Contact FDA

Call:

1-888-INFO-FDA
(1-888-463-6332)

Email:

See Contact FDA Centers and Offices below or search the employee directory.

Write to:

Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

Product developers and importers who need to contact FDA regarding issues related to COVID-19 products and physicians seeking an emergency IND: Please see contact information on FDA’s main COVID-19 page.

Report an emergency

If you are experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, call 9-1-1.
To report an emergency involving food, drugs, medical devices, dietary supplements, or cosmetics, call 1-866-300-4374 or 1-301-796-8240.

Report a problem with FDA-regulated products

By phone:

Call 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332).
Call the FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinator for your state or region.

For more details, see How to Report a Problem

Online:

MedWatch: Use the MedWatch Online Reporting Form to report adverse events with human food and medical products.
Safety Reporting Portal: Use this online form to report problems with pet food, dietary supplements, and tobacco products. This form also accepts mandatory reports, such as the Reportable Food Registry for Industry.

Stay informed

All press inquiries

Call 301-796-4540.
Contact FDA’s Office of Media Affairs.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Call 301-796-3900.
FDA’s FOI Points of Contact

Find an FDA staff member

Search the HHS employee directory (includes FDA employees).
Contact an FDA Public Affairs Specialist (FDA’s community-based educators in your region or state).

Comment on proposed regulations

View FDA’s proposed regulations and submit comments online (on Regulations.gov).
How to comment on proposed regulations or submit petitions.

Resolve a dispute

Contact the FDA Ombudsman