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Connecticut cottage food label rules

What has to be on the label when you sell homemade baked goods in Connecticut, and the limits that matter at a market. Checked September 2026.

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Your label must include

Name and address of the cottage food operation
Common or usual name of the product
Ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight or volume
Allergen information per federal requirements
Required statement

Required statement

“Made in a Cottage Food Operation that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection”

Statement must be printed in at least 10-point type in a color with clear contrast to the background; label in English.

Brown Butter Toffee Cookies

Sunny Crumb Co. · 123 Palm Ave, Your City, CT 00000

Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (cream, salt), brown sugar, toffee bits (sugar, butter, almonds, soy lecithin), eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, sea salt.

Contains: wheat, milk, eggs, tree nuts (almond), soy.

Made in a Cottage Food Operation that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection

Sample label for illustration, made from the checklist above. Your own label has to match your recipe and your state’s exact rules.

Key limits in Connecticut

Permit: Annual Cottage Food Operator license from DCP; $50 fee; local zoning approval, possible premises inspection, well-water test if private water.
Training: Required: DCP-recognized food safety training (incl. food processing and packaging) before licensing.
Sales cap: $50,000 gross per calendar year
Where you can sell: Direct to consumers only: at the home, farmers markets, local fairs, festivals, charitable functions; no wholesale, consignment, stores, restaurants, schools, daycares, care facilities. License must be displayed where sold.
Online & shipping: Internet, mail and phone orders allowed only if the operator personally delivers within Connecticut; no mail/parcel shipping or third-party delivery; no out-of-state sales.
Law: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 21a-62b to 21a-62h (P.A. 18-141; sales cap raised by P.A. 22-8, eff. Oct 1, 2022)

What we could not confirm (1)

No 2023–2026 amendment found, but not exhaustively ruled out

Check with: Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), Food and Standards Division

Last change to the law: Oct 1, 2022 (P.A. 22-8, cap $25,000 → $50,000)

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules change and counties can add their own. Confirm with Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), Food and Standards Division before you print. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

Connecticut cottage food label rules

Your label must include

Required statement

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