USDA MEAT AND POULTRY HOTLINE

Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(888) 674-6854 Hotline
Phone #:(800) 256-7072
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Web Page:  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/
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Program Details:
Operating Agency: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (Governmental)
Person In Charge: District Manager:Dr. Craig White
Hours: Hotline closed on Federal holidays, except Thanksgiving; 8:00am-2:00pm eastern.
Eligibility: General public.
Fees: None.
Intake Process: Call with questions.
Service Area: Nationwide.

Program/Service Notes:
The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline can answer your food safety questions. This toll-free telephone service helps prevent foodborne illness specifically by answering questions about the safe storage, handling, and preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products. The Hotline is staffed by food safety specialists with backgrounds in home economics, nutrition, and food technology.

You may speak with a food safety specialist — in English or Spanish — from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on weekdays year round. An extensive menu of recorded food safety messages may be heard 24 hours a day. Dial the nationwide toll-free number, 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854).

This information was last updated on 11/19/2007

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