Last verified 2026-09-15. Regulator: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This page is not legal advice.
What must a cottage food label show in Colorado?
A Colorado cottage food label must show these 5 items:
- Identification of the product
- The producer's name, the address at which the food was prepared, and the producer's current telephone number or electronic mail address
- The date on which the food was produced
- A complete list of ingredients
- The disclaimer: "This product was produced in a home kitchen that is not subject to state licensure or inspection and that may also process common food allergens such as tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, soy, wheat, milk, fish, and crustacean shellfish. This product is not intended for resale."
What disclaimer must a Colorado cottage food label have?
Yes. A Colorado cottage food label must carry this statement, word for word:
This product was produced in a home kitchen that is not subject to state licensure or inspection and that may also process common food allergens such as tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, soy, wheat, milk, fish, and crustacean shellfish. This product is not intended for resale.
Does Colorado require a Nutrition Facts panel on cottage food?
No. Colorado does not require a Nutrition Facts panel on cottage food. Federal rules also exempt most small producers, unless the label makes a nutrient or health claim. If you want to add one, the Nutrition Label Maker prints it in the FDA layout for free.
What foods can you sell under the Colorado cottage food law?
Nonpotentially hazardous foods that do not require refrigeration, including pickled fruits and vegetables with a finished equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below, spices, teas, dehydrated produce, nuts, seeds, honey, jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butter, flour, baked goods, candies, fruit empanadas, tortillas, roasted coffee beans, and freeze-dried produce. Up to 250 dozen whole eggs per month. No meat, cream or custard fillings, butter-based buttercream, sauces, condiments, beverages, or cut fresh produce.
Where can you sell cottage food in Colorado?
Direct from the producer, or the producer's designated representative, to an informed end consumer. Sales only in Colorado, with no interstate commerce. Internet sales are allowed with direct delivery inside Colorado. No sales to restaurants, grocery stores, or for resale.
Do you need a permit to sell cottage food in Colorado?
No license, permit, or inspection. The producer must complete a food safety course from CSU Extension, a public health agency, or a comparable course, and stay in good standing. The state may create a voluntary producer registry.
Is there a sales limit for cottage food in Colorado?
$10,000 in net revenue per calendar year from the sale of each eligible food product.
What else should you know about the Colorado rules?
The label must carry the full disclaimer quoted above, with the allergen sentence and the resale sentence. At the point of sale you must also display a placard, sign, or card that reads: “This product was produced in a home kitchen that is not subject to state licensure or inspection. This product is not intended for resale.” The $10,000 cap applies to each product, so blueberry muffins and banana muffins count separately. A producer must be a Colorado resident or a Colorado LLC with two or fewer members who are all Colorado residents. Local sales tax and business licenses may still apply.
How accurate is this page?
The label elements, the disclaimer, the sales cap, the sales channels, and the training rule were read from C.R.S. 25-4-1614 in the 2024 Colorado Revised Statutes PDF on the legislature’s site on 2026-09-15. The allowed and ineligible foods and the internet sales rule were read from the CDPHE cottage foods page the same day. The statute does not list a nutrition panel among the required label items. The CSU Extension guide could not be fetched, so it was not used. The “Tamale Bill” (HB26-1033) takes effect on 2027-01-01, and its changes are not confirmed here.