Oregon cottage food laws
Rules change, so always confirm with the official Oregon source.
The law: Oregon Cottage Food Exemption (OAR 603-025-0320 et seq.)
What you can sell
Shelf-stable baked goods, confectionery including freeze-dried candy, qualifying fruit jams/jellies/butters, syrups, nuts, popcorn and listed commercial-food blends or repackaged foods.
What you can't sell
Temperature-controlled foods, meat products and marijuana items are excluded. Freeze-drying foods other than confectionery is not covered.
Do you need a license or permit?
No food-establishment license or routine inspection is required; an optional label-address UIN costs $25 annually. Food-handler and sanitary-operation requirements apply.
Sales limits
ODA’s March 2026 guidance specifies a $52,700 annual gross-sales ceiling. Keep sales and compliance records for three years.
Where you can sell
Direct sales at home, online, by mail and at events are allowed. Retail placement requires separate display, signage and a retailer agreement; restaurants and institutions are excluded, and interstate permission was not expressly confirmed.
Label requirements
Include “This product is homemade, is not prepared in an inspected food establishment, and must be stored and displayed separately if merchandised by a retailer.” Add product, ingredients, allergens, business name/phone, address or UIN, net quantity and household pet species if present.
Good to know
The UIN expires June 30 and must be renewed for $25. Records must be available to ODA within five business days. Some details on this page could not be fully confirmed from official sources, so check with the state agency before you sell.
Pricing your products
Knowing your real cost per item matters as much as following the law.
Try Oven Elf free →Source: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/Documents/Publications/FoodSafety/CottageFoodExemptionENG.pdf
General summary, not legal advice.
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