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MMinnesota Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information
MMinnesota State Department of Health Contact Information
Most questions regarding food production, handling, sales and serving, including cottage food laws and regulations are handled by the state's local health department or department of agriculture, and sometimes by a city or county business registration office.
MMinnesota Health Department
Main Office: 651-201-5000 Phone
888-345-0823 Toll-free
MMinnesota local department of health contacts
The following counties have websites, and some have Facebook pages, that provide information regarding their department and its services:
Local health departments
Community health boards
See a map of Minnesota's boards: Minnesota community health boards (PDF)
Note: Bloomington, Edina, Minneapolis, and Richfield are independent community health boards located within Hennepin County.
What is a community health board?
The community health board is the legal governing authority for local public health in Minnesota, and community health boards work with MDH to promote the public's health. Minnesota community health boards must serve at least 30,000 people. If a single county doesn't meet the population requirement, it can form a community health board with one or more neighboring counties.
- See a map of Minnesota's boards: Minnesota community health boards (PDF)
- Learn more about governance in Minnesota: Minnesota's public health system
- Find your board's community health improvement plan: 2010-2014 community health improvement plans from Minnesota community health boards
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website
FDA Labeling and NutritionNutrition Facts Label, Label Claims, Menu and Vending Machine Labeling, Gluten-Free Labeling
FDA Ingredients and PackagingFood & Color Additives, GRAS, Food Allergens, Food Contact Substances, New Plant Varieties
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a tool, the AskUSDA site providing information from across USDA all in one place. Just type key words or phrases into the search box. Your search will provide the top 10 results from across USDA. For the best search results, keep in mind that including "and" in the search box will exclude articles that don't include all searched words. Including "or" in the search box will include articles with any of the searched words.
If you have specific USDA questions that you cannot find answers to on the site, call (202) 720-2791 or email USDA at askusda@usda.gov.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775
Note: Please be aware that mail sent to their Washington D.C. area offices takes an additional 3-4 days to process due to security precautions.
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