Cottage food label requirements in Arizona
The short version
A label on food made in a home kitchen in Arizona carries six things wherever you are: what it is, everything in it heaviest first, the major allergens, who made it, how to reach you, and the date. On top of that comes the wording below.
What goes on the label
- The product name, in words a customer would use.
- Every ingredient, heaviest first.
- The major allergens, called out separately from the ingredient list.
- Who made it: your name or your business name.
- How to reach you.
- The date it was made.
What the label has to say
As published for Arizona, read on 5 August 2026:
This product was produced in a home kitchen that may come in contact with common food allergens and pet allergens and is not subject to public health inspection
This is published as fixed text, so reproduce it exactly rather than rewording it.
A second line goes on the label as well, alongside that one:
To obtain additional information about cottage foods or to report a foodborne illness, go to azdhs.gov/Cottagefood
And one more requirement
- If applicable, a statement that the cottage food was prepared in the home kitchen of a facility for individuals with developmental disabilities
The detail
Arizona is a state-run registration scheme, not a county one: the operator registers with ADHS, renews every three years, and ADHS suspends or revokes. County health departments are not the desk here. TWO statements are mandatory, not one - the not-inspected statement AND the azdhs.gov/Cottagefood referral line. The label must also carry the preparer's name AND their ADHS registration number, a list of all ingredients, and the production date. Home address is no longer a required label element. No annual sales cap. If sold online, all the same label information must appear as a prominent notification on the listing. Packaging must be tamper-evident (the label itself can serve as the seal).
Make one
Free, nothing saved, no account. It fills in Arizona's wording for you and prints a sheet.
Where to verify all of this
Rules change, and this page can lag behind them. Before you rely on any of it: