Cottage food label requirements in Utah
Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act, Utah Code 4-5a-102 to 4-5a-105 (labeling: 4-5a-104); separate Cottage Food Production Operations: Utah Code 4-5-501, Utah Admin. Code R70-560. Regulated by Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. Checked against state sources on .
Not fully verified. We could not confirm every detail for Utah on a primary state source when we checked. Treat these items as unconfirmed and check them with Utah Department of Agriculture and Food before you print: disclaimerText, annualCapUSD, onlineSales, shippingInState, statuteCitation.
The statement your label needs
NOT FOR RESALE / PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE OR LOCAL INSPECTION
No type-size rule stated for the statement; keep it clearly legible.
What is different in Utah
- Statute requires statements 'indicating' not for resale / no inspection; wording above is from UDAF sample label
- Cannot be sold to retail stores or restaurants
- Farmers market sections need sign stating items are homemade and not certified, licensed, regulated or inspected
- Registered Cottage Food program alternative: label must show "Home Produced" in bold 12-point type on principal display panel, plus nutrition labeling unless exempt
- 4-5a amended in 2026 General Session; changes not reviewed on le.utah.gov
- Permit
- No permit or registration for most baked goods. No UDAF registration or inspection under the Homemade Food Act; seller needs a business license per UDAF. Optional registered Cottage Food program (inspection, food handler permit, recipe review, fee) allows sales to stores.
- Sales cap
- No annual sales cap found in state sources
- Where you can sell
- In person, directly to the final consumer in Utah at a prearranged or agreed location, for personal or home consumption; at a direct-to-sale farmers market or a separately signed farmers market section.
- Online orders
- Not addressed clearly by state sources
- Ship in state
- Not addressed clearly by state sources
- Ship out of state
- No
- Sell to shops / cafés
- No
- Allowed foods
- Homemade foods except meat, foods containing meat, and raw (unpasteurized) dairy; limited poultry and rabbit exemptions under 4-5a-105.
What a Utah cottage food label must show
- Statement that the product is not for resale
- Statement that the product was processed and prepared without state or local inspection
- Allergen statement listing all major allergens (milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soybeans, sesame) in the food or the preparation location
- Producer's name and address (street, city, state, zip)
Federal rules still apply on top: ingredients in descending order by weight (21 CFR 101.4), the nine major allergens declared by name (FALCPA and the FASTER Act), and net quantity in ounces and grams (21 CFR 101.7). Utah’s sources do not clearly address online orders — ask the agency before you set up a web shop. Shipping within the state is not clearly addressed, and products may not cross state lines.
Make a Utah label now
The Utah statement is already on it. Type your ingredients, tick the allergens and print on Avery sheets or a thermal roll. To have the ingredient order and allergens worked out from a costed recipe, use the workbench.
Still missing: business name and address.
Print at 100% scale with no margins. Check the result against Utah’s rules above before selling.
True size. Utah statement.
Utah cottage food questions
What statement has to be on a Utah cottage food label?
Utah requires: “NOT FOR RESALE / PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE OR LOCAL INSPECTION”.
Do I need a permit to sell baked goods from home in Utah?
No permit or registration for most baked goods. No UDAF registration or inspection under the Homemade Food Act; seller needs a business license per UDAF. Optional registered Cottage Food program (inspection, food handler permit, recipe review, fee) allows sales to stores.
Is there a sales limit for cottage food in Utah?
No annual cap appears in the state sources we checked. No cap stated by UDAF for the Homemade Food Act.
Can I sell cottage food online or ship it in Utah?
Utah’s sources do not clearly address online orders — ask the agency before you set up a web shop. Shipping within the state is not clearly addressed, and products may not cross state lines.
Sources
- UDAF: Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act (agency)
- UDAF: Basic Labeling Guidelines for Home Consumption and Homemade Foods (agency)
- UDAF: Cottage Food Production (agency)
- Utah Admin. Code R70-560-6 Cottage Food Labeling (regulation)
Checked October 17, 2026. This is a checklist built from the sources above, not legal advice. Rules change; your county or the agency has the final word. Spotted something out of date? The about page explains how we check.
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