Wisconsin cottage food label requirements and baked-goods / Pickle Bill checker
Answer a few plain-English questions about what you make and how you want to sell it. We sort your plan into Wisconsin's current homemade baked-goods path or the Pickle Bill path, flag channel or product mismatches, and build you a personalized checklist and printable label draft.
Free customized label/checklist after walk-through completion
Built from current Wisconsin DATCP guidance and agency publications. Not legal advice and not state approval — rules can change, so verify final requirements with DATCP before selling.
Free path checkSee whether your plan fits Wisconsin's baked-goods path, the Pickle Bill path, or neither.
Free checklistTurn Wisconsin's litigation-driven baked-goods rules and Pickle Bill limits into a practical next-step list.
Free label generationDraft a Wisconsin label and switch to the Pickle Bill disclaimer automatically when needed.
Do I need a cottage food license in Wisconsin?
Sometimes no, but it depends heavily on the product. Wisconsin's current DATCP guidance says unlicensed homemade sales are presently limited to two narrow paths: court-protected non-potentially-hazardous baked goods sold directly to consumers, and the Pickle Bill path for certain acidic or acidified home-canned fruits and vegetables sold retail at specific Wisconsin events. Most other foods still require a licensed facility.