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Missouri cottage food label rules

What has to be on the label when you sell homemade baked goods in Missouri, and the limits that matter at a market. Checked September 2026.

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Your label must include

Name and address of the cottage food production operation
Statement that the food is not inspected by DHSS or the local health department

Required statement

No exact statement is set by law here.

No exact wording is prescribed. RSMo 196.298.4 requires the name and address of the operation and ‘a statement that the food is not inspected by the department or local health department.’ Safe phrasing that tracks the statute: ‘This food is not inspected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services or the local health department.’ Secondary sources cite a DHSS-suggested version: ‘This product is home-produced and processed and the production area has not been inspected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.’ No font size rule.

Sunny Crumb Co. · 123 Palm Ave, Your City, MO 00000

[Statement that the food is not inspected by DHSS or the local health department]

Sample label for illustration, made from the checklist above. Your own label has to match your recipe and your state’s exact rules.

Key limits in Missouri

Permit: None — no state or local permit, registration or inspection.
Training: none
Sales cap: none (cap removed in 2022)
Where you can sell: Directly to consumers only (home, farmers markets, events, delivery). Only baked goods, canned jams/jellies and dried herbs/herb mixes. No wholesale or resale through stores/restaurants.
Online & shipping: Internet sales allowed only when both the seller and the buyer are in Missouri; in-state delivery/shipping OK; no out-of-state sales.
Law: Cottage Food Production Operations, RSMo §196.298 (SB 525 of 2014; amended HB 1697 of 2022)

What we could not confirm (4)

Could not open DHSS March 2026 ‘home-based kitchen food production’ guidance PDF (server 503) — it may add label items or different suggested wording
Exact label wording not prescribed in statute
Ingredient/allergen labeling not required by the statute (recommended)
HB 3108 (2026 homemade foods expansion) appears to be introduced only; enactment not confirmed

Check with: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS); local health departments may not regulate these operations

Last change to the law: HB 1697 (2022), effective 2022-08-28

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules change and counties can add their own. Confirm with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS); local health departments may not regulate these operations before you print. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

Missouri cottage food label rules

Your label must include

Required statement

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