If you have an ingredient made with wheat-based product you have two options:
1. Include the allergen in the ingredient list: For example, “whole wheat flour, water, salt and yeast,” meets the federal requirements because of the statement “whole wheat flour.”
2. Include an allergen statement ("Contains:") after the ingredient list: For example, a white bread with whole wheat flour, water, sodium caseinate, salt and yeast should followed with, “Contains: wheat and milk.”
The "Contains" statement must reflect all of the allergens found in the product. In this example, the sodium caseinate comes from milk.
Are there any special requirements for allergen labeling on products that use tree nuts?
Yes. If your cottage food product has tree nuts as an ingredient, you must identify which tree nut you are using.
For example, if you made nut bread:
Acceptable Ingredients: wheat, flour, water, almonds, salt, yeast.
Not acceptable Ingredients: flour, water, nuts, salt, yeast
Federal labeling requirements for allergens
You are responsible for following federal labeling requirements. You must identify any of your ingredients that are made from one of the following food groups: milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, sesame, soybeans, fish (including shellfish, crab, lobster or shrimp) and tree nuts (such as almonds, pecans or walnuts).
NOTE: Not all of these ingredients are allowed in cottage foods. Review our list of accepted cottage food products