Home baker and cook guide
How to sell homemade food in Oregon
Oregon's Cottage Food Exemption allows qualifying producers to make certain low-risk foods without a food-establishment license when all exemption conditions are met. Start with the official program below, then confirm the rules for your product, preparation setting, and local jurisdiction.
Official resources last reviewed 2026-07-21. Rules can change.
Official Oregon resources
Open the official pages below for registration, labeling, allowed foods, and temperature rules. This app collects your application only. After approval, classify every meal when you publish.
What the official pathway currently emphasizes
- No state application or registration is required solely for the exemption, but each person preparing cottage food must complete food-handler training.
- Only foods within the current exemption may be produced, and labeling, sanitation, recordkeeping, and annual-sales requirements apply.
- Direct sales can occur from home, at events, or online; limited sales to retailers are possible only under the state's conditions.
- An optional ODA unique identification number can replace the home address on labels.
A practical preparation sequence
- Confirm every product fits the current exemption list.
- Have each preparer complete food-handler training.
- Create compliant labels, records, sanitation practices, and any pet disclosure.
- Verify the sales channel and current annual limit before launch.
Questions to answer before listing
- Which foods may be produced in your proposed kitchen?
- Does the product require refrigeration or temperature control?
- Are registration, training, inspection, testing, or permits required?
- What must appear on the product label and customer disclosure?
- Where may you advertise, sell, deliver, ship, or arrange pickup?
- Do county, city, zoning, tax, or tribal rules add requirements?
Prepare your local kitchen page
Once you understand the applicable pathway, create a kitchen profile, describe your general pickup area, upload real food photos, and post specific preorder windows. Kitchen Counter-Measures does not approve a product on behalf of a regulator.