Selling homemade food in Utah

Allowed from a home kitchen

Sourdough bread · Cookies & brownies · Fruit pie · Pumpkin pie · Cheesecake · Cake with buttercream · Cake with cream cheese frosting · Macarons · Fruit tamales · Strawberry jam · Low-sugar or freezer jam · Fresh salsa (refrigerated) · Sauerkraut & kimchi · Granola · Spice rubs & seasoning blends · Roasted coffee · Loose-leaf tea blends · Dried fruit & fruit leather · Freeze-dried candy · Chocolates & truffles · Toffee, fudge & caramels · Marshmallows · Nut butter · Pure honey · Infused honey · Fruit-infused vinegar · Mustard (no egg) · Home-cooked meals

Needs a commercial kitchen or other license

Meat tamales · Beef jerky^‡ · Cheese & yogurt · Cold-pressed juice^‡

Ask the agency first

Pepper jelly · Shelf-stable salsa · Hot sauce · Canned pickles · Canned tomato sauce · Vanilla extract · Garlic or herb-infused oil · Kombucha

Every product has conditions, such as registration, training, labeling, and sales limits. See the full guide for each one. ‡ General rule; not specifically addressed in this state's guidance.

How to start

1. Make sure the product isn't raw dairy or meat (small-scale poultry and rabbit are exceptions).
2. No UDAF permit or training is needed, but you need a local business license.
3. Sell directly to consumers in Utah only. No consignment, stores, or restaurants.
4. Label every product.

Key label items

Use the exact required wording shown in the full guide and on the agency's site.

• Homemade Food Act: “not for resale” and “processed and prepared without the benefit of state or local inspection”
• Homemade Food Act: producer's name and address, and any allergens
• UDAF cottage permit: “home produced” next to the product name
• UDAF cottage permit: net weight, name and address, ingredients, and the nine major allergens