Reporting a potential foodborne illness helps us to identify foodborne illness outbreaks in North Dakota and prevent the spread of illness to others. Foodborne illness often occurs 1 to 4 days after eating contaminated foods.
To report a foodborne illness complaint:
- Email Disease Control. Please put "Foodborne Illness Complaint" in the subject, and include in the body of the email the date of the incident, the menu items consumed, and the name and address of the business, or
- Call Disease Control at (701) 328-2378.
What happens after I report a foodborne illness complaint?
- We will forward your report to the environmental health staff responsible for inspecting the location that you mentioned.
- We may ask you for a stool sample so that we can determine what is making you ill.
Disease Control Contact Information
- Phone: (701) 328-2378.
- Toll Free: 1 (800) 472-2180.
- Email: disease@nd.gov
- After Hours/Weekend Reporting: (701) 328-2121 or 1 (800) 472-2121.
- Review the areas of licensing jurisdiction map(s) to determine the appropriate responding agency that licenses and inspects the establishment of concern.
- In some instances, you may need to contact the local public health agency to report your concern.
- If it's determined that Food and Lodging is the appropriate agency, please contact us at:
- Phone: (701) 328-1291.
- Toll-Free: 1 (800) 472-2927.
- Fax: (701) 328-0340.
- Email: foodandlodging@nd.gov
When reporting a general concern, you will be asked to provide the following information:
- Business type (restaurant, mobile home park, hotel, etc.).
- Establishment name.
- Establishment address (including the county).
- Date complaint was observed.
- Complaint description.
- You may provide your personal information or remain anonymous when reporting a concern.
Ways to Submit Assisted Living Facility Concerns
- Filling out the assisted living complaint intake form.
- Emailing hrlsection@nd.gov.
- Calling (701) 328-8655 or 711 (TTY).
- Faxing to (701) 328-1890.
- Mailing to the office address below.
Office Address
Health Response and Licensure
1720 Burlington Drive, Suite A
Bismarck, ND 58504-7736
Guidance on how to report a complaint or inquiry about FDA-regulated food, dietary supplements, and cosmetic products can be found on FDA's Get Assistance from the FDA Human Foods Program (HFP) webpage.