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Maine Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information

Maine 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.

Maine Health Department

Main Office: Maine Department of Health and Human Services
109 Capitol Street
11 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333

Phone: (207) 287-3707
FAX: (207) 287-3005

Maine local department of health contacts

The following areas provide information regarding their department and services:

District Office Locations

Our staff are available to provide in-person assistance at the following locations. Please note the services currently offered at each office. For additional DHHS office locations, including Vital Records (birth, death, and marriage certificates) and the Health and Environmental Testing Lab, view our Administrative Offices list.

Eligibility and Benefits Questions

For questions regarding program eligibility and applications for MaineCare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food Supplement, please call: 1-855-797-4357 (Fax: 207-778-8429).

DISTRICT OFFICE	CONTACT (TTY: MAINE RELAY 711)	WALK-IN SERVICES
Augusta District Office 35 Anthony Avenue Augusta, Maine 04333 Show Map	General Information: (207) 624-8000 Toll Free: 1-800-452-1926 Fax: (207) 624-8124 augusta.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility
Bangor District Office 19 Maine Avenue, Bangor, Maine 04401 Show Map	General Information: (207) 561-4100 Toll Free: 1-800-432-7825 Fax: (207) 941-8871 bangor.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility For Long Term Care questions: see Machias Office.
Biddeford District Office Park One Eleven 407 Alfred Street, Suite A-1 Biddeford, Maine 04005 Show Map	General Information: (207) 286-2400 Fax: (207) 282-5154 Toll Free: 1-800-322-1919 biddeford.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI programs and service eligibility For Long Term Care questions: see Portland Office
Calais District Office 338 North Street, STE 1 Calais, ME 04619 Show Map	General Information: (207) 454-2417 Fax: (207) 454-2465	OFI program and service eligibility
Caribou District Office 30 Skyway Drive Unit 100 Caribou, Maine 04736 Show Map	General Information: (207) 493-4000 Toll Free: 1-800-432-7366 Fax: (207) 493-4001 caribou.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility
Ellsworth District Office 17 Eastward Lane Ellsworth, Maine 04605 Show Map	General Information: (207) 664-1400 Toll Free: 1-800-432-7823 Fax: (207) 667-5364 ellsworth.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility For Long Term Care questions: see Machias Office
Farmington District Office 114 Corn Shop Lane Farmington, Maine 04938 Show Map	General Information: (207) 778-8400 Toll Free: 1-800-442-6382 Fax: (207) 778-8410 or (207) 778-8429 farmington.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility For Long Term Care questions: see Augusta Office For Child Support services: see Lewiston Office
Fort Kent District Office 139 Market Street, Suite 109 Fort Kent, Maine 04743-1447 Show Map	General Information: (207) 834-1000 Toll Free: 1-800-432-7340 Fax: (207) 834-1001 fortkent.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility For Child Support services: see Caribou Office
Houlton District Office 11 High Street Houlton, Maine 04730 Show Map	General Information: (207) 532-5000 Toll Free: 1-800-432-7338 Fax: (207) 532-7995 houlton.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility For Child Support services: see Caribou Office
Lewiston District Office 200 Main Street Lewiston, Maine 04240 Show Map	General Information: (207) 795-4300 Toll Free: 1-800-482-7517 Fax: (207) 795-4444 lewiston.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility
Machias District Office 38 Prescott Drive Machias, Maine 04654 Show Map	General Information: (207) 255-2000 Toll Free: 1-800-432-7846 Fax: (207) 255-2022 machias.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility For Child Support services: see Ellsworth Office
Portland District Office 151 Jetport Boulevard South Portland, ME (Mailing address - 151 Jetport Boulevard, Portland, ME 04102-1946) Show Map	General Information: (207) 822-2000 Toll Free: 1-800-482-7520 Fax: (207) 822-2310 portland.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility
Rockland District Office 91 Camden Street Suite 103 Rockland, Me 04841 Show Map	General Information: (207) 596-4200 Toll Free: 1-800-432-7802 Fax: (207) 596-4331 rockland.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility (except Aspire)
Sanford District Office 890 Main Street Suite 208 Sanford, Maine 04073 Show Map	General Information: (207) 490-5400 Toll Free: 1-800-482-0790 Fax: (207) 490-5463 sanford.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility
Skowhegan District Office 98 North Avenue Suite 10 Skowhegan, Maine 04976 Show Map	General Information: (207) 474-4800 Toll Free: 1-800-452-4602 Fax: (207) 474-4888 skowhegan.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility For Child Support services: see Augusta Office
South Paris District Office 243 Main Street Suite #6 South Paris, Maine 04281 Show Map	General Information: (207) 744-1200 Toll Free: 1-888-593-9775 Fax: (207) 743-8798 southparis.dhhs@maine.gov	OFI program and service eligibility For Child Support services: see Lewiston Office

Maine

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 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.