Cottage food label requirements in New Hampshire
The short version
A label on food made in a home kitchen in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, read on 5 August 2026:
This product is exempt from New Hampshire licensing and inspection.
This is published as fixed text, so reproduce it exactly rather than rewording it.
The detail
New Hampshire has TWO statements and picking the wrong one is a real risk. An exempt (unlicensed) homestead food operation uses the statement above. A LICENSED homestead food operation must instead use: 'This product is made in a residential food production area licensed by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.' Either way the package must also carry the name, physical or email address and phone number of the homestead food operation, the product name, ingredients in descending order by weight, and allergy information. The statute frames it as 'shall also be clearly labeled with the following statement:' followed by the quoted text, which is why verbatim is true. No type size is specified. RSA 143-A:12 as fetched contains no dollar sales threshold — the old $20,000 cap appears to have been removed by recent legislation.
Make one
Free, nothing saved, no account. It fills in New Hampshire'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: