Cottage food label requirements in Oregon
Cottage Food Exemption (formerly Home Baking exemption; expanded by SB 643, 2023), ORS 616.723; OAR 603-025-0311 to 603-025-0335. Regulated by Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Food Safety Program. Checked against state sources on .
The statement your label needs
This product is homemade, is not prepared in an inspected food establishment, and must be stored and displayed separately if merchandised by a retailer.
Type size and placement: Print or type size conspicuous and easy to read, minimum height of 1/16" of a lower case "o"; statement on the principal display label
What is different in Oregon
- Retail sales allowed only if packaged and labeled, retailer stores/displays separately with signage, and a written agreement is kept
- No sales to restaurants, caterers, schools, day cares, hospitals or other institutions
- Label must declare pets living in the home, by species
- Unpackaged single items need placard: "This product is homemade and is not prepared in an inspected food establishment."
- Food handler training required for every preparer
- Permit
- No permit or registration for most baked goods. No application or registration with ODA. Every person preparing cottage foods must complete a food handler training program. Optional ODA Unique Identification Number (UIN), $25/year (expires June 30), may replace the address on labels. Must keep sales records 3 years; ODA inspects only on complaint/concern.
- Sales cap
- $52,700 a year. $52,700 annual gross sales in 2026 per ODA; figure changes over time (ODA earlier listed $51,200). Separate from the Farm Direct exemption limit ($50,000 processed Farm Direct foods in 2026).
- Where you can sell
- Directly to end users in any manner: from home, farmers markets, farm/roadside stands, events, online, through the mail. Unpackaged single items need a point-of-sale placard.
- 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 foods: baked goods, confectionery (incl. freeze-dried confections), fruit jams/jellies/butters from fruit with natural pH < 4.60, syrups, coffee beans, nut mixes, popcorn, and repackaged commercial dried/freeze-dried foods, tea/spice blends and drink mixes. No cream/custard/cream cheese items, meat, or marijuana.
What a Oregon cottage food label must show
- The required statement on the principal display label (above)
- Name of the food
- Ingredients (and sub-ingredients) in descending order by weight or volume
- Business name of the food establishment
- Business phone number
- Address: full street address, or city/state/ZIP if listed in a city directory, or ODA UIN (no P.O. Box)
- Net weight or net volume in both U.S. and metric units
- Allergen warnings per FALCPA
- Nutrition information if any nutrient content or health claim is made
- If pets live in the dwelling, a statement that pets are present and the species (e.g. cat, dog)
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). Oregon 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 Oregon label now
The Oregon 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 Oregon’s rules above before selling.
True size. Oregon statement.
Oregon cottage food questions
What statement has to be on a Oregon cottage food label?
Oregon requires: “This product is homemade, is not prepared in an inspected food establishment, and must be stored and displayed separately if merchandised by a retailer.” (Print or type size conspicuous and easy to read, minimum height of 1/16" of a lower case "o"; statement on the principal display label).
Do I need a permit to sell baked goods from home in Oregon?
No permit or registration for most baked goods. No application or registration with ODA. Every person preparing cottage foods must complete a food handler training program. Optional ODA Unique Identification Number (UIN), $25/year (expires June 30), may replace the address on labels. Must keep sales records 3 years; ODA inspects only on complaint/concern.
Is there a sales limit for cottage food in Oregon?
Yes: $52,700 in gross sales a year. $52,700 annual gross sales in 2026 per ODA; figure changes over time (ODA earlier listed $51,200). Separate from the Farm Direct exemption limit ($50,000 processed Farm Direct foods in 2026).
Can I sell cottage food online or ship it in Oregon?
Oregon 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
- ODA: Oregon's Cottage Food Exemption (March 2026) (agency)
- ODA: Cottage Food Exemption FAQ (March 2026) (agency)
- ORS 616.723 (statute)
- Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Food Safety Program (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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