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Tennessee Cottage Food Label Generator

Enter your product details and see a real cottage food label built to Tennessee's required disclosure — we add the Tennessee-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.

Tennessee 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 Tennessee-required disclosure appears here automatically.

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

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What Tennessee legally requires on a cottage food label

Every Tennessee 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 Tennessee-mandated legal disclosure. The disclosure is the part most bakers get wrong — so our generator fills it in for you, verbatim from current Tennessee rules:

This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.

Tennessee also permits certain time/temperature-controlled (TCS, refrigerated) cottage foods, with a required safe-handling block — toggle "Contains a TCS item" in the generator and we add it for you.

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

Tennessee cottage food label FAQ

What must a Tennessee cottage food label include?

A compliant Tennessee 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 Tennessee-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 Tennessee?

Tennessee requires this exact disclosure on the label: "This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens." You never type it — the generator applies the current Tennessee disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.

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

Yes — Tennessee permits time/temperature-controlled (TCS, "needs refrigeration") cottage foods, subject to that state's safe-handling and registration rules. When you toggle "Contains a TCS item" in the generator, we add the Tennessee-required safe-handling block and surface any extra fields Tennessee needs (for example a registration number) before the label is complete.

Is this Tennessee cottage food label generator really free?

Yes. Building and previewing your Tennessee-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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