Tennessee Cottage Food
Generate Compliant Tennessee Cottage Food Labels in Minutes
Tennessee requires a home kitchen disclosure on all cottage food labels. We've built in the required language automatically.
Looking for the law itself? Read the full Tennessee cottage food law guide.
Tennessee Labels at a Glance
State disclosure
Required
Production date
Not required
Net weight
Not required
A Sample Tennessee Label
Each numbered line is something Tennessee 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, TN
4(555) 010-0142
5Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron), sugar, butter (milk), eggs, semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), baking soda, salt.
6Contains: Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Soy
7This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.
- 1Product name
- 2Business name
- 3Business address
- 4Phone number
- 5Ingredients, in descending order by weight
- 6Allergen statement (all 9 FDA major allergens present)
- 7State disclosure, word for word
What Tennessee Requires on Every Label
From the state's own rules (read the law).
- Producer name, home address, and telephone number
- Common or usual name of the food
- Ingredients in descending order of predominance
- Statement: This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.
Required Label Disclosure
This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.
Quickly Cottage adds this to your label automatically, exactly as required.
Rules That Go With Your Label
- Packaged foods carry this on a label on the package; bulk foods on the container; unpackaged foods on a placard at the point of sale; internet-only foods on the web page.
- For phone or custom orders, you may skip the label but must tell the buyer the food was made at an exempt private residence and may contain allergens, and give the name, address, phone, name, and ingredients on request.
Common Tennessee Label Mistakes
- Leaving 'This product may contain allergens' out of the exempt-residence statement.
- Leaving the home address or telephone number off the label.
- Selling only online without the label information on the web page.
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The Tennessee Rules in Brief
Annual sales cap
No cap
Permit
None
Training
Not required
Home inspection
No
Online sales
Allowed
Shipping
Allowed
Across state lines
Not allowed
Verified against official sources on 2026-10-21.
What you can sell, where, and how to get started are covered in the Tennessee cottage food law guide.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Tennessee cottage food label need to include?
Every Tennessee 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. Tennessee also requires this disclosure: "This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens." Quickly Cottage adds all of this automatically.
What is the required disclosure statement for Tennessee cottage food?
The required language is: "This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens." This must appear on every cottage food label sold under Tennessee Cottage Food Law.
What is the annual sales cap for cottage food in Tennessee?
Tennessee's cottage food annual sales cap is: No cap gross revenue.
Where can I sell cottage food products made in Tennessee?
In Tennessee, cottage food producers can sell through: From home, Online orders, Retail stores, and Roadside stands.
Do I need to list sub-ingredients from a packaged mix on my Tennessee 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 Tennessee and every other state. Quickly Cottage expands these automatically from our branded ingredient database.
Can I use Canva or Word to make my Tennessee 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 Tennessee's required disclosure statement. You'd need to compile all of that manually. Quickly Cottage handles it automatically for Tennessee and all 50 states.
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