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Wisconsin Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information

Wisconsin State Department of Health Contact Information

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.

Wisconsin Health Department

Wisconsin Department of Health Services
1 West Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53703
[email protected].

General phone: 608-266-1865
TTY: 711 or 800-947-3529

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Wisconsin COVID Coronavirus Information

• Wisconsin New public health emergency, mask mandate
• Wisconsin Public restrictions and reopening
• Wisconsin Vaccine information
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services COVID-19 Information

For general questions about COVID-19, call 2-1-1.

Wisconsin local department of health contacts

The following counties have websites, and some have Facebook pages, that provide information regarding their department and its services:

Choose a county from the map or list below to find contact information for your local health department. If you don't know which county the community you live in is located, see the Listing of Wisconsin Cities, Townships, and Unincorporated Places (PDF) . Links in the menu navigation can help you find resources for local health departments, health officers, boards of health, and others working in public health.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website

FDA Labeling and Nutrition

Nutrition Facts Label, Label Claims, Menu and Vending Machine Labeling, Gluten-Free Labeling

FDA Ingredients and Packaging

Food & Color Additives, GRAS, Food Allergens, Food Contact Substances, New Plant Varieties

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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].

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:

The U.S. Department of Health & 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.