Michigan Cottage Food Law Preempts Local Permit Requirements

289.4102 Cottage food operation; exemption from licensing and evaluation provisions; requirements; registration program; MSU Product Center. Sec. 4102. (1) A cottage food operation is exempt from the licensing and evaluation provisions of this act. This exemption does not include an exemption from the adulteration and other standards imposed in this section or under this act, or both, and does not limit the ability of the department to take appropriate enforcement action for applicable violations as described in section 5101. This subsection does not require a cottage food operation to meet the standards contained in 21 CFR part 110 or the food code. (2) Cottage food products must be prepackaged and properly labeled before sale. (3) A cottage food operation shall place on the label of any food it produces or packages the following information: (a) One of the following, as applicable: (i) The name and address of the business of the cottage food operation. (ii) The name, telephone number, and registration number issued under subsection (8) of the business of the cottage food operation. (b) The name of the cottage food product. (c) The ingredients of the cottage food product, in descending order of predominance by weight. (d) The net weight or net volume of the cottage food product. (e) Allergen labeling as specified by federal labeling requirements. (f) If any nutritional claim is made, appropriate labeling as specified by federal labeling requirements.