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Rhode Island Cakes Cottage Food Labels
Rhode Island's required disclosure statement added automatically. Ingredient lists for cakes built from Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ghirardelli and more.
Here's What Your Label Will Look Like
Add the cakes products you use, and Quickly Cottage builds the ingredient list, detects allergens, and adds Rhode Island's required disclosure automatically.
Product
Ingredients
Vanilla Layer Cake
Net Wt: 8 oz (227g)
Sunflower Home Bakery
412 Maple Ave, Springfield, RI
(555) 010-0142
Ingredients:
Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Corn Starch, Eggs, Soybean Oil, Water, Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters, Salt, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.
Contains:
Made by a Cottage Food Business Registrant that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection
What Every Rhode Island Label Needs
Every cottage food product sold in Rhode Island, including cakes, 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
- Phone number
- Net weight
- "Not inspected" disclosure statement
Required Label Disclosure
Made by a Cottage Food Business Registrant that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection
Added to every cakes label automatically, exactly as required.
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Common Allergens in Cakes
These are the FDA major allergens most often found in cakes — the exact list depends on the specific brands and ingredients you use.
- Wheat
- Eggs
Quickly Cottage detects all 9 FDA major allergens automatically from your ingredient list, not just these common ones.
Where You Can Sell in Rhode Island
Rhode Island 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 $65 annual registration, ANSI food safety training, and a notarized affidavit from the RI Department of Health.
Frequently asked questions
What goes on a cakes label in Rhode Island?
A Rhode Island cakes 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 Rhode Island's required disclosure: "Made by a Cottage Food Business Registrant that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection" Quickly Cottage builds all of this automatically.
What allergens are common in cakes?
Cakes typically contain: Wheat 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 Rhode Island cakes label?
Yes. This is an FDA labeling rule that applies in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island's required disclosure statement for cottage food labels?
Rhode Island requires this exact language on every cottage food label: "Made by a Cottage Food Business Registrant that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection" Quickly Cottage adds it automatically to every cakes label.
Can I sell cakes at a Rhode Island farmers market?
Yes — Rhode Island's cottage food law permits sales at farmers markets. Your label still needs to meet all Rhode Island requirements, including the disclosure statement.
What is the annual cottage food sales cap in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island's cottage food annual sales cap is: $50,000 gross revenue.
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