Virginia Cottage Food Label Generator
Enter your product details and see a real cottage food label built to Virginia's required disclosure — we add the Virginia-required disclosure automatically. Free to use, no account needed.
Virginia 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 Virginia-required disclosure appears here automatically.
This is a real Virginia cottage food label preview. The legal disclosure is applied from current Virginia cottage food rules.
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What Virginia legally requires on a cottage food label
Every Virginia 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 Virginia-mandated legal disclosure. The disclosure is the part most bakers get wrong — so our generator fills it in for you, verbatim from current Virginia rules:
NOT FOR RESALE — PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION
Virginia'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.
Virginia cottage food label FAQ
What must a Virginia cottage food label include?
A compliant Virginia 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 Virginia-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 Virginia?
Virginia requires this exact disclosure on the label: "NOT FOR RESALE — PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION" You never type it — the generator applies the current Virginia disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Virginia?
No — Virginia'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 Virginia doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this Virginia cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your Virginia-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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