The food decides the law
Cottage and food-freedom laws are written food by food, not business by business. Start with what comes out of your kitchen; then check it against your state.
Breads, rolls, cookies, cakes without custard/cream/meat filling, fruit pies, muffins, tortillas
Fruit jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butters meeting the federal standard of identity
Hard candy, toffee, nut brittle, fudge, chocolate-covered nonperishables, cotton candy
Pickles, relishes, acidified vegetables, vinegar-based products with finished equilibrium pH at or below 4.6
Sauerkraut, kimchi, fermented vegetables, kombucha (non-alcoholic)
Dried herb blends, seasoning mixes, dry baking mixes, dried tea blends, granola and trail mixes
Raw honey, flavored honey (as a cottage product in some states), sweet sorghum syrup, maple syrup
Whole uncut fruits and vegetables; unrefrigerated shell eggs sold direct (e.g., California community food producer rules, up to 15 dozen/mon
Cheesecake, cream and custard pies, tres leches, banana pudding, tamales and other foods requiring time/temperature control
Roasted coffee beans, dried tea, powdered drink mixes
Ice cream, frozen custard, gelato, popsicles, shaved ice
Don't read the table — run your verdict. Your state × your food × your channel, computed.
Included in the $49 Opening Pack: the filled templates, trackers, calendars and worksheets for this door — built from the same dated datasets as the free checker above.