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Tennessee Muffins Cottage Food Labels

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

Here's What Your Label Will Look Like

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

Product

Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients

Muffin Mix Krusteaz
Dried Blueberries
Large Eggs
Vegetable Oil

Blueberry Muffins

Sunflower Home Bakery

412 Maple Ave, Springfield, TN

(555) 010-0142

Ingredients:

Sugar, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Dried Blueberries, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Dextrose, Eggs, Soybean Oil, Salt, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Xanthan Gum.

Contains:

Wheat Eggs

This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.

What Every Tennessee Label Needs

Every cottage food product sold in Tennessee, including muffins, 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
  • "Not inspected" disclosure statement

Required Label Disclosure

This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.

Added to every muffins label automatically, exactly as required.

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Common Allergens in Muffins

These are the FDA major allergens most often found in muffins — 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 Tennessee

Tennessee permits cottage food sales at the following venues.

Direct from your home

Farmers markets

Online sales

Retail

Annual Sales Cap

No cap

No annual revenue cap. The Tennessee Food Freedom Act 2022 removed the cap and licensing requirement.

Permit & Registration

No permit or registration required

No permit, license, or registration is required under the Tennessee Food Freedom Act.

Frequently asked questions

What goes on a muffins label in Tennessee?

A Tennessee muffins 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 Tennessee's required disclosure: "This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens." Quickly Cottage builds all of this automatically.

What allergens are common in muffins?

Muffins 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 Tennessee muffins label?

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

Tennessee requires this exact language on every cottage food label: "This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens." Quickly Cottage adds it automatically to every muffins label.

Can I sell muffins at a Tennessee farmers market?

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

What is the annual cottage food sales cap in Tennessee?

Tennessee's cottage food annual sales cap is: No cap gross revenue.

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