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Nebraska cottage food label rules

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

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Your label must include

Producer’s name
Producer’s mailing address
Required statement (below)
Ingredients in descending order by weight (required for TCS foods; recommended otherwise)

Required statement

“This food was prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to regulation and inspection by the regulatory authority and may contain allergens”

No font size is specified. NDA describes where the statement must be shown for each sales channel: displayed at events, given for home pickup or delivery, and on the website or in advertisements. Product name, net quantity and an allergen list are not listed by NDA for non-TCS foods, but including them is good practice.

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

This food was prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to regulation and inspection by the regulatory authority and may contain allergens

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.

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 Nebraska

Permit: Free registration with NDA before selling. Exception: no registration needed if you sell only non-TCS foods (like cookies) directly at farmers markets.
Training: Food safety course required for registration (accredited course, culinary-school course, local food handler permit course or NDA-approved course). Not required if you sell only non-TCS foods at farmers markets.
Sales cap: none
Where you can sell: Direct to consumer only: farmers markets, fairs, festivals, craft shows and other public events, plus pickup or delivery from the home. No sales to retail stores, restaurants, wholesalers or other resellers.
Online & shipping: Orders are allowed if the sale is direct to the consumer. Non-TCS foods may be shipped by U.S. mail or a commercial carrier; TCS foods must be delivered by the producer within 2 hours. Out-of-state shipping was not confirmed.
Law: Nebraska cottage food provisions of the Nebraska Pure Food Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-2,280 and 81-2,245.01 (as amended by LB 304 (2019) and LB 262 (2024))

What we could not confirm (4)

Statute text not fetched directly (nebraskalegislature.gov lookup failed); label wording taken from the NDA page and UNL Extension
Whether shipping out of state is allowed
Whether a registration fee exists (forrager says free; NDA page lists no fee)
Exact mechanics of the statement for online sales

Check with: Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Consumer Protection

Last change to the law: LB 262, effective July 19, 2024

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules change and counties can add their own. Confirm with Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Consumer Protection before you print. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

Nebraska cottage food label rules

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Required statement

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