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Texas · Updated for SB 541 (Sept 2025)

Free Texas Cottage Food Label Generator

Make a legally compliant SB 541 label in about 60 seconds. Fill in your details, then download a print-ready PDF for Avery sheets or a high-res PNG for your label printer. No signup. Your info never leaves your device.

Heads up: the law changed on September 1, 2025 — the required statement wording and the home-address rule both changed. Labels printed before then likely need updating.

Your label details

The common name of the food, e.g. "Chocolate Chip Cookies."

Since SB 541 you can use a free DSHS ID number instead of your home address — a real privacy upgrade.

Check any of the 9 major allergens actually in this product. Texas requires you list the real ones — a blanket "may contain everything" is not allowed. Leave all unchecked if none apply.

This is a refrigerated / TCS food (cheesecake, custards, cream-filled, etc.)
Adds the required safe-handling statement and 41°F line — and makes the "made on" date required.
Is this a pickled, canned, or fermented food?
Adds a required batch # to the label so a specific batch can be traced.

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Pick your exact label sheet and the PDF tiles to match. Using a thermal printer, Cricut, or cutting your own? Choose a single-label option and grab the PNG.

PDF lays your label out on a full Avery 5163 sheet (10 per page). PNG is a single 300 DPI sticker for label printers, Cricut, or cut-your-own sheets.

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What SB 541 requires on every label

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The product's common namePlain name of the food — no fancy branding required.
2
Your operation name + address OR DSHS IDSince Sept 2025 a free DSHS ID number replaces your home address.
3
Allergen statement (if any apply)List the actual major allergens present. No blanket "may contain all."
4
The exact non-inspection statementIn all caps — this tool fills in the current SB 541 wording for you.
5
Refrigeration line (TCS foods only)"Keep refrigerated below 41°F" for perishable items.
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Not required in TexasYou do not need an ingredient list or net weight — unusual, but true.

Want the reasoning behind each of these five, plus the allergen naming rules and how to keep your home address off the label? Read Texas cottage food label requirements under SB 541.

Quick note: This free tool reflects Texas SB 541 as it took effect September 1, 2025, and is provided for convenience — not legal advice. Rules can change and specifics vary (e.g. TCS foods, selling venue). Always confirm current requirements with the Texas DSHS Cottage Food Production page before printing at scale.

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Get told when Texas label rules change

SB 541 rewrote the requirements in 2025. If the statement wording, allergen naming, or address rules change again, you’ll hear it here first — before your printed labels go out of date.

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