# Home kitchen and cottage food label rules

> Informational only, not legal or food-safety advice. 61 of 64 jurisdictions confirmed against a government page.

Every jurisdiction asks a label to carry the same seven things: the product name; every ingredient heaviest first; the major allergens; who made it; how to reach them; the date; and usually a statement that the kitchen is not inspected. Only the last one varies by region.

- **Alberta**: “This food is prepared in a home kitchen that is not subject to inspection.”
- **British Columbia**: “THIS FOOD HAS BEEN PREPARED IN A KITCHEN THAT IS NOT INSPECTED BY A REGULATORY AUTHORITY.”
- **Manitoba**: no statement required
- **New Brunswick**: no statement required
- **Newfoundland and Labrador**: no statement required
- **Northwest Territories**: no statement required
- **Nova Scotia**: no statement required
- **Nunavut**: “Prepared in a home kitchen that is not subject to inspection.”
- **Ontario**: no statement required
- **Prince Edward Island**: no statement required
- **Quebec**: no statement required
- **Saskatchewan**: “Made in a Home Kitchen That is Not Inspected by a Government Agency”
- **Yukon**: not confirmed; ask Environmental Health Services, Government of Yukon, #2 Hospital Road, Whitehorse
- **Alabama**: “This food is not inspected by the Health Department.”
- **Alaska**: “This food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected, except for meat and meat products, and may contain allergens.”
- **Arizona**: “This product was produced in a home kitchen that may come in contact with common food allergens and pet allergens and is not subject to public health inspection”
- **Arkansas**: “This product was produced in a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.”
- **California**: “Made in a Home Kitchen”
- **Colorado**: “This product was produced in a home kitchen that is not subject to state licensure or inspection and that may also process common food allergens such as tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, soy, wheat, milk, fish, and crustacean shellfish. This product is not intended for resale.”
- **Connecticut**: “Made in a Cottage Food Operation that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection.”
- **Delaware**: “This food is made in a Cottage Food Establishment and is NOT subject to routine Government Food Safety Inspections”
- **District of Columbia**: “Made by a cottage food business that is not subject to the District of Columbia's food safety regulations”
- **Florida**: “Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Florida's food safety regulations.”
- **Georgia**: “MADE IN A COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO STATE FOOD SAFETY INSPECTIONS”
- **Hawaii**: “Made in a home kitchen not routinely inspected by the Department of Health”
- **Idaho**: “This product is not subject to government food safety inspection or licensing requirements. It may contain allergens.”
- **Illinois**: “This product was produced in a home kitchen not inspected by a health department that may also process common food allergens. If you have safety concerns, contact your local health department.”
- **Indiana**: “This product is home produced and processed and the production area has not been inspected by the Indiana Department of Health. NOT FOR RESALE.”
- **Iowa**: “This product was produced at a residential property that is exempt from state licensing and inspection.”
- **Kansas**: not confirmed; ask Kansas Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Lodging Program
- **Kentucky**: “This product is home-produced and processed.”
- **Louisiana**: “This food was not produced in a licensed or regulated facility.”
- **Maine**: no statement required
- **Maryland**: “Made by a cottage food business that is not subject to Maryland's food safety regulations.”
- **Massachusetts**: not confirmed; ask your city or town board of health
- **Michigan**: “Made in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Michigan department of agriculture and rural development.”
- **Minnesota**: “These products are homemade and not subject to state inspection.”
- **Mississippi**: “Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Mississippi's food safety regulations.”
- **Missouri**: “This food is not inspected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services or the local health department.”
- **Montana**: “Made in a home kitchen that is not subject to retail food establishment regulations or inspections.”
- **Nebraska**: “This food was prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to regulation and inspection by the regulatory authority and may contain allergens.”
- **Nevada**: “MADE IN A COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO ROUTINE GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION”
- **New Hampshire**: “This product is exempt from New Hampshire licensing and inspection.”
- **New Jersey**: “This food is prepared pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:24-11 in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Department of Health.”
- **New Mexico**: “This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.”
- **New York**: “Made in a Home Kitchen”
- **North Carolina**: no statement required
- **North Dakota**: “This product is made in a home kitchen that is not inspected by the state or local health department.”
- **Ohio**: “This Product is Home Produced.”
- **Oklahoma**: “This product was produced in a private residence that is exempt from government licensing and inspection.”
- **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.”
- **Pennsylvania**: no statement required
- **Rhode Island**: “Made by a Cottage Food Business Registrant that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection”
- **South Carolina**: “PROCESSED AND PREPARED BY A HOME-BASED FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS.”
- **South Dakota**: “This product was not produced in a commercial kitchen. It has been home-processed in a kitchen that may also process common food allergens such as tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, soy, wheat, milk, fish and crustacean shellfish.”
- **Tennessee**: “This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.”
- **Texas**: “THIS PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENTAL LICENSING OR INSPECTION.”
- **Utah**: “Not for Resale – Processed and prepared without the benefit of state or local inspection”
- **Vermont**: “Made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Vermont Department of Health”
- **Virginia**: “NOT FOR RESALE — PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION”
- **Washington**: “Made in a Home Kitchen that has not been subject to standard inspection criteria”
- **West Virginia**: “This product was made in a non-commercial kitchen that may not be subject to inspection and may contain cross-contact allergens not included in the allergen statement.”
- **Wisconsin**: “This product was made in a private home not subject to state licensing or inspection.”
- **Wyoming**: “this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens”