Find answers to common questions from small and very small plant owners and operators across the country or submit a question to the technical experts on the Small Plant Help Desk.

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You can also email us at InfoSource@usda.gov or call 1-877-FSIS-HELP (1-877-374-7435).

For policy-related publicly posted questions & answers, go to askFSIS Knowledge Base.

On, February 19th, 2021 the Small Plant Help Desk (SPHD) will be transferred to a new data management platform.  This change will result in some improvements.  For example, in the new system, SPHD customers can simply submit their question directly from the web interface without the need to create an account or login.  This change will also seamlessly connect the SPHD to AskUSDA and help further improve customer service. 

UPDATE: Existing customers will now have until March 31st to save any of their submitted questions. To do so, please visit this link.