Georgia cottage food law
Sell cottage food in Georgia
Georgia cottage food law, label rules, and a free storefront. Georgia'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 Georgia's rules. CottageOps configures the Georgia label disclosure for you, tracks your sales against the cap, and gives you a free storefront to take orders.
What Georgia's cottage food law says
- Sales cap
- No statewide sales cap — Georgia doesn't set an annual revenue ceiling on cottage food sales.
- Refrigerated (TCS) foods
- Georgia'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 Georgia consumers — pickup, in-state delivery, farmers markets, and online sales to in-state customers.
Required label disclosure in Georgia
Every Georgia 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 Georgia-required disclosure below. CottageOps fills the disclosure in for you, verbatim:
This product was produced at a residential property that is exempt from state inspection. This product may contain allergens.
Before you sell in Georgia
Georgia doesn't require a permit to start.
Georgia lets cottage food bakers start selling without a state permit or inspection — set up your storefront, add your menu, and you can begin taking orders.
Full Georgia cottage-food law
The detail behind the summary above: Georgia'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
- Georgia HB 398 (eff. 2025-07-01) — cottage-food update; O.C.G.A. Title 26 Ch. 2 (Georgia Food Act) (Georgia Cottage Food law (HB 398))
- Enforcing agency
- Georgia Department of Agriculture
- Revenue cap
- No revenue cap after HB 398 (2025).
- Allowed foods
- Non-TCS (shelf-stable) cottage foods including baked goods.
- Refrigerated (TCS) / prohibited
- Conservative shelf-stable only (engine refuses TCS labels for GA).
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer (no pre-sale permit gate enforced by CottageOps).
- Labeling notes
- Disclosure "This product was produced at a residential property that is exempt from state inspection. This product may contain allergens." (new verbatim wording per HB 398) at ≥10pt.
General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency. Last verified 2026-06-15.
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Georgia cottage food FAQ
What must a Georgia cottage food label include?
A compliant Georgia 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 Georgia-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 Georgia?
Georgia requires this exact disclosure on the label: "This product was produced at a residential property that is exempt from state inspection. This product may contain allergens." You never type it — the generator applies the current Georgia disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Georgia?
No — Georgia'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 Georgia doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this Georgia cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your Georgia-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 Georgia cottage food authority before selling. Last verified: 2026-06-13.