Homemade Food Act Disclosure & Store Policies

Required Utah State Disclosure

About Our Home Kitchen

Gibson Sisters Kitchen operates under Utah's Homemade Food Act (HB 181), which allows home-based food producers to sell directly to consumers within the state of Utah. Our kitchen is located at our private residence: 12497 N Minots Ledge Dr, Highland, UT 84003.

Under the Act, the food we make is exempt from state, county and city food-safety inspection, permitting, certification, packaging and labeling rules. The Act does not remove the need for a city business license. We operate with full transparency — if you have any questions about our ingredients, preparation methods, or kitchen practices, please don't hesitate to ask.

We chose to bake from our home kitchen because we believe real food comes from real kitchens — not industrial facilities. Every loaf, cookie, and treat is made by hand with the same care we'd give our own family. That said, we want you to be fully informed about what you're buying and how it's made.

What We Sell Under Utah's Homemade Food Act

Utah's Homemade Food Act lets a home producer sell food made in the home kitchen directly to an informed final consumer in Utah, for personal or home use. It does not cover raw milk or other raw dairy, or meat (apart from a small poultry exemption). What we make and sell includes:

• Breads, rolls, sweet rolls and muffins, including rolls with cream cheese frosting
• Cookies, bars and treats (crispy rice treats, macaroons, candied almonds)
• Cheesecakes
• Butters and spreads (honey butter)
• Pies and pie crusts, baked or ready to bake at home

Important: All sales are direct to the final consumer only, within the state of Utah. We do not sell wholesale to restaurants, grocery stores, caterers or other businesses, or for resale. Catering orders are sold to the person hosting the gathering, for their own guests.

Some of our products — such as cheesecakes and rolls with cream cheese frosting — are perishable. Items containing cream cheese, cream cheese frosting or other perishable components must be refrigerated promptly upon pickup and consumed within the timeframe noted below.

Product Labeling

Every Gibson Sisters Kitchen product carries a label with the information Utah law requires (Utah Code 4-5a-104):

• Our business name and address
• The statement "Not for resale. Processed without state or local inspection."
• An allergen statement covering milk, soy, wheat, eggs, peanuts or tree nuts, fish and shellfish

Our labels also list the product name, the ingredients, the net quantity, the required disclosure statement and, for ready-to-bake items, a reminder to bake before eating.

Example product label (Signature Artisan Sourdough Loaf):

Gibson Sisters Kitchen
12497 N Minots Ledge Dr, Highland, UT 84003
hello@gibsonsisterskitchen.com
Signature Artisan Sourdough Loaf
Ingredients: Flour, water, salt, sourdough starter
Contains: Wheat
Net quantity: Approx. 2 lb (900 g)
Not for resale. Processed without state or local inspection.
"This product is not certified, licensed, regulated, or inspected by the state or any county or city.
This product was produced in a location that handles common allergens, including milk, soy, wheat, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, or shellfish."

Ordering & Pickup Policies

• Order Cutoff: All orders must be placed by 7 am the day before your pickup or delivery day. We bake to order — nothing sits on a shelf.
• Pickup Days: Tuesday and Friday only, at 12497 N Minots Ledge Dr, Highland, UT 84003. Select your date at checkout. We'll confirm your order once Venmo payment is received, and we text you when your order is ready to pick up.
• Local Delivery: Enter your address at checkout and we check the driving distance from our kitchen. We deliver on Tuesday and Friday: $5.00 up to 10 miles from Highland, UT, $10.00 over 10 and up to 20 miles (driving distance). Delivery is inside Utah only. Refrigerate perishable items as soon as they arrive: anything marked “Keep refrigerated”, such as cheesecakes, cream cheese frosting and honey butter. If no one will be home to receive a delivery, choose pickup or tell us in the order notes.
• Payment via Venmo: Send payment by Venmo with your order number; the handle, amount and note are shown at checkout. Orders are not confirmed until payment is received.

Refund & Cancellation Policy

• Cancellations 48+ hours before pickup: Full refund via Venmo, no questions asked.
• Cancellations less than 48 hours before pickup: Store credit only, as baking will have already begun.
• Quality issues: If something isn't right, contact us within 24 hours of pickup and we will make it right.
• No-shows: If you don't pick up your order and don't contact us, we are unable to offer a refund as the product cannot be resold.