Customer Service

About Customer Service in Environmental Health

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division conducts routine inspections and complaint investigations at commercial businesses including restaurants, body art facilities, organized and children's camps, public swimming pools, solid waste facilities, and residential sites such as rental housing/apartment units throughout the County to protect the public's health.

Please note: The cities of Pasadena, Long Beach, or Vernon operate their own environmental health department and should be contacted if your business or inquiry is located within one of those cities.

To contact your local District Office, please visit our District Office page, to locate the office that serves your area.

To report a foodborne illness, call (213) 240-7821 or submit a report online.

To file a complaint with the Environmental Health Division, please use our online complaint form or contact our Customer Support Center.

Telephone

Customer Support Center: (888) 700-9995
Ocean Water Advisory Hotline: (800) 525-5662

For other Los Angeles County services and information, such as housing assistance, shelters, mental health, crisis services, transportation, and more, please, see our full list of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Programs.

For information regarding health, human and social services call 2-1-1, or visit the 211 website.

For non-emergency LA City Services, call 3-1-1, or visit the 311 website.

For Public Works concerns like potholes, graffiti, or street maintenance, residents can file a service request using The Works.