Missouri Can you legally sell food from home in Missouri?

Cottage Food Law

Missouri has two different laws that allow homemade food sales, which combine to create an overall decent cottage food law. Producers can use both laws, if they’d like.

Unlike this law, Missouri’s other cottage food law is not available to everyone in the state. But in the counties that do allow it, it allows producers to sell most nonperishable foods at events and roadside stands, with very few restrictions.

Missouri created this law in 2014 (SB 525) to allow producers to sell from home, and it was improved in 2022 (HB 1697) to allow online sales and in-state shipping.

Under this law, producers can only sell nonperishable baked goods, jams, jellies, and herbs. Producers can only sell from home, which includes selling online and fulfilling orders that are delivered or shipped in-state.

There is no sales limit, and producers don’t need to get a permit from the health department or take a training course.

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Selling Allowed Foods Limitations Labeling Resources Forum

Selling Where can you sell homemade food products?

Allowed Venues

Home Online

Allowed Services

Delivery Home Pickup Mail order

Prohibited Venues

Events Farmers markets Restaurants Retail stores Roadside stands

Prohibited Services

Catering Wholesale

You can sell at farmers markets, events, and roadside stands by using Missouri’s other cottage food law.

Allowed Foods What food products can you sell from home?

Prohibited Foods

There are probably more prohibited foods, but the ones above have been confirmed

If you live in an area that allows it, you can sell most other types of nonperishable foods by using Missouri’s other cottage food law.

Only "non-potentially hazardous" foods are allowed, but certain non-PHFs may not be allowed. Most foods that don't need to be refrigerated (foods without meat, cheese, etc.) are considered non-potentially hazardous. Learn more