Every day, Darin Detwiler presses on.
Despite carrying a constant, huge, heartbreaking, invisible load on his mind after food poisoning took his 16-month-old son away from him, Darin spends his days fighting to keep food safer for us all.
With over 20 years of food safety education and reform experience fueled by an unwavering, aching desire to halt foodborne disease, Darin is one of STOP Foodborne Illness’ most passionate partners.
Our special Q & A with this true-blue food safety warrior follows. In it, you’ll read about Darin’s story and his outrage over the tragic course of events that killed his young son. You’ll also find out what he wants you to do to help stop foodborne illness.
Q: Take us back to how it all started for you and how food safety became your life’s calling.
A: After leaving the Navy in 1992, having served aboard a nuclear submarine during the Cold and Gulf Wars, I came back to Washington State from Hawaii with my then-wife, 9-year-old stepson, and toddler son, Riley.
Shortly after coming home, we heard news reports of a foodborne illness outbreak in the Seattle area, which referenced a little-known bacteria called E. coli O157:H7. Investigators tied the outbreak to beef in hamburger sold at Jack in the Box restaurants. So, we thought we only needed to avoid eating at that fast food chain or any restaurant in Seattle. And with Riley being just 16-months-old, we thought he was safe. After all, Riley wasn’t going to be eating any hamburger.
But, I soon became alarmed.
Even though the outbreak’s focal point was 90 miles south of where we lived, I picked Riley up from his daycare center one day and found a health department notice asking parents to watch for signs of foodborne illness in their children.
I wondered what the heck was going on.
As it turns out, health officials were concerned about a sick, 18-month-old boy at the daycare center.
That sick boy’s father — let’s call him John — was a shift supervisor at the local Jack in the Box. The boy’s mother — let’s call her Sue — was an assistant manager at the same restaurant. Sue regularly cooked burgers for herself and her son, which she would bring home after work. One night, after eating Jack in the Box hamburgers, Sue and her son became ill.
Sue suspected they had E. coli poisoning.
Immediately, Sue rushed her son to the hospital for testing. Back then, that meant a 48-hour wait time for results. The next morning she dropped her son off at daycare. But, Sue didn’t say a word to the staff about her son’s illness for fear he’d be sent home.
It wasn’t until the following day — after Sue once again dropped her son off at daycare and went to work — that daycare staff got concerned about Sue’s son, who was suffering with diarrhea.
This disturbs me to my core.
John and Sue left their son in a daycare center, interacting with many children, for two days before the lab returned their son’s test results for what could have been a life-threatening, communicable foodborne disease.
Unbelievable.
And, unfortunately, the results did, in fact, come back positive for the exact strain of E. coli O157:H7 identified in the Jack in the Box outbreak.
In short order, health officials warned all parents of children attending the daycare center that John and Sue’s son could’ve infected other children through direct, person-to-person contact or via contaminated surfaces/items.
This meant my Riley, too.
To say I was frightened is a gross understatement.
I had thought E. coli could only be contracted by someone eating contaminated food. So, the idea of it going from person-to-person was mind-blowing.
Then, my worst fears came true.
Late one evening, Riley began showing symptoms. He was not his normal, active toddler self and started to show bloody diarrhea. Early the next morning, he was in really bad shape, so we rushed him to the hospital.
We soon learned from Riley’s medical team that he was indeed one of 623 patients known to be sickened in the E. coli outbreak across Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada.
After spending several days in a smaller hospital, Riley was airlifted to Seattle’s Children’s Hospital. He went from being “under observation” to having IV and monitors to being transferred to the Pediatric ICU. As I tried to sit close and hold him on his bed, the look of fear in his eyes grew painfully deeper with every hour. Riley wanted to go home. He wanted comfort from his bottle, but he couldn’t have one. With only a few words at his disposal, he kept reaching for the hanging bag of IV fluids and saying “Ba Ba” for bottle. This was one of the last things I heard Riley say.
Through the night and into the morning, he fell in and out of consciousness.
The next day, doctors performed exploratory surgery and removed a large portion of his colon. Riley was then placed in a medically-induced coma. His eyes, coated with an ointment, remained closed. His little arms and legs arranged to serve as a bridge between his small body and the web of wires and towering machines surrounding his bed.
No longer could I hold my son.
Meanwhile, there was a flurry of local news coverage that led to brief national attention of the E. coli problem.
But soon the story began to fade.
Many in media and government treated E. coli as a local problem, not of concern to the rest of the country. Several reporters, as well as executives from the meat/restaurant industries and government officials, announced that the outbreak was “over.” They reassured the public that the number of people getting sick was decreasing and it was safe to eat hamburger again in the areas affected by the outbreak.
But, I knew otherwise.
Cases of children sickened from secondary or person-to-person infections were increasing rapidly.
Doctors predicted that a second wave of victims — mostly children — could well outnumber those who actually ate the tainted meat.
As I became more and more infuriated by the news, I kept vigil at my son’s bedside, watching helplessly as Riley’s condition worsened.
Every day seemed to come with worse news, more questions, and lower numbers on beeping and blinking monitors. Riley looked as if to be asleep. I thought to myself: Maybe he’ll open his eyes and turn his head to look at me. Maybe he’ll say something. Maybe he’ll even just cry.
It didn’t happen.
Things got even worse.
Riley’s body was now being ravaged by Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), a kidney disease associated with the most severe E. coli cases where red blood cells are destroyed leading to kidney failure.
On February 20, 1993, only 23 days after he became ill, Riley’s brief time of 16 months with me came to an end: massive brain hemorrhaging and multiple organ failure brought on by his infection were the final blow.
Losing Riley was beyond devastating for me.
Before leaving the hospital, friends removed Riley’s car seat so that the long, defeated drive home might be just a touch less painful. The drive was silent as his mother and I made a heartbreaking trip home we had long assumed would be with our son. I had no idea what to do when I got there.
While planning Riley’s funeral, figuring out how to move on with a broken family, and contemplating what I’d do with my life after this tragedy, I looked at boxes of newspaper clippings, get-well letters from school children, and cards from strangers around the country. This was a collection I had once held on to for the purpose of explaining to my son someday, years from then, what he had lived through and survived.
But, as I stared at the futile archive, my questions about its purpose turned into questions about my own purpose.
What does a father do when he lives on while his son is buried?
My son’s life was not fulfilled. I wondered intently: How could I honor Riley’s life? I couldn’t sit idly by. I couldn’t live with myself knowing that, just as his illness could have been prevented, so, too, could other illnesses. I knew what I had to do. The seeds were then firmly planted for a new career and calling in food safety.
Q: How did your professional life in food safety begin and what are you doing now?
A: My food safety career started over 20 years ago with a big focus on desperately-needed reform.
It began in 1993 with some work at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). There, I was an advocate for the “Food Safe Handling Labels” federal mandate. This called for special handling instruction labels to be placed on all raw meat products (referred to as the most significant change in food safety in 100 years). At the request of the USDA, I also worked as a consultant for the USDA’s Pathogen Reduction Program.
This work, however, was not permanent, full-time, or even paying. I still had bills and a family to provide for. With what I’d learned through my USDA work, I returned to college and became a teacher.
In 1998, I began teaching high school history, math, science, and other courses. My food safety speaking, writing, advocacy, and other experiences over the previous five years slowly made their way into what I taught.
Then, in 2004, after earning national certification from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Food Science Educator in 2003, the Secretary of Agriculture appointed me to two terms as a USDA regulatory policy advisor on the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (2004–2007). In this role, as a food safety education expert, I presented before legislators, industry, and national organizations. I also consulted with print/broadcast media. And my writing on food safety history was featured in numerous journals and trade publications. While I resented when readers would often comment that they’d never heard of E. coli or the 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak, I felt a sense of gratification that Riley’s story might make an impact on someone else’s life.
After my USDA appointment ended in 2007, I returned my energies to the classroom, along with service as an advocate for food safety education. These two areas of focus seemed to merge as I took on teaching forensic science courses, which included epidemiology. Mine was, perhaps, the only high school science class in the nation where students cooked hamburger patties while measuring heat loss and monitoring food temperatures above, below, and within the “danger zone.” They also participated in simulated outbreak investigations. My students met with visiting lawyers, physicians, USDA officials, state and county health officials, and even an inspector from the Canadian Border. I took evidence of my students’ work to share with other teachers at national conferences. The response was so positive.
And, one day, while teaching in the spring of 2009, I was struck by this realization: Had Riley lived, he’d be the exact age of seniors in my science class. My work seemed to now carry such validation in my life.
Due to loss of funding, my school cancelled the forensic science program, and I moved on to teach history to talented and gifted students at the middle school level.
A large U.S. History unit on “Reform in America” took on a greater level of importance in 2013. Having aligned the area of study with reform in the food industry, I taught about Upton Sinclair and had my students read his novel The Jungle. They learned about foodborne pathogens, analyzed USDA data on meat recalls, and explored related laws and federal government responsibilities. I helped them question and understand the role of the consumer in food safety reform. Importantly and significantly, this year was also the 20th anniversary of the Jack in the Box outbreak. I worked with NPR on a piece about the safety of our meat and my students listened to me on the radio while I was in Washington, D.C. Then, the local news affiliates visited my classroom and filmed me teaching students about the outbreak. I believe this was a lesson they’ll never forget.
Through this process, however, I returned to feelings I had in 1993 when I looked at those newspaper clippings, cards, and letters.
Was this my purpose?
Would my role forevermore be teaching the history of E.coli outbreaks over and over again while not doing something about the fact that foodborne pathogen recalls, outbreaks, illnesses, and deaths are a regular feature in the nightly news?
So, after 15 years of classroom teaching, I left my job and moved to the East Coast to pursue my desire to work in some capacity to prevent others from suffering from foodborne illness.
Now, I write articles on the history of food safety reform and food security for industry journals, serve as a consultant for a food safety education company, and teach about the regulatory affairs of food at Northeastern University in Boston.
Q: What is one thing in the food safety realm that really gets you fired up, and why does it strike a chord with you?
A: The poor training and follow-through as it relates to safe food handling by those who serve food.
In most cases where I’ve helped educate food handling workers, one thing that seriously boggles my mind is this:
Workers seem to have NO idea of what they’re doing wrong or why it’s wrong.
So, I ask them to stop and think for a moment:
~ Would you like to have YOUR sandwich made by someone who didn’t wash their hands after handling a germ-laden phone or dirty money?
~ Would YOU want to eat tortilla chips stored in an uncovered bucket in a filthy storage room next to a door open to the alley with garbage right outside?
~ Would YOU want to eat food prepared by a worker who’s eating food at the same time?
Regrettably, this is what I see happening all the time.
This is the reality of how food service handlers operate.
Although I work as hard and smart as I can to impart knowledge and inspire safe food handling behaviors everywhere I go, what I tend to experience is apathy and excuses.
Q: Food is something everyone deals with every single day. In your view, what’s the most important way we can make food safety a larger focus in our culture?
A: My feeling is that it starts with parents.
We need to start kids off early in life with a strong food safety mindset.
If you’re a parent, I’d love to see you take your children grocery shopping with you. Explain why washing fruits and vegetables is important. Share with them why buying locally-grown food is safer. Talk to your kids about all the food safety basics, especially the importance of hand washing. Involve them in your cooking at home, explaining key points like cooking food to safe temperatures before eating. Involve your children in STOP’s advocacy work, helping them learn about the issues and how they can bring about more food safety progress.
Be sure to discuss the “WHY” behind food safety practices.
This is critical.
Sadly, food safety doesn’t receive much coverage in school or in the media or anywhere that would benefit our next generation of shoppers and food handlers and cooks. It’s up to us as parents to make it a priority.
It sort of makes me numb and, I’ll admit, I lose faith sometimes.
But, I will never give up.
In honor of Riley and the many precious people I’ve met who didn’t deserve the painful fate of suffering or dying from a foodborne illness, I will press on.
Q: What food safety trends do you see on the horizon?
A: Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will bring with it many challenges in terms of funding for regulatory authority and industry responsibility.
With FSMA, the federal government aims to take a more proactive, preventative role in food safety. While the implications seem like a win for consumers, change and new regulations come with reasons for many in the food industry to question and even oppose FSMA. This is an industry which enjoyed almost no change in regulation between 1906 (after the release of Sinclair’s novel The Jungle) and the 1990s (after the Jack in the Box E.coli outbreak.)
We’re already seeing major hurdles that need to be overcome with respect to genetically modified organisms (GMO) labeling and Country of Origin Labels (COOL). These challenges are similar to those against federal regulation — including legal battles — by industry. Unfortunately, a very high level of influence — to the degree of self-regulation and food industry’s hand in writing policies for the federal government’s use in regulating industry —favors industry profit over public safety.
Q: How would you like to see STOP’s readers be involved in food safety reform and education?
A: Take action.
By this, I mean:
As advocates, you and I must make our voices heard, share our stories, and let legislators know we demand more from them.
Please, please, please: Express your own personal outrage to legislators and decision-makers whose job it is to make sure your food is safe. This is what makes people stand up and take notice. It’s what STOP’s long list of food safety accomplishments was built on. And, be sure to stay tuned to STOP’s Legislative Action Center and other communications for details on specific actions you can take to hold legislators’ feet to the fire.
Reform and food safety progress is up to you and me and, I hope, millions of others who’ll make fighting for food safety a priority.
Q: Is there anything else you want to say to STOP readers?
A: Some say the Jack in the Box E.coli outbreak is the “9/11” of the meat industry.
Imagine if that were true.
Then, every week or so, terrorists would fly planes into tall buildings in major cities, causing large numbers of casualties and deaths in their wake. The government would take serious action to stop this. The media would focus great attention to this. Well, thankfully this is not what we see happening.
But wait!
Unlike the events of that day in New York and at the Pentagon, the “9/11” of the meat industry IS taking place on a regular basis.
The numbers of people who become ill and die each year since 1993 is staggering. I relive my son’s horrible death through these news reports week by week as I watch food recalls and outbreaks happen. And I know many other families bear the same soul-crushing hurt and pain that I do.
Please help.
Please be involved.
Please make food safety a top priority in your life.
Remember, not responding is a response.
Darin Detwiler is a graduate lecturer in Northeastern University’s Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industries degree program. He is also a Doctoral student in Law and Policy at Northeastern University. His research includes the history of food safety legislation and public policy regarding pathogen reduction and inspection.
If you’d like to reach out to Darin with a question or comment, he welcomes your email at d.detwiler@neu.edu.
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Wyoming Department of Public Health
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Little Rock, AR 72205
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Utah Department of Health/Report a Foodborne Illness
Cannon Health Building
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
888-222-2542
Utah Association of Local Health Departments
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Food Protection
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Public Health Laboratory
108 Cherry Street, PO Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
800-439-8550
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Food Safety and Consumer Protection
116 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
802-828-2430
Virginia Department of Health
Food Safety
109 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-864-7454
350 Capitol Street, Room 702
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-2971
1 West Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53703
608-266-1865
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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Center for Food Safety
888-SAFEFOOD (1-888-723-3366)
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline: 1-888-674-6854
USDA- Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS)
www.fsis.usda.gov
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
www.foodsafety.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
800-232-4636
www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/
Antibiotic Resistance Action Center
The Center for Food Safety
202-547-9359
International Food Information Council Foundation
202-296-6540
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
www.cste.org
770-458-3811
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Food and Water Safety for Travelers
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Guam Department of Agriculture
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Connecticut Department of Public Health
Food Protection Program
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06134
860-509-7297
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131 Coventry Street
Hartford, CT 06112
860-757-4726 or 860-757-4729
New Haven Health Department
54 Meadow Street
New Haven, CT 06519
203-946-6999
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Food Establishments Group
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714
512- 834-6753
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Texas Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition
1700 N Congress, 11th Floor
Austin, TX 78701
512-463-7476
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Austin, TX 78714
512-776-7676
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Tennessee Department of Health
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Cordell Hull Building, 3rd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-3111
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615-741-7247
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814 Jefferson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38105
901-222-9243
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311 23rd Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203
615-340-5616
www.nashville.gov/Health-Department/Environmental-Health/Food-Protection-Services.aspx
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Food Protection
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-898-3432
http://www.scdhec.gov/FoodSafety/
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Compliance
State Capitol /Wade Hampton Building, 5th Floor
Columbia, SC 29211
803-734-2210
http://agriculture.sc.gov/divisions/consumer-protection/foodfeed-safety-compliance/
South Carolina Food Establishment Inspections
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Rhode Island Department of Health
Food Protection
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
401-222-5960
401-272-5952 (emergency after hours)
http://www.health.ri.gov/programs/foodprotection/
Rhode Island Department of Environment
Agriculture Division
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
401-222-2781
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/agricult/index.php
Rhode Island Food Establishment Inspections
http://www.health.ri.gov/food/
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Bureau of Food Safety & Laboratory Services
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
866-366-3723
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Pennsylvania Department of Health
625 Forster Street, 8th Floor West
Harrisburg, PA 17120
877-PA-HEALTH
www.portal.health.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania Food Establishment Inspections
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800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 640
Portland, OR 97232
971-673-0451
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erica.vaness@state.or.us
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Food Safety Program
635 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
503-986-4720
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Oregon Health Departments (by County)
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Multnomah County (Portland) Food Establishment Inspections
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Oklahoma Department of Health
Food Safety and Foodborne Diseases
1000 NE 10th Street, Room 605
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
405-271-4060
800-522-0203 (toll free)
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Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry
2800 N Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-521-3864
www.oda.state.ok.us/food/
Oklahoma Food Establishment Inspections
www.phin.state.ok.us/Inspections/
Ohio Department of Health
Food Safety Program
246 N High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-1390
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Ohio Department of Agriculture
Food Safety Division
8995 E Main Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
614-728-6250
www.agri.ohio.gov/foodsafety
www.agri.ohio.gov/divs/meat/meat.aspx
Columbus Public Health
Food Protection Program
240 Parsons Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-645-8191
publichealth.columbus.gov/food-protection.aspx
Columbus Food Establishment Inspections
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North Dakota Department of Health
600 E Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
701-328-2372
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North Dakota Division of Food and Lodging
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North Dakota Department of Agriculture
Meat Inspection
www.nd.gov/ndda/program/meat-inspection
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
NC Food Safety
4000 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-733-7366
http://www.ncfoodsafety.com/
North Carolina Department of Health
Food Protection Program
5605 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-707-5854
ehs.ncpublichealth.com/faf/food/index.htm
Report a Foodborne Illness
NCDPH Epidemiology
225 N McDowell Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
919-733-3419 (24 hr access)
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North Carolina Health Department Directors (by County)
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www.wral.com/5onyourside/restaurants/page/1001540/
New York Department of Agriculture & Markets
Food Safety & Inspection
10B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
518-457-4492
www.agriculture.ny.gov/FS/FSHome.html
New York Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237
800-458-1158 (toll free)
518-473-4436
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New Mexico Environment Department
Food Program
PO Box 5469
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-476-9102
www.nmenv.state.nm.us/fod/Food_Program
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 South Saint Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-827-2613
www.health.state.nm.us
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Albuquerque Food Inspection and Safety
www.cabq.gov/envhealth/inspections
New Jersey Department of Health
Food and Drug Safety Program
PO Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-826-4935
www.nj.gov/health/foodanddrugsafety/consumer.shtml
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
PO Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-588-7606
www.state.nj.us/agriculture/news/hottopics/topics070319.html
New Jersey Departments of Health (by County or Municipality)
www.nj.gov/health/lh/directory/lhdselectcounty.shtml
Rutgers University/NJ Agricultural Experiment Station
88 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
njaes.rutgers.edu/health/
New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
Public Health Services/Food Protection
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-4589
www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/fp
Foodborne Illness Surveillance
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-5300 (24 hr)
800-852-3345, x5300 (toll free 24 hr)
www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/surveillance/food.htm
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Epidemiology/Foodborne Illness
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2937
dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/EPI/Pages/Foodborne.aspx
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Consumer Protection
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-3422
ttp://www.nda.nebraska.gov/fscp/index.html
Nebraska Health Departments (by County and Rural District)
dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/puh_oph_lhd.aspx#Websites
Omaha-Douglas County Health Department
Disease Control/Foodborne Illness
1111 South 41st Street at Pacific
Omaha, NE 68105
402-444-7214
402-444-7000 (after hours)
www.douglascountyhealth.com/disease-a-immunization/food-borne-illness
Restaurant Inspections
www.douglascountyhealth.com/food-a-drink/food-facility-ratings?rname=all&submit=Search
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
3140 N Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-441-6280
www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/health/environ/consumer/food/foodsafety.htm
Food Establishment Inspections
logisrv01.lincoln.ne.gov/health/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=EPH.Default
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Food & Consumer Safety
1400 Broadway
Helena, MT 59604
406-444-4542
www.dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/fcs/index.shtml
Montana Health Departments (by County or Tribal Agency)
www.dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/phep/countytribalhealthdepts.shtml
Montana Food Star Award Program
http://web.hhs.mt.gov/publichealth/fcs/foodstar.shtml
Montana DPHHS Food and Consumer Safety
http://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/FCSS
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
866-628-9891 (toll free)
www.health.mo.gov/safety/foodsafety
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Food Safety
1616 Missouri Boulevard
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-4211
mda.mo.gov/connect/foodsafety.php
Kansas City Department of Healt
Food Protection Program
2400 Troost Ave, Suite 3000
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-513-6315
http://kcmo.gov/health/environmental-health-services/environmental-public-health-program/
Kansas City Food Establishment Inspections
www.inspectionsonline.us/foodsafety/mousakansascity/search.htm
St. Louis County Department of Health
Safe Food Center
www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/FoodandRestaurants
St. Louis Restaurant Inspections
www.stlouisco.com/HealthandWellness/FoodandRestaurants/RestaurantInspections
Mississippi Department of Health
Food Safety, Restaurant Inspections
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, MS 39216
866-458-4948
msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/43,0,377.html
Reporting a Foodborne Illness
800-556-0003
601-576-7400 (after hours/holidays)
Mississippi Public Health Laboratory
570 East Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS 39216
601- 576-7582
601-576-7725 (Office of Epidemiology)
msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,73.html
Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce
Consumer Protection
PO Box 1609
Jackson, MS 39215
601-359-1148
https://www.mdac.ms.gov/bureaus-departments/regulatory-services/consumer-protection/
Minnesota Department of Public Health
Food Safety
PO Box 64975
St Paul, MN 55164
651-201-5000
888-345-0823 (toll free from greater MN)
www.health.state.mn.us/foodsafety
Reporting a Suspected Foodborne Illness
877-366-3455
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/foodborne/reporting.html
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Food Safety
625 Robert Street North
St Paul, Minnesota 55155
651-201-6000
800-967-2474
www.mda.state.mn.us/food/safety
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDECP)
625 N Robert Street
PO Box 64975
St Paul, MN 55164
77-676-5414 (toll free from greater MN)
877-FOOD-ILL (877-366-3) Foodborne Illness Hotline
Minneapolis Department of Health
Food Safety Program
Public Service Center
250 S 4th Street, Room 510
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-673-2301
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/health/inspections/foodsafety
Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
Food Safety
PO Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
800-292-3939
www.michigan.gov/mdard/0,4610,7-125-50772—,00.html
www.michigan.gov/mdard/0,4610,7-125-1572_2875_31948-8257–,00.html
Michigan Department of Community Health
Bureau of Disease Control, Prevention, Epidemiology
Capitol View Building
201 Townsend Street
Lansing, MI 48913
517-373-3740
517-335-9030 (emergency after hours)
www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,4612,7-132-2945_5104—,00.html
Michigan Food Inspections
secure1.state.mi.us/misafe/Default.aspx
Kent County (Grand Rapids) Health Department
700 Fuller Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616- 632-6900
www.accesskent.com/Health/FoodServices/default.htm
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Food Protection Program
305 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-983-6700
617-522-3700 (emergency/after hours)
www.mass.gov/dph/fpp
Massachusetts Health Departments (by County)
www.healthguideusa.org/massachusetts_local_health_departments.htm
Massachusetts Partnership for Food Safety Education
www.mafoodsafetyeducation.info
City of Boston Department of Health
Inspectional Services Department/Health Division
1010 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th floor
Boston, MA 02118
617-635-5300
www.cityofboston.gov/isd/health
Worcester Department of Public Health\
25 Meade Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508-799-8531
www.worcesterma.gov/ocm/public-health
Maryland Department of Health
Office of Food Protection; Center for Retail Food, Plan and Process Reviews
6 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1301
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-767-8400
phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/OEHFP/OFPCHS/SitePages/Home.aspx
Foodborne Illness/Emerging Infections Program
phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/OIDEOR/EIP/SitePages/Home.aspx
Baltimore City Health Department\
1001 E Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-396-4398
baltimorehealth.org/foodcontrol.html
http://health.baltimorecity.gov/environmental-health/food-facilities
Montgomery County (Germantown, Silver Spring) Department of Health
Disease Control and Epidemiology
Dennis Avenue Health Center
2000 Dennis Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20902
240-777-1755
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/Program.aspx?id=PHS/PHSDControl-p270.html
Howard County (Columbia) Department of Health
Food Protection Program
7178 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
410-313-1772
866-313-6300 (toll free 24/7 access)
www.howardcountymd.gov/DisplayPrimary.aspx?id=4294969400
Food Establishment Inspection Program
howard.envhealth.info/
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Environmental Health
221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-8016
www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/el/postings.htm
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
286 Water Street, State House Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333
800-606-0215
www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/food_safety_in_maine.html
Report a Foodborne Illness
800-821-5821 (24 hr access)
Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
www.maine.gov/agriculture/qar/index.html
University of Maine Food Safety Program
5741 Libby Hall
Orono, ME 04469
207-581-3188
extension.umaine.edu/food-health/food-safety/
Portland Health & Human Services
389 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
207-874-8633
http://www.portlandmaine.gov/610/Food-Safety
Portland Restaurant Inspections
www.pressherald.com/special/portland_maine_restaurant_inspection_report.html
Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
Food and Drug Unit
PO Box 629
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629
225-342-9500
dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/300
Louisiana Community Health Units (by Parish)
www.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/394
Reporting Foodborne/Waterborne Disease
1450 Poydras Street, Suite 2146
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-568-8316
www.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/535
Louisiana Restaurant Inspections
inspections.eatsafe.la.gov/default.aspx
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Food Quality
PO Box 1951
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-925-3772
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/food-safety/
New Orleans Health Department
1300 Perdido Street, Suite 8E18
New Orleans, LA 70112
311
www.nola.gov/health-department/
Kentucky Department Public Health
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
275 E Main Street, 1E-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-564-7181
www.chfs.ky.gov/dph/info/phps/food.htm
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Consumer & Environmental Protection
107 Corporate Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-573-0282
www.kyagr.com/consumer/division-of-food-distribution.html
Louisville Health and Wellness
400 East Gray Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-574-6520
http://louisvilleky.gov/government/health-wellness/food-safety
Restaurant Inspections
http://portal.louisvilleky.gov/applications/RestaurantInspectionScores
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department
Environmental Health
804A Newtown Circle
Lexington, KY 40511
859-231-9791
www.lexingtonhealthdepartment.org/ProgramsServices/FoodProtection/tabid/200/Default.aspx
Barren River District (Bowling Green) Health Department
1109 State Street
Bowling Green, KY 42102
270-781-8039
270-202-5785 (24 hr access)
www.barrenriverhealth.org/mx/hm.asp?id=RestaurantScores
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Food Safety
109 SW Ninth Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-3556
https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/food-safety-lodging
Kansas Restaurant Inspections
https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/food-safety-lodging/inspection-results
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW Jackson
Topeka, Kansas 66612
785-296-1500
www.kdheks.gov/epi/foodborne.htm
Sedgwick County (Wichita) Health Department
1900 E Ninth Street
Wichita, KS 67214
316-660-7300
www.sedgwickcounty.org/healthdept/
Report a Foodborne Illness
316-660-5555 (24 hr access)
Johnson County (Overland Park) Health Department
http://www.jocogov.org/health
Wyandotte County (Kansas City) Health Department
619 Ann Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
913-321-4803
www.wycokck.org/dept.aspx?id=488
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Environmental Health
321 E 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-7689
www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/food_safety.asp
Iowa Food System Council
www.iowafoodsystemscouncil.org
Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology (CADE)
www.idph.state.ia.us/Cade/Foodborne.aspx
Iowa State University Food Safety Project
www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/
Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals
Food and Consumer Safety Bureau
www.state.ia.us/government/dia/page3.html
Polk County (Des Moines) Health Department
1907 Carpenter Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50314
515-286-3798
ms.polkcountyiowa.gov/health/
Linn County (Cedar Rapids) Health Department
935 2nd Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
319-892-5000
http://ia-linncounty.civicplus.com/603/Food-Safety
Scott County (Davenport) Health Department
Food Protection Program
600 W Fourth Street
Davenport, Iowa 52801
563-326-8618
www.scottcountyiowa.com/health/food.php
Indiana Department of Health
Food Protection
100 North Senate Avenue, N855
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-8569
www.in.gov/isdh/20640.htm
Indiana Food Protection (by County)
www.in.gov/isdh/23962.htm
Report a Complaint to the Health Department
www.in.gov/isdh/20887.htm
Indiana Food Defense Program
317-233-8476
www.in.gov/isdh/20994.htm
Marion County (Indianapolis area) Department of Food Safety
3838 N Rural Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
317-221-2222
www.mchd.com/fdp.htm
Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health
200 E Berry Street, Suite 360
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
260-449-7561
http://www.allencountyhealth.com/get-informed/environmental-health-hazards/consumer-alerts/
Evansville & Vanderburgh County Department of Health
Food Safety Program
420 Mulberry Street
Evansville, Indiana 47713-1231
812- 435-2400
www.evansville.in.gov/Index.aspx?page=623
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-4977
www.idph.state.il.us
Report Foodborne Illness (Health Departments by County)
www.idph.state.il.us/local/alpha.htm
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Food Inspection
PO Box 19281, State Fairgrounds
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
217- 782-2172
www.agr.state.il.us/programs/consumer/foodinsp.html
Restaurant Inspections (Chicago)
webapps.cityofchicago.org/healthinspection.jsp
Report Foodborne Illness
Chicago: 312-747-3663 | @foodbornechi (Twitter)
Suburban Cook County: @foodsafecookco (Twitter)
Cook County Department of Public Health
Food Safety Resources
15900 S Cicero Avenue – Building E
Oak Forest, IL 60452
708-633-4000
http://cookcountypublichealth.org/services/food-safety
Kane County Health Department
Environmental Health
1240 N Highland Avenue
Aurora, IL 60506
Or
1750 Grandstand Place
Elgin, IL 60123
630-444-3040
kanehealth.com/food_safety.htm
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Food Protection Program
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
208-334-6996
www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Health/FoodProtection/tabid/96/Default.aspx
Questions/To Request Informational CD
208-334-5938
Idaho Health Districts (Reporting Illness, Restaurant Inspections, and More)
www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Health/HealthDistricts/tabid/97/Default.aspx
Idaho Department of Agriculture
Food Safety Program
2270 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, Idaho 83712
208-332-8500
www.agri.idaho.gov/Categories/InspectionsExams/FoodSafety/indexfoodSafetyHome.php
Boise Area Food Establishment Inspection Records
secure.cdhd.idaho.gov/cdhpublic/LicenseBrowser.aspx
Hawaii Department of Health
591 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-8012
health.hawaii.gov/food-drug/for-consumers/
http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/blog/ag-resources/food-safety-on-farm/
Reporting Foodborne Illness (District Health Offices)
Oahu 808-586-4586
Maui 808-984-8213
Kauai 808-241-3563
Hilo 808-933-0912
Kona 808-322-4877
808-566-5049 (after hours)
800-360-2575 (toll free)
Hawaii Food Education
www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/NEW/index.html
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
hdoa.hawaii.gov/agricultural-resources/
Georgia Department of Health
Office of Environmental Health
2 Peachtree Street NW, 13 Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-657-6534
dph.georgia.gov/environmental-health
Environmental Health Inspections
dph.georgia.gov/environmental-health-inspections
Digital Health Department
http://www.garrisonenterprises.com/
Fulton County Health & Wellness (Atlanta)
141 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-612-4000
fultoncountyga.gov/dhw-home
Restaurant Inspections
fultoncountyga.gov/dhw-restaurant-inspections
Richmond County Health Department (Augusta)
950 Laney-Walker Boulevard
Augusta, Georgia 30901
706-721-5900
www.ecphd.com/common/content.asp?PAGE=661
Columbus Department of Public Health
Office of Environmental Health
2100 Comer Avenue
Columbus, GA 31904
888-810-4316 toll free
www.columbushealth.com/chd/columbusHealth/index.cfm/community/environmental-health/
Emergency/After Hours
1-800-PUB-HLTH (782-4584)
Florida Department of Health
Food and Waterborne Disease Program
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A08
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-245-4401
doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/foodsurveillance/FoodandWaterborneDiseaseProgramFinalIndexPage.html
On Facebook
www.facebook.com/FLDepartmentofHealth
Reporting a Problem with Food in Florida
doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/foodsurveillance/HowtoReportaProblemwithFoodinFlorida.htm
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Food Safety
3125 Conner Boulevard, Suite D
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
850-245-5595
University of Florida Food Safety and Quality
fycs.ifas.ufl.edu/foodsafety/
Florida Restaurant Inspections (All Counties)
www.ledgerdata.com/restaurant-inspections/alachua/
Hillsborough County Department of Health (Tampa)
1105 E Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33602
813-307-8000
www.hillscountyhealth.org/
Dade County Department of Health (Miami)
Miami-Dade Service Sites
http://miamidade.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/clinical-and-nutrition-services/service-sites.htm
Contact 24/7
305-324-2400
www.dadehealth.org
Duval County Department of Health (Jacksonville)
900 University Boulevard, N
Jacksonville, FL 32211
904-253-1000
www.dchd.net/our-programs/epidemiology
Delaware Department of Health
Office of Food Protection
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
302-744-4546
www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/hsp/ofp.html
Food Establishment Inspection Reports
dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/hsp/Default.aspx
Colorado Department of Public Health
Division of Environmental Health
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South B-2
Denver, Colorado 80246=
303-692-3645
www.cdphe.state.co.us/cp/
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Fruit and Vegetable Section
PO Box 407
Monte Vista, CO 81144
719-852-4749
Reporting Foodborne Illness by County
www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CDPHE-Main/CBON/1251588365684
Colorado Inspection & Consumer Services
www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ag_ICS/CBON/1251599400393
Food Safety (Statewide)
www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/ag_Main/CBON/1251634013356
Tri-County (Denver area) Health Department
6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 100
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303-220-9200
http://www.tchd.org/246/Restaurants-Grocery
http://www.tchd.org/171/Infectious-Diseases
Denver Restaurant Health Inspection Reports
www.denvergov.org/eh/tabid/435231
Denver Foodborne Illness Investigations
www.denvergov.org/?TabId=391974
El Paso County (Colorado Springs) Food Safety
www.elpasocountyhealth.org/service/food-safety
California Department of Public Health
Food and Drug Branch
1500 Capitol Avenue, MS 7602
Sacramento, CA 95899
916- 650-6500
www.cdph.ca.gov/programs (Follow link to Food, Drug, and Radiation Safety)
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Inspection Services Division
1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-900-5020
inspection_services@cdfa.ca.gov
Consumer Complaints (Statewide)
800-495-3232
Restaurant Inspections by County
www.ca.gov/OnlineServices/OS_Consumers_inspections.html
Los Angeles Area Food Illness Report
https://www.visualcmr.net/webvcmr/pages/public/pub_FBI_Report.aspx
Los Angeles Area Restaurant/Market Ratings
publichealth.lacounty.gov/rating/
San Diego Food Complaints
http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/deh/fhd/food/foodcomplaints.html
San Diego Foodborne Epidemiology
http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/deh/fhd/food/foodborneepidemiology.html
Santa Clara County Food Facility Inspections
sccinspections.org/onlineinsp/
San Francisco Restaurant Safety Scores
www.sfdph.org/dph/EH/Food/score/default.asp
San Francisco Food Safety
www.sfdph.org/dph/EH/Food/default.asp
Arizona Department of Health Services
www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/food-safety-environmental-services/index.php
Office of Food Safety and Environmental Health
150 N 18th Avenue, #140
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-364-3118
Maricopa County Department of Public Health
4041 N Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-506-6900
www.maricopa.gov/publichealth/
Maricopa County Food Safety Inspections
www.azcentral.com/HealthInspectionMaps
Pima County Health Department
webcms.pima.gov/government/health_department
Pima County Consumer Health & Food Safety Administration
webcms.pima.gov/health/food-safety/
Pima County Restaurant Ratings
www.pima.gov/restaurantratings/
State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation Program
555 Cordova Street, 5th Floor
Anchorage, AK 99501
907- 269-7501 / 877-233-3663 (87 Safe Food – toll free)
www.dec.alaska.gov/eh/fss/index.htm
Food Safety & Sanitation by Location
www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/fss/Food/sanstaff.htm
Food Safety Inspections (Statewide)
www.dec.alaska.gov/eh/fss/Food/food_inspections.htm
Making a Complaint (Food and Sanitation)
http://dec.alaska.gov/eh/fss/Food/Complaints.html
Food Safety for Consumers
dec.alaska.gov/eh/fss/consumers/consumers.html
Foodborne & Waterborne Disease Information
www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/id/dod/foodwater/default.htm
Anchorage Area Food Safety Inspections
hhs.muni.org/fss/
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1250
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-206-5300 / 800-ALA-1818
www.adph.org
Division of Food, Milk, and Lodging
www.adph.org/foodsafety/
Food Establishment Scores
www.adph.org/foodscores
County Health Departments in Alabama
www.adph.org/administration/Default.asp?id=505
Jefferson County Department of Health
1400 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
205-933-9110
www.jcdh.org
Mobile County Health Department
251 North Bayou Street
Mobile, AL 36603
251-690-8158
www.mobilecountyhealth.org
Mobile County Department of Food & Lodging
251-690-8116