| State and Local Governments
Oversee: All foods within their jurisdictions
Food Safety Role:
- Work with FDA and other federal agencies to implement food safety standards for fish, seafood, milk, and other foods produced within state borders
- Inspect restaurants, grocery stores, and other retail food establishments, as well as dairy farms and milk processing plants, grain mills, and food manufacturing plants within local jurisdictions
- Embargo (stop the sale of) unsafe food products made or distributed within state borders
For More Information: City, county and state health, agriculture and environmental protection agencies, listed in the blue pages of the phone book under city, county and state government
Websites:

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Individual State Links
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| State |
Public Health |
Agriculture |
Other |
| Alabama |
Dept. of Public Health |
Dept. of Agriculture and Industries |
Division of Food, Milk, and Lodging |
| Alaska |
Division of Public Health |
Division of Agriculture |
Environmental Sanitation & Food Safety |
| Arizona |
Public Health Services |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Arkansas |
Arkansas Dept. of Health |
Agriculture Online |
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| California |
Dept. of Health Services |
Dept. of Food and Agriculture |
Division of Environmental Health Services
California Sea Grant Extension Program
Health Warnings |
| Colorado |
Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Consumer Protection Division
Colorado Coop Exten Svc Food and Nutrition Publications |
| Connecticut |
Dept. of Public Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Delaware |
Division of Public Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Delaware Cooperative Extension Food and Nutrition Facts |
| District of Columbia |
Dept. of Health |
N/A |
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| Florida |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants |
| Georgia |
Dept. of Public Health |
Dept. of Agriculture and Industries |
Georgia Cooperative Extension Teletips |
| Hawaii |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Environmental Health Administration |
| Idaho |
Dept. of Health and Welfare |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Illinois |
Dept. of Public Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Public Health District, Division of Environmental Health |
| Indiana |
Dept. of Health |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
Indiana Coop Exten Svc: Foods and Nutrition
Health Department, Foodborne Disease Prevention |
| Iowa |
Dept. of Public Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Iowa Coop Exten Svc Food Safety Project |
| Kansas |
Dept. of Health and Environment |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
Kansas Coop Exten Food Safety Library |
| Kentucky |
Dept. of Public Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Dept for Public Health, Food Safety Branch |
| Louisiana |
Dept. of Health and Hospitals |
Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry |
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| Maine |
Dept. of Health Services |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Maryland |
Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program |
| Massachusetts |
Dept. of Public Health |
Dept. of Food and Agriculture |
Boston Mayor's Food Court |
| Michigan |
Dept. of Community Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Dept of Agriculture, Food Safety
Michigan Cooperative Extension Homepage |
| Minnesota |
Dept. of Public Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Minnesota Cooperative Extension Service |
| Mississippi |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce |
Coop Exten Svc Food Safety and Quality |
| Missouri |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Montana |
Dept. of Public Health and Human Services |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Nebraska |
Dept. of Health and Human Services |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Nebraska Coop Exten Svc, Food Safety |
| Nevada |
Health Division |
Division of Agriculture |
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| New Hampshire |
Dept. of Health and Human Services |
Dept. of Agriculture, Markets, and Food |
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| New Jersey |
Dept. of Health and Senior Services |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Food and Milk Program |
| New Mexico |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| New York |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture and Markets |
Cornell Food and Water Safety Program |
| North Carolina |
Dept. of Health and Human Services |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Coop Exten Svc Food Safety Info Retrieval System |
| North Dakota |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Coop Exten Svc Food Safety and Substitutions |
| Ohio |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Oklahoma |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Oregon |
Health Division |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Pennsylvania |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Puerto Rico |
Dept. of Health |
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| Rhode Island |
Dept. of Health |
N/A |
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| South Carolina |
Dept. of Health and Human Services |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| South Dakota |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Office of Health Protection |
| Tennessee |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Texas |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Bureau of Food and Drug Safety |
| Utah |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture and Food |
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| Vermont |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Markets |
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| Virginia |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
Food Safety Programs
Division of Food and General Environmental Health Services |
| Washington |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Seattle-King County Department of Public Health
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
WA Coop Exten Consumer Food Safety Resource |
| West Virginia |
Dept. of Health and Human Resources |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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| Wisconsin |
Dept. of Health and Family Services |
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection |
Wisconsin Sea Grant Extension Program |
| Wyoming |
Dept. of Health |
Dept. of Agriculture |
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