New Mexico Cottage Food
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New Mexico requires a home kitchen disclosure on all cottage food labels. We add it automatically.
Looking for the law itself? Read the full New Mexico cottage food law guide.
New Mexico Labels at a Glance
State disclosure
Required
Production date
Not required
Net weight
Not required
A Sample New Mexico Label
Each numbered line is something New Mexico expects on the label. Quickly Cottage fills them in from your products and business details.
1Chocolate Chip Cookies
2Sunflower Home Bakery
3412 Maple Ave, Springfield, NM
4Springfield, NM
5(555) 010-0142
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 is exempt from state licensing and inspection.
- 1Product name
- 2Business name
- 3Business address
- 4City name
- 5Phone number
- 6Ingredients, in descending order by weight
- 7Allergen statement (all 9 FDA major allergens present)
- 8State disclosure, word for word
What New Mexico Requires on Every Label
From the state's own rules (read the law).
- Name, street address, city, state, zip code, email address, and phone number of the producer
- Common or usual name of the food
- Ingredients including sub-ingredients, in order of predominance by weight
- Net amount of food (weight, volume, or count) on packaged products
- Statement: This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.
Required Label Disclosure
This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection.
Quickly Cottage adds this to your label automatically, exactly as required.
Rules That Go With Your Label
- Label information may go on the package, on a bulk container label, on a place card at the point of sale for unpackaged items, or on the webpage where items are offered.
- NMED enforces labeling; improper labels must be corrected immediately or may result in fines.
Common New Mexico Label Mistakes
- Leaving off the email address or phone number; the label needs the full street address, city, state, zip, email and phone.
- Listing ingredients without their sub-ingredients.
- Leaving 'This product may contain allergens' out of the exempt statement.
- Leaving a label problem uncorrected; NMED can fine for improper labels.
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The New Mexico Rules in Brief
Permit
None
Training
Required
Home inspection
No
Online sales
Allowed
Shipping
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 New Mexico cottage food law guide.
Frequently asked questions
What does a New Mexico cottage food label need to include?
Every New Mexico 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. New Mexico also requires this disclosure: "This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection." Quickly Cottage adds all of this automatically.
What is the required disclosure statement for New Mexico cottage food?
The required language is: "This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection." This must appear on every cottage food label sold under New Mexico Cottage Food Law.
What is the annual sales cap for cottage food in New Mexico?
New Mexico does not currently publish a fixed annual sales cap for cottage food producers — check the full New Mexico guide for the latest details.
Where can I sell cottage food products made in New Mexico?
In New Mexico, 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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico and every other state. Quickly Cottage expands these automatically from our branded ingredient database.
Can I use Canva or Word to make my New Mexico 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 New Mexico's required disclosure statement. You'd need to compile all of that manually. Quickly Cottage handles it automatically for New Mexico and all 50 states.
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