You can make a complaint about unsafe food practices at:

• Restaurants
• Bakeries
• Bars
• Cafeterias
• Catering services
• Correctional facilities
• Delis (prepared food)
• Senior centers (older adult centers)
• Soup kitchens
• Summer camps

You can report safety issues such as:

• Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
• Dirty cutting boards and counters
• Spoiled or contaminated food, including food or beverages containing cannabis, THC, or CBD
• Food not cooked, held, or stored at the proper temperature
• Sick food workers
• Garbage or sewage issues
• Operating without a permit
• Poorly maintained bathrooms
• Rats and mice or their droppings
• Roaches
• Pets or other live animals inside the facility

Complaints about expired milk are not accepted.

To report that someone got sick from eating food, visit the Food Poisoning page.

You can make a complaint about unsafe food practices at:

• Grocery stores
• Beverage stores
• Bodegas
• Farmers' markets
• Fish markets
• Warehouses, packagers, or processors

You can report food safety issues such as:

• Food handling
• Preparation
• Storage practice
• Odors
• Spoilage
• Rats and mice or their droppings
• Roaches
• Pets or other live animals inside the facility

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Report unsanitary conditions at a food market or food processor.

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