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Cottage food laws · PA
Selling homemade food in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's Limited Food Establishment rule has no sales cap and is unusually generous about sales channels - online sales, wholesale, and even shipping across state lines are all allowed once you register with the state.
Program
Pennsylvania Limited Food Establishment Law
Registration
Registration as a Limited Food Establishment with PA Dept of Agriculture (no fee for the base registration)
Annual sales cap
No statewide cap
Online sales
Allowed (see notes)
You can sell
- Baked goods
- Jams, jellies, preserves
- Candy
- Dried herbs & mixes
- Snack foods
You can't sell
- Potentially hazardous foods needing refrigeration
- Meat and poultry products
- Low-acid canned vegetables
Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer
- Farmers markets
- Online sales, including out-of-state shipping
- Wholesale
Selling online
Online sales are allowed, and Pennsylvania is one of the few cottage food states that also permits interstate shipping and wholesale under this exemption
What your labels must include
- Producer name & address
- "Made in a home kitchen not subject to state inspection" statement
- Ingredient list
- Allergen disclosure
- Net weight