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Maryland Brownies Cottage Food Labels

Maryland'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 Maryland's required disclosure automatically.

Product

Fudge Brownies

Ingredients

Double Chocolate Brownie Mix Ghirardelli
Vegetable Oil
Large Eggs
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips Ghirardelli

Fudge Brownies

Net Wt: 8 oz (227g)

Sunflower Home Bakery

412 Maple Ave, Springfield, MD

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:

Wheat Milk Eggs Soy

Made by a cottage food business that is not subject to Maryland's food safety regulations.

What Every Maryland Label Needs

Every cottage food product sold in Maryland, including brownies, needs a label with the following.

  • All 9 FDA major allergens present
  • Complete ingredient list, in descending order by weight
  • Business name
  • Business address
  • Product name
  • Net weight
  • "Not inspected" disclosure statement

Required Label Disclosure

Made by a cottage food business that is not subject to Maryland's food safety regulations.

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 Maryland

Maryland permits cottage food sales at the following venues.

Direct from your home

Farmers markets

Retail

Online sales

Mail

Annual Sales Cap

$50,000

Gross annual revenue from all cottage food sales.

Permit & Registration

No permit or registration required

No permit or license is required for cottage food operations in Maryland.

Frequently asked questions

What goes on a brownies label in Maryland?

A Maryland 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 Maryland's required disclosure: "Made by a cottage food business that is not subject to Maryland's food safety regulations." 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 Maryland brownies label?

Yes. This is an FDA labeling rule that applies in Maryland 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 Maryland's required disclosure statement for cottage food labels?

Maryland requires this exact language on every cottage food label: "Made by a cottage food business that is not subject to Maryland's food safety regulations." Quickly Cottage adds it automatically to every brownies label.

Can I sell brownies at a Maryland farmers market?

Yes — Maryland's cottage food law permits sales at farmers markets. Your label still needs to meet all Maryland requirements, including the disclosure statement.

What is the annual cottage food sales cap in Maryland?

Maryland's cottage food annual sales cap is: $50,000 gross revenue.

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