Get Assistance from the FDA Human Foods Program (HFP)

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Contact CDC to ask questions about public health.
Telephone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
E-Mail: Contact CDC-INFO

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Consumer & Food Safety Educators
Contact USDA to ask questions concerning meat and poultry and egg products.
Main Number: 1-833-ONE-USDA or 202-720-2791
USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline: 1-888-674-6854
Email the Meat and Poultry Hotline

Business & Industry Information 
USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)
FSIS regulates domesticated meat, poultry and egg products. 

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Seafood Inspection Program
Telephone: 1-800-422-2750 or 301-427-8300
E-Mail: NOAA Seafood Inspection Program

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Contact CPSC for answers to questions regarding consumer products.
Consumer Hotline: 1-800-638-2772
General Information: 301-504-7923
TTY: 1-800-638-8270, 301-595-7054
E-Mail: CPSC Information Center

Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Contact DHS to ask questions or to report incidents.
Telephone: 1-877-227-5511 or 202-325-8000
TTY: 1-866-880-6582
E-Mail: CBP INFO Center

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
Contact NPIC to ask questions regarding pesticides and pesticide-related topics.
Telephone: 1-800-858-7378 or 541-737-6091
E-Mail: Contact NPIC

Safe Drinking Water Hotline
Contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline to ask questions regarding drinking water and groundwater programs.
Telephone: 1-800-426-4791
Help is available in English and Spanish.
E-Mail: Ticket System

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Consumer Response Center
Contact FTC to ask questions regarding fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace.
Telephone: 1-877-382-4357
TTY: 1-866-653-4261
E-Mail: FTC Complaint Assistant

Department of the Interior

Fish and Wildlife Service
Answers questions on conservation, protection, and enhancement of fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.
Telephone: 1-800-344-WILD (1-800-344-9453)
E-Mail: Office of External Affairs

Department of the Treasury

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Contact TTB to ask questions regarding alcoholic beverage products in the marketplace. Handles consumer complaints about misleading advertising of alcoholic beverages.
Telephone: 202-453-2000
Telephone for the hearing impaired: 202-882-9914