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West Virginia Cupcakes Cottage Food Labels
West Virginia's required disclosure statement added automatically. Ingredient lists for cupcakes built from Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ghirardelli and more.
Here's What Your Label Will Look Like
Add the cupcakes products you use, and Quickly Cottage builds the ingredient list, detects allergens, and adds West Virginia's required disclosure automatically.
Product
Ingredients
Vanilla Frosted Cupcakes
Sunflower Home Bakery
412 Maple Ave, Springfield, WV
(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:
This product was produced at a private residence that is exempt from State licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens.
What Every West Virginia Label Needs
Every cottage food product sold in West Virginia, including cupcakes, 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 cupcakes label automatically, exactly as required.
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Common Allergens in Cupcakes
These are the FDA major allergens most often found in cupcakes — 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 West Virginia
West Virginia permits cottage food sales at the following venues.
Direct from your home
Farmers markets
Online sales
Annual Sales Cap
No cap
No annual revenue cap. No permits or inspections required.
Permit & Registration
No permit or registration required
No permit or license is required for cottage food operations in West Virginia.
Frequently asked questions
What goes on a cupcakes label in West Virginia?
A West Virginia cupcakes 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 West Virginia'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 cupcakes?
Cupcakes 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 West Virginia cupcakes label?
Yes. This is an FDA labeling rule that applies in West Virginia 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 West Virginia's required disclosure statement for cottage food labels?
West Virginia 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 cupcakes label.
Can I sell cupcakes at a West Virginia farmers market?
Yes — West Virginia's cottage food law permits sales at farmers markets. Your label still needs to meet all West Virginia requirements, including the disclosure statement.
What is the annual cottage food sales cap in West Virginia?
West Virginia's cottage food annual sales cap is: No cap gross revenue.
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