General Consumer Information

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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON

  • Contact Phone: 202-393-8000

For reports on charitable organizations 703-276-0100

CALL FOR ACTION: WTOP RADIO

  • Contact Phone: 301-652-4357

Phones open from Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS, DIVISION OF

  • Contact Phone: 240-777-3636
  • County: Montgomery

Business complaint records, mediation, consumer education

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

  • Contact Phone: 1-800-638-2772

24-hour product safety hotline; TTY representative 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EST 301-595-7054

CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION

  • Contact Phone: 410-528-8662

Health Hotline 410-528-1840; Part of the Maryland Attorney General's Office

CONSUMERS' CHECKBOOK MAGAZINE

  • Contact Phone: 202-347-7283

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

  • Contact Phone: 240-777-0311
  • County: Montgomery

Residents of Montgomery County can dial 311

MEAT AND POULTRY HOTLINE

  • Contact Phone: 1-888-674-6854

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

  • Contact Phone: 1-800-344-3555

POSTAGE STAMPS

  • Contact Phone: 1-800-782-6724

To purchase stamps by mail (To charge by phone, call 1-800-STAMP24)