Food & Feed Quality Complaint Form

The information collected on this form will be used by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to assess whether certain entities regulated by the MDA are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Submission of this information is voluntary; you are under no legal obligation to provide us with this information. The information will be reviewed and may lead to an investigation of the entity/entities that are the subject of this complaint, as well as possible enforcement by the MDA. The MDA may contact you in regards to your complaint if necessary. Should you decline to provide the MDA with relevant information, there will be no consequence to you but it may hinder MDA in our mission to protect the safety of food and feed in Minnesota. Some of the information provided herein (such as any information that identifies an individual complainant) will be classified as private or confidential data at the time of its collection; this information will be used and shared only with MDA staff and contractors who require access to the information as part of their duties. In certain circumstances, it may also be shared with entities outside of MDA as permitted by state or federal law, including but not limited to the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, law enforcement, and other state and federal agencies who require the information to promote public health or safety, or to dispel widespread rumor or unrest.  Other information provided herein, such as the nature of the complaint and the identity of the (allegedly) offending business will, in most cases, become public at the time any resulting investigation becomes inactive.