# Home kitchen label rules in Newfoundland and Labrador

> Informational only, not legal or food-safety advice. Verify with Environmental Health, Government Service Centre, Digital Government and Service NL 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.

## No "not inspected" statement is required

Newfoundland and Labrador publishes no such wording, so there is nothing you have to print.

## Detail

Newfoundland and Labrador has a real home-based scheme but NO not-inspected statement, and the statement above is probably inaccurate for an NL operator. The Food Premises Regulations (CNLR 1022/96) exempt from licensing the "home based food preparation industry where the end product does not contain meat, fish, dairy or egg products, or where those dairy or egg products are used in baked or other goods which have low moisture or high sugar or salt content which inhibits the growth of disease supporting microbes, provided they meet standard health guidelines of the department". The governing document is Standard Health Guidelines, Home Based Food Preparation Industry (June 2018). Its only label rule is 4.5: "Food to be sold in retail outlets should be wrapped in suitable coverings, labeled, dated and show the name and address of the company or operator." So the practical NL label is: operator or business name, address, and date prepared. Section 3: "Operators of home based food preparation businesses should register with the Government Service Centre. The registration is a one-time event". The registration form itself has 'Inspection Required:' and 'Inspector(s) Assigned:' fields, so a registered NL home kitchen may well be inspected. Prohibited at home: meat, fish, dairy or egg products generally (baked exceptions in 2.3), cut fruit/veg, juices, kimchi, kombucha, fermented foods, cream pastries, meringue pies, cheesecakes, raw milk, low-acid canned goods (pH >= 4.6), unverified wild mushrooms.

## Sources

- Authority: Environmental Health, Government Service Centre, Digital Government and Service NL (Environmental Health Officer)
- Rule: https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/files/publichealth-envhealth-home-based-food-industry.pdf
- Authority page: https://www.gov.nl.ca/gs/licences/env-health/food/premises/