Michigan cottage food law
Sell cottage food in Michigan
Michigan cottage food law, label rules, and a free storefront. Michigan's cottage food law lets home bakers sell directly to consumers up to a $50,000 sales cap — provided you sell directly to consumers, label every product correctly, and follow Michigan's rules. CottageOps configures the Michigan label disclosure for you, tracks your sales against the cap, and gives you a free storefront to take orders.
What Michigan's cottage food law says
- Sales cap
- $50,000 per year, gross sales. In Michigan this is a hard cap — once you reach it in a 12-month window, the lawful move is to stop selling under the cottage food exemption (or move to a fully licensed operation).
- Refrigerated (TCS) foods
- Michigan'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 Michigan consumers — pickup, in-state delivery, farmers markets, and online sales to in-state customers.
Required label disclosure in Michigan
Every Michigan 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 Michigan-required disclosure below. CottageOps fills the disclosure in for you, verbatim:
Made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Before you sell in Michigan
Michigan doesn't require a permit to start.
Michigan 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 Michigan cottage-food law
The detail behind the summary above: Michigan'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
- Mich. Comp. Laws §289.4102 (Michigan Cottage Food law) (Michigan Cottage Food law)
- Enforcing agency
- Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)
- Revenue cap
- Tiered: $50,000/year general; up to $75,000/year if the high-price-unit tier applies (units ≥$250). The engine stores the $50,000 headline figure; the $75,000 tier is noted only. Hard cap-kind.
- Allowed foods
- Non-TCS (shelf-stable) cottage foods including baked goods.
- Refrigerated (TCS) / prohibited
- Conservative shelf-stable only (engine refuses TCS labels for MI).
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer.
- Labeling notes
- Disclosure "Made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development." at ≥10pt.
- Watch-outs
- Two-tier cap ($50k / $75k) — the engine uses $50k as the informational headline.
General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency. Last verified 2026-06-15.
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Michigan cottage food FAQ
What must a Michigan cottage food label include?
A compliant Michigan 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 Michigan-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 Michigan?
Michigan requires this exact disclosure on the label: "Made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development." You never type it — the generator applies the current Michigan disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Michigan?
No — Michigan'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 Michigan doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this Michigan cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your Michigan-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 Michigan cottage food authority before selling. Last verified: 2026-06-13.