Restaurant, Deli, or Food Establishment Complaint

You can make complaints about a broad range of food safety issues including (but not limited to) the following:

• Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
• Dirty cutting boards and counters
• Spoiled or contaminated food
• Food that is not cooked, held, or stored at proper temperature
• A food worker who is sick 
• Garbage or sewage issues
• Operating without a permit
• Pet or other live animal inside the facility
• Poorly maintained bathrooms
• Roaches, mice, or rats present   
• Unsanitary practices by workers

Complaints about expired milk are no longer accepted.

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

You can make complaints about a broad range of food safety issues including (but not limited to) the following:

• Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
• Dirty cutting boards and counters
• Spoiled or contaminated food
• Food that is not cooked, held, or stored at proper temperature
• A food worker who is sick 
• Garbage or sewage issues
• Operating without a permit
• Pet or other live animal inside the facility
• Poorly maintained bathrooms
• Roaches, mice, or rats present   
• Unsanitary practices by workers

Complaints about expired milk are no longer accepted.

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

You can make a complaint about unsafe food practices at:

• Food or beverage stores
• Supermarkets
• Farmers' markets
• Fish markets
• Warehouses
• Packagers
• Processors

You can report unsafe food practices such as:

• Food handling
• Preparation
• Storage practice
• Odors
• Spoilage
• Infestations
• Animals at these businesses

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Report unsanitary conditions at a supermarket, bodega or other food market or food processor.

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