Government

Center for Disease Control & Prevention
TEL: (404)639-3534 
<http://www.cdc.gov

Center for Nutrition Policy and Prevention
1120 20th Street, NW 
Suite 200, North Lobby 
Washington DC 20036 
Hours: 8am - 5pm  EST 
TEL: (202)418-2312 
FAX: (202)208-2321 

Consumer Product Safety Commission
TEL: (800)638-2772 
< http://www.cpsc.gov/

Drinking Water Hotline
TEL: (800)426-4791 (EPA) 

Food and Drug Administration Office of Consumer Affairs
Department of Health and Human Services 
5600 Fishers Lane (HFE-88), Room 1685 
Rockville, MD 20857 
TEL: (888)INFO-FDA 
Hours: 10am - 4pm Monday - Friday 
< http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/

FDA Labeling Office (for dietary supplements)
TEL: (202)205-5461 
Hours: 8:30am - 5pm Monday - Friday 
< http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html > labeling
< http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/supplmnt.html

FDA Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition 
TEL: (800)FDA-4010 
Hours: 24 hour recording 
Public Relations Specialist available 
Hours: 12noon to 4pm 
<http://www.fda.gov>

Government Printing Office (publications)
TEL: (313)226-7816 
Hours: 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday 
< http://www.access.gpo.gov/

Information--Federal Agencies
TEL: (800)688-9889 (press 5) 

Meat & Poultry Hotline (USDA)
TEL: (800)535-4555 
Hours: 10am - 4pm Monday - Friday 

Medicare Hotline
TEL: (800)638-6833 
Hours: 8am - 8pm Monday - Friday 
< http://www.medicare.gov/

Medicare Inquiry, Part B
TEL: (800)482-4045 
Hours: 9am - 4:30pm 

National Academy Press/Joseph Henry Press
TEL: (800)624-6242 
Hours: 8:30am - 5 pm 
<http://www.nap.edu

National Center of Health Statistics (DHHS)
(National Health and Nutrition Survey)
TEL: (301)436-7080 
Hours: 8:30am - 5 pm   (M-F) 
< http://www.dhhs.gov/

Michigan Public Service Commission 
(regulates utilities)
TEL: (800)292-9555 
Hours: 8am - 5pm
< http://www.michigan.gov/mpsc

Social Security Office
TEL: (800)772-1213 
Hours: 7am - 7pm 
< http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html


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