Wisconsin Cottage Food
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Wisconsin cottage food labels must include the required home kitchen disclosure. We add it automatically so your labels are ready.
Looking for the law itself? Read the full Wisconsin cottage food law guide.
Wisconsin Labels at a Glance
State disclosure
Required
Production date
Required
Net weight
Not required
A Sample Wisconsin Label
Each numbered line is something Wisconsin expects on the label. Quickly Cottage fills them in from your products and business details.
1Chocolate Chip Cookies
2Produced: October 23, 2026
3Sunflower Home Bakery
4412 Maple Ave, Springfield, WI
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 made in a private home not subject to state licensing or inspection.
- 1Product name
- 2Date of production
- 3Business name
- 4Business address
- 5Ingredients, in descending order by weight
- 6Allergen statement (all 9 FDA major allergens present)
- 7State disclosure, word for word
What Wisconsin Requires on Every Label
From the state's own rules (read the law).
- Name and address of the person who canned the product
- Date the product was canned
- Statement: This product was made in a private home not subject to state licensing or inspection.
- Ingredients in descending order of prominence
Required Label Disclosure
This product was made in a private home not subject to state licensing or inspection.
Quickly Cottage adds this to your label automatically, exactly as required.
Rules That Go With Your Label
- Applies to home-canned goods under s. 97.29(2)(b)2; list milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, or soybeans by their common names.
- A sign at the place of sale must read: These canned goods are homemade and not subject to state inspection.
Common Wisconsin Label Mistakes
- Leaving off the date the product was canned.
- Writing allergens as 'nuts' instead of naming tree nuts, milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, peanuts or soybeans by common name.
- Posting no sign at the place of sale.
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The Wisconsin Rules in Brief
Annual sales cap
$5,000 (home-canned goods only)
Permit
None
Training
Not required
Home inspection
No
Verified against official sources on 2026-10-21.
What you can sell, where, and how to get started are covered in the Wisconsin cottage food law guide.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Wisconsin cottage food label need to include?
Every Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin also requires this disclosure: "This product was made in a private home not subject to state licensing or inspection." Quickly Cottage adds all of this automatically.
What is the required disclosure statement for Wisconsin cottage food?
The required language is: "This product was made in a private home not subject to state licensing or inspection." This must appear on every cottage food label sold under Wisconsin Cottage Food Law.
What is the annual sales cap for cottage food in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin's cottage food annual sales cap is: $5,000 (home-canned goods only) gross revenue.
Where can I sell cottage food products made in Wisconsin?
In Wisconsin, cottage food producers can sell through: Farmers markets and Events & festivals.
Do I need to list sub-ingredients from a packaged mix on my Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin and every other state. Quickly Cottage expands these automatically from our branded ingredient database.
Can I use Canva or Word to make my Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin's required disclosure statement. You'd need to compile all of that manually. Quickly Cottage handles it automatically for Wisconsin and all 50 states.
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