Food Complaints

 General Inquiries/ Comments (FHD Duty Desk):

• Phone: (619) 338-2379
• Fax: (619)338-2245
• Email:fhdutyeh@sdcounty.ca.gov
• Mail: Department of Environmental Health,
  Food & Housing Division
  Attn: Duty Desk
  P.O. Box 129261
  San Diego, CA  92112-9261

Suspected foodborne illness related to retail food facilities, such as restaurants and markets, within the County

• Phone: (619) 338-2356
• Fax: (619) 338-2245

Sanitation problems (complaints), fires, water outages, and sewage backups at restaurants and other food facilities

• Phone: (619) 338-2283

CA Dept. of Health Services, Food & Drug Branch: Wholesale food processing and distribution facilities that handle food other than meat and poultry

Phone: (800) 495-3232 (toll-free)

Federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA):Domestic and importedfood products sold in interstate commerce that don't contain meat or poultry, such as cereal, bottled beverages

• (888) INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) (toll-free nationwide)
• Southern California (949) 608-3530
• (800) 877-8339 (TDD/TTY)
• FDA's Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
  (888) 723-3366
• Emergency/ 24-hour number: (301) 443-1240
  food-borne illness or a drug- product tampering cases

United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)Food Safety & Inspection Service: Domestic and imported meat, poultry and related products (such as meat- or poultry-containing stews, pizzas, and frozen foods), andprocessed egg products (generally liquid, frozen, and dried pasteurized egg products)

• (800) 535-4555 (toll-free nationwide)
• (800) 256-7072 (TDD/TTY)
• Email:mphotline.fsis@usda.gov
• Website: USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline