New Mexico cottage food law
Sell cottage food in New Mexico
New Mexico cottage food law, label rules, and a free storefront. New Mexico'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 New Mexico's rules. CottageOps configures the New Mexico label disclosure for you, tracks your sales against the cap, and gives you a free storefront to take orders.
What New Mexico's cottage food law says
- Sales cap
- No statewide sales cap — New Mexico doesn't set an annual revenue ceiling on cottage food sales.
- Refrigerated (TCS) foods
- New Mexico'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 New Mexico consumers — pickup, in-state delivery, farmers markets, and online sales to in-state customers.
Required label disclosure in New Mexico
Every New Mexico 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 New Mexico-required disclosure below. CottageOps fills the disclosure in for you, verbatim:
This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.
Before you sell in New Mexico
New Mexico doesn't require a permit to start.
New Mexico 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 New Mexico cottage-food law
The detail behind the summary above: New Mexico'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
- We couldn’t verify a single clean statute citation for New Mexico. Confirm the exact statute with New Mexico Environment Department / New Mexico Department of Health.
- Revenue cap
- No cap stored (⚖️ Homemade Food Act expansion — confirm).
- Allowed foods
- Non-TCS (shelf-stable) home-produced foods including baked goods.
- Refrigerated (TCS) / prohibited
- Conservative shelf-stable only (engine refuses TCS labels for NM).
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer.
- Labeling notes
- Disclosure "This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens." with "home produced" rendered in bold 12pt (engine min-points = 12).
- Watch-outs
- "home produced" must be bold 12pt.
- Homemade Food Act expansion details flagged for confirmation.
General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency. Last verified 2026-06-15.
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New Mexico cottage food FAQ
What must a New Mexico cottage food label include?
A compliant New Mexico 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 New Mexico-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 New Mexico?
New Mexico requires this exact disclosure on the label: "This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens." You never type it — the generator applies the current New Mexico disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in New Mexico?
No — New Mexico'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 New Mexico doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this New Mexico cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your New Mexico-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 New Mexico cottage food authority before selling. Last verified: 2026-06-13.