Kansas cottage food label requirements and direct-to-consumer sales checklist
Answer a few plain-English questions about what you make and how you want to sell it. We check it against Kansas's exempt-food rules, flag any choice that would push you into licensing, and build you a personalized checklist and a printable food label draft.
Free customized label/checklist after walk-through completion
Built from public Kansas Department of Agriculture guidance and Kansas statutes. Not legal advice and not state approval — rules can change, so verify final requirements with KDA before selling.
Free exempt-food checkSee right away whether your product still fits Kansas's no-license direct-to-consumer path.
Free checklistYour answers folded into the practical rules you need before you print a label or start selling.
Free label generationDraft a packaged-food label with the product name, producer info, ingredients, and allergens.
Do I need a cottage food license in Kansas?
Usually not for ordinary shelf-stable foods sold directly to the end consumer. Kansas exempts direct-to-consumer sales of foods that do not require time and temperature control for safety or specialized processing. If you move into cream pies, cheesecake, jerky, pickles, canned vegetables, consignment, or wholesale-to-business sales, you leave that exemption and need licensing.