Michigan's Cottage Food Law lets residents make and sell certain non-hazardous foods from their home kitchen without a license, up to $50,000 in annual gross sales. The rules are state-set (MDARD), so they apply the same across every Macomb County community.
Cottage food in Macomb County is governed by Michigan's statewide Cottage Food Law, administered by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), not the county. A 'cottage food operation' means a person who produces or packages cottage food products only in a kitchen of their primary domestic residence (MCL 289.1105(1)(j)) and is exempt from licensing. Only non-hazardous foods like breads, cookies, and jams qualify. Products must be prepackaged and labeled with a required home-kitchen disclaimer, business name, ingredients, and allergens. As amended March 24, 2026, gross sales must not exceed $50,000 annually ($75,000 if products sell at $250+ per unit). The older $25,000 cap has been raised — verify the current figure with MDARD.
Exceeding the sales cap, selling hazardous foods, omitting the required disclaimer label, or selling at wholesale removes the cottage-food exemption and can subject the operation to MDARD enforcement under the Food Law. Enforcement is by the state, not Macomb County.
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