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New Jersey Bread Cottage Food Labels

New Jersey's required disclosure statement added automatically. Ingredient lists for bread built from Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ghirardelli and more.

Here's What Your Label Will Look Like

Add the bread products you use, and Quickly Cottage builds the ingredient list, detects allergens, and adds New Jersey's required disclosure automatically.

Product

Classic Banana Bread

Ingredients

All-Purpose Flour King Arthur
Ripe Bananas
Active Dry Yeast Red Star
Unsalted Butter Land O Lakes

Classic Banana Bread

Sunflower Home Bakery

Permit #CF-10293

Springfield, NJ

Owner: Jamie Rivera

Ingredients:

Unbleached Hard Red Wheat Flour, Enzyme, Bananas, Sugar, Sweet Cream, Natural Flavoring, Eggs, Yeast, Baking Soda, Salt, Vanilla Extract.

Contains:

Wheat Milk Eggs

This food is prepared pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:24-11 in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Department of Health.

What Every New Jersey Label Needs

Every cottage food product sold in New Jersey, including bread, needs a label with the following.

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

Required Label Disclosure

This food is prepared pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:24-11 in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Department of Health.

Added to every bread label automatically, exactly as required.

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Common Allergens in Bread

These are the FDA major allergens most often found in bread — the exact list depends on the specific brands and ingredients you use.

  • Wheat
  • Milk
  • Eggs

Quickly Cottage detects all 9 FDA major allergens automatically from your ingredient list, not just these common ones.

Where You Can Sell in New Jersey

New Jersey permits cottage food sales at the following venues.

Direct from your home

Farmers markets

Online sales

Annual Sales Cap

$50,000

Gross annual revenue from all cottage food sales.

Permit & Registration

A permit or registration is required

Requires a Cottage Food Operator Permit ($100, 2-year term) and food safety manager certification.

Frequently asked questions

What goes on a bread label in New Jersey?

A New Jersey bread 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 New Jersey's required disclosure: "This food is prepared pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:24-11 in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Department of Health." Quickly Cottage builds all of this automatically.

What allergens are common in bread?

Bread typically contain: Wheat, Milk, and Eggs. 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 New Jersey bread label?

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

New Jersey requires this exact language on every cottage food label: "This food is prepared pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:24-11 in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Department of Health." Quickly Cottage adds it automatically to every bread label.

Can I sell bread at a New Jersey farmers market?

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

What is the annual cottage food sales cap in New Jersey?

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

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