South Carolina Cottage Food Labeling Requirements

Is selling from home legal in South Carolina? Yes! But you must follow strict labeling rules to stay compliant.

Requirement Summary

South Carolina requires specific information on your cottage food labels. You must include the mandatory disclaimer text exactly as shown.

Important NoteALL CAPS required.

Label Item	Status	Details
Business Name	Required	The name of your cottage food operation or business name must be displayed on the label.
Physical Address	Required	Your business or home address must be included on the label. Some states allow using a registration number instead.
Ingredients List	Required	All ingredients must be listed in descending order of predominance by weight.
Net Weight	Required	The net weight of the product must be displayed in both U.S. Customary and metric units.

"PROCESSED AND PREPARED BY A HOME-BASED FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS."

*This text must be clearly visible on your product package.

Visual example for South Carolina

Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sweet Home Bakery

123 Main St, Anytown, South Carolina 12345

Ingredients:

Flour, Sugar, Butter, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin), Eggs, Vanilla Extract, Baking Soda, Salt

Net Wt. 1 lb (454 g)

PROCESSED AND PREPARED BY A HOME-BASED FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS.

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