Cottage Food Law /US
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Guide · Selling from home

Can I sell coffee & tea from home in Missouri?

Informational only, not legal advice.

No — coffee & tea is not allowed under Missouri cottage food law.

This answer comes from Missouri's official guidance on coffee & tea, summarized below, rather than from its food lists alone.

DHSS says baked goods, canned jams or jellies, and dried herbs and herb mixes are "the only items that can be prepared out of the individuals' home," and a food not on that list "cannot be sold or claimed under the Missouri Cottage Law exemption." Coffee and tea are not on the list, and the Missouri Food Code's separate individual-stand exemption doesn't name them either.

Source: Missouri DHSS — Missouri Home-Based Kitchen Food Production Guidance (Aug. 2023) · Verified Oct 21, 2026

Source: Missouri Food Code (19 CSR 20-1.025), as published by DHSS, Ch. 1, "Food establishment" (3)(h) · Verified Oct 21, 2026

Other foods in Missouri

Missouri's lists do allow jams & jellies, baked goods, dried goods & mixes, at least in part.