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Cottage food law · Colorado

ColoradoCottage Food Law

Colorado cottage food law — what actually applies when you sell from home.

Here's what Colorado allows under current cottage food rules: what you can sell, what you can't, and how to start legally.

Why this matters

What Colorado actually allows — and what it doesn't.

C.R.S. § 25-4-1614 (Colorado Cottage Foods Act, 2012)

Unique Per-Product Cap Structure:

$10,000 NET revenue per product/flavor annually

Each product variant (e.g., blueberry muffins vs. chocolate chip muffins) counts as separate product with its own $10K cap

Annual revenue cap

$10,000 a year.

Annual gross cap

$10,000

C.R.S. § 25-4-1614 (Colorado Cottage Foods Act, 2012)

Required label language

Every package carries a statutory disclaimer.

The disclaimer below must appear on every package, in the exact casing the statute specifies:

Required on every label

This product was produced in a home kitchen that is not subject to state licensure or inspection and that may also process common food allergens such as tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, soy, wheat, milk, fish, and crustacean shellfish. This product is not intended for resale.

— C.R.S. § 25-4-1614 (Colorado Cottage Foods Act, 2012)

Sales channels

Where you can sell in Colorado — and where you can't.

Online ordering

YesYes

Shipping

YesYes

Seller delivery

YesYes

Third-party delivery (DoorDash, Uber Eats)

ConditionalConditional

Interstate sales

NoNo

Wholesale to retail stores

NoNo

Registration & permits

Colorado does not require state registration.

Registration

Not required

Labeling standard

Standard

Inspection

None

Food safety certification

Required

Type: ansi accredited

Address privacy

Not available

Prohibited categories

What you can't sell under cottage food rules.

  • Tcs
  • Meat
  • Poultry
  • Dairy
  • Eggs
  • Fish
  • Shellfish
  • Cut Produce
  • Cream Custard Meringue
  • Beverages
  • Sauces
  • Pumpkin Pie
  • Sweet Potato Pie
  • Cannabis Cbd

How to start

Steps to a legal first sale in Colorado.

  1. Confirm your products qualify

    Verify your menu fits Colorado's cottage food rules. Most states restrict temperature-controlled, meat, seafood, and low-acid canned items; check the prohibited-foods list above.

  2. Complete food safety certification

    Colorado requires food safety training before you can sell cottage food. Type: ansi accredited.

  3. Label every product correctly

    Every label must include your name (or registered ID), product name, ingredients, allergens, and the statute-required disclaimer verbatim.

  4. Start taking orders

    Colorado allows online orders, in-state shipping, seller delivery. Route orders through your own channels.

About VibeKitchen

The storefront tool this guide comes from.

VibeKitchen is a storefront and order-management tool for home food sellers — your own ordering page, your own checkout, your own customers. We’re the reason this guide exists: we had to research every state’s cottage food rules to build the product, and we’re publishing what we learned.