Free cottage food tools

Two quick tools built from the same verified state rules behind every page on this site. Pick your state and get an answer, not a maze of agency tabs.

Checker

Can I sell this food from home?

Pick your state and a food category to see whether it is allowed as a cottage food, what registration your state asks for and the statute the answer traces to.

 Builder

Build a compliant label

Enter your product details and see a live label preview with your state's required elements and the exact disclosure wording where your state sets one.

Prefer to read the rules straight? Open your state on the 50-state directory or start with how to start, step by step.

These tools are educational information, not legal advice. They organize what each state publishes. Confirm the current rules with your state and county before you sell.