Utah cottage food law
Sell cottage food in Utah
Utah cottage food law, label rules, and a free storefront. Utah's cottage food law lets home bakers sell directly to consumers with no statewide sales cap — provided you sell directly to consumers, label every product correctly, and follow Utah's rules. CottageOps configures the Utah label disclosure for you, tracks your sales against the cap, and gives you a free storefront to take orders.
What Utah's cottage food law says
- Sales cap
- No statewide sales cap — Utah doesn't set an annual revenue ceiling on cottage food sales.
- Refrigerated (TCS) foods
- Utah's cottage food path is limited to shelf-stable goods — refrigerated (TCS) items aren't allowed under the exemption.
- Where you can sell
- Direct to Utah consumers — pickup, in-state delivery, farmers markets, and online sales to in-state customers.
Required label disclosure in Utah
Every Utah cottage food label must carry the product name, ingredients in descending order by weight, the net weight, a “Contains” allergen statement for any FDA major allergens, your name and address as the producer, and the Utah-required disclosure below. CottageOps fills the disclosure in for you, verbatim:
Home Produced
Before you sell in Utah
Utah requires a permit and a kitchen inspection before you sell.
Before accepting orders in Utah, you'll need to obtain the required permit and pass a kitchen inspection. This can take weeks, so start the application early. You can build your storefront and menu in CottageOps now and switch on orders once you're cleared.
Full Utah cottage-food law
The detail behind the summary above: Utah's primary statute, the agency that enforces it, the revenue cap, what foods are allowed, refrigerated-food (TCS) rules, labeling notes, and the watch-outs to know before you sell.
- Primary statute
- Utah Admin. Code R70-560-6 (Cottage Food Production Operation labeling) (Utah Cottage Food Production Operation)
- Utah Home Consumption & Homemade Food Act (2018) — separate food-freedom path with different labeling
- Enforcing agency
- Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF)
- Revenue cap
- No cap stored.
- Allowed foods
- Non-TCS (shelf-stable) cottage foods including baked goods under the Cottage Food Program.
- Refrigerated (TCS) / prohibited
- Conservative shelf-stable only (engine refuses TCS labels for UT).
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer; a permit AND a kitchen inspection are required before sale (permit + inspection tier).
- Labeling notes
- The ONLY mandated disclosure phrase is "Home Produced" — required in BOLD, conspicuous 12-point type on the principal display panel (R70-560-6). No separate "not inspected" sentence is required. The separate 2018 Homemade Food Act (food-freedom path) mandates a DIFFERENT string; the registered D2C baker routes through the Cottage Food Program.
- Watch-outs
- Permit + kitchen inspection required before sale (stronger gated tier).
- "Home Produced" must be bold 12pt on the principal display panel.
- Two product paths (Cottage Food Program vs 2018 Homemade Food Act) have different labels.
General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency. Last verified 2026-06-15.
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Utah cottage food FAQ
What must a Utah cottage food label include?
A compliant Utah cottage food label needs the product name, the ingredients in descending order by weight, the net weight (oz and/or grams), the "Contains" allergen statement for any FDA major allergens, the producer's name and address, and the Utah-required legal disclosure. Our free generator fills in the disclosure for you and lays out the rest automatically as you type.
What is the required cottage food disclosure in Utah?
Utah requires this exact disclosure on the label: "Home Produced" You never type it — the generator applies the current Utah disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Utah?
No — Utah's cottage food path is limited to shelf-stable goods, so TCS items that need refrigeration are not allowed under the cottage food exemption. If you toggle "Contains a TCS item" the generator will flag that Utah doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this Utah cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your Utah-compliant label is free with no account. CottageOps is free through 2026 — no credit card — and when you're ready to download or print the full-resolution label you just claim your free CottageOps account. In 2027 it's a flat $19/mo (or $190/yr).
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Start freeThis is general information, not legal advice — confirm with your Utah cottage food authority before selling. Last verified: 2026-06-13.