Bottom line: A plain, repackaged oil can ride the cottage food exemption — but garlic-in-oil and fresh-herb infusions are flagged as a specific botulism risk and are excluded outright, no matter how the recipe is written.
The Path
A single-ingredient oil that's simply repackaged from a commercial source may be cottage food eligible; actually pressing or extracting your own oil is a manufacturing process that generally needs an FDACS food establishment permit instead. Garlic-in-oil and other fresh-herb-in-oil infusions are treated differently: FDACS classifies unmodified garlic-in-oil mixtures as "potentially hazardous" because of a documented botulism risk, and they're excluded from cottage food regardless of the recipe, refrigeration promise, or acidification — unless produced through a specifically approved process.
What You Need
Repackage plain, single-ingredient, commercially-produced oil for cottage food eligibility
Standard cottage food label: business name & address, product name, ingredients, net volume
Confirm any oil-pressing/extraction operation with FDACS before selling
Watch Out For
Do not sell garlic-in-oil or fresh-herb-in-oil infusions from a home kitchen — recognized botulism risk, excluded regardless of recipe
Pressing your own oil generally requires a food establishment permit, not a cottage food registration
Citations
Fla. Stat. § 500.80
FDACS "potentially hazardous food" classification for garlic-in-oil mixtures
Agency contact: FDACS Division of Food Safety · 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352)