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Arizona cottage food label rules

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

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Your label must include

Food preparer’s name
ADHS registration number
List of all ingredients
Date the product was prepared
Statement on home kitchen/allergens/no inspection
ADHS website statement (illness reporting/registration verification)
If made in a disability services facility, a disclosure saying so

Required statement

“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”

A second required statement (per R9-8-101.02): "To obtain additional information about cottage foods or to report a foodborne illness, go to azdhs.gov/Cottagefood". No font size specified. Home address not required (since 2019).

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

Registration # ________

Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (cream, salt), brown sugar, toffee bits (sugar, butter, almonds, soy lecithin), eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, sea salt.

Baked on 10/03/2026

Contains: wheat, milk, eggs, tree nuts (almond), soy.

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

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 Arizona

Permit: Registration with ADHS online registry required; renew every 3 years (no state fee found).
Training: Accredited food handler training course; certificate must stay active.
Sales cap: none
Where you can sell: Direct to consumers (home, farmers markets, events, roadside) and, for non-dairy/non-meat items like cookies, through third-party vendors/retail (displayed separately with signage); cannot be used as ingredients by licensed food establishments.
Online & shipping: Online and phone sales allowed; cookies may be delivered by the preparer, an agent, or a third-party carrier; online listings must show the same label info; out-of-state shipping not addressed by state law (federal rules apply).
Law: A.R.S. §§ 36-931 to 36-933 (HB 2042, Laws 2024 ch. 18) and Ariz. Admin. Code R9-8-101.02 (expedited rules, Feb 2025)

What we could not confirm (3)

Registration fee: no fee found in official docs (secondary sources say free)
Out-of-state shipping not explicitly addressed
Exact capitalization of statute vs rule wording (rule text shows ‘FOOD’ capitalized)

Check with: Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Cottage Food Program

Last change to the law: 2024 (HB 2042, signed March 2024, effective general effective date 2024); rules updated Feb 28, 2025

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules change and counties can add their own. Confirm with Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Cottage Food Program before you print. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

Arizona cottage food label rules

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