Your Guide to Health in New Jersey

What does your complaint concern?

If your complaint concerns a restaurant, grocery store, or other retail food business, please contact your county or municipal health department.

For other types of businesses and facilities, please contact the NJ Department of Health Public Health and Food Protection Program.

If you are willing to provide your name and contact information, you may file a complaint online with the Department of Health.

Otherwise, you may make an anonymous complaint at the Department of Health complaint hotline by calling 800-792-9770, 24 hours a day.

Complaints about New Jersey physicians are processed by the Board of Medical Examiners, a subsidiary of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

The Board of Medical Examiners only accepts complaints submitted online.

Complaints about nursing staff in New Jersey are processed by the New Jersey Board of Nursing, a subsidiary of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

The New Jersey Board of Nursing only accepts complaints submitted online.

First, determine whether your complaint concerns a health hazard or a safety hazard. A safety hazard typically involves risk of accidental injury. A health hazard can cause changes to the body, such as allergic reactions or shortness of breath. If unsure, call 609-984-1863.

For health hazards:

Print, complete, and sign a complaint form. Mail the completed form to:

New Jersey Department of Health
PEOSH
PO BOX 360
Trenton NJ 08625

You may also fax the form to 609-984-2779.

For safety hazards:

Print, complete, and sign a complaint form. Mail the completed form to:

New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Office of Public Employees Safety
PO BOX 386
Trenton NJ 08625

You may also fax the form to 609-292-3749.