Maryland Cottage Food
Label Maker

What Maryland requires on your label

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

1. 1
   Name and address of the cottage food business

   Or, with a free MDH-issued identification number, your business name PLUS phone number plus the ID number instead of the home address.
2. 2
   Name of the cottage food product

   e.g. "Smith Island Cake Slices".
3. 3
   Ingredients and sub-ingredients in descending order by weight

   Include sub-ingredients of compound ingredients.
4. 4
   Net weight, count, or net volume

   COMAR allows weight, count, or volume; MDH's example shows ounces plus grams.
5. 5
   Allergen information

   Per federal labeling requirements.
6. 6
   Required disclaimer in 10-point contrasting type

   Exact wording below, 10 point or larger in a color clearly contrasting with the background (COMAR 10.15.03.27).
7. 7
   Retail food store sales additionally

   Phone number, email address, and the date the product was made, plus MDH written approval.
8. 8
   Nutrition information only if you make a claim

   Triggered by nutrition or health claims.

• The MDH ID-in-lieu-of-address option requires your business name AND phone number to appear alongside the ID number.
• MDH guidelines (updated November 2025) accept one- or two-piece labels; refrigerated baked goods remain prohibited (SB 701 did not pass).