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How to Report Food Poisoning & Food Safety Complaints

If this is a medical emergency, call 9-1-1 or get to your nearest emergency room. Contact your healthcare provider if you require medical care. The following are options for reporting concerns, it is not for diagnosis or treatment of any illness:

Report foodborne illness in Anchorage: Call 907-343-4200

To Report food poisoning from restaurant or food venues in the Municipality of Anchorage:
Call 907-343-4200 or submit an online complaint.


Report foodborne illness in Alaska: Call or Text 907-764-9825.  

To Report food poisoning from restaurant or food venues in Alaska, outside the Municipality of Anchorage, use the hotline: Call or Text 907-764-YUCK (9825) or submit an online complaint.

Please be prepared to provide the following information:

  • Your symptoms
  • Foods eaten in the days prior to your illness
  • Names and locations where food was bought and/or eaten

Public health emergencies that happen outside of normal business hours can be called in to the Section of Epidemiology’s after hours number at 800-478-0084.