Oregon Cottage Food Law

Oregon's cottage food law sets an annual revenue cap of $52,700 (inflation-adjusted) and no state permit or registration is required. Sales directly to the end user "in any manner, including from the home, online, through the mail and at events" (ORS 616.723(4)). Packaged foods may also be sold to a retailer (coffee shops count; restaurants do not) that agrees to store and display them separately and to show they are homemade and not prepared in an inspected food establishment (ORS 616.723(5)). Sales to institutions — caterers, schools, day care centers, hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and restaurants — are prohibited (ORS 616.723(3)).

Watch for: Cap is inflation-adjusted in 2026 and will continue to rise. Acidified foods (pickles, salsas, hot sauce, ferments) are NOT in the cottage food exemption — going beyond baked goods and other non-TCS items requires the paid Domestic Kitchen license.

Annual revenue cap

$52,700 (inflation-adjusted)

Permit / registration

Not required

Kitchen inspection

Not required

Food handler training

Required

Acidified foods

Excluded

Interstate shipping

In-state only

Where you can sell

Sales directly to the end user "in any manner, including from the home, online, through the mail and at events" (ORS 616.723(4)). Packaged foods may also be sold to a retailer (coffee shops count; restaurants do not) that agrees to store and display them separately and to show they are homemade and not prepared in an inspected food establishment (ORS 616.723(5)). Sales to institutions — caterers, schools, day care centers, hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and restaurants — are prohibited (ORS 616.723(3)).

Direct (in-person)
Farmers markets
Online (in-state)
In-state mail
Retail / grocery

What's required before your first sale

No registration required for shelf-stable, non-TCS goods. Everyone who prepares the food needs a food handler certificate (ORS 616.723(2)(e)). An optional ODA Unique Identification Number ($25 a year, expiring June 30) can replace your address on labels. Acidified foods (pickles, salsa, hot sauce, fermented vegetables) are NOT permitted under the basic Cottage Food Exemption — they require either the Farm Direct Marketing Law (agricultural producers only, $50,000 cap on producer-processed items) or a commercial Domestic Kitchen license with ODA process-authority approval.

Label requirements

Name of the food
Ingredients and sub-ingredients in descending order by weight or volume
Allergen warnings per FALCPA
Business name of the food establishment
Address of the establishment — full street address; OR city/state/zip if listed in a city directory; OR a Unique Identification Number (UIN) issued by ODA under OAR 603-025-0335 (a P.O. box is not allowed)
Phone number
Net weight or net volume in both English and metric units
Nutrition information if the label makes a nutrient content claim, health claim, or other nutritional statement
Verbatim disclosure required by OAR 603-025-0325(1) on the principal display panel: "This product is homemade, is not prepared in an inspected food establishment, and must be stored and displayed separately if merchandised by a retailer."
A statement of any pets in the residential dwelling (naming the species) and the potential for pet allergens (ORS 616.723(6)(b)(H))
All label text at least 1/16 inch tall (lowercase "o"), prominent, and not obscured by logos or artwork (OAR 603-025-0325)

How Ardent Seller helps

Generate your Oregon disclosure label in one click

Ardent Seller assembles a print-ready cottage food label for Oregon 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 Oregon requires that's missing before you print. Included on every plan.

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