Everything you need to sell home-made food in Utah — legally, confidently, and profitably. Utah is one of only two states in the country with a true food freedom law alongside a traditional cottage food program, giving home food sellers more flexibility than almost anywhere else.
Utah does something unusual — it runs two separate home food laws side by side. You pick the one that matches how you want to sell. A seller must fully comply with one path or the other; you can't mix and match between them.
If you want to sell hot, home-cooked meals like a restaurant incubator, Utah also offers the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Act. It's permitted and inspected by your local health department — not UDAF — and requires food safety training. Covered in detail on the Prepared Meals page.
Each page below covers one piece of selling home-made food in Utah — from what products you can make to how to get permitted, labeled, and open for business.
Answer a few questions about your product, your kitchen, and how you want to sell. Get a personalized score showing whether the Cottage Food Program or HB 181 is the better fit for your business — plus the exact next steps for your situation.
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