Contact us
Report a food problem, give us feedback or find our contact details.
Useful services for consumers
- Report a food problem, including food poisoning
- Report a problem with a food hygiene rating
- Make a Freedom of Information request
Useful services for food businesses
- Report a food incident
- Report a suspected food crime issue
- Give us feedback
- Apply for a regulated product authorisation
Starting a new food business
For advice on requirements for starting a new food business contact your local authority food safety team.
Food hygiene ratings
If you have a query relating to a food hygiene rating of your business, contact your local authority food safety team.
Get in touch
General enquiries
Helpline: 0844 057 0302
Open 9.00 until 17.00, Monday to Friday
Email: helpline@food.gov.uk
FSA in Wales:
Email: walesadminteam@food.gov.uk
FSA in Northern Ireland:
Email: infofsani@food.gov.uk
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is the public sector food body for Scotland.
Contact Food Standards Scotland
Food Crime Confidential
Press and media
Email: fsa.communications@food.gov.uk
Phone: 020 7276 8888
Out of hours urgent media enquiries only: send a text message to 07507 309 584 (please note you cannot call this number).
In the text message please provide: your phone number, name, organisation, summary of your request.
Achieving Business Compliance (ABC) programme
Email: ABC@food.gov.uk
Our offices
Headquarters
Floors 6 and 7, Clive House
70 Petty France
London SW1H 9EX
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York
Foss House
Kings Pool
1-2 Peasholme Green
York YO1 7PR
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Wales
11th Floor, Southgate House
Wood Street
Cardiff CF10 1EW
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Northern Ireland
10c Clarendon Road
Belfast BT1 3BG
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