Updated: October 06 2006
Meat and Poultry Hotline (USDA)
The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline can answer your food safety questions. This toll-free telephone service, which began July 1, 1985, helps prevent foodborne illness
By phone or on the Web, answers to your questions on…
* Safe food storage, handling, preparation
* Product dating
* Product content
* Power outages and much more!
See Also:
* USDA Hotline: A Food Safety Resource for Millions
* What to Do If You Have a Problem with Food Products
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. (The Hotline is closed on Federal government holidays, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day. Hours of operation on Thanksgiving are 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time).
Primary Address
Meat and Poultry Hotline (USDA)
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (301) 504-6316
Web: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/education/usda_meat_&_poultry_hotline/index.asp
Region(s) Served
- National