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Idaho Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information

Idaho 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.

Idaho Health Department

Idaho

Idaho local department of health contacts

Public health districts map

Idaho public health districts

PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS

District 1: Panhandle Health District

Director: Lora Whalen
8500 N. Atlas Road
Hayden, ID 83835
1-208-415-5100
FAX: 1-208-415-5101

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PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS

District 2: Public Health-Idaho North Central Health District

Director: Carol M. Moehrle
215 10th Street
Lewiston, ID 83501
1-208-799-3100
FAX: 1-208-799-0349

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PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS

District 3: Southwest District Health

Director: Nikole Zogg
13307 Miami Lane
Caldwell, ID 83607
1-208-455-5300
FAX: 1-208-454-7722

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PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS

District 4: Central District Health

Director: Russell A. Duke
707 North Armstrong Place
Boise, ID 83704-0825
1-208-375-5211
FAX: 1-208-327-7100

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PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS

District 5: South Central Public Health District

District Director: Melody Bowyer
1020 Washington Street N.
Twin Falls, ID 83301-3156
1-208-737-5900
FAX: 1-208-734-9502

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PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS

District 6: Southeastern Idaho Public Health

Director: Maggie Mann
1901 Alvin Ricken Drive
Pocatello, ID 83201
1-208-233-9080
FAX: 1-208-234-7169

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PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS

District 7: Eastern Idaho Public Health

Director: Geri Rackow
1250 Hollipark Drive
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
1-208-522-0310
FAX: 1-208-525-7063

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Food and Health

• Food Safety

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website

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

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 askusda@usda.gov.

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.