Virginia Cottage Food
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Virginia cottage food producers must include the required home kitchen disclosure on every label. We've built it in automatically.
Looking for the law itself? Read the full Virginia cottage food law guide.
Virginia Labels at a Glance
State disclosure
Required
Production date
Required
Net weight
Required
A Sample Virginia Label
Each numbered line is something Virginia expects on the label. Quickly Cottage fills them in from your products and business details.
1Chocolate Chip Cookies
2Net Wt 8 oz (227g)
3Produced: October 23, 2026
4Sunflower Home Bakery
5412 Maple Ave, Springfield, VA
6(555) 010-0142
7hello@sunflowerbakery.com
8Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron), sugar, butter (milk), eggs, semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), baking soda, salt.
9Contains: Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Soy
10NOT FOR RESALE – PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION.
- 1Product name
- 2Net weight
- 3Date of production
- 4Business name
- 5Business address
- 6Phone number
- 7Email address
- 8Ingredients, in descending order by weight
- 9Allergen statement (all 9 FDA major allergens present)
- 10State disclosure, word for word
What Virginia Requires on Every Label
From the state's own rules (read the law).
- Name of the person preparing the food
- Physical address or post office box number
- Telephone number
- Date the product was processed
- Statement: NOT FOR RESALE PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION
Required Label Disclosure
NOT FOR RESALE – PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION.
Quickly Cottage adds this to your label automatically, exactly as required.
Rules That Go With Your Label
- Place the information on the principal display panel (front of the package).
- Where packaging is too small, or food is eaten on site, a sign at the point of sale with all of the same information may replace the label (baked and dry goods).
- VDACS also says labels must meet standard labeling rules: product name, net weight, ingredients and sub-ingredients, and possibly nutrition information.
- Honey uses a different label: PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION. WARNING: Do Not Feed Honey to Infants Under One Year Old.
Common Virginia Label Mistakes
- Leaving off 'NOT FOR RESALE' from the statement.
- Putting the information on the back instead of the principal display panel.
- Using the cottage statement on honey, which has its own label wording with the infant warning.
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The Virginia Rules in Brief
Annual sales cap
None for most foods ($9,000 for pickles and acidified vegetables)
Permit
None
Training
Not 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 Virginia cottage food law guide.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Virginia cottage food label need to include?
Every Virginia 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. Virginia also requires this disclosure: "NOT FOR RESALE – PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION." Quickly Cottage adds all of this automatically.
What is the required disclosure statement for Virginia cottage food?
The required language is: "NOT FOR RESALE – PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION." This must appear on every cottage food label sold under Virginia Cottage Food Law.
What is the annual sales cap for cottage food in Virginia?
Virginia's cottage food annual sales cap is: None for most foods ($9,000 for pickles and acidified vegetables) gross revenue.
Where can I sell cottage food products made in Virginia?
In Virginia, cottage food producers can sell through: From home and Online orders.
Do I need to list sub-ingredients from a packaged mix on my Virginia 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 Virginia and every other state. Quickly Cottage expands these automatically from our branded ingredient database.
Can I use Canva or Word to make my Virginia 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 Virginia's required disclosure statement. You'd need to compile all of that manually. Quickly Cottage handles it automatically for Virginia and all 50 states.
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