Mississippi Cottage Food Law

Mississippi's cottage food law sets an annual revenue cap of $35,000 and no state permit or registration is required. Direct sales and farmers markets only. Online ordering with in-person pickup is allowed; mail/courier shipping is not.

Watch for: Online ordering with in-person pickup is allowed; mail/courier shipping is not. Direct-to-consumer only — no wholesale.

Annual revenue cap

$35,000

Permit / registration

Not required

Kitchen inspection

Not required

Food handler training

Not required

Acidified foods

Excluded

Interstate shipping

In-state only

Where you can sell

Direct sales and farmers markets only. Online ordering with in-person pickup is allowed; mail/courier shipping is not.

Direct (in-person)
Farmers markets
Online order, in-person pickup

What's required before your first sale

Currently no registration, fees, or training required. (Verify before relying on this.)

Label requirements

Name and address of the cottage food operation
Name of the cottage food product
Ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight
Net weight or volume of the product
Allergen information as specified by federal labeling requirements
If a nutritional claim is made, nutritional information per federal labeling requirements
Verbatim disclosure required by Miss. Code § 75-29-951, in at least 10-point type in a color that contrasts with the background: "Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Mississippi's food safety regulations."

How Ardent Seller helps

Generate your Mississippi disclosure label in one click

Ardent Seller assembles a print-ready cottage food label for Mississippi from data you already track — the state's required disclosure statement rendered verbatim (and sized to meet the state's minimum type size where one applies), your operator info, ingredients in descending order by weight, the federal "Contains:" allergen line, net weight, and lot code. A validation checklist flags anything Mississippi requires that's missing before you print. Included on every plan.

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