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Wyoming Cottage Food Label Requirements

Wyoming cottage food label requirements are set by the Wyoming Food Freedom Act, and for most sales there is no required label at all. Homemade food sold to an informed end consumer is exempt from state licensing, inspection, packaging and labeling rules. You do have to tell every buyer the food is not certified, labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated or inspected. On a store shelf, the label must say "this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens".

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What Wyoming asks for on homemade food

The Food Freedom Act works with disclosures instead of a fixed label. What you need depends on where the food is sold.

Example Wyoming homemade food label for chokecherry jelly with the producer's name, ingredients and the statement this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens
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    Tell the buyerW.S. 11-49-103(e)
    At farmers markets, at your home or ranch and on any direct sale: inform the end consumer that the food is not certified, labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated or inspected. The act doesn't say how, so a sign or a line on your label can do it.
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    The store shelf statementW.S. 11-49-103(k)
    Selling through a retail shop or grocery store? The food must be clearly and prominently labeled: "this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens".
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    A separate shelfW.S. 11-49-103(k)
    In that store, homemade food can't share a shelf or display with food from a licensed establishment.
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    A sign at your retail spaceW.S. 11-49-103(d)
    A retail space selling homemade food, like a farm store, tells buyers the food has not been inspected and displays a sign saying so.
  5. Only non-potentially hazardous food goes to storesStore ruleThird party sellers like shops and grocery stores may only carry homemade food that needs no time or temperature control, plus eggs and dairy. Foods like quiche or frozen dough are sold by you or your designated agent.
Wyoming at a glance

Producer limits, where you sell and licensing

Producer limit$250,000 a yearA producer makes no more than 250,000 individual food or drink products and earns no more than $250,000 in gross revenue from them each year.W.S. 11-49-102(a)(vi)
License or inspectionNoneHomemade food sold under the act is exempt from state licensure, permitting, inspection, packaging and labeling requirements.W.S. 11-49-103(b)
Where you sellWyoming onlyFarmers markets, farms, ranches, your home or office, a third party store, or any place you and the buyer agree on. No interstate commerce.
DeliveryAllowedYou or a designated agent named in writing can deliver to any location agreed with the buyer.W.S. 11-49-102(a)(i)
Why print a real label anywaySmart moveThe law asks for very little, but a product name, ingredients and a "Contains" line answer the first questions buyers ask, and they protect customers with food allergies. Add the disclosure line at the bottom and one label covers every sale.Allergen Labeling Requirements (FALCPA) →
Not for restaurants or cafesHomemade or uninspected food can't be sold to, served in or used as an ingredient in a commercial food establishment. Raw, unprocessed fruits and vegetables are the exception.W.S. 11-49-103(d)
Selling beyond Wyoming?Food Freedom sales must stay inside Wyoming. Shipping to other states means a licensed operation and the federal label rules: ingredients, net quantity in two units, allergens and often a Nutrition Facts panel.FDA Food Labeling Requirements →
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No. Under the Wyoming Food Freedom Act, homemade food sold to an informed end consumer is exempt from state licensing, permits and inspection, as long as you stay within the producer limits and sell inside Wyoming.

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