Last verified 2026-09-15. Regulator: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF), Food Safety Division. This page is not legal advice.
What must a cottage food label show in Oklahoma?
A Oklahoma cottage food label must show these 8 items:
- The name and phone number of the producer, or the ODAFF registration number in its place
- The physical address where the product was produced, or the ODAFF registration number in its place
- A description of the homemade food product
- The ingredients of the product in descending order of proportion
- A statement of any of the most common allergens present: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts (name the nut), soybeans, wheat, fish, crustacean shellfish, and sesame
- Legible print stating: "This product was produced in a private residence that is exempt from government licensing and inspection."
- All items in at least 10-point font
- For sales through a third-party vendor, a placard where the products are displayed: "This product was produced in a private residence that is exempt from government licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens."
What disclaimer must a Oklahoma cottage food label have?
Yes. A Oklahoma cottage food label must carry this statement, word for word:
This product was produced in a private residence that is exempt from government licensing and inspection.
Does Oklahoma require a Nutrition Facts panel on cottage food?
No. Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma cottage food law?
Homemade food products that do not contain meat, poultry, seafood, meat by-products, unpasteurized milk, cannabis or marijuana, and that are not alcoholic beverages. Foods that do not need time or temperature control (pH 4.6 or less, or water activity 0.85 or less) can be sold anywhere. Foods that need time or temperature control can be sold only direct to the consumer, and the producer must first complete an approved food safety training.
Where can you sell cottage food in Oklahoma?
Non-time-or-temperature-controlled foods may be sold directly or through a third-party vendor, including the internet, telephone, farmers markets, retail stores, buying clubs, and craft or flea markets, and delivered directly or by a third-party delivery service. Time-or-temperature-controlled foods may be sold direct to the consumer only, in person, online, or by phone, and must be delivered directly to the consumer.
Do you need a permit to sell cottage food in Oklahoma?
No license or inspection. Registration with ODAFF is optional and lets the producer print a registration number instead of the name, address, and phone number. Producers of time-or-temperature-controlled foods must complete an approved food safety training first.
Is there a sales limit for cottage food in Oklahoma?
$75,000 in sales each year, per the ODAFF page.
What else should you know about the Oklahoma rules?
The label must go on the package, on a bulk container, on a placard and a carriable card at the point of sale for unpackaged food, or on the web page for online sales. Each item shipped must carry the label or have one in the box. If a store or other third-party vendor sells your product, the vendor must show the allergen placard quoted above where the products are displayed. ODAFF takes complaints about homemade food through an online form.
How accurate is this page?
The label items, the disclaimer wording, the sales channels, the training rule, the excluded foods, and the $75,000 cap were read from the ODAFF Food Safety Division page on 2026-09-15. The statute text on OSCN was not read, so the section numbers come from the ODAFF page and the OSU fact sheet FAPC-242 title only. The OSU fact sheet itself was not read because the site blocks plain fetches.