Kentucky Cottage Food
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Kentucky cottage food producers must label their products with the required home kitchen disclosure. We add it automatically.
Looking for the law itself? Read the full Kentucky cottage food law guide.
Kentucky Labels at a Glance
State disclosure
Required
Production date
Required
Net weight
Required
A Sample Kentucky Label
Each numbered line is something Kentucky 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
5412 Maple Ave, Springfield, KY
6Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron), sugar, butter (milk), eggs, semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), baking soda, salt.
7Contains: Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Soy
8This product is home-produced and processed.
- 1Product name
- 2Net weight
- 3Date of production
- 4Business name
- 5Business address
- 6Ingredients, in descending order by weight
- 7Allergen statement (all 9 FDA major allergens present)
- 8State disclosure, word for word
What Kentucky Requires on Every Label
From the state's own rules (read the law).
- Name and address of the home-based processing operation
- Common or usual name of the food
- Ingredients in descending order of weight
- Net weight, volume, or numerical count
- Statement in 10-point type: This product is home-produced and processed
- Date the product was processed
- Allergen information
Required Label Disclosure
This product is home-produced and processed.
Quickly Cottage adds this to your label automatically, exactly as required.
Rules That Go With Your Label
- Products not labeled as required are deemed misbranded.
Common Kentucky Label Mistakes
- Leaving off the processing date.
- Setting the 'home-produced and processed' statement smaller than 10-point.
- Skipping the allergen information; an incomplete label makes the product misbranded.
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The Kentucky Rules in Brief
Annual sales cap
$60,000
Permit
Required
Training
Not required
Online sales
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 Kentucky cottage food law guide.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Kentucky cottage food label need to include?
Every Kentucky 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. Kentucky also requires this disclosure: "This product is home-produced and processed." Quickly Cottage adds all of this automatically.
What is the required disclosure statement for Kentucky cottage food?
The required language is: "This product is home-produced and processed." This must appear on every cottage food label sold under Kentucky Cottage Food Law.
What is the annual sales cap for cottage food in Kentucky?
Kentucky's cottage food annual sales cap is: $60,000 gross revenue.
Where can I sell cottage food products made in Kentucky?
In Kentucky, cottage food producers can sell through: From home, Farmers markets, Events & festivals, Roadside stands, and Online orders.
Do I need to list sub-ingredients from a packaged mix on my Kentucky 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 Kentucky and every other state. Quickly Cottage expands these automatically from our branded ingredient database.
Can I use Canva or Word to make my Kentucky 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 Kentucky's required disclosure statement. You'd need to compile all of that manually. Quickly Cottage handles it automatically for Kentucky and all 50 states.
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