Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

serving the state of wisconsin since 1839

DATCP works to assure safe food, healthy people, animals, plants and environment, vibrant agriculture and fair business practices.

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File a Consumer Food Complaint

This form is only for complaints about food safety issues in stores and food processing plants in Wisconsin. If you have a complaint about a restaurant in Wisconsin, please contact the Wisconsin Department of Health Services or your local health department. If the business you are complaining about is not in Wisconsin, please contact your local health department for direction. Please fill in as much information as possible. You will be contacted by a division staff member to follow up on this complaint.

Please fill in as much information as possible. You will be contacted by a division staff member to follow up on this complaint.

This complaint and the information you provide will be used in efforts to resolve your problem and will typically be shared with the party complained against. It may also be used to enforce applicable state laws. Under Wisconsin's Open Records Law, Wis. Stats. § 19.31, this complaint will be available for public review upon request, after this department's action is completed.

* Indicates a required field.
Your name:
Email address:  
Mailing address:
Home telephone:
Work telephone:
Best time to contact:
Please briefly describe your food safety complaint:
Were you or a family member injured?
If yes, mark any of the following symptoms that are or were present






If yes, did you or a family member get medical attention for the illness?
If yes, please give the name, address and telephone number of the health care professional who attended:
Were you or a family member hospitalized due to the illness?
If yes, please give the name, address and telephone number of the hospital or clinic:
Have you or a family member contacted public health authorities (local or state)?
If yes, when:
Did you buy the food mentioned in the complaint above?
If yes, please give any or all of the following information about the food product:
Brand name:
Product name:
Size & package type:
Lot or serial number:
Establishment ID number
Expiration or use-by date:
Date you purchased it:
Manufacturer's name and address:
Name and location of store where purchased:
Is there any of the product remaining?
If so, how much and where is it stored?
When you are finished, please press
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