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Cottage food laws · MS
Selling homemade food in Mississippi
Mississippi lets you sell shelf-stable homemade foods without a permit, up to $35,000 a year in sales. You can advertise online, but every sale has to close in person, direct to the customer, inside the state — no online checkout or shipping.
Program
Mississippi Cottage Food Law
Registration
No permit, registration, or fee required; no mandatory food-safety training as of 2026 (a 2026 bill to raise the sales cap to $200,000 failed in committee)
Annual sales cap
$35,000 (gross annual sales)
Online sales
Restricted
You can sell
- Baked goods without cream/custard fillings
- Jams, jellies, preserves
- Candy & chocolate
- Dry mixes & granola
- Popcorn
- Pickled/acidified foods
- Dried fruit, dried pasta, dried spices
You can't sell
- Potentially hazardous/perishable foods
- Meat, fish & poultry products
- Dairy-based products (including custard)
- Home-canned low-acid vegetables
- Cooked vegetables, raw sprouts, sliced melon
Where you can sell
- Direct in-person sales from home
- Farmers markets & festivals
- Roadside stands
Selling online
Online and social-media advertising of products is allowed, but the actual sale must happen in person, direct to the consumer, inside Mississippi — no online checkout, mail order, or shipping of any kind
What your labels must include
- Business name & address
- Ingredient list
- Allergen declaration
- Net weight
- "Not inspected by the department, county health department, or the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce" statement