Cottage food label requirements in Missouri
Cottage Food Production Operations (Missouri Cottage Law), RSMo 196.298 (L. 2014 S.B. 525, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1697). Regulated by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Checked against state sources on .
Not fully verified. We could not confirm every detail for Missouri on a primary state source when we checked. Treat these items as unconfirmed and check them with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services before you print: disclaimerText, disclaimerText, shippingInState, agencyUrl.
The statement your label needs
This product is prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to inspection by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
No type-size rule stated for the statement; keep it clearly legible.
What is different in Missouri
- No permit, registration, fee or cap
- Internet sales only when both producer and buyer are in Missouri
- Wholesale removes the exemption (needs DHSS Manufactured Foods)
- Very narrow food list: baked goods, jams/jellies, dried herbs only
- Permit
- No permit or registration for most baked goods. No permit, registration or routine inspection. A cottage food production operation is not a food service establishment and is not subject to state or local health/food codes; local health departments cannot regulate production but may investigate outbreaks.
- Sales cap
- No annual sales cap found in state sources
- Where you can sell
- Only directly to the end consumer, sold by the preparer or a knowledgeable household member; statute describes production for sale at the individual's home.
- Online orders
- Yes
- Ship in state
- Not addressed clearly by state sources
- Ship out of state
- No
- Sell to shops / cafés
- No
- Allowed foods
- Only non-potentially hazardous baked goods, canned jams or jellies, and dried herbs/herb mixes. No sugar-free, no-sugar-added or hot pepper jams; no baked goods garnished with fresh fruit, freeze-dried foods, salsa, pickles, sauces, meat, dairy, eggs or pet food.
What a Missouri cottage food label must show
- Full name and address of the cottage food production operation
- Common name of the food
- All ingredients in descending order by weight
- Net weight of the food
- List of any allergens in the food
- Statement that the product is prepared in a kitchen not subject to inspection by DHSS (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). Missouri allows cottage food orders online or by phone. Shipping within the state is not clearly addressed, and products may not cross state lines.
Make a Missouri label now
The Missouri 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.
Still missing: business name and address.
Print at 100% scale with no margins. Check the result against Missouri’s rules above before selling.
True size. Missouri statement.
Missouri cottage food questions
What statement has to be on a Missouri cottage food label?
Missouri requires: “This product is prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to inspection by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services”.
Do I need a permit to sell baked goods from home in Missouri?
No permit or registration for most baked goods. No permit, registration or routine inspection. A cottage food production operation is not a food service establishment and is not subject to state or local health/food codes; local health departments cannot regulate production but may investigate outbreaks.
Is there a sales limit for cottage food in Missouri?
No annual cap appears in the state sources we checked. No cap; the former $50,000 annual gross income limit was removed effective Aug 28, 2022.
Can I sell cottage food online or ship it in Missouri?
Missouri allows cottage food orders online or by phone. Shipping within the state is not clearly addressed, and products may not cross state lines.
Sources
- RSMo 196.298 Cottage food production operations (statute)
- MO DHSS: Missouri Home-Based Kitchen Food Protection Guidance (Aug 2023) (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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