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Florida Cottage Food Label Requirements

Florida cottage food label requirements come from one law, Fla. Stat. 500.80. Every product must be prepackaged with a label that shows your name and address, the product name, the ingredients by weight, the net weight or volume, allergens, and one required statement in at least 10-point type. No permit or registration, and you can sell up to $250,000 a year, online and by mail too.

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Required on every Florida cottage food label

Florida asks for more than most states: a full ingredient list and the net weight, not just a name and a warning.

Example Florida label for a jar of guava jam with name and address, ingredients, net weight, a Contains line and the cottage food statement in 10-point type
  1. 1
    Name and addressFla. Stat. 500.80(3)(a)
    The name and address of your cottage food operation.
  2. 2
    Product nameFla. Stat. 500.80(3)(b)
    What the food is, like "Key lime cookies" or "Guava jam".
  3. 3
    IngredientsFla. Stat. 500.80(3)(c)
    Every ingredient, in descending order of predominance by weight. The heaviest ingredient goes first.
  4. 4
    Net weight or net volumeFla. Stat. 500.80(3)(d)
    How much is in the package, like "Net Wt. 8 oz (227 g)" for cookies or fluid ounces for a sauce.
  5. 5
    AllergensFla. Stat. 500.80(3)(e)
    Allergen information as federal labeling rules require it: any of the 9 major allergens, named in the ingredients or in a Contains line.
  6. 6
    Nutrition info, only with a claimFla. Stat. 500.80(3)(f)
    Say "low sugar" or "high protein" on the label and you need nutrition information under federal rules. No claim, no panel needed.
  7. 7
    The cottage food statementFla. Stat. 500.80(3)(g)
    Word for word, in at least 10-point type and a color that clearly contrasts with the label background: “Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Florida’s food safety regulations.”
  8. Prepackaged, alwaysFlorida ruleYou may only sell cottage food that is prepackaged with the label already on it. No loose cookies from a tray. You may also only sell products you store at your home.
Florida at a glance

Sales cap, permits and where you can sell

Sales limit$250,000 a yearGross sales of all your cottage food products, at every location combined. The state can ask for written proof.
Permit or registrationNoneOperations under the cap are exempt from the state food permit. There is nothing to register.
Online and mail orderAllowedSell online or by mail. Deliver in person, to an event venue, or by USPS or a commercial carrier.
WholesaleNot allowedNo selling to shops, cafes or distributors for resale. Every sale goes to the end customer.
City and county rulesState rules winLocal governments can't ban cottage food or regulate how you make and sell it. Home-based business rules still apply.
Selling Florida honey?Honey standardFlorida has its own standard for honey (Rule 5K-4.027). Pure honey is labeled "honey". If you add a flavor or spice, the name must say so. Name a floral source, like orange blossom, only if the honey comes mostly from it. Comb styles are labeled "Comb Honey", "Cut Comb in Honey", "Honey with Comb" or "Chunk Honey".Honey Labeling Requirements (FDA) →
Want your products on store shelves?That takes a Florida food permit, and then the full federal label rules apply, usually including a Nutrition Facts label. You can make that label from the same recipe.Nutrition Facts Label Requirements →
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Florida label questions

Seven things: your name and address, the product name, ingredients by weight, net weight or volume, allergens, nutrition information if you make a nutrition claim, and the statement “Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Florida’s food safety regulations.” Florida Cottage Food Law →

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