# Cottage food label requirements in Florida

> Informational only, not legal or food-safety advice. Verify with Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services before printing labels. Last checked 2026-08-05.

## What goes on the label

1. The product name, in words a customer would use.
2. Every ingredient, heaviest first.
3. The major allergens, called out separately from the ingredient list.
4. Who made it: your name or your business name.
5. How to reach you.
6. The date it was made.

## The required statement

As published for Florida:

> Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Florida's food safety regulations.

Published as fixed text: reproduce it exactly.
Minimum type size: 10 point.

## Detail

No permit required if annual gross sales stay at or under $250,000. The statement must be in at least 10-point type in a color that provides clear contrast to the label background. Other required label elements: the cottage food operation's name and address, the product name, ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight, net weight or net volume, allergen info per federal rules, and nutrition info only if a nutritional claim is made. Local government is expressly PREEMPTED: s. 500.80(6) says a local law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit a cottage food operation or regulate its preparation, processing, storage, or sale. FDACS may enter and inspect the premises ONLY upon receipt of a complaint (s. 500.80(7)(b)); refusing that inspection is grounds for discipline. Products must be prepackaged; no wholesale.

## Sources

- Authority: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Division of Food Safety. State-level only.
- Rule: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0500.80
- Authority page: https://www.fdacs.gov/business-services/Food/Food-Establishments/Cottage-Foods