Washington cottage food is not just “make it at home and sell it.” The state has a permit path, label expectations, and application packet items. This page turns that into a working flow: check the product, draft the label, and review the packet.
Washington checklist
Product fitRecord product category, ingredients, refrigeration needs, higher-risk fillings, packaging, and sales channel.
Permit packetTrack application, food worker card, business license, water testing, floor plan, recipes, process notes, labels, sanitation notes, sales plan, and child/pet management plan.
Label draftPrepare product name, ingredients, allergens, net weight, operation name, permit/ID field, and required cottage food disclosure field.
Review pointIf your product, sales channel, or label wording is unclear, use the AI help panel with your invite code.
Generate a label draft
The label generator turns your product details into a first-pass Washington label draft. It is the fastest way to see whether the obvious fields are present before you ask AI to review the specific case.