single, print-ready file. Create compliant packaging that meets local health department standards without needing advanced design software.
A cottage food operation is an enterprise where a person produces specific non-potentially hazardous foods in their home kitchen for direct sale to consumers.
Most states require the business name and address, product name, ingredients in descending order by weight, net weight, allergen declarations, and a specific statement indicating the product was made in a home kitchen.
Depending on the state, you generally must use the physical address of the home kitchen where the food was produced, though some states now allow a registration number in place of an address.
You must adhere to federal FALCPA guidelines by either listing the major allergens in a 'Contains' statement below the ingredients list or identifying them clearly within the ingredient list itself.