South Carolina Cottage Food
Label Maker

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

1. 1
   Name and address of the operation, OR a department-issued ID number

   On request, the department issues an identification number you may print instead of your home address (S.C. Code § 44-1-143).
2. 2
   Name of the product

   e.g. "Benne Wafers".
3. 3
   Ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight

   Include sub-ingredients of compound ingredients.
4. 4
   Allergen declaration

   SCDA guidance requires you to declare the major food allergens present (milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, sesame).
5. 5
   Required all-caps statement

   Exact wording below, in capital letters and a color contrasting with the background. There is no "NOT FOR RESALE" prefix; that was dropped in 2022 and retail sales are now allowed.
6. 6
   Best practice: net weight

   Not in the statute's enumerated list, but it protects your customers and keeps you aligned with federal labeling norms.

• SCDA administers under S.C. Code § 44-1-143: all-caps statement, no NOT FOR RESALE prefix, allergen declaration, ID-number option, retail sales allowed.
• Operations with net earnings under $1,500 a year are exempt from the section's requirements.
• No font size is mandated; contrast with the background is required.