Allergen-Free Food, Direct from American Producers

It means the producer has told us exactly which allergens a food is made without, and we print that statement with its basis: certified by a third party, stated on the producer's label, or left out of the recipe. We do not call a food allergen-free on our own, and we do not guess from a product name or an ingredient list.

Milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. U.S. law requires packaged food to declare each one it contains. Gluten is not one of the nine, but food labeled gluten-free has its own FDA rule.

No. Free-from statements come from the producer who makes the food. Food Store Direct does not test products. Read the label on the package you receive, and ask the producer or email support@foodstoredirect.com before you order if you have a question.

Cross-contact is when a small amount of an allergen gets into a food that does not have it as an ingredient, usually from shared equipment or surfaces. Every product in this section states whether its kitchen also handles the allergen. If that statement says the producer has not told us, ask before you order.

Yes, where the baker's state allows it. Cottage food laws let home bakers sell direct to customers, usually inside their own state, and a home kitchen is not inspected. Cottage products here carry their state's required notice and show which states they can ship to.

Yes. Apply as a producer and send your label and a short statement of what your kitchen handles. We list each product with the claim your label supports, on the pages shoppers search for.