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File a complaint about a possible unsafe food handling observation at a food establishment

This form is for reporting unsafe food handling practices observed at food establishments in Washington state's King County.
If the establishment is in a different county, please contact the health department serving that county.

Other reporting forms:

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To report a violation of our vaccination verification order, please complete this form.

Public Health responds to all complaints in a timely manner. This usually involves a visit to the site in question, assessment of the problem, working with the site owner or manager to correct the problem, and education of other staff to avoid the problem in the future. Parts of the form below marked with a red asterisk are required.

Your contact information:

Phone (optional)
Email

About the food establishment in question:

Sometimes there are chains of food establishments with the same name (i.e. McDonalds) or similar names to other restaurants so to ensure our inspection team is sent to the one you are writing about, we need to know its location.

Describe in detail the unsafe food handling practice you observed

Link/share our site at www.kingcounty.gov/foodcomplaint