Missouri cottage food law
Sell cottage food in Missouri
Missouri cottage food law, label rules, and a free storefront. Missouri'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 Missouri's rules. CottageOps configures the Missouri label disclosure for you, tracks your sales against the cap, and gives you a free storefront to take orders.
What Missouri's cottage food law says
- Sales cap
- No statewide sales cap — Missouri doesn't set an annual revenue ceiling on cottage food sales.
- Refrigerated (TCS) foods
- Missouri'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 Missouri consumers — pickup, in-state delivery, farmers markets, and online sales to in-state customers.
Required label disclosure in Missouri
Every Missouri 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 Missouri-required disclosure below. CottageOps fills the disclosure in for you, verbatim:
This product is home-produced and processed and the production area has not been inspected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Before you sell in Missouri
Missouri doesn't require a permit to start.
Missouri 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 Missouri cottage-food law
The detail behind the summary above: Missouri'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
- Mo. Rev. Stat. §196.298 (Missouri cottage-food law) (Missouri Cottage Food law)
- Enforcing agency
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
- Revenue cap
- No cap stored (⚖️ a 2023 amendment changed the regime; older sources cite $50,000 — confirm).
- Allowed foods
- Non-TCS (shelf-stable) home-produced and processed foods including baked goods.
- Refrigerated (TCS) / prohibited
- Conservative shelf-stable only (engine refuses TCS labels for MO).
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer.
- Labeling notes
- Disclosure "This product is home-produced and processed and the production area has not been inspected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services." at ≥10pt.
- Watch-outs
- 2023 amendment changed the cap regime — confirm whether any cap still applies.
General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency. Last verified 2026-06-15.
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Missouri cottage food FAQ
What must a Missouri cottage food label include?
A compliant Missouri 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 Missouri-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 Missouri?
Missouri requires this exact disclosure on the label: "This product is home-produced and processed and the production area has not been inspected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services." You never type it — the generator applies the current Missouri disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Missouri?
No — Missouri'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 Missouri doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this Missouri cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your Missouri-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 Missouri cottage food authority before selling. Last verified: 2026-06-13.