Kansas cottage food law
Sell cottage food in Kansas
Kansas cottage food law, label rules, and a free storefront. Kansas'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 Kansas's rules. CottageOps configures the Kansas label disclosure for you, tracks your sales against the cap, and gives you a free storefront to take orders.
What Kansas's cottage food law says
- Sales cap
- No statewide sales cap — Kansas doesn't set an annual revenue ceiling on cottage food sales.
- Refrigerated (TCS) foods
- Kansas'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 Kansas consumers — pickup, in-state delivery, farmers markets, and online sales to in-state customers.
Required label disclosure in Kansas
Kansas doesn't mandate one fixed statewide disclosure sentence on cottage food labels. Your label still needs the product name, ingredients in descending order by weight, the net weight, a “Contains” allergen statement for any FDA major allergens, and your name and address as the producer. Confirm current label requirements with your Kansas cottage food authority — CottageOps lays out the required fields for you.
Before you sell in Kansas
Kansas doesn't require a permit to start.
Kansas 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 Kansas cottage-food law
The detail behind the summary above: Kansas'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
- Kan. Stat. Ann. Ch. 65 Art. 6 (Kansas food regulation); no cottage-food disclosure mandate (KDA / K-State Extension MF3138) (Kansas uninspected direct-to-consumer foods)
- Revenue cap
- No cap stored.
- Allowed foods
- Uninspected foods sold direct-to-consumer (including baked goods); shelf-stable only as treated by CottageOps.
- Refrigerated (TCS) / prohibited
- Conservative shelf-stable only (engine refuses TCS labels for KS).
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer.
- Labeling notes
- NO disclosure sentence is mandated — uninspected foods sold direct to consumers are NOT required to be labeled "homemade" or "not inspected" (K.S.A. Ch. 65 Art. 6 + KDA / K-State Extension MF3138). The label renders the universal fields + standing disclaimer footer with no state-disclosure line.
- Watch-outs
- No mandated disclosure sentence (engine stores an empty string).
General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency. Last verified 2026-06-15.
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Kansas cottage food FAQ
What must a Kansas cottage food label include?
A compliant Kansas 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, and the producer's name and address. Kansas does not mandate a specific cottage-food disclosure statement, so the generator lays out those required fields for you automatically as you type.
What is the required cottage food disclosure in Kansas?
Kansas does not mandate a specific cottage-food disclosure statement on the label. The generator simply lays out the required fields (product name, ingredients, net weight, allergens, and your name and address) without adding a disclosure line.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Kansas?
No — Kansas'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 Kansas doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this Kansas cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your Kansas-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 Kansas cottage food authority before selling. Last verified: 2026-06-13.