Rhode Island cottage food law
Sell cottage food in Rhode Island
Rhode Island cottage food law, label rules, and a free storefront. Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island's rules. CottageOps configures the Rhode Island label disclosure for you, tracks your sales against the cap, and gives you a free storefront to take orders.
What Rhode Island's cottage food law says
- Sales cap
- $50,000 per year, gross sales. In Rhode Island 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
- Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island consumers — pickup, in-state delivery, farmers markets, and online sales to in-state customers.
Required label disclosure in Rhode Island
Every Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island-required disclosure below. CottageOps fills the disclosure in for you, verbatim:
Made by a Cottage Food Business Registrant that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection
Before you sell in Rhode Island
Rhode Island requires you to register with the state before you sell.
Before accepting orders in Rhode Island, you'll need to register with the state agency that oversees cottage food. There's no kitchen inspection — it's typically a one-time registration. You can set everything up in CottageOps first and flip on orders once you're registered.
Full Rhode Island cottage-food law
The detail behind the summary above: Rhode Island'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
- R.I. Gen. Laws §21-27-6.2 (Rhode Island cottage-food / Cottage Food Business Registrant) (Rhode Island Cottage Food law)
- Revenue cap
- $50,000/year (⚖️ confirm). Hard cap.
- Allowed foods
- Non-TCS (shelf-stable) cottage foods including baked goods.
- Refrigerated (TCS) / prohibited
- Conservative shelf-stable only (engine refuses TCS labels for RI).
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer; registration as a Cottage Food Business Registrant before sale (registration tier).
- Labeling notes
- Disclosure (verbatim casing, no terminal period per §21-27-6.2(2)(vi)): "Made by a Cottage Food Business Registrant that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection" at ≥10pt.
- Watch-outs
- Registration before sale required (gated tier).
- Cap figure flagged for confirmation in the engine.
- Verbatim casing matters ("not Subject") — do not normalise.
General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency. Last verified 2026-06-15.
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Rhode Island cottage food FAQ
What must a Rhode Island cottage food label include?
A compliant Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island-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 Rhode Island?
Rhode Island requires this exact disclosure on the label: "Made by a Cottage Food Business Registrant that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection" You never type it — the generator applies the current Rhode Island disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Rhode Island?
No — Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this Rhode Island cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your Rhode Island-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 Rhode Island cottage food authority before selling. Last verified: 2026-06-13.