Colorado Cottage Food
Label Maker

What Colorado requires on your label

The label maker below handles all of this for you. Here is the checklist it follows, straight from Colorado's rules.

1. 1
   Producer name and the address where the food was prepared

   Your legal or business name and the preparation address (CRS 25-4-1614).
2. 2
   Producer phone number OR email address

   Colorado requires current contact info on the label.
3. 3
   Identification of the product

   For example, "Sourdough Bread" or "Strawberry Jam".
4. 4
   Production date

   Colorado requires a clearly marked production date on every package.
5. 5
   Complete list of ingredients

   Include sub-ingredients for compound items.
6. 6
   Required statement

   Exact wording is below. It includes the allergen notice, so no separate allergen statement is mandated (listing allergens present is still smart).

• At the point of sale, a placard must conspicuously display: "This product was produced in a home kitchen that is not subject to state licensure or inspection. This product is not intended for resale."
• HB26-1033 (signed June 4, 2026) rewrites labeling effective January 1, 2027: a CDPHE registration number, county of preparation instead of the street address, and an illness-reporting website will be required.
• Keep a clean per-product sales log to demonstrate compliance with the sales cap.