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Cottage food label requirements in Michigan

Cottage Food Law (Michigan Food Law), MCL 289.1105, 289.1111, 289.4102 (Food Law, 2000 PA 92), as amended by 2025 PA 51 (HB 4122), effective March 24, 2026. Regulated by Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). Checked against state sources on .

Not fully verified. We could not confirm every detail for Michigan on a primary state source when we checked. Treat these items as unconfirmed and check them with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) before you print: disclaimerText, disclaimerText, annualCapUSD, shippingInState, allowedFoods.

The statement your label needs

Made in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Michigan department of agriculture and rural development.

Type size and placement: at least the equivalent of 11-point font, in a color that contrasts clearly with the background

What is different in Michigan

  • Online, mail-order and delivery-app sales only to Michigan buyers, and the buyer must be offered a direct two-way interaction before the sale
  • Higher $75,000 cap for products priced $250+ per unit
  • No wholesale or consignment
  • Unpackaged cakes: label information on an invoice given with the cake
Permit
No permit or registration for most baked goods. No license, fee or inspection. Optional registration with the MSU Product Center (if offered) lets the operation print a registration number and phone number instead of the home address.
Sales cap
$50,000 a year. $50,000 gross sales per year, or $75,000 if products are priced at $250 or more per unit (2025 PA 51, from March 24, 2026); may be adjusted for inflation each October 1 starting 2026. Previously $25,000.
Where you can sell
Direct to consumers in Michigan: from home, farmers markets, roadside stands and events; since March 2026 also online, mail order and third-party delivery within Michigan.
Online orders
Yes
Ship in state
Yes
Ship out of state
No
Sell to shops / cafés
No
Allowed foods
Non-time/temperature-control-for-safety foods such as baked goods without cream or custard, jams and jellies, candy, dried mixes and similar shelf-stable items.

What a Michigan cottage food label must show

  1. Name and physical address of the cottage food operation (or phone number and MSU Product Center registration number if registered)
  2. Name of the product
  3. Ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight, including sub-ingredients
  4. Net weight or net volume
  5. Allergen labeling per federal requirements
  6. Nutrition information if a nutritional claim is made
  7. The required statement (above)

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). Michigan allows cottage food orders online or by phone. Shipping within the state is allowed, and products may not cross state lines.

Make a Michigan label now

The Michigan 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 Michigan’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)
Made in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Michigan department of agriculture and rural development.

True size. Michigan statement at 11 pt minimum.

Michigan cottage food questions

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

Michigan requires: “Made in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Michigan department of agriculture and rural development.” (at least the equivalent of 11-point font, in a color that contrasts clearly with the background).

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

No permit or registration for most baked goods. No license, fee or inspection. Optional registration with the MSU Product Center (if offered) lets the operation print a registration number and phone number instead of the home address.

Is there a sales limit for cottage food in Michigan?

Yes: $50,000 in gross sales a year. $50,000 gross sales per year, or $75,000 if products are priced at $250 or more per unit (2025 PA 51, from March 24, 2026); may be adjusted for inflation each October 1 starting 2026. Previously $25,000.

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

Michigan allows cottage food orders online or by phone. Shipping within the state is allowed, and products may not cross state lines.

Sources

  1. MCL 289.4102 (Michigan Legislature) (statute)
  2. House Bill 4122 of 2025 (Public Act 51 of 2025) (statute)
  3. MDARD: Michigan Cottage Food Information (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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