Labeling Requirements for Homemade Foods in Florida

[ChickenMom]

For those interested in selling homemade food products. We are listing the regulations for the Florida Cottage Foods.

Florida’s cottage food laws allow individuals to sell certain homemade food products from their home kitchens without needing a permit. These products must be prepackaged and labeled with specific information, including a statement indicating they are not subject to Florida’s food safety regulations.

This is the regulation for labeling food products produced under the Florida Cottage Foods regulations.

Labeling Requirements

Cottage food operators may only sell allowed products that are prepackaged and labeled for individual sale. The affixed product label is required to include the following information:

Name and physical address of the cottage food operation

Name of the product

Ingredient list for the product in descending order by weight

Net weight or net volume of the product

Allergen information as required by federal law

Must identify if any of the following are in the product:

Milk

Eggs

Wheat

Peanuts

Soybeans

Fish (including shellfish, lobster, crab, or shrimp)

Tree nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc.)

Cottage food operation statement printed in at least 10-point font in a contrasting color to the label background: “Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Florida’s food safety regulations.”

 

 

[ChickenMom]

Selling directly to consumers under the Cottage Food Law provides an opportunity for new, small scale food processors to “test the waters” and see if operating a food business is the right fit for them. The law also enables farmers who sell produce at farmers markets and on-farm markets to expand their product lines to include things like baked goods, honey, preserves and other home canned goods such as pickles.

Approved Cottage Food Products

Loaf breads, rolls, biscuits

Cakes, pastries and cookies

Candies and confections

Honey

Jams, jellies and preserves

Fruit pies and dried fruits

Dry herbs, seasonings and mixtures

Homemade pasta

Cereals, trail mixes and granola

Coated or uncoated nuts

Vinegar and flavored vinegars

Popcorn and popcorn balls

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