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Michigan cottage food label rules

What has to be on the label when you sell homemade baked goods in Michigan, 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 operation (or MSU registration number and phone number)
Product name
Ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight
Net weight or net volume
Allergens (as specified by federal labeling requirements)
Nutrition labeling only if a nutrient content or health claim is made

Required statement

“Made in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Michigan department of agriculture and rural development”

Statement must be in at least 11-point type, in a color that clearly contrasts with the background. (MDARD’s 2026 one-pager paraphrases it as ‘...home kitchen not inspected by...’ — use the statutory wording.)

Brown Butter Toffee Cookies

Sunny Crumb Co. · 123 Palm Ave, Your City, MI 00000 · (305) 555-0188

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.

Net wt. 4 oz (113 g) · 2 cookies

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

Made in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Michigan department of agriculture and rural development

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 Michigan

Permit: None — no license, registration or inspection. Optional voluntary registration with the MSU Product Center lets you print a registration number and phone number instead of your address.
Training: none
Sales cap: $50,000 per year ($75,000 if products sell for $250 or more per unit); inflation-adjusted after Oct 1, 2026
Where you can sell: Direct from the cottage food operation to the consumer only (farmers markets, roadside stands, events, from home). No consignment or wholesale sales; some farmers markets may impose their own rules.
Online & shipping: Internet and mail-order sales and delivery through a third-party food delivery platform are allowed if the customer can interact directly with the operator before buying; sales and delivery within Michigan only (no out-of-state shipping).
Law: Cottage Food Law, Michigan Food Law MCL 289.4102 (as amended by 2025 PA 51, HB 4122)

What we could not confirm (2)

Inflation-adjusted cap after Oct 1, 2026 not yet published
Whether the MSU Product Center voluntary registration program is up and running

Check with: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)

Last change to the law: 2025 PA 51 (HB 4122), effective 2026-03-24 (cap $25,000 to $50,000/$75,000; online, mail order and third-party delivery added)

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules change and counties can add their own. Confirm with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) before you print. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

Michigan cottage food label rules

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