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Utah Cottage Food Label Requirements

Utah cottage food label requirements follow the federal label, plus two Utah extras: the words "Home Produced" in bold 12-point type on the front panel, and your telephone number next to your name and address. The rest is a normal food label: product name, net weight, ingredients with every major allergen, and Nutrition Facts only when no exemption applies. UDAF checks sample labels before it registers your home kitchen.

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Required on every Utah cottage food label

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) lists these parts. Print each one at least 1/16 inch tall.

Example Utah cottage food label for honey oat granola with Home Produced in bold on the front, net weight in ounces and grams, ingredients, a Contains line, and the producer's name, address and phone number
  1. 1
    Product name on the front21 CFR 101.3
    The common name, like "Honey Oat Granola", on the principal display panel. Bold, roughly parallel to the base, and at least half the size of the largest print on the label.Principal Display Panel →
  2. 2
    Home ProducedR70-560-6
    The words "Home Produced" in bold and conspicuous 12-point type on the principal display panel.
  3. 3
    Net weight or volume21 CFR 101.7
    On the front panel, starting with "NET WT" for solids, like "NET WT 8 OZ (227 g)". Liquids use fluid ounces and milliliters, without the word "weight".
  4. 4
    Ingredients with allergens21 CFR 101.4
    Start with "Ingredients:" and list everything by weight, heaviest first, with sub-ingredients in parentheses. Name each of the 9 major allergens in the list or in a "Contains" line right after it.
  5. 5
    Name, full address and phoneR70-560-6 · 21 CFR 101.5
    Business name, street address, city, state, ZIP code and telephone number. Utah adds the phone number to the federal rule.
  6. 6
    Nutrition Facts, unless exempt21 CFR 101.9
    Required unless the product qualifies for an exemption. UDAF notes most cottage foods don't need one, but a claim like "low fat" or "high in protein" cancels the exemption.
  7. Front panel and back panelTwo labels OKProduct name, "Home Produced" and net weight always sit on the front. Ingredients, address and phone can go on the same label or on a second label on the side, back or bottom of the package.
Utah at a glance

Registration, training and where you sell

RegistrationUDAFRegister your home kitchen with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and pass a food safety inspection before you sell. The fee is invoiced and non-refundable.Utah Code 4-5-501
TrainingFood handler permitEveryone who makes or packages the food holds a valid food handler permit from the local health department.
Where you sellUtah onlyDirect to consumers, or to stores that resell your packaged food. Nothing outside Utah.
Label reviewBefore approvalBring sample labels to the pre-operational inspection. They must meet 21 CFR 101 and R70-560-6.
Selling under the homemade food act insteadDifferent labelUtah's Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act lets you sell homemade food straight to an informed consumer with no state license. That label has three parts: your name and address, a disclosure that the food is not for resale and was processed and prepared without state or local inspection, and a statement of whether it contains, or was made where they also handle, common allergens like milk, soy, wheat, eggs, peanuts or tree nuts, fish or shellfish. The law sets no exact wording.Utah Code 4-5a-104Utah Cottage Food Law →
Raw and creamed honeyCottage foodRaw and creamed honey are on the UDAF list of permitted cottage foods, so a jar carries the same label with "Home Produced". Beekeepers also register their hives with the UDAF Plant Industry Division.Honey Labeling Requirements (FDA) →
Selling to stores or a restaurantStores may resell your packaged cottage food. A restaurant or other food service establishment may not use it as an ingredient in food it prepares. Foods off the UDAF list or sales outside Utah take a licensed food establishment, and then a Nutrition Facts panel usually joins the label.Utah Code 4-5-501(7)Nutrition Facts Label Requirements →
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At least 12-point type, in bold, and conspicuous, on the principal display panel. That is the front of the package, where the product name and net weight also go.

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