# Cottage food label requirements in Oklahoma

> Informational only, not legal or food-safety advice. Verify with Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry 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 Oklahoma:

> This product was produced in a private residence that is exempt from government licensing and inspection.

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

## Other requirements

- If a third-party vendor (retail or grocery store, farm, farm stand, farmers market, buying club, craft fair, flea market) resells the product, that vendor must display a placard reading: "This product was produced in a private residence that is exempt from government licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens."
- Legacy provision 2 O.S. § 5-4.4, still on the books after the 2021 rewrite, tells a home food establishment selling prepared food to affix: "Made in a home food establishment that is not licensed by the State Department of Health." in at least 10-point type in a color contrasting the background.

## Detail

Homemade Food Freedom Act, 2 O.S. § 5-4.1 et seq., effective Nov 1 2021. No license, no inspection, no registration required. Label must also carry producer name and phone, the physical address where the product was produced, a description of the product, ingredients in descending order of proportion, and an allergen statement covering the eight major allergens. Since HB 2975 (2024) a producer may pay $15/yr for an ODAFF registration number and print that INSTEAD of name/address/phone. Gross sales cap is $75,000/yr per ODAFF. Time/temperature-controlled items require food safety training first and must be sold and delivered by the producer directly to the consumer. No seafood, meat, or poultry. § 5-4.6 restricts counties from imposing their own impediments, which is why enforcement stays at ODAFF.

## Sources

- Authority: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ODAFF), Food Safety Division
- Rule: https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/health/health2/aem-documents/protective-health/consumer-health-services/food-service/HB1032-ENR.pdf
- Authority page: https://ag.ok.gov/divisions/food-safety/