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Cottage Food Label Maker
Your state’s label law, down to the exact words and type sizes — pick your state, fill in your details, and download a print-ready PDF sized exactly to Avery label sheets.
Where are you selling?
The Homemade Food Act label — four honest lines. Allergens count if the food contains them OR your kitchen also handles them. Built to Utah Code §4-5a-104(3) — see the label section of our free Utah law guide.
Your shop and address
Allergens
Utah’s rule: declare them if the food contains them — or if your kitchen also handles them.
This food contains:
My kitchen also handles:
Which label sheet?
Load the sheet, print at 100% scale (no “fit to page”), and every label on the page comes out filled. Print the alignment test on plain paper first.
Your label · Utah
Fill in the required fields for Utah and the label builds itself.
The required statements are exactly the wording each state’s law asks for; this tool is educational, not legal advice. Print the alignment test on plain paper before using real label sheets.
Need the sheets? Avery 8163 (2" × 4") is the comfortable size; Avery 8160 (1" × 2⅝") suits cookies and small jars where your state allows it. (If you buy through these links, The Front Porch may earn a small commission — your price doesn’t change.) Want it prettier? Canva’s free tier plus Avery’s template gallery make a beautiful version — just keep your state’s required lines word for word.
Label questions, answered
- What has to be on a cottage food label?
- Every state requires your name and address plus a state-specific disclosure statement, and most require allergen information. Some add more: Florida and California want ingredients by weight and net quantity; California adds your registration number and county in 12-point “Made in a Home Kitchen” type. Pick your state in the tool and it builds exactly the right set — with the statute it’s built to shown right there.
- Which states does the tool support?
- Utah, Texas, Florida, and California are fully built in — each one’s statement word-for-word from the statute, verified against primary sources (the same research behind our free state law guides). Any other state: choose “Another state” and paste your state’s required statement word for word; your agriculture or health department’s cottage food page has it.
- What size labels should I use?
- Avery 8163 (2" × 4", 10 per sheet) is the comfortable choice — the whole disclosure reads easily on a bread bag. The smaller Avery 8160 address labels (1" × 2⅝", 30 per sheet) suit cookies and small jars — but note Florida and California set minimum type sizes that physically don’t fit the small label, so the tool only offers it where it’s legal. Print at 100% scale, and print the alignment test on plain paper first.
- Can I design my label in Canva instead?
- Absolutely — Canva’s free tier plus Avery’s own template gallery (avery.com/templates) make beautiful labels. Just keep your state’s required lines word-for-word. This tool is the two-minute version; Canva is the make-it-yours version.
The required wording comes straight from each state’s law — the full picture (paths, fees, allowed foods, recent changes) is free: Utah · Texas · Florida · California. Selling from your porch? Your porch shop page is free — list it in about ten minutes.