Sending Electronic Mail to the FSIS Web Site

Web Site Questions

Thank you for your comments on the FSIS Web site. Every message received through the Web site is reviewed promptly. We use these messages to help us decide what material to include on the Web site. We also report regularly on the number and nature of inquiries to the site.

If you haven't done so before, please read the list of TIPS below before composing your message.

To help us serve you better, we offer these tips on using the FSIS Web site and sending electronic mail to FSIS:

When trying to locate a specific document by title or key word, please try the Search feature.

Nearly all FSIS Web pages suggest a contact who is best able to answer questions related to that page. You will find this information at the bottom of the page.

Some answers are more appropriate for a mail or telephone reply. And sometimes, messages are forwarded to a specific FSIS office, USDA agency, or other government department for response. For these reasons, please include your full name, daytime phone number, and e-mail address within the body of your message.

If you are reporting a problem with a page, or a broken link, please try to give us the URL (address) of the page where the problem was noted.

This is NOT a secure Web server. Please do not include very personal or sensitive information (such as your Social Security Number, credit card numbers, etc.) in your message. See our Privacy and Security Policy for details.

Finally, you may receive an answer to your question more quickly by using one of these resources:

Electronic Mailboxes Available On FSIS Web Site
Mailbox	Type of Correspondence
FSIS.FOIA@usda.gov	Freedom of Information Act Requests or Privacy Act questions (Recommended reading: How to Make a FOIA Request)
MPHotline@usda.gov	The Meat and Poultry Hotline (consumer food safety questions)
Fsis.Outreach@usda.gov	Food safety education programs in FSIS and subscriptions to The Food Safety Educator newsletter
Tech.Center@usda.gov	General information from the FSIS Technical Service Center (for business and industry)
HACCP.Hotline@usda.gov	HACCP information from the FSIS Technical Service Center
Food.Safety@usda.gov	Interagency Regulators Information Line at the FSIS Technical Service Center (for State food and public health agencies)
USCodex@usda.gov	U.S. Office of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
FSIS.Regulations@usda.gov	FSIS Regulations Development and Analysis Division (comments on proposed regulations may be sent to this address)
FSIS.Labeling@usda.gov	FSIS Labeling and Additives Policy Division
NACMPI	National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
HRD	FSIS Human Resources Division

FSIS Toll-Free Information Lines
Number	Program or Office
1-800-535-4555 (voice) 1-800-256-7072 (TTY)	Meat and Poultry Hotline - Consumer food safety questions; support for food safety educators and communicators
1-800-233-3935	HACCP Hotline at the Technical Service Center (for business and industry), and Interagency Regulators Information Line at the Technical Service Center (for State food and public health agencies)

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