Arizona cottage food law
Sell cottage food in Arizona
Arizona cottage food law, label rules, and a free storefront. Arizona's cottage food law lets home bakers sell directly to consumers with no statewide sales cap — provided you sell directly to consumers, label every product correctly, and follow Arizona's rules. CottageOps configures the Arizona label disclosure for you, tracks your sales against the cap, and gives you a free storefront to take orders.
What Arizona's cottage food law says
- Sales cap
- No statewide sales cap — Arizona doesn't set an annual revenue ceiling on cottage food sales.
- Refrigerated (TCS) foods
- Arizona's cottage food path is limited to shelf-stable goods — refrigerated (TCS) items aren't allowed under the exemption.
- Where you can sell
- Direct to Arizona consumers — pickup, in-state delivery, farmers markets, and online sales to in-state customers.
Required label disclosure in Arizona
Every Arizona cottage food label must carry the product name, ingredients in descending order by weight, the net weight, a “Contains” allergen statement for any FDA major allergens, your name and address as the producer, and the Arizona-required disclosure below. CottageOps fills the disclosure in for you, verbatim:
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.
Before you sell in Arizona
Arizona requires you to register with the state before you sell.
Before accepting orders in Arizona, you'll need to register with the state agency that oversees cottage food. There's no kitchen inspection — it's typically a one-time registration. You can set everything up in CottageOps first and flip on orders once you're registered.
Full Arizona cottage-food law
The detail behind the summary above: Arizona's primary statute, the agency that enforces it, the revenue cap, what foods are allowed, refrigerated-food (TCS) rules, labeling notes, and the watch-outs to know before you sell.
- Primary statute
- Ariz. Rev. Stat. §36-932 (Arizona Cottage Food Program) (Arizona Cottage Food Program)
- Enforcing agency
- Arizona Department of Health Services (AZ DHS)
- Revenue cap
- No cap (ARS §36-932).
- Allowed foods
- Non-TCS (shelf-stable) cottage foods including baked goods. Some perishable items may be allowed under recent expansion with conditions, but CottageOps treats AZ conservatively as shelf-stable only.
- Refrigerated (TCS) / prohibited
- Conservative shelf-stable only (engine refuses TCS labels for AZ), though recent expansion may permit some perishable items with conditions — confirm.
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer; registration with AZ DHS before sale (registration tier). Online listings carry extra requirements (see labeling).
- Labeling notes
- Disclosure (statutory — references PET allergens beyond the FDA Big-9, do NOT strip): "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." PLUS, on every label AND every online listing, the baker's AZ cottage-food registration number and the AZ DHS foodborne-illness-reporting URL (rendered separately from the disclosure).
- Watch-outs
- Registration with AZ DHS required before sale (gated tier).
- Registration number + DHS illness-report URL required on every label AND every online listing.
- Pet-allergen reference in the disclosure is statutory.
- The precise DHS illness-report deep-link URL is an attorney-review item.
General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency. Last verified 2026-06-15.
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Arizona cottage food FAQ
What must a Arizona cottage food label include?
A compliant Arizona cottage food label needs the product name, the ingredients in descending order by weight, the net weight (oz and/or grams), the "Contains" allergen statement for any FDA major allergens, the producer's name and address, and the Arizona-required legal disclosure. Our free generator fills in the disclosure for you and lays out the rest automatically as you type.
What is the required cottage food disclosure in Arizona?
Arizona requires this exact disclosure on the label: "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." You never type it — the generator applies the current Arizona disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Arizona?
No — Arizona's cottage food path is limited to shelf-stable goods, so TCS items that need refrigeration are not allowed under the cottage food exemption. If you toggle "Contains a TCS item" the generator will flag that Arizona doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this Arizona cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your Arizona-compliant label is free with no account. CottageOps is free through 2026 — no credit card — and when you're ready to download or print the full-resolution label you just claim your free CottageOps account. In 2027 it's a flat $19/mo (or $190/yr).
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Start freeThis is general information, not legal advice — confirm with your Arizona cottage food authority before selling. Last verified: 2026-06-13.