Food and Drug Branch
The Food and Drug Branch mission is to protect and improve the health of all California residents by assuring that foods, drugs, medical devices and certain other consumer products are safe and are not adulterated, misbranded nor falsely advertised; and that drugs and medical devices are effective.
Mailing Address:
California Department of Public Health
Food and Drug Branch
1500 Capitol Avenue MS 7602
PO Box 997435
Sacramento, CA 95899-7435
Contacts:
Ingeborg Small, Branch Chief
Michael Ayala, Chief, Fiscal Operations & Program Support Section
Hugo Cornejo, Chief, Drug Safety, Consumer Product Safety, and Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Section
Pat Kennelly, Chief, Food Safety Section
Harlan Loui, Chief, Medical Device Safety and Home Medical Device Retail Section
Laurence Upjohn, Chief, Science and Education Section
Main Phone Number:
(916) 650-6500
FDB Email:
FDBinfo@cdph.ca.gov
Consumer Complaints:
(800) 495-3232