You can call 1-800-752-2751 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and a food safety expert will likely have the answers to your food safety questions.
The hotline was created by CFAES’ Wilbur A. Gould Food Industries Center in 1985 as a service to support the needs of Ohio-based food processors, said Heather Dean, who serves as the hotline’s coordinator.
The free hotline is now accessible by consumers nationwide, thanks to a 2009 partnership with the Kroger Co. Consumers can also email their food safety questions to foodsafety@osu.edu.
Call 1-800-752-2751
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Trained CFAES staff and students answer the hotline, which averages 100 calls annually.
Hotline questions commonly focus on food storage and temperatures: “If a package of meat was left in the car after a grocery trip, is it safe to eat?”
If the food safety experts don’t know the answer, they’ll do some research, call back the consumer, and provide the answer. After-hours calls are answered by voicemail and receive return calls.