Local
To report sanitation problems, fires, water outages, and sewage backups at restaurants and other food facilities within San Diego County
FHD Complaint Desk
Phone: (858) 505-6903
For general inquiries regarding food facilities within San Diego County
FHD Duty Specialist
Phone: (858) 505-6900
Email: fhdutyeh@sdcounty.ca.gov
To report suspected foodborne illness (food poisoning) related to retail food facilities, such as restaurants and markets, within the County of San Diego
FHD Epidemiology Liaison
Phone: (858) 505-6814
Email: FHDepi@sdcounty.ca.gov
State
Wholesale food processing and distribution facilities that handle food other than meat and poultry
CA Dept. of Public Health, Food & Drug Branch
Phone: (800) 495-3232 (toll-free)
Federal
Domestic and imported food products sold in interstate commerce that don't contain meat or poultry, such as cereal, bottled beverages
Federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Phone: (888) INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) (toll-free nationwide) or Southern California (949) 608-3530 or (800)
877-8339 (TDD/TTY)
Food-borne illness or a drug- product tampering cases
FDA's Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
Phone: (888) 723-3366
Emergency/ 24-hour number: (301) 443-1240
Domestic and imported meat, poultry and related products (such as meat- or poultry-containing stews, pizzas, and frozen foods), and processed egg products (generally liquid, frozen, and dried pasteurized egg products)
United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety & Inspection Service
Phone: (800) 535-4555 (toll-free nationwide) (800) 256-7072 (TDD/TTY)
Email: mphotline.fsis@usda.gov
Website: USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
