Delaware Cottage Food
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Delaware cottage food labels must include the required home kitchen disclosure. We've built it in automatically.
Looking for the law itself? Read the full Delaware cottage food law guide.
Delaware Labels at a Glance
State disclosure
Required
Production date
Required
Net weight
Required
Permit Number
Required
A Sample Delaware Label
Each numbered line is something Delaware expects on the label. Quickly Cottage fills them in from your products and business details.
1Chocolate Chip Cookies
2Net Wt 8 oz (227g)
3Produced: October 23, 2026
4Sunflower Home Bakery
5Permit # 10293
6Springfield, DE
7(555) 010-0142
8Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron), sugar, butter (milk), eggs, semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), baking soda, salt.
9Contains: Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Soy
10This food is made in a Cottage Food Establishment and is NOT subject to routine Government Food Safety Inspections.
- 1Product name
- 2Net weight
- 3Date of production
- 4Business name
- 5Permit number
- 6City name
- 7Phone number
- 8Ingredients, in descending order by weight
- 9Allergen statement (all 9 FDA major allergens present)
- 10State disclosure, word for word
What Delaware Requires on Every Label
From the state's own rules (read the law).
- Name of the cottage food establishment
- Product name
- Town or city, Delaware
- Phone number or email
- Net weight or unit count
- Date of production or lot number
- Ingredients in descending order by weight
- Major allergens named (milk, eggs, fish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soybeans, sesame)
- Statement: This food is made in a Cottage Food Establishment and is NOT subject to routine Government Food Safety Inspections
Required Label Disclosure
This food is made in a Cottage Food Establishment and is NOT subject to routine Government Food Safety Inspections.
Quickly Cottage adds this to your label automatically, exactly as required.
Rules That Go With Your Label
- Type must be at least 10-point in a color that contrasts clearly with the label background.
- If the label is too small for ingredients, the list must be available to consumers on request.
- Packaging that touches food must be food grade.
Common Delaware Label Mistakes
- Leaving off both a date of production and a lot number; one of them is needed.
- Giving a street address when the label calls for only the town or city followed by Delaware.
- Using type under 10-point or a color that does not contrast with the label background.
- Skipping the major allergens, which must be named.
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The Delaware Rules in Brief
Permit
Required
Training
Required
Home inspection
Yes
Online sales
Not allowed
Across state lines
Not allowed
Wholesale
Not allowed
Verified against official sources on 2026-10-21.
What you can sell, where, and how to get started are covered in the Delaware cottage food law guide.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Delaware cottage food label need to include?
Every Delaware cottage food label needs the product name, a complete ingredient list in descending order by weight, all 9 FDA major allergens, net weight, your business name, and your business address. Delaware also requires this disclosure: "This food is made in a Cottage Food Establishment and is NOT subject to routine Government Food Safety Inspections." Quickly Cottage adds all of this automatically.
What is the required disclosure statement for Delaware cottage food?
The required language is: "This food is made in a Cottage Food Establishment and is NOT subject to routine Government Food Safety Inspections." This must appear on every cottage food label sold under Delaware Cottage Food Law.
What is the annual sales cap for cottage food in Delaware?
Delaware does not currently publish a fixed annual sales cap for cottage food producers — check the full Delaware guide for the latest details.
Where can I sell cottage food products made in Delaware?
In Delaware, cottage food producers can sell through: Farmers markets and Events & festivals.
Do I need to list sub-ingredients from a packaged mix on my Delaware cottage food label?
Yes. If you use a packaged ingredient like a Betty Crocker cake mix or Ghirardelli chocolate, you must list its sub-ingredients on your label, in the correct order. This is an FDA labeling rule that applies in Delaware and every other state. Quickly Cottage expands these automatically from our branded ingredient database.
Can I use Canva or Word to make my Delaware cottage food label?
You can design the visual layout in Canva or Word, but neither can auto-generate your ingredient list, detect allergens, or add Delaware's required disclosure statement. You'd need to compile all of that manually. Quickly Cottage handles it automatically for Delaware and all 50 states.
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