# Cottage food label requirements in Oregon

> Informational only, not legal or food-safety advice. Verify with Oregon Department of Agriculture 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 Oregon:

> This product is homemade, is not prepared in an inspected food establishment, and must be stored and displayed separately if merchandised by a retailer.

Published as fixed text: reproduce it exactly.

## Other requirements

- If there are pets in the residential dwelling, the label must state that pets were present in the residential dwelling and name the species by common name (e.g. cat, dog, rabbit).
- A retailer reselling cottage food must post signage in the display area indicating the food is homemade and not prepared in an inspected food establishment. This is required IN ADDITION to the label statement.

## Detail

Cottage Food Exemption, OAR 603-025-0320 through 603-025-0335, as rewritten by SB 643 (2023). The statement goes on the PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL. Type size is specified as a shape, not points: conspicuous and easy to read, with a minimum lowercase "o" height of 1/16 inch, hence statement_min_pt is null. Do not truncate the statement: the third clause about separate storage and display is part of the required text even for direct sales. Label also needs food name, ingredients and sub-ingredients in descending order, business name, business phone, and address (full street address, OR city/state/zip if listed in a city directory, OR an ODA-issued Unique Identification Number at $25/yr), net weight/volume in both US and metric, and FALCPA allergen declarations. Gross annual sales cap $52,700. Cottage food may be sold retail in person or online and wholesale to retailers, but NOT to restaurants, caterers, schools, day cares, hospitals, nursing homes, or correctional facilities. ODA's licensing page states county health departments do not license domestic kitchens, which is why this is not locally enforced.

## Sources

- Authority: Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Food Safety Program
- Rule: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/FoodSafety/CottageFoodExemptionENG.pdf
- Authority page: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/food-safety/fs-licensing/pages/domestic-kitchen.aspx