Cottage food label requirements in Utah
The short version
A label on food made in a home kitchen in Utah carries six things wherever you are: what it is, everything in it heaviest first, the major allergens, who made it, how to reach you, and the date. On top of that comes the wording below.
What goes on the label
- The product name, in words a customer would use.
- Every ingredient, heaviest first.
- The major allergens, called out separately from the ingredient list.
- Who made it: your name or your business name.
- How to reach you.
- The date it was made.
What the label has to say
As published for Utah, read on 5 August 2026:
Not for Resale – Processed and prepared without the benefit of state or local inspection
This is published as fixed text, so reproduce it exactly rather than rewording it.
The detail
Utah has TWO separate routes and only one of them uses this statement. (1) Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act (Utah Code Title 4, Chapter 5a): no UDAF registration, business licence required, and this disclaimer plus a complete allergen list must be on the product. UDAF publishes the disclaimer as a single line containing two distinct demands — 'Not for Resale' AND 'Processed and prepared without the benefit of state or local inspection'. Print the whole line; dropping the 'Not for Resale' half is a violation, and it is a real restriction, not boilerplate — this route is direct producer-to-end-consumer only. (2) Registered Cottage Food Establishment: application to UDAF, recipes and labels reviewed and approved by a UDAF compliance officer, food handler permit, consultation visit and a registration fee. That route is inspected, its labels are approved individually by UDAF, and it does NOT carry a not-inspected statement — so never print this line on a registered cottage food label.
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Where to verify all of this
Rules change, and this page can lag behind them. Before you rely on any of it: