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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.
Main Office: Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH)
MAIN PHONE: (775) 684-4000 | Fax: (775) 684-4010 | General Email:
[email protected]
If you are looking to apply for assistance, or for information or resources related to many of the Department's programs and
services, go to the DHHS Essential Services website.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nevada Health Response and the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) are closely monitoring the outbreak of respiratory illness caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
For the most up-to-date information, please see the links below and visit the Nevada Health Response website:
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
The following counties have websites, and some have Facebook pages, that provide information regarding their department and its services:
900 E Long St
Carson
City, NV 89706-3129
Phone: 775-887-2190
Email Department
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485 W B St Ste 101
Fallon, NV 89406-2765
Phone: (775) 423-4434
Email Department
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1329 Waterloo LN
Gardnerville, NV 89410-5385
Phone: (775) 782-5500
Email Department
Visit Website
762 14Th St
Elko, NV
89801-3413
Phone: (775) 778-0780
Email Department
102 E Haskell St
Winnemucca, NV 89445-3247
Phone: (775) 623-6575
Email Department
150 Palmer St
Battle
Mountain, NV 89820-1930
Phone: (775) 635-2386
Email Department
PO BOX 261
Caliente,
NV 89008-0261
Phone: (775) 726-3123
Email Department
PO BOX 988
Fernley, NV
89408-0988
Phone: (775) 684-4283
Email Department
PO BOX 1208
Dayton, NV
89403-1208
Phone: (775) 246-6211
Email Department
26 Nevin Way
Yerington, NV 89447-2327
Phone: (775) 463-6539
Email Department
331 1st St.
Hawthorne,
NV 89415
Phone: (775) 945-3657
Email Department
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1981 E Calvada Blvd North
Pahrump, NV 89048
Phone: (775) 751-7070
Email Department
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PO BOX 409
Tonopah, NV
89049-0409
Phone: (775) 482-6659
Email Department
PO BOX 1166
Lovelock,
NV 89419-1166
Phone: (775) 273-2041
Email Department
280 S Decatur Blvd
Las
Vegas, NV 89106-4118
Phone: (702) 759-1000
Email Department
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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 and Color Additives, GRAS, Food Allergens, Food Contact Substances, New Plant Varieties
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 [email protected].
If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:
The U.S. Department of Health and 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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Interesting Reads:
THE PREPPER'S CANNING & PRESERVING BIBLE: [13 in 1] Your Path to Food Self-Sufficiency. Canning, Dehydrating, Fermenting, Pickling & More, Plus The Food Preservation Calendar for a Sustainable Pantry
The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre! Paperback
The Citizens' Guide to Geologic Hazards: A Guide to Understanding Geologic Hazards Including Asbestos, Radon, Swelling Soils, Earthquakes, Volcanoes
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
Book: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Paperback
