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Illinois Brownies Cottage Food Labels
Illinois's required disclosure statement added automatically. Ingredient lists for brownies built from Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ghirardelli and more.
Here's What Your Label Will Look Like
Add the brownies products you use, and Quickly Cottage builds the ingredient list, detects allergens, and adds Illinois's required disclosure automatically.
Product
Ingredients
Fudge Brownies
Produced: August 23, 2026
Sunflower Home Bakery
Permit #CF-10293
Springfield, IL, Franklin County
Ingredients:
Sugar, Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Palm Oil, Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, Eggs, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Salt, Carob Powder, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla, Artificial Flavor.
Contains:
This product was produced in a home kitchen not inspected by a health department that may also process common food allergens. If you have safety concerns, contact your local health department.
What Every Illinois Label Needs
Every cottage food product sold in Illinois, including brownies, needs a label with the following.
- All 9 FDA major allergens present
- Complete ingredient list, in descending order by weight
- Business name
- Product name
- City name
- County name
- Permit number
- Date of production
- "Not inspected" disclosure statement
Required Label Disclosure
This product was produced in a home kitchen not inspected by a health department that may also process common food allergens. If you have safety concerns, contact your local health department.
Added to every brownies label automatically, exactly as required.
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Common Allergens in Brownies
These are the FDA major allergens most often found in brownies — the exact list depends on the specific brands and ingredients you use.
- Wheat
- Milk
- Eggs
- Soy
Quickly Cottage detects all 9 FDA major allergens automatically from your ingredient list, not just these common ones.
Where You Can Sell in Illinois
Illinois permits cottage food sales at the following venues.
Direct from your home
Farmers markets
Online sales
Retail
Annual Sales Cap
No cap
No annual revenue cap. Cap was removed in 2022.
Permit & Registration
No permit or registration required
No permit or license is required for cottage food operations in Illinois.
Frequently asked questions
What goes on a brownies label in Illinois?
A Illinois brownies label needs the product name, a complete ingredient list in descending order by weight, all FDA major allergens present, net weight, your business name and address, and Illinois's required disclosure: "This product was produced in a home kitchen not inspected by a health department that may also process common food allergens. If you have safety concerns, contact your local health department." Quickly Cottage builds all of this automatically.
What allergens are common in brownies?
Brownies typically contain: Wheat, Milk, Eggs, and Soy. Quickly Cottage detects these automatically from the specific ingredients and brands you use.
Do I need to list sub-ingredients from a packaged mix on my Illinois brownies label?
Yes. This is an FDA labeling rule that applies in Illinois and every other state. If you use a branded cake mix, frosting, or coating, its sub-ingredients must appear on your label. Quickly Cottage expands these automatically.
What is Illinois's required disclosure statement for cottage food labels?
Illinois requires this exact language on every cottage food label: "This product was produced in a home kitchen not inspected by a health department that may also process common food allergens. If you have safety concerns, contact your local health department." Quickly Cottage adds it automatically to every brownies label.
Can I sell brownies at a Illinois farmers market?
Yes — Illinois's cottage food law permits sales at farmers markets. Your label still needs to meet all Illinois requirements, including the disclosure statement.
What is the annual cottage food sales cap in Illinois?
Illinois's cottage food annual sales cap is: No cap gross revenue.
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