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Illinois Cottage Food Label Generator

Enter your product details and see a real cottage food label built to Illinois's required disclosure — we add the Illinois-required disclosure automatically. Free to use, no account needed.

List in descending order by weight (most first). The order is up to you — your state requires it.

Enter ounces or grams (either alone is fine — we show both on the label).

Allergens (Contains)

Comma-separated. Anything not in the FDA list above — we keep it on the label, never drop it.

Illinois cottage-food label preview

Product name

Ingredients

Type your ingredients — they print here in descending order by weight.

Net qty

Required — fill in oz and / or grams.

The Illinois-required disclosure appears here automatically.

This is a real Illinois cottage food label preview. The legal disclosure is applied from current Illinois cottage food rules.

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What Illinois legally requires on a cottage food label

Every Illinois cottage food label must carry the product name, the 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 Illinois-mandated legal disclosure. The disclosure is the part most bakers get wrong — so our generator fills it in for you, verbatim from current Illinois rules:

This product was produced in a home kitchen not inspected by a health department that may also process common food allergens.

Illinois's cottage food path is limited to shelf-stable goods, so refrigerated (TCS) items aren't allowed under the exemption. The generator flags it if you toggle TCS, so you don't print a non-compliant label.

Last verified: 2026-06-13. Not legal advice — confirm with your state's cottage food authority.

Illinois cottage food label FAQ

What must a Illinois cottage food label include?

A compliant Illinois 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 Illinois-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 Illinois?

Illinois requires this exact disclosure on the label: "This product was produced in a home kitchen not inspected by a health department that may also process common food allergens." You never type it — the generator applies the current Illinois disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.

Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Illinois?

No — Illinois'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 Illinois doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.

Is this Illinois cottage food label generator really free?

Yes. Building and previewing your Illinois-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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