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Cottage food label requirements in Arizona

Cottage Food Program (Cottage Food Products), A.R.S. §§ 36-931 to 36-933; A.A.C. R9-8-101.02. Regulated by Arizona Department of Health Services. Checked against state sources on .

The statement your label needs

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.

Type size and placement: Label attached to the package in a clear and legible printed or handwritten font

What is different in Arizona

  • TCS foods allowed since 2025 law change
  • Online listings must show the same info as the label
  • Third-party vendors may resell non-dairy/non-meat items with separate display and sign
  • Dairy/meat items: in-person delivery only, no third-party delivery platforms
  • Cannot be used as an ingredient by permitted food establishments
Permit
Registration required. Register on the ADHS online registry; active food handler certification from an accredited program required; registration renewed every three years; no home inspection. Display registration certificate when operating as a temporary food establishment.
Sales cap
No annual sales cap found in state sources
Where you can sell
Sold by the preparer or an agent, including third-party vendors (non-dairy, non-meat products); dairy and meat/poultry products sold only by the preparer.
Online orders
Yes
Ship in state
Yes
Ship out of state
Not addressed clearly by state sources
Sell to shops / cafés
Limited
Allowed foods
Non-TCS and TCS foods prepared in a registered home kitchen; excludes alcohol, unpasteurized milk, fish/shellfish, and most meat and poultry (narrow federal exemptions).

What a Arizona cottage food label must show

  1. Name and registration number of the food preparer
  2. All ingredients
  3. Production date
  4. The required statement (above)
  5. Note if made in a facility for individuals with developmental disabilities
  6. ADHS-provided website for illness reporting and registration verification

Federal rules still apply on top: ingredients in descending order by weight (21 CFR 101.4), the nine major allergens declared by name (FALCPA and the FASTER Act), and net quantity in ounces and grams (21 CFR 101.7). Arizona allows cottage food orders online or by phone. Shipping within the state is allowed, and shipping to other states is not addressed (selling across state lines also brings in federal rules).

Make a Arizona label now

The Arizona statement is already on it. Type your ingredients, tick the allergens and print on Avery sheets or a thermal roll. To have the ingredient order and allergens worked out from a costed recipe, use the workbench.

List by weight in the recipe, largest first, with sub-ingredients in parentheses. The workbench does this ordering for you from a recipe.
Contains (major food allergens)

Still missing: business name and address.

Print at 100% scale with no margins. Check the result against Arizona’s rules above before selling.

Chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), butter (cream), brown sugar, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, salt.
Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy.
Net Wt 3 oz (85 g)
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.

True size. Arizona statement.

Arizona cottage food questions

What statement has to be on a Arizona cottage food label?

Arizona requires: “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.” (Label attached to the package in a clear and legible printed or handwritten font).

Do I need a permit to sell baked goods from home in Arizona?

Registration required. Register on the ADHS online registry; active food handler certification from an accredited program required; registration renewed every three years; no home inspection. Display registration certificate when operating as a temporary food establishment.

Is there a sales limit for cottage food in Arizona?

No annual cap appears in the state sources we checked. No dollar cap; sales allowed to the maximum extent allowed by federal law.

Can I sell cottage food online or ship it in Arizona?

Arizona allows cottage food orders online or by phone. Shipping within the state is allowed, and shipping to other states is not addressed (selling across state lines also brings in federal rules).

Sources

  1. A.R.S. § 36-932 Cottage food products; labeling; sales and delivery (statute)
  2. A.R.S. § 36-931 Definitions (statute)
  3. ADHS R9-8-101.02 Cottage Food rule (regulation)
  4. Arizona Department of Health Services (agency)
  5. Permit or registration page (agency)

Checked October 17, 2026. This is a checklist built from the sources above, not legal advice. Rules change; your county or the agency has the final word. Spotted something out of date? The about page explains how we check.

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