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Arizona Cottage Food Label Requirements

Arizona cottage food label requirements fit on a small sticker: your name and ADHS registration number, all ingredients, the production date, the home kitchen statement that mentions pet allergens, and a line pointing buyers to azdhs.gov/Cottagefood. No home address needed. The statement is fixed by law, so copy it word for word: "This product was produced in a home kitchen that may come in contact with common food allergens and pet allergens and is not subject to public health inspection."

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Required on every Arizona cottage food label

Package the food at home and attach a clear, legible label, printed or handwritten. Arizona law and the ADHS rule ask for these parts.

Example Arizona cottage food label for prickly pear jelly with the preparer's name and ADHS registration number, ingredients, production date, the home kitchen and pet allergen statement and the azdhs.gov/Cottagefood line
  1. 1
    Your name and registration numberA.R.S. § 36-932(A)(1)
    The name and the registration number ADHS gave you. Your street address stays off the label.
  2. 2
    Every ingredientA.R.S. § 36-932(A)(2)
    A complete list, including the ingredients inside components. Chocolate chips, for example, list their own sugar, chocolate and cocoa butter.
  3. 3
    Production dateA.R.S. § 36-932(A)(2)
    The date you made the product, like a bake date on bread.
  4. 4
    The home kitchen statementA.R.S. § 36-932(A)(3)
    Word for word: "This product was produced in a home kitchen that may come in contact with common food allergens and pet allergens and is not subject to public health inspection."
  5. 5
    The ADHS website lineA.R.S. § 36-932(A)(5) · R9-8-101.02(C)(3)(e)
    As the ADHS rule words it: "To obtain additional information about cottage foods or to report a foodborne illness, go to azdhs.gov/Cottagefood"
  6. 6
    Developmental disabilities facility, if it appliesA.R.S. § 36-932(A)(4)
    Only for food made in the home kitchen of a facility for individuals with developmental disabilities: add a line that says where it was made.
  7. The label can be your sealPackagingEvery package needs a tamper-evident seal and has to enclose the food completely. A label stuck across the opening of a bag or box does both jobs at once.
Arizona at a glance

Registration, training and where you sell

RegistrationFreeRegister with the ADHS Cottage Food Program before you sell and renew every three years. No annual program fees, no kitchen inspection.R9-8-101.02
Food handler trainingRequiredA food handler course from an accredited program, kept active while you sell.A.R.S. § 36-932(C)
Sales capNoneArizona law lets you sell to the maximum extent federal law allows.
Where you sellArizona onlyIn person, online, through stores and by carrier for shelf-stable food. Perishable food, dairy and meat you deliver yourself.
Selling online?Web listingYour website or online shop shows a prominent notice with the same details: name and registration number, ingredients, production date, the home kitchen statement and the ADHS website.A.R.S. § 36-932(B)
Selling through a store or kioskStores, kiosks and other resellers take your shelf-stable products only, in the original package with your label untouched. Keeping them apart from other food and posting the homemade sign is the store's job.A.R.S. § 36-932(E)(4)
Selling beyond cottage food?Selling ingredients to restaurants, selling into other states or cooking outside your home takes a licensed facility, and then the full federal label applies, usually with a Nutrition Facts panel.FDA Food Labeling Requirements →
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The cottage food law asks for the full ingredient list and the home kitchen statement, not a separate allergen line. A "Contains: milk, wheat, eggs" line is still a smart, easy addition that buyers look for. Arizona Cottage Food Law →

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